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Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
of Taipei Metropolitan and Taiwan
Fei-Yu Kuo
Department of Urban and Housing Development
Council for Economic Planning and Development
Taiwan
About Metropolitan Taipei
Taipei
City
Keelong city
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The socio-economic
center of Taiwan
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A metropolitan area of
2,550 km2, consists of
Taipei City and the
outlying areas of
Taipei County and
Keelung City
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Total population had
increased over 6.74
million by 2005
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Urban development is
clustered in the
central portion of the
Taipei Basin on the
flat areas of Tansui
River watershed
Taipei County
Keelung City
Taipei City
Taipei County
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Disaster Characteristics of Taipei
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Suffered from frequent
earthquakes
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Typhoons and
rainstorms often attack in
summer
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Mudflows and landslides
arise in the slope area of
Taipei metropolitan area
in raining season
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Flood is a critical issue
for urban management
Keelung City
Taipei City
Taipei County
Flood Area
Mudflows and landslides Area
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Program of Flood Management in Frequently
Inundated Area
The Program of Flood Management in
Frequently Inundated Area
Budgeted 116 billion (2006-2013)
Improvement of agricultural drainage
system, water and soil conservation
in upstream area, flood control and
river dredge
• National Budget: 110 billion (20062013)
• Budgeted 44.5 billion in Second Stage
(2008-2010)
Construction of urban drainage system
• dredging waterway, subsidizing citizens
for the expenditures of flood prevention
• National Budget: 6 billion (2006-2013)
• Budget of Taipei metropolitan area: 0.61
billion (2008-2010)
• Budget of Taipei metropolitan area:
32.6 billion (2008-2010)
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Promotions of Urban Green Building
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The "Green Building Promotion Program" of Taiwan
was proposed in March 2001
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Green Building Regulation-building code revised
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Development of the Ecological Community and Sustainable
City
In order to strengthen the development of Green
Building, powerful public policies play an important
role
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to initiate green building design with all public
buildings
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Mandatory green building design for all new official
buildings of central government was required in 2002
For local government buildings in 2003
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National Territory Recovery Program and
Act( Draft)
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Approved by the Executive Yuan at 2005
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Response to the severe mudflows and floods caused
by strong typhoon at July, 2004.
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An integrated project involving multi-disciplinary and
inter-ministerial programs
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Structure and Non-structure measures
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Land use change;
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Industrial adjustment: incentives for aquaculture adjustments in
subsidence areas
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New Roads banned in mountainous areas;
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Reallocation and migration people in potential hazardous areas;
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Agencies for Climate Change Adaptation
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National Council for Sustainable
Development (NCSD)
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“Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol
Response Working Group”
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Structure of the taskforce
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Leading Agency: EPA
Members: ministries of economic Affairs,
Interior, Transportation and Council for
Agriculture and CEPD, experts and NGO
members
Tasks and achievements
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In response to climate change, Taiwan
has re-evaluated its energy and industrial
policies and promoted various measures
to reduce GHG emissions
More mitigation, less adaptation before
efforts are now underway to mitigate and
adapt the potential effects of climate
change
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National Climate Change Impact Assessment
and Adaptation strategy in Taiwan
Three objectives
Five strategies
Fifteen sectoral action plans (draft)
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Objectives
Ecosystem
conservation and
sustainable land use
Reduction of
negative climate
change impact
Take chance of
positive impacts
Strategies
Organization
restructure
Education
Legislation
Industry
adaptation
Land use
adaptation
Action Plans
Specific sector plans:
Climate research, flooding, landslide,
water resources, costal and low-lying
area, ecosystem, agriculture, fishery,
forest, livestock industry, and health
Cross-sectoral plans:
Land spatial management,
socioeconomic development,
education, and industry adaptation
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