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L IM A , PERU JA K A R TA , INDONE SIA DEL HI, INDIA Delhi is among the lar ges t ci ties in the wor ld w i th 2 9 million inhabi t an t s, and is con tinuing t o gr ow. O f f icial s t a tis tics sugges t a r ela ti vely heal thy economy, bu t a lar ge pr opor tion o f Delhi's r esiden t s li ve in slums. Delhi has alr eady ex per ienced the debili t a ting e f f ec t s o f ex tr eme hea t , and such occur r ences ar e ex pec ted t o be mor e f r equen t , along w i th in tense r ains leading t o f looding; dr ough t ; and f ood insecur i t y. T he clima te r isks ar e compounded by high air pollu tion, and con t amina tion and deple tion o f cr ucial f r eshwa ter r esour ces. Municipal leader s in tr oduced the Clima te Change Agenda f or Delhi 2009-20 12 , bu t i t is lar gely f ocused on mi tiga tion. Jakar t a is a lar ge (Popula tion 10,855 ,000) coas t al ci t y in Indonesia f acing immedia te thr ea t s o f coas t al f looding and s t or m sur ges, along w i th ex tr eme hea t . Rapid ur baniza tion, highly ex posed in f or mal se t tlemen t s, inequali t y and poor in f r as tr uc tur e w ill exacer ba te the impac t s o f such cli- ma te hazar ds. Jakar t a does bene f i t f r om high li ter acy and educa tion r a tes, and the ci t y has been inves ting in gr een space t o comba t hea t and f lood managemen t . T her e ar e concer ns abou t concen tr a ted poli tical power and limi ted democr acy f or Jakar t ans, howe ver, tr ansla ting in t o weak env ir on- men t al la w en f or cemen t among o ther s tr uggles. Home t o 10 million Per u v ians, L ima's par ticular v ulner abili t y t o ex tr emes is ex plained by i t s loca tion, si t ting pr ecipi t ously a t the ar id base o f the A n- des, the shor es o f the Rímac Ri ver, and 8 miles f r om the Paci f ic. Reliance on hydr o-elec tr ici t y make dr ough t a double thr ea t t o wa ter and power supplies. Pover t y has been on the decline in L ima, and the ci t y has inves ted hea v ily in ex pansion o f in ter ne t capaci t y, bo th o f w hich wer e showcased w hen this ci t y hos ted COP 20 in 20 1 4 . Howe ver, concer ns per sis t abou t cor r up tion and inequi t y in L ima. 1. 4 .1 Case S tudies: T he Ci ties You th Team Member s Call Home

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