ICLEI s Resilient City Agenda Laura Kavanaugh Resilient Cities Program Manager ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI s 8 Agendas Sustainable City Resilient City Smart infrastructure Low-carbon City Biodiverse City Green urban economy Resource-efficient City Healthy and happy communities www.iclei.or
Resilient City A city that supports the development of greater resilience in its institutions, infrastructure, and social and economic life. Resilient cities reduce vulnerability to extreme events and respond creatively to economic, social and environmental change in order to increase their longterm sustainability. Resilient city activities are sensitive to distinctive unique local conditions and origins. Efforts undertaken to prevent crisis or disaster in one area should be designed in such a way as to advance the community s resilience and sustainable development in a number of areas. Resilient cities define a comprehensive urban resilience concept and policy agenda with implications in the fields of urban governance, infrastructure, finance, design, social and economic development, and environmental / resource management Source: Official US Navy Imagery The ability to withstand stress and shocks to physical, social, economic, and ecological systems, and to survive, adapt, and bounce back after a crisis or disaster.
Resilient City Agenda Building Capacity Connecting Leaders Accelerating action Compact of Mayors
World s leading reporting platform of local and subnational governments serving 12% of world s urban population 3 areas of reporting: Commitments (Climate and Energy) Performances (GHG inventories) Actions (Adaptation and Mitigation) www.iclei.org
Adaptation and mitigation actions
Needs for financing
Co-benefits of local climate action Others Urban air quality Urban livelihood Sustainable Food Safe and resilient energy supply Sustainable Housing Access to energy Sustainable Mobility Local jobs Water/ Sanitation Public Health Healthy ecosystems Green urban economy Gender Equality
Linked to Resilience Commitments Compact of Mayors
Regional Initiatives 2012 - Changing Climate, Changing Communities: For Municipal Climate Adaptation - Guide & Workbook - Adaptation Initiative - Climate Resilient Communities Program - Preparing for Climate Change Guidebook - ADAPT online management tool - Participatory Vulnerability Assessment Survey Tool - Adapting Urban Water Systems to Climate Change - SWITCH Managing Water for the City of the Future - AsianCitiesAdapt - Guide & Toolkit for Asian Cities (ACCCRN) - AsianCitiesAdapt - AdaptCap - Sub Regional Node of APAN - AsianCitiesAdapt - ACCCRN (upcoming) The Municipal Climate Action Plan (PACMUN) Program Sub-Saharan African Cities: 5 City Network for Adaptation Solutions Time for pilots is over committed to up-scaling! - Local Government Climate Adaptation Toolkit - PAKLIM Program - Guide & Toolkit for Asian Cities (ACCCRN)
Climate Change Adaptation Project Preparation and Financing in Urban India - ICLEI SAS reviewing and prioritising identified resilience interventions, conducting prefeasibility studies on priority themes and leveraging partnerships for full-blown feasibility study or direct financing for particular investment opportunities. www.iclei.or ICLEI ACCCRN Toolkit - with ICLEI South Asia and Southeast Asia Toolkit and a streamlined and replicable urban climate change resilience planning process for local governments tested in three cities with upscaling in approximately 40 cities across India, Bangladesh, Indonesia & Philippines. RAMSES (2012 2017) - with ICLEI Europe By understanding city characteristics and climate change impacts, this European Research project assesses risks and vulnerabilities and the costs and benefits of respective adaptation measures. Resilient Africa Interactive Adaptation Participatory Process Tool ICLEI Africa Interactive online tool developed by African local governments to assist decision-makers to enter into a participatory planning process to improve adaptive capacity. With baseline studies, downscaled climate reports and final resilience handbooks of cities publicly available Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT) ICLEI USA Online planning tool that guides local government users through Five Milestones for Climate Adaptation planning to assess vulnerabilities, set resiliency goals, and developing plans that integrate into existing hazard and comprehensive planning efforts. The Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit - ICLEI Oceania Outlines an adaptive management process providing a set of tools and exercises, used alongside Climate Change Impacts & Risk Management from the Australian Department of the Environment. ICLEI SEAS contributing to a book with KEI and Springer on Resiliency Indicators
ICLEI Oceania 8 years of Resilience 2010 2014 2008 2012
Energy-safe cities East Asia program
Korean Green Climate Cities Program Framework
Roles of ICLEI Korea office Support Local government ccr registration Support Capacity building for cities to integrate mitigation and adaptation Success Story Building at LGs Active networking among cities for peer learning strengthening cooperation among ICLEI, LGs and civil society
ICLEI Southeast Asia Resilience Initiatives Asian Cities Adapt 4 Cities in the Philippines Teacher s Training on CCAM 3 cities City to City Cooperation focusing on the Youth and Women Sector on CCAM/DRR Sub-regional Node for the Asia Pacific Adaptation forum ACCCRN 15 Cities in the Philippines and 4 Cities in Indonesia Status of ACCCRN: All cities in the 4 th Phase but have integrated other initiatives by the National Gov t., i.e. climate budget-expenditure tagging, Asset Management, and CDIA Prioritization Toolkit. Future Plans: Further Refinement of Resilient Strategies and linking participating LG s with finance
Climate Change Adaptation Project Preparation and Financing in Urban India Climate Risk Assessment: Situation analysis and identification of resilience actions Project Preparation: Pre-feasibility studies preparation of detailed project reports Financing: Linkages to national schemes and other potential donors & defining appropriate mechanisms ICLEI South Asia, ADAPT & CDIA: to review and prioritize identified resilience interventions and develop investable, climate resilient infrastructure projects Ongoing in 3 Indian Cities: Shimla, Bhubaneswar, Mysore
Building Adaptive & Resilient Communities BARC Program for ICLEI Canada members, various packages available BARC online tool for developing and implementing a local climate change adaptation strategy BARC Research and Resources library publicly available
BARC Tool Methodology
BARC Resources ICLEI-Canada Introducing Indicators: A First Look at Using Indicators to Measure Adaptation
Adaptation questions Question Question type Possible answers Indicate your preparedness for Adaptation 1 choice from drop down list Preparatory phase of planning Progress in advancing action planning Intial phase of action Upload your Local Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Analysis Upload button Indicate top 3 of your adaptation risk 3 choices from list Increased threats to public health Reduced water supply and damage to natural ecosystems increased urban heat island effect Costal erosion Damage to urban infrastructure due to extreme weather event Increasing economic loss Indicate top 3 drivers of adaptation actions 3 choices from list Reducing damage to public health Meeting local development goals Demonstrating leadership Reducing economic impacts Being prepared for future climatic conditions Securing local public services
Has the adaptation action any mitigation benefits? Adaptation questions Yes/No Type of action Single choice drop down Policy/Strategy/Action Plan Regulatory Technical/Infrastructure investment Fiscal/Financial mechanism Organizational/Governance Education/Awareness Raising Assessment/Research Public participation/stakeholder engagement Adaptation sector Multiple choice tick boxes Food security Coastal zones/marine ecosystems Early Warning Systems and Disaster management Energy Infrastructure Insurance Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Water resources Health Main origin of funds Single choice drop down Local (Sub) National International (ODA) Climate financing (UNFCCC & Kyoto) Public Private Partnership Total budget of the action (USD) Number Total cost of action for the local government (USD) Number Status Single choice drop down Looking for funding In progress Completed
Adaptation questions Project adoption year Year Anticipated delivery year Year Emissions reduction (tco2e per year) GHG emissions in tco2e Have emissions reductions been verified? Yes/No Verifier Name Free text Energy savings (MWh per year) Number in MWh/year Use of renewable energy (MWh per year) MWh/year Summary* Free text Web page link Free text Contact person Free text Upload file* (max. 1 file) Upload button Co-benefits Multiple choice tick boxes Improving urban air quality Improving urban livelihoods Securing safe and resilient energy supply Increasing access to energy Increasing local jobs Supporting green urban economy Promoting gender equality and empowering women Preserving ecosystems Improving public health Increasing access to sustainable food Increasing access to water/sanitation Increasing access to sustainable mobility Increasing access to sustainable housing Other None