Urban Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation Relates to: Energy, transportation, spatial form, housing, governance, built environment, waste and water systems, food, and technology. Metro Issues: A common agenda? Systems integration and inter-operability. Institutional reach and flexibility. Pubic and private providers, owners, users, occupiers. Choices: Resilience or adaptability? Flexibility? Where should leadership come from? How to use technology? Where to start?

MMR Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? Flood control Affordable housing to deal with damage due to building collapses & landslides Dealing with safety aspects of public transportation Mumbai Floods, 2005 Thane Collapse, 2013 SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS Resilience of people to cope with the situation, should be built into any DMP Advance warning systems by responsible authorities being trusted Affordable housing solutions emerging slowly Lack of co-ordination amongst institutions Absence of responsible metro instt 3. Public sentiment shortlives <Question/Advice sought 1> <Question/Advice sought 2> <Question/Advice sought 3> …

KARACHI Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? Achieve at least minimum resilience against multi-hazard disaster risks such as cyclones, heavy rain, urban flooding, earthquakes, industrial accidents, fire, terrorism Protection of life, property, and infrastructure through preventive measures and response capability SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS New storm water drainage system – drains cleaned and widened New fire engines and snorkels for high rise bldgs Introduction of 1339 numbers (CCIS) Installed CCTV cameras Working to update building codes Established DDMA Unplanned development Large number of informal settlements, located in hazard-prone areas Limited will and financing for focus on resilience Mass awareness lacking No public announcement system through TV, radio, social media in event of disaster What are best and cheap investments for building multi-hazard resistance for a coastal mega-city (including building codes)? What are best ways of introducing ex-post fire safety and other disaster resilience in buildings? Risk financing

Kathmandu Valley Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? Kathmandu Valley faces high seismic risk Objectives Resilient planning (seismic risk assessment) Retrofitting of public buildings (schools, hospitals) Enforcement of National Building Code Awareness raising and capacity building of masons, building designers, communities, and local bodies SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS Safer Building practices interalia among through trained masons Raised community awareness interalia by observing Earthquake Safety Day across the country Sophisticated nature of Building Code Lack of risk sensitive land use planning Weak capacity of local bodies Lack of DRM Authority to coordinate sectoral efforts What should be the role of KVDA? How to institutionalize DRM in local body plans vis-à-vis in urban regeneration? How to make historic buildings and public infrastructures resilient? How to have an effective monitoring system on building code?

Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management HO CHI MINH CITY Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? Resolving all the flooding areas in central catchment zone Reducing 70% the flooding area cause by rain and 50% floodding areas cause by high tide in the rest of the city Map or Image related to DRM SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS Completing ...... <Success / Lesson 2> <Success / Lesson 3> … Lack of Institutional frame work Shortage of funding <Question/Advice sought 1> <Question/Advice sought 2> <Question/Advice sought 3> …

MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE MEXICO CITY CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE Create a process for orderly urban growth Reduce car-dependency Increase bike use Consolidate the Bus Rapid Transit System: Metrobus Integrate mobility system Map or Image related to DRM ACHIEVEMENTS OBSTACLES CHALLENGES Reduction in transportation emissions: 5, 516, 318 CO2 tons Ecobici has 275 stations y 4,000 bikes, 73,000 users making 27,000 daily trips. Metrobus line construcion 1, 2, 3 & 4 Traffic Safety Education for new options of sustainable transportation Support the car industry to create electric vehicles

Rio de Janeiro Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? Goal 1 - Re-vegetation of preserved areas of headlands and shores of water bodies (millions of seedlings). Goal 2 - Prevention and alert of climatic and natural accidents. Goal 3 - Mapping of flood prone area due to rising sea level – risk assessment SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS Emergency action plan for natural disasters. Zoning of risk areas for municipalities (Susceptibility to erosion and flooding). Creation of conservation areas in wetlands and the Atlantic Forest. Various actors involved (coordination). Difficulty performing emergency works due to excessive bureaucracy. Slowness in the process of reforestation due to difficulty of obtaining supplies. Hydrological forecasts that reflect the new dynamics of rainfall; Impact of climate on mass movement of relief along the Atlantic coast. Urbanization dynamics (growth) of the city.

Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management Accra Metropolitan Assembly Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? To reduce flooding in Accra To construct storm drain in Accra Rehabilitate of KLERP (Conti) Sensitize community members on environmental management Control fire outbreak Ensure structural integrity of all building projects Map or Image related to DRM SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS Resettling of disaster victims Distribution of relief items to disaster victims Sensitization on disaster management Construction of Storm Drains Inadequate Funding Inadequate relief items Poor Attitude towards sanitation by Community Members Sought funding from development Partners Sought expertise from United Nations

Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation DAE ES SALAAM Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Improve Environment /tree planting, mangrove reforestation, land for city parks, Improved cook stove projects, methane flaring, mass transport, building standards Improve social and economic activities/Education Combating climate change to leave the community more secure and prosperous than before / Increase capital investment in Infrastructure, river trainings, upgrading of unplanned settlements SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS Good early warning system /media very important tool Twinning engagement in climate related activities / technology transfer We are currently developing a DRR strategic plan / You need to do it yourself need to conduct risk assessment Need to raise awareness Integrate climate change and DRM 4 National and International Expertise and resources lack of adequate financial resources lack of awareness among stakeholders climate change is the least among priorities poverty

NAIROBI METRO Resiliency: Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? A safe, resilient & more sustainable metropolitan region Establishment of Institutional, Policy & Legal frameworks to manage disaster risks & disasters Consolidate fire & rescue services within the region Delineation of high risk regions for safe developments. Undertaking M&E as a means of response, and using lessons learnt from past disaster audits to take preventive measures to mitigate against negative impacts Map or Image related to DRM SUCCESSES & LESSONS ROADBLOCKS KNOWLEDGE GAPS Policy on disaster management Study on disaster preparedness &response systems – on going Purchase of fire fighting equipments Study on storm water drainage – on going Resettlement of people in living in vulnerable areas Skilled manpower, Inadequate equipments Financial resources Legal framework Availability of real time information.

METRO CITY NAME Disaster Risk Management in A.A WHAT GOALS A.A TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? Reduce vulnerability to natural Hazards( flood, land slide& earth quake) Map or Image related to DRM LESSONS in the past plan Proposed solutions KNOWLEDGE GAPS Low attention for risk management . Lands for flood control pond are not are not réserved. River Banks protection for horticulture Is not practice No Independent responsable institution Settlements are common on flood, landslide and earthquake prone areas. Develop specific regulation on hazard management Develop and implement sustainable storm water management and transport systems. Identify vulnerable areas Control developments on Vulnerable areas No skill in risk prone areas Technology system