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<p> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="Poses">Poses</span> <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="Risks">Risks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Unprepared">Unprepared</span> <span word="Cities">Cities</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> 1 <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Patricia">Patricia</span> <span word="Romero">Romero</span> <span word="Lankao">Lankao</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sociologist">sociologist</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2 <span word="development">development</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>，<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.<span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>.<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="concludes">concludes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3 <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> 4 .<span word="These">These</span> <span word="gases">gases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>.<span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Romero">Romero</span> <span word="Lankao">Lankao</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5 <span word="their">their</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p> <span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="are">are</span> 6 <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gases">gases</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Lankaos">Lankaos</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="city">city</span>-<span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="interventions">interventions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>-<span word="term">term</span> 7 .</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>. <span word="Potential">Potential</span> 8 <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="surges">surges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="Storm">Storm</span> <span word="surges">surges</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> 9 <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>，<span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.<span word="Poorer">Poorer</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> 10 <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dependable">dependable</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>，<span word="are">are</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="substandard">substandard</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> 11 <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span>，<span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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