Transcript Working Group 3 - START - SysTem for Analysis Research and

Identifying, Evaluating and Prioritising Urban Adaptation Measures
WORKING GROUP 3
Issues raised
 Four (4) categories
 Context of CCA in urban areas
 Technical, research and training
 Policy directions
 Power and finance distribution and allocation of
responsibility
Context of CCA in Urban Areas
 How adaptation links to development?
 How to mainstream/integrate and relate
them to national strategies and plans? Propoor?
 How to assure social (.e.g. pro-poor)
dimensions / security are considered in
adaptation measures?
Context of CCA in Urban Areas
 It was noted that cities are dynamic entities that
do not exist in isolation of other external factors
and drivers.
 Part of the socio-ecological systems dependent
and hence will be affected by climate impacts in
other areas (e.g. rural sources of food).
 Need to examine & understand how cities
develop, how climate change will impact on its
development in a sustainable manner, what
response strategies should be adopted in urban
cities, what are the identified thresholds of urban
areas.
Context of CCA in Urban Areas
 Infrastructure deficit / vulnerability;
 Who manages CCA in cities?
 What are the public involvement in
implementation?
 Funding constraints
Technical, research and
training
 How to measure adaptation specific for
cities?
 What are the indicators to ensure quality?
 How to engage different levels of authorities
and stakeholders in developing CCA for
cities?
 What would be best approach to guide CCA
for cities?
Policy Directions
 Adaptation to climate change should start by
 examining development plans and strategies
 developing an understanding of how future
climate might impact on development options
 specific recommendations for policy options.
Allocation of responsibility
 What are the roles of central and local
authorities?
Note: different aspects/departments
 Who will and how to focus on the urban poor
and vulnerable?
 What international communities can help?
(i.e. UN and others)
Appropriate Next Steps: Suggestions &
Recommendations to the Organisers/START
 Establish small task force/ steering group/
organisational entity charged with moving ahead with
Urban Adaptation in Asia’s Coastal Megacities
including START and their partners.
 Rapid analysis of the status of knowledge and needs in
ACME* on current progress and status of cities
understanding of adaptation (*requires definition) and
identify opportunities for addressing these needs.
 START in cooperation with partners should
documentation and dissemination sound principles
that have been developed for adaptation undertaken
by experienced stakeholders applicable to policy,
education and development issues, at a variety of
scales.
Appropriate Next Steps: Suggestions &
Recommendations to the Organisers/START
 Support and participate in the Regional Climate
Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia to
bring together science community, practitioners,
including donors, ensuring explicit focus on Asian
Coastal Megacities (ACME).
 Facilitate sharing experience with other networks to
leverage on existing city alliances.
 Facilitate the cooperation amongst ACMEs to
strengthen their capacity to access: Financial,
Research, Knowledge, other
 Develop a framework for monitoring and evaluating
adaptation interventions in the ACMEs.