Despite adaptation efforts, climate-related disasters are increasingly affecting vulnerable urban communities. Using case studies from Sao Paulo (Brazil), Nairobi (Kenya) and Jakarta (Indonesia), the research summary commissioned by Misereor and conducted by UNU-EHS and MCII analyses how vulnerability, exposure and climate-related hazards cause economic and non-economic loss and damage in urban informal settlements. It identifies strategies to avert, minimise and cope with loss and damage, and outlines how financing mechanisms should be designed to ensure adequate support for the most climate-vulnerable urban communities.

Publisher: Misereor
Year of publication: October 2024
Number of pages: 137

English publication