Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia Partnership Urban
Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia Partnership Urban Climate Change Resilience and Governance Outline 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction Course overview Main themes of the course Group Exercise Created by: UCRSEA Partnership. Please contact us if you use the material (angie. agulto@utoronto. ca)
1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction Course overview Main themes of the course Group Exercise Name (affiliation) Research interests Learning objectives
1. Introduction 2. Course overview 3. Main themes of the course 4. Group Exercise
Course Overview • Climate change and natural • • • disasters (week 2) Vulnerability and Resilience (week 3 & 4) Cities and urbanization (week 5) Urban governance and climate change (week 6) Case studies (week 7 -12) Simulation exercise (week 13 -15)
Course Expectations • Assignments: reflections on readings • Group project: simulation exercise • Assessment
1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction Course overview Main themes of the course Group Exercise
Main Themes of the Course • Climate change • Urbanization • Disasters • Resilience
DISCUSSION: Climate Change 101 with Bill Nye | National Geographic [4: 00] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Et. W 2 rr. LHs 08 • What is climate change? • Why do we need to care about climate change? • Who are affected most by climate change? • What can we do?
Climate Change and Urbanization Image source: https: //goo. gl/images/D 7 PH 9 S 70% • An estimated of the global population will live in urban centers in 2050 • Much of the urban population growth has been concentrated in “mega cities”. (Brescia and Marshall, 2016)
Climate Change and Urbanization World Primary Energy Consumption Energy consumption per capita in tonnes of oil equivalent, 2009 Image Source: Everett et al, 2003
Climate Change and Urbanization Greenhouse Gas Inventory Image Source: https: //www 3. epa. gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/inventoryexplorer/
Links between climate change and disasters Global Temperature Increase Image Source: https: //www. ncdc. noaa. gov/monitoringreferences/faq/indicators. php Rising Sea Levels Image Source: https: //earthobservatory. nasa. gov/Features/ Rising. Cost/ rising_cost 5. php
Links between climate change and disaster The Impact of Climate Change on Natural Disasters Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Harvey Image source: www. huffingtonpost. ca/entry/hurricane-harvey-diapers-tampons-pads_us_59 a 84 df 2 e 4 b 07 e 81 d 356246 b
The Southeast Asia Context – fast urbanization Fastest Urbanization in East. Southeast Asia Image source: Schneider et al. , 2015
The Southeast Asia Context – Vulnerability to climate change Image Source: https: //www. preventionweb. net/english/professional/maps/v. php? id=7872
The Southeast Asia Context – Vulnerability to climate change 2016 Vietnam floods ○ Estimated 27, 000 thousand homes submerged Image Source: http: //www. ibtimes. co. uk/typhoon-sarika-threatens-vietnam-after-battering-china-philippines-1587161
The Southeast Asia Context – Vulnerablility to climate change Typhoons and cyclones in South East Asia ○ o o Typhoon Sarika 2016 – affected Philippines, China, Vietnam Recorded damages up to ₱ 35. 9 billion in Philippines Caused 60 casualties in Vietnam
Video: Typhoon Sarika and Haima. Major warning to Philippines [3: 33] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=e. DLQ 31 RIpw. M&t=31 s
The Concept of Resilience Video: Resilient Cities [3: 10] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d. MXdm. Q_G 1 BM Questions: • What can we do to build resilience? • How is resilience related to governance?
Links between Resilience and Governance A key theme: how urban governance can contribute to resilience building? Climate Change Governance Establishment of policies, and continuous monitoring of their implementation A change in global or regional climate patterns Resilience The ability to absorb disturbances
1. Introduction 2. Course overview 3. Main themes of the course 4. Group Exercise
Group Exercise • Pick a city in southeast Asia and Find a media report on climate change related issues this city face. • Analyze the report: the nature of the problem, tone of the report, governmental/stakeholder responses, (possible) outcomes. • Work in pairs or small groups. • Present a brief report in class.
Final Thoughts and Questions?
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