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Chaotic urbanization puts cities in harm's way: UN

2016-05-27 15:07:53| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The risk of man-made and natural disasters hitting fast-growing cities is rising, and national governments must do more to help municipal authorities protect residents through better planning, the head of the U.N. agency for human settlements said. UN-Habitat Executive Director Joan Clos said urbanization was accelerating, particularly in developing countries, while the capacity to keep it manageable was diminishing. The proportion of the global population living in urban areas has risen from...

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