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1 Discussion paper issued without formal editing FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY 18 March 2013 ENGLISH ONLY UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT In collaboration with Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Viet Nam Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan FOURTH REGIONAL 3R FORUM IN ASIA MARCH 2013, HA NOI, VIET NAM CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY (Background Paper for Rountable 3 of the Provisional Programme) Final Draft This background paper has been prepared by Prof. Ijaz Hossain for the Fourth Regional 3R Forum in Asia. The views expressed herein are those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
2 Cities and Climate Change Vulnerability PRESENTED BY: IJAZ HOSSAIN BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (BUET)
3 CITY New Orleans Mumbai Bangkok New York OCCURRENCE Severe Coastal Flooding with high loss of lives Flooding and Waterlogging lasting over 2 weeks Severe Flooding leading to evacuation of parts of the city Water encroachment into subway system Damage to electricity infrastructure
4 Climate Change Effects in Cities Average temperature increasing Erratic rainfall some years too much; other years too little Too Little Rainfall hot spells increasing; not enough groundwater recharge Too Much Rainfall flooding; creation of unhygienic condition; increase in diseases (dengue; diarrhea)
5 Climate Change Impacts in Cities Increase in cooling demand, hence increase in electricity consumption Increase in demand for water for humans and plants Flooding, waterlogging, landslides Damage to critical urban infrastructures electricity poles; communication towers; underground structures; street lights; traffic signals Diseases that thrive in hotter and damper climate
6 Characteristics of Developing Country Cities
7 Dhaka City: Water Supply More than 60% supplied from groundwater Aquifer recharge rate lower than demand Groundwater level dropping every year 6 months MONSOON 6 Months DROUGHT Acute water shortages at the end of drought months
8 Long-term monthly pattern of maximum depth to WT at Mirpur (DA-15) Water table dynamics of Dhaka city and its long-term trend analysis using the MAKESENS model A.A. Sarkar and M.H. Ali* Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh, Bangladesh Water International Vol. 34, No. 3, September 2009,
9 Dhaka City: Water Supply Climate Change Impact Will prolong the drought period Erratic monsoon may lead to lower recharge rate in some years Demand for water will go up if city gets hotter Some solutions Recycling grey water More use of surface water (at present too polluted) Rainwater harvesting Use of efficient taps
10 Cooling Load of Dhaka City Approximately 1000 MW demand for cooling devices such as airconditioners, refrigerators, commercial chillers and fans during hot summer days It is now standard practice to centrally aircondition all malls and shopping complexes Even shops are installing air-conditioners With increasing prosperity and increase in temperature this load will keep on increasing During the evening peak, demand exceeds supply and loadshedding is required
11 HEAT ISLAND EFFECT will increase due to GLOBAL WARMING Some cities may become unbearably hot Congested urban constructions and bitumen roads increase the retention of heat Lack of vegetation decrease precipitation Heat exhaust from thousands of vehicles and air-conditioners Energy efficient buildings More use of renewables: solar water heaters and photovoltaic Urban planning to minimize congestion All these are MIT-AD projects; i.e., mitigation projects that have adaptation co-benefits. All ideal for Carbon Trading
12 Rahim Afroze, a private renewable technology company, is selling Solar Water Heaters and Photovoltaic Systems through a government sponsored program a successful Private-Public partnership Bangladesh Government s Program Promotion of Conservation, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
13 DHAKA CITY and MSW Dhaka City Population: 14 m (including suburbs) Dhaka City Corporation (DCC): 8 m with a population density of 20,000 per square kilometer MSW: > 4000 tons/day (DCC) Collected: less than 2500 tons/day At present Dhaka city has only 1 official landfill site, which is nearly full. Several unofficial dumps. Lack of suitable vacant land for new landfills
14 WWR BioFertilizer Bangladesh Limited A joint venture company of World Wide Recycling (WWR), Netherlands and Waste Concern, Bangladesh 1 st CDM Project in Bangladesh Composting Plant financed by Carbon Credit Using Dhaka City s organic MSW
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17 Chittagong: Coastal City with Hilly Terrain During the last 5 years Chittagong has been experiencing severe WATERLOGGING and LANDSLIDES Waterlogging is a common phenomenon in most Bangladeshi cities, but the severity has increased dramatically Landslides were unheard off in Chittagong a decade back, but catastrophic Landslides are occurring nearly every year
18 Waterlogging has become so severe than in certain low lying parts of the Chittagong City, water does not recede even in one week The problem has been aggravated by indiscriminate filling up of lowlying areas for housing and commercial purposes The drainage system cannot cope with the excess rainfall that Chittagong has been experiencing in recent years
19 Landslides has become a frightening occurrence almost every monsoon In the worst landslide a few years back more than 2 dozen people lost their lives Indiscriminate hill cutting has been blamed for this The loose soil of the hills cannot hold the water due to excessive rainfall that Chittagong has been experiencing in recent years
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