session descriptions

Resilient Cities 2013The 4th global forum on urban resilience and adaptation

Session Descriptions

31 May - 2 June | Bonn, Germany

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Progr am Overview

Saturday, 1 June

Networking eventMayors‘ Dinner

Co!ee breakRESILIENT

URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS FORUM

Presentations

RUFS FORUM

Closing plenary

Coffee break

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

20:00

Friday, 31 May

Registration

Opening plenary

Co!ee break

Reception

Poster session

08:00

09:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

Monday, 3 June

Co�ee break

Closing Plenary

Lunch

Open European Day

Opening Plenary

Theme 1: Urban adaptation management - strategies and sractice

Session A: How to e�ciently organize

an adaptation process?

Session B: What are the challenges and how to overcome them when assessing vulnerable

systems, sectors and groups in my area?

Session C: Which approaches help to identify and plan appropriate adaptation

measures?

Session D: Which potential co-bene!ts & opportunities of climate

adaptation could attract political commitment and buy-in?

Session C: How to access available knowledge and research in support

of my local adaptation strategy?

Theme 2: Knowledge Management

Session A: What guidance is available to support capacity development of my city and

how to use it?

Session B: How to appropriately use data and report on climate

adaptation work?

Session D: Special Session:

Training – climate adapt.eu

Theme 3: Governance/Financing/Insurance

Session A: How to !nance and insure adaptation

measures andprojects?

Session B: Which standards are available as reference for local climate adaptation and

resilience?

Session C: How does the multilevel governance

framework support and mainstream local adaptation?

Session D: How can interregional cooperation

support and mainstream local adaptation?

Sunday, 2 June

Plenary: Financing Resilient City

Co!ee break

Co!ee break

Outlook plenary

Final reception

B1 PRESENTATIONS New tools and

strategies for urban risk assessment

B3 PRESENTATIONS Mainstreaming

adaptation policy: Lessons for local

governments

B2 WORKSHOPBuilding resilience for the urban poor

in Asia: Spotlight on ACCCRN

B4 PANEL

Adapting urban water

management

B5 RESILIENT BUILDING &

CONSTRUCTION FORUM

Case studies presentations

A1 PANEL Integrated urban risk

assessment: Bridging the knowledge-

action divide

A2 PRESENTATIONS

Making Cities Resilient

Campaign

A3 PRESENTATIONS

Integrating resilience in urban planning: Global

approaches

A4 PANEL Integrating

ecosystem-based adaptation

options into urban responses

in Asia

A5 RESILIENT BUILDING &

CONSTRUCTION FORUM

Opening panel

A6 PRESENTATIONS

Monrovia: Boosting

resilience through peri-urban agriculture

C1 PRESENTATIONS Community-based

adaptation solutions: Tapping the city’s

most valuable resource

C2 PANEL Cities in Asia adapting to

climate change

C3 PRESENTATIONS Resilience into

planning: Focus on Europe, floods, and

blue-green landscapes

C4 PANEL Building

resilience in the Middle East/North Africa

(MENA) Region

RESILIENT URBAN FOOD

SYSTEMS FORUM

Opening Plenary

D1PANEL Living in low-income urban settlements in

an era of climate change

D2 PRESENTATIONS Attaining a holistic

adaptation approach: Examples from

around the world

D3 PANEL Planning for

resilient cities in Latin America

and Asia

D4 PANEL Measuring

urban resilience infrastructure

MAYORS ADAPTATION FORUM

Opening lunch (closed session)

MAYORS ADAPTATION FORUM

Family photo

LunchYoung Researchers Forum

E1 RUFS FORUM

WORKSHOPCan cities

become more self-reliant in

food?

E2 PRESENTATIONS Enabling local action on adaptation: Plan-ning and policy tools

and frameworks

E4 PANEL Durban

Adaptation Charter: MAF Open session

E6 PANEL

Incorporating climate change

concerns into city

development strategies

E3 RUFS FORUM

WORKSHOPThe role of

food systems in city disaster planning and

responses

E5 RUFS FORUM WORKSHOP

Can Green Real Estate foster

better city-food planning?

Coffee break

F1 PRESENTATIONS Advancing urban

resilience through the strategic use of

spatial data

F2 PANEL Converging interests:

Mainstreamingsustainable

infrastructure finance

F3 PANEL Reframing

vulnerability in the city and planning for inclusive and

equitable adaptation

F4 REALITY CHECK

WORKSHOPAdaptation on

the Ground Dar es Salaam,

Tanzania

Exhibition (room S5-6) Exhibition (room S5-6)

G1 PRESENTATIONS

Ecosystem and green/blue infrastructure

based approaches to adaptation

G3 PANELRegulating urban land use in flood

prone areas in the Global South

G4REALITY CHECK

WORKSHOPAdaptation on the Ground Vancouver,

Canada

G2 PANELEngaging stakeholders

to assess local vulnerabilities: Lessons from around the world

G5 MAYORS

ADAPTATION

FORUM

Closed session

H1 WORKSHOP

Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem valuation

in urban planning and design

H2 PANEL Urban Vulnerability

Assessment in South Asia: Challenges and

lessons learnt

H3 PRESENTATIONS Fostering multi-

stakeholder collaboration: Innovative

global solutions

H4 WORKSHOP Resilience Building: Key Components of

Practice

Young Researchers

Forum

Lunch

Poster session

MAYORS ADAPTATION

FORUM

Closing lunch

Exhibition (room S5-6)

LunchSIDE EVENT

Urban Climate Change Research

Network networking

of 2 - Resilient Cities Congress Secretariat, ICLEI, World Secretariat, Bonn, Germany, Phone: +49-228/976 299 28, [email protected]

SESSION DESCRIPTION

A1 Integrated Urban Risk Assessment: Bridging

the knowledge-action divide

Panel

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Alice Balbo Rooms: S29-31 Organized by: Global Risk Forum (GRF) Davos and

United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

OBJECTIVE

As more and more cities become vulnerability hot spots, the need for a more enhanced, effective and concerted approach to tackling urban risks and vulnerability in the face of climate change has been widely recognized and endorsed. Networks, alliances, and programs have been founded or modified to provide international platforms for knowledge exchange, advocacy, and negotiations - for urban practitioners and stakeholders on the one side, and professionals of multilateral and bilateral agencies, civil society and research institutions on the other - around the common objective of identifying key vulnerabilities in cities and pathways to more urban resilience.

In this context, there is a broad consensus about the importance of creating a decent knowledge base for effective and efficient action and intervention. Hence urban risk and vulnerability assessments (URAs, UVAs) are now recognized as critical tools in that regard and as indispensable corner-stones of urban resilience work by a multitude of players. Urban risk and vulnerability assessments should serve to enhance the effectiveness and refinement of urban development cooperation in the field of adaptive governance, and further international connectivity and acceptance. They should assist the development and broadening of urban management portfolios, be innovative and enhance a city’s resilience and adaptive capacity in a holistic sense, and enable it to access international financing schemes, especially within the climate area and from private sources. This panel will highlight and discuss innovative and integrated approaches to urban risk assessment and feature examples from case studies.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about innovative and integrated risk assessment tools and frameworks available and, importantly, in what context they are appropriate to use;

Looking at the case studies, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to ensure that these tools are locally applicable; and

They will be able to take this knowledge with them to apply it in their own cities and regions.


METHODOLOGY

The facilitators will provide an overall introduction to the session topic and contributors. (10 minutes)

Each presentation will be allotted 10 minutes. (5 x 10 minutes)

The facilitators will manage questions and answers. (25 minutes)

The facilitators will conclude with closing remarks. (5 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitators Walter Ammann, President, Global Risk Forum (GRF) Davos, Switzerland

Andreas Rechkemmer, Chief Science and Policy Advisor, Global Risk Forum (GRF), Davos, Switzerland

Panelist Jörn Birkmann, Head of Section, Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management, and Adaptive Planning, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Bonn, Germany

Scenarios for vulnerability and emergent risks: Towards integrated Urban Risk Assessment

Panelist Dunja Krause, PhD Researcher, Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management and Adaptive Planning Section, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Bonn, Germany

Evaluating adaptation strategies to foster local DRR - Findings from the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Panelist Cynthia Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Greenbelt, USA

Hurricane Sandy: Lessons learned

Panelist Violeta Seva, Senior Advisor, Office of the Mayor, Makati City, Philippines

Overcoming challenges in urban risk assessments through a participatory process of stakeholder engagement


SESSION DESCRIPTION

A2 Making Cities Resilient Campaign

Presentations

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English

Time: 14:30 – 16:00 ICLEI contact: Alice Balbo/Emily Dowding-Smith

Rooms: S34-35 Organized by: UNISDR

OBJECTIVE

UNISDR launched the “Making Cities Resilient Campaign” in 2010 to support sustainable urbanization by promoting resilience activities and increasing local level understanding of disaster risk. Through its partnerships, networks, and practical tools and resources, the Campaign encourages commitments by local and national governments to make disaster risk reduction and climate change a policy priority and bring the global Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) closer to local needs. Local governments that sign up to the Campaign commit to the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient checklist, which is supported by the Handbook for Local Government Leaders and the Local HFA Self-Assessment Tool.

Recently, the Campaign took a global snapshot of cities’ DRR activities, including successes and gaps. These were captured in the Making Cities Resilient Report 2012. In 2013, the Campaign will undertake further analysis of cities’ progress based on the self-assessments submitted by local governments. The initial findings from this analysis will contribute to the content of this workshop.

The aim of this session is to bring together city leaders, including those who have undertaken self-assessments using the Local HFA Government Self Assessment Tool, either individually or in conjunction with Campaign partners, to share information on mutual challenges and solutions to address disaster risk, including the process cities follow to assess and document their risk.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about

The key trends in urban resilience;

Where the biggest gaps/challenges exist;

What needs prioritization; and

A roadmap toward measuring urban resilience by supporting common approaches.

METHODOLOGY

The session will be conducted around the following key questions:

Among those cities that have undertaken self-assessments, what have been the tangible benefits/outcomes of this exercise and where are the biggest gaps/challenges?

What key trends are emerging among cities and local governments in terms policy and budget allocations dedicated to disaster risk; the integration of disaster risk reduction practices in new urban planning and development activities, and other resilience activities?

How can common approaches toward DRR be supported and developed to measure and improve cities’ resilience over time?

Drawing on the experiences of cities participating in the Making Cities Resilient Campaign, the event will take the form of a dynamic discussion, with a combination of formal presentations, followed by


interventions from the participants regarding what challenges their cities are facing and how they are cooperating to address these and identify solutions.

14:30-14:40 Welcome and introduction: Tricia Holly Purcell.

14:40-15:40 Presentations

15:40-15:50 Group discussion

15:50-16:00 Closing statements and wrap-up

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator: Patricia Holly Purcell, Technical and Strategic Advisor, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR, Geneva, Switzerland

Presenter Robert Kehew, Leader, Climate Change Planning Unit, Urban Planning and Design Branch, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya

Outcomes of self-assessments supported by UN-Habitat in cities in Pakistan and

Rwanda. resilience

Presenter Steve Gawler, Director International Programs, ICLEI Oceania Secretariat, Melbourne, Australia

UNISDR and ICLEI Partnership Integrating LGSAT into ICLEI Adaptation

Presenter Ignasi Fontanals, Barcelona Resilience Group, Barcelona, Spain

Case studies in Catalonia for the improvement of urban resilience

Presenter Margarita Fernández-Armesto, Responsible for Urban Resilience, Barcelona City

Council, Spain

Barcelona and the Making Cities Resilient Campaign


SESSION DESCRIPTION

A3 Integrating resilience in urban planning:

Global approaches

Presentations

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S27-28 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

Integration of adaptation approaches into urban planning and development is key for local governments to achieve their resilience goals. This session explores examples of leading cities from around the world and how they are integrating adaptation into resilience planning and policy making, both regionally and locally. The session shows how plans need to be concrete and relevant whilst also igniting behavioral changes.

The session will first take a regional approach by exploring the Helsinki (Finland) regional climate change adaptation strategy (2012), jointly prepared by the Region Environmental Services Authority, four cities, and other actors. The City of Johannesburg (South Africa) will then track the process of its revised long term Growth and Development Strategy (2006). It will detail how they have followed through on that document’s intent for a resilient and adaptive society with the City’s integrated development plan, specifically now for a heat wave response plan and an adaptation Cost Benefit Analysis. Finally, two specific illustrations of sea-level rise and wildfires will be explored. The Lake Macquarie Local Council (NSW, Australia) example will outline how the council is ensuring that its development assessment process adequately addresses the potential impacts of sea-level rise for the coastal tidal lakeside city, including resilience of building structures. The city of Boise (USA) case will demonstrate the susceptibility to fire hazards, potential threats, and impacts to the wildland-urban interface, and how plans should accordingly take these into account.

OUTCOMES

The participants will learn about regional, local and specific examples of integration;

Through the case studies, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to ensure that integration is achieved across a number of levels: regional, local, and specific; and

They will be able to take this knowledge with them to apply in their own cities and regions.

METHODOLOGY

The facilitator will provide an overall introduction to the session topic and contributors.(5 minutes)


The facilitator will manage final questions and answers. (40 minutes)

Closing remarks by the facilitator. (5 minutes)


CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Raf Tuts, Coordinator, Urban Planning and Design Branch, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya

Presenter Susanna Kankaanpää, Climate Specialist, Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority, Helsinki, Finland

Preparing for extreme weather and climate change in the Helsinki region, Finland

Helsinki region is adapting to climate change and it has a regional strategy in place since spring 2012. To be implemented, the adaptation policies need to be concrete and relevant. To ignite action, behavioural changes are also needed. Next steps in the Helsinki region adaptation process include implementation and monitoring of the adaptation efforts.

Presenter Mzukisi Gwata, Programme Manager, Climate Change Adaptation, City of Johannesburg, South Africa

City of Johannesburg growth and development strategy as a platform towards building resilience

Review of the City of Johannesburg 2006 GDS spawned a new strategy, “GDS2040” that integrates climate change. GDS 2040 was motivated by the country’s White Paper on climate change and “Vision 2030” plan. It resulted in an Integrated Development Plan, identifying tasks that must be achieved to address climate change and resilience.

Presenter Jacqui Bonnitcha, Sustainability Consultant, Edge Environment, Sydney, Australia

Addressing sea level rise in the planning and development process at local government level in Australia

Lake Macquarie Local Council area, located in New South Wales, Australia, is highly populated with increasing density. The population is centered around a coastal lake which is at risk from predicted sea level rise. Council is taking measures to adapt the built environment by developing guidelines for resilient buildings in at risk areas.

Presenter Thomas Wuerzer, Assistant Professor, Community and Regional Planning, Boise State University, USA

Fire resilience policy and planning at the wildland-urban interface: Boise and the Idaho Treasure Valley

The spatial and temporal distribution of wildfires in Idaho and the United States Inter Mountain West Region will be addressed with direct and indirect policy and planning for the impacts of fire (pre- and post- event impacts). This presentation will show the susceptibility to fire hazards and the potential threats and impacts to the wildland-urban interface using the case of Boise and the Idaho Treasure Valley as an exemplar for other cities balancing increasing urban growth pressure, fragile natural environmental, and resiliency planning.


Further recommended reading

Helsinki Metropolitan Area climate change adaptation strategy:

http://www.hsy.fi/en/regionalinfo/climate/adaptation/Pages/default.aspx

Johannesburg GDS 2040: http://www.joburg.org.za/gds2040/gds2040_strategy.php

http://www.hsy.fi/en/regionalinfo/climate/adaptation/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.joburg.org.za/gds2040/gds2040_strategy.php


SESSION DESCRIPTION

A4 Integrating ecosystem based adaptation

options into urban responses in Asia

Panel discussion

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 Contact: Felicitas van der Plaat Rooms: S30-32 E-mail/web: [email protected]

www.ebaflagship.org

Organized by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

OBJECTIVE

UNEP, UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI), and UN-Habitat are collaborating to develop a project on Ecosystem Based Adaptation in vulnerable urban areas in Asia. The project aims to:

strengthen adaptive capacity and reduce the vulnerability of urban populations in Asian cities vulnerable to climate change impacts;

build urban ecosystem resilience through the promotion and application of Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EBA) approaches; and

integrate EBA into national climate change risk management strategies and development planning.

Early outcomes of this project, including a framework for Urban Ecosystem Based Adaptation, will be presented along with outcomes from an earlier collaboration in Pacific Small Islands Development States. Panelists will explore how ecosystem based adaptation and broader city wide climate change adaptation options can and must go hand-in-hand.

OUTCOMES

This session will be of particular interest to scientists, government officials, and those working for international organizations. Participants will:

Learn how integrating ecosystem-based adaptation options into comprehensive urban climate change responses can help increase the resilience of city residents and especially socially marginalized groups;

Gain a deeper understanding of how EBAs can improve the knowledge and access of urban residents to healthy ecosystem services;

Learn about the possible cost benefits of holistic adaptation approaches, including EBA, compared to using pure engineering solutions; and

Improve their knowledge of the importance of ecosystem services and ecosystems to vulnerable urban communities in the light of climate change adaptation.

mailto:[email protected]


METHODOLOGY

The facilitator, Felice van der Plaat, will provide an overall introduction to the session topic and contributors. (5 minutes)

Panelists will be allotted 10 minutes each to present on the challenges and outcomes of EBA approaches in Metropolitan Areas and (Mega)-Cities in Asia. (30 minutes)

The facilitator will lead a panel discussion focused on the following questions: (30 minutes) o How can Ecosystem Based Adaptation increase the resilience of both city inhabitants

as well as urban and peri-urban ecosystems? o What is the importance of healthy ecosystems and ecosystem services for the disaster

and climate change preparedness of cities and peri-urban areas? o What other approaches should be included in addition to EBA to present a holistic

adaptation approach to city governments? o What are the challenges of using an EBA approach for urban areas?

The facilitator will open the floor to questions. (20 minutes)

The facilitator will summarize the discussion and offer closing comments and next steps. (5 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Felice van der Plaat, Project Manager, Climate Change Adaptation, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya

Integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation options into responses to Climate Change in Cities in Asia: Introduction

Panelist Keith Alverson, Head, Climate Change Adaptation Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya

Ecosystem based adaptation in vulnerable cities and UNEP’s adaptation approach

Will discuss the project that is being developed in Asia on EBA in Vulnerable Cities by UNEP, PEI, and UN-Habitat. Will also discuss more broadly the advantages of EBA and will give information on UNEP’s adaptation approach.

Panelist Liam Fee, Technical Adviser, UN-Habitat, Bangkok, Thailand

UN-Habitat approach to EBA under the Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI)

Will present the UN-Habitat approach to EBA under the Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI).


Panelist Batu Uprety, Expert Member, Climate Change Council;Deputy Coordinator, LDC Coordination Group (2013-2014), Kathmandu, Nepal

National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) and EBA projects in Nepal

Will discuss the National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) and EBA Projects in Nepal.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

A5 Resilient Building and Construction Forum

Opening panel discussion

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 Contact: Alice Balbo Rooms: S25-26 E-mail: [email protected] Organized by: ICLEI in cooperation with World Green

Building Council and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

OBJECTIVE

Many cities are exposed to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, which directly impact buildings and properties. This amounted to damages of $362 billion worldwide in 2011 alone. Building collapses are one of the major causes of deaths in these cases, and can cripple the functioning of a city.

Climate change means an exposure of buildings to increased environmental and resource stress. Cities are at risk when buildings are not safe and therefore resilient buildings are essential elements of a resilient city.

At the same time, cities are expected to contribute to sustainable production and consumption patterns in their construction policies and practices, meaning that they need to ensure that buildings are energy efficient and built with sustainably produced and environmentally sound materials, posing no health risks to the inhabitants/users.

Green, energy efficient, resilient buildings are therefore an integrated part of the overall urban development strategy.

The Resilient Building and Construction Forum is the annual platform for exchange of information, experiences, and dialogue on buildings at risk, environmental impact considerations, and green and resilient building design and construction solutions. This opening panel discussion will set the scene of the Forum and look into the intersection between sustainability, urban resilience, and the building and construction sector from the perspective of several stakeholders: local government officials, private sector representatives and international organizations leading in this field.

OUTCOMES

This panel will be useful for any local-level leader, including mayors, governors, councilors, and other actors, as well as civil society organizations, academia, and public and private sector professionals to gain a better understanding of:

the crucial role of buildings and construction for the resilience and sustainability of our cities; and

how to achieve green and resilient building and construction, the current success stories and also the challenges met in different contests and legal frameworks, and the role that the local level can, and should, play in this field.


METHODOLOGY

The facilitator will provide an overall introduction to the session topic and contributors. (5 minutes)

The panelists will each give a brief presentation about their organization and their work in the field of green and resilient building and construction. ( 6-8 minutes each = 35 minutes)

Panel discussion guided by the facilitator. (30 minutes)

The facilitator will summarize the discussion and open the floor to questions. (15 minutes)

Closing comments and next steps. (5 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, Chairman, Urban Agendas, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability

Panelist Jason Hartke, Vice President, US Green Building Council

Sustainable Buildings & Climate Resilience

Panelist Ok-ki Lim, Assistant Mayor, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Republic of Korea

To make buildings in Seoul greener

Panelist Etienne McManus-White, Chief Marketing Officer, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) USA

Resilient cities, resilient ecosystems: How a greener built environment can foster forest stewardship

Panelist Manuel Valdés López, CEO Infrastructures - Urban Habitat, Barcelona City Council, Spain

Barcelona: Building a resilient city


SESSION DESCRIPTION

A6 Monrovia: Boosting resilience through peri-

urban agriculture

Presentations

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 Contact: Andre Stelder Rooms: S17-18 Organized by: Welthungerhilfe and RUAF Foundation

OBJECTIVE The current challenge posed by climate change and its interaction with urban poverty and food security is recognized globally. Cities hold important competencies to act on climate change. Urban and peri-urban agriculture can play an important role in responding to a range of challenges faced by developing countries by building more resilient and food-secure cities. This event will present the case of Greater Monrovia in Liberia. Liberia is one of the least developed low-income and food deficit countries in the World. Now peace has returned to the country that was once one of the booming economies of West Africa. The capital, Monrovia, needs to prepare for expected growth (in extractive industries including oil and agriculture), but is faced with a devastated infrastructure (electrical power, water and sanitation, and roads) and very low capacity (a generation without education). Well over 41% of the Liberians are estimated to be food insecure. Local government structures are rudimentary (no decentralization and devolution) and work on a Monrovia Master Plan and the political restructuring and consolidation of the various local authorities is in the starting phase. Supported by the EU, Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and RUAF Foundation collaborate with Monrovia Municipality and other actors to promote urban agriculture as part of “Linking Relief Rehabilitation and Development” (LRRD). A Multi-Stakeholder Platform on UPA for Greater Monrovia was established, as well as in two smaller towns. A number of crucial issues in the promotion of urban agriculture have been identified and agreed in a City Strategic Agenda on UPA. The emphasis in the process is on linking UPA to sustainable city development. Through UPA, climate change is addressed in an integrated way but with emphasis on development issues, as it is linked to the development momentum in Liberia. Governance issues are very high on the agenda alongside support for urban farmers and efforts on urban planning, zoning, and food safety. Urban agriculture is strategic in urban development planning. It produces fresh food close to the city, introduces waste management and access to safe water, improves the resilience of households by reducing the dependency on imported foods, and improves the diets, employment, and income of communities.


OUTCOMES

Participants will: Learn about the role of UPA in linking rehabilitation to development and linkages to adaptation

to climate change;

Discuss the importance of both the leading role of the municipality and the process of participation of various other stakeholders; and

Discuss linkages to other experiences and the lessons for other cities.

METHODOLOGY



Presenters will be illustrated with photos and a short video and follow this line of discussion: o Introduction to Liberia and the work of WHH. o Presentation of UPA and Multi-stakeholder facilitation. o Presentation of Greater Monrovia and the work of Monrovia City Council in relation to UPA

(greening, waste management, and zonification).

Response by selected members of the audience (representatives of other city and International agency) followed by interactive discussion with the audience. (30 minutes)

The responses will focus on: o The value of lessons from Greater Monrovia for other cities. o The role of UPA in building resilience and the work of other agencies.

The discussion will respond to questions from the audience, but seek to focus on: o Building resilience after disaster in fragile states with low capacity. o The multi-functionality of UPA. o The importance of governance and social inclusion. o Lessons for other cities.

Closing remarks by the facilitator. (10 minutes) .

CONTRIBUTORS

Chair Ellen Pratt, Project Manager/Officer Monrovia City Corporation, Liberia

Will provide a welcome, followed by an introduction to Liberia, projects on UPA, and the session.

Presenter René van Veenhuizen, Senior Program Officer, RUAF Foundation, The Netherlands

Will introduce UPA and its multi-functionality and contribution to resilience (food security, waste management, employment, and climate change). Will then describe the multi-stakeholder process.


Presenter Andre Stelder, Head of Project, Welthungerhilfe, Monrovia, Liberia

Will introduce the work of WHH in Liberia and discuss the organization of farmers, supporting value chain development and marketing, and building capacities of service providers.

Presenter Ellen Pratt, Project Manager Officer Monrovia City Corporation, Liberia

Will introduce Greater Monrovia and discuss the main issues of zoning and ordinances, linking UPA to access to nutritious food, building farmers markets, greening of the City, and waste management and the role of “Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene” (FISH).

Facilitator René van Veenhuizen, Senior Program Officer, RUAF Foundation, The Netherlands

Will invite two responses and facilitate an open discussion.


De Zeeuw, Henk and Marielle Dubbeling (2009). Cities, food and agriculture: challenges and the way

forward. Discussion paper for the Technical consultation organized by UN Food and Agriculture

Organisation (FAO) and RUAF Foundation on 24-25 September 2009, Rome. RUAF working paper

Series # 3, RUAF Foundation Leusden, the Netherlands

De Zeeuw, Henk; Rene van Veenhuizen and Marielle Dubbeling. 2010. The role of urban agriculture in

building resilient cities in developing countries. Paper for the Foresight project on global food and farming

futures. UK Government Office for Science, published by the Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge

University Press, Cambridge, UK

Dubbeling, M., De Zeeuw, H. and Van Veenhuizen, R., 2010. Cities, Poverty and Food; Multi-stakeholder

Policy formulation and Action Planning in Urban Agriculture. RUAF. UK. Practical Action.

Drechsel, P., C.A. Scott, L. Raschid-Sally, M. Redwood and A. Bahri (eds.) 2010. Wastewater irrigation

and health: Assessing and mitigation risks in low-income countries. Earthscan-IDRC-IWMI, UK, 404 pp.

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Drechsel, P., Olufunke O. Cofie, B. Keraita, P. Amoah, A. Evans and P. Amerasinghe, 2011. Recovery

and Reuse of Resources: Enhancing urban resilience in low-income countries. In UA Magazine no. 25.

RUAF 10 years.

UA-Magazines (at www.ruaf.org).

Urban Agriculture In Liberia, a Policy Narrative (at http://upa-liberia.wetpaint.com/ and at the session);

Urban Agriculture and Climate Change, Project brief (available at session)

http://www.idrc.ca/openebooks/475-8/

http://www.ruaf.org/

http://upa-liberia.wetpaint.com/


SESSION DESCRIPTION

B1 New tools and strategies for urban risk

assessment

Presentations


OBJECTIVE

When assessing urban risk, cities are faced with the difficult task of identifying and analyzing a diverse collection of ever-changing variables. First, appropriate tools are needed to recognize and quantify local vulnerabilities. Once these are established, appropriate methodologies are needed to satisfy the requirements of different communities and stakeholders.

This session will present novel ideas, tools, and frameworks for urban risk assessment being developed by researchers and tested by local governments. Physical vulnerabilities will be considered with a presentation on a GIS-based assessment tool that analyzes the risks posed by extreme weather events to urban infrastructure. Following this presentation, the social dimensions of climate risks and their implications for vulnerability assessments will be examined, with evidence from Colombia. Representatives from the city of Barcelona will then discuss the evolution of urban resilience planning in Barcelona over the past six years, which has yielded new projects, tools, lessons, and most recently, plans for an online exchange platform. Outcomes, limitations, and future directions will be explored.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about innovative tools for measuring urban resilience;

They will deepen their understanding of the complex variables and interactions that shape urban risk; and

Through the case studies, participants will gain practical knowledge they will be able to apply in their own cities and regions.

METHODOLOGY



The facilitator will manage questions and answers. (40 minutes)



CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Nick Weigeldt, Project Assistant, ICLEI Canada Office, Toronto, Canada

Presenters Florian Rapp, Project Leader, European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany

Jeannette Sieber, Researcher, European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany

Integrating risk analysis of extreme weather events for climate resilient city planning

The impact of extreme weather events has demonstrated how vulnerable critical infrastructures are and how the economy and daily life are affected by external events. How can cities adapt their infrastructure planning methods to become climate resilient? This presentation provides a methodology for risk analysis and assessment that maps the potential impacts of extreme weather events within GIS on a regional basis. The results can be used by a city or district to map affected critical infrastructures, as the example of a German medium-sized city will show.

Presenter Arabella Fraser, Research Student / Consultant, London School of Economics, UK

Re-appraising approaches to risk and vulnerability assessment in informal urban settlements

This presentation will examine the challenges for hazard- and vulnerability-based risk assessment in informal urban settlements. It will discuss fieldwork carried out in three high risk zones of Bogota, Colombia, which highlights the social dynamics that underpin responses to physical risk assessment and shape the possibilities for household and community-based vulnerability assessment.

Presenters Manuel Valdés López, CEO Infrastructures - Urban Habitat, Barcelona City Council, Spain

Margarita Fernández-Armesto, Responsible for Urban Resilience, Barcelona City Council, Spain

Barcelona Urban Resilience: A real model of implementation

This presentation will outline the evolution of resilience planning in Barcelona from the first risk assessment and evaluation project in 2008 to today. Project methodologies, tools, and lessons learned will be discussed, and the importance of multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder collaboration highlighted. Finally, new directions, including plans for an online exchange platform capable of generating urban resilience projects and pilots, will be presented.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

B2 Building resilience for the urban poor in

Asia: Spotlight on ACCCRN

Workshop

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 16:30-18:30 (*extended time) ICLEI contact: Alice Balbo/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S34-35 Organized by: ACCCRN Partners

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this workshop is to deepen understanding of the relationship between poverty, vulnerability, and resilience, through engaging with a broad set of case studies and discussing relevant conceptual frameworks. The workshop will focus on three key themes:

Multi-stakeholder approaches to urban climate change resilience;

Addressing poverty through urban climate change resilience; and

Resilience for whom?

The session will take the format of an in-depth television news magazine program. This will facilitate the use of mixed media, the input of a range of participants, and the structured engagement of persons attending the session. Included will be case study presentations on multi-stakeholder processes and vulnerability assessments in Bandar Lampung (Indonesia), and poverty assessments in Can Tho, (Vietnam), as well as micro-resilience planning in Gorakhpur (India). These will be framed by expert interviews and interactive discussions on the key themes.

OUTCOMES

At the end of this session, participants will have strengthened their understanding of:

The nature of poverty and climate vulnerability in the context of secondary Asian cities;

The direct links that exist between climate change and poverty;

The relationship between poverty and vulnerability, and the extent to which they affect the same groups; and

Sustainable strategies that can build urban climate resilience whilst reducing poverty.

METHODOLOGY

16:30-16:45 Setting the scene

Welcome and introduction. David Dodman and Ferzina Banaji. (5 minutes)

Why engage in poverty, vulnerability and climate change in an urban context?

Anna Brown. (5 minutes)

Why is this relevant in the Asian urban context? Dr. Sinh. (5 minutes)


16:45-17:10 Multi-stakeholder approaches to urban climate change resilience

City case study: multi-stakeholder processes of vulnerability assessment and

resilience strategies in Bandar Lampung. Erwin Nugraha. (10 minutes)

City case study: inclusive multi-stakeholder processes and poverty assessments in

Can Tho. Mr. Vinh. (5 minutes)

Brief reflections from the panelists and audience on more inclusive urban climate

change resilience planning. Facilitated by Ferzina Banaji. (10 minutes)

17:10-18:00 Resilience for whom? Addressing poverty through urban climate change

resilience

Interview: how a changing climate impacts urban poverty and possible response.

David Satterthwaite via pre-recorded video. (5 minutes)

City case study: Micro-resilience planning in Mahewa ward in Gorakhpur. Shiraz

Wajih. (10 minutes)

Gorakhpur film clip. (5 minutes)

Interactive session on complexities of resilience: ‘2 houses on a river, one rich, one

poor – which is most resilient?’ Richard Friend. (10 minutes)

Reflections and audience discussion on linking community level resilience actions

to citywide approaches. Emani Kumar and Ferzina Banaji. (10 minutes)

18:00-18:30 Closing – equity and inclusion in urban climate change resilience

Interactive session with reflections from the speakers, comments from the floor and

closing comments. Facilitated by Ferzina Banaji. (30 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitators Ferzina Banaji, Senior Project Manager, BBC Media Action, New Delhi, India

David Dodman, Senior Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK

Speaker Anna Brown, Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand

Speaker Richard Friend, Senior Scientist, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET), Bangkok, Thailand

Speaker Bach Tan Sinh, Director, National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NITPASS), Hanoi, Vietnam

Speaker Erwin Nugraha, Project Officer, MercyCorps, Jakarta, Indonesia

Speaker Ky Quang Vinh, Chairman, Climate Change Coordination Office (CCCO), Can Tho, Vietnam

Speaker Shiraz Wajih, President, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Gorakhpur, India

Speaker Emani Kumar, Regional Director, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat, New Delhi, India


SESSION DESCRIPTION

B3 Mainstreaming adaptation policy: Lessons

for local governments

Presentations


OBJECTIVE

Adaptation planning remains on the sidelines for many local governments. Insufficient capacity, knowledge, leadership, and external support – whether real or perceived - prevents cities from engaging in adaptation planning even when their vulnerability is evident. The need for such planning has meanwhile increased, and in order to be effective, it must be mainstreamed across all sectors.

This session will provide practical guidance for mainstreaming adaptation policies, presenting new research, tools, and frameworks. It will begin with an examination of why some cities integrate adaptation and resiliency into their planning policies and others do not, based on the results of a national survey of Canadian local governments. The second presentation will go a step further to analyze the effectiveness of adaptation measures where they are in place, outlining an extended monitoring and evaluation framework for assessing adaptation within and between sectors. A successful example of mainstreaming adaptation policy will then be discussed by Health Canada who will present public health and urban planning tools for building resilience to extreme heat, highlighting community interventions in the built environment.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about regional and local examples of mainstreaming adaptation policy;

Through the case studies, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to ensure that integration is achieved across a number of sectors; and


METHODOLOGY






CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator David Wilk, Climate Change Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Washington, D.C., USA

Presenter Kevin Hanna, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

The state of municipal adaptation planning in Canada

This presentation will outline the state of local government adaptation planning in Canada and examine policy needs, prioritization issues, and knowledge and leadership challenges. The extent to which Canada’s local governments understand and integrate adaptation and resilience into their policies and actions is highly variable. Based on recent survey research, we know differences are influenced by size, capacity, provincial support and policies, and local political leadership. We will discuss why some local governments are engaged in adaptation planning (exemplars) and others are not as well as the different roles that provincial and federal policies play.

Presenters Stelios Grafakos, Senior Researcher, Climate Change Specialist, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Christopher Kaczmarski, Regional Technical Advisor, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Bangkok, Thailand

Measuring the immeasurable: Towards an integrated monitoring and evaluation framework of climate change adaptation projects

The aim of this presentation is to present a Monitoring and Evaluation framework for climate change adaptation projects. The presentation describes a simple multiple criteria evaluation scoring system addressing issues of relevance, implementation, effectiveness, efficiency, and equity by integrating a Logical Framework of Indicators.

Presenters Gregory Richardson, Policy Analyst, Climate Change and Health Office, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Working with Canadian communities to enhance resiliency to extreme heat

Extreme heat can have a significant impact on human health and is a problem which will be exacerbated by a changing climate. This presentation will highlight Health Canada’s Heat Resiliency initiative, showcasing public health and urban planning tools that have been developed to build resilience to heat waves as well as providing practical examples of how Canadian communities are taking action to adapt.

Further recommended reading National Municipal Adaptation Project (NMAP)

www.localadaptation.ca

http://www.localadaptation.ca/


SESSION DESCRIPTION

B4 Adapting urban water management

Panel discussion

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 16:30-18:00 Contact: Carrie Mitchell Rooms: S30-32 E-mail/web: [email protected] www.idrc.ca Organized by: International Development Research

Centre (IDRC)

OBJECTIVE

This session will explore how three cities are coping with water related stresses resulting from the confluence of urban development and climate change, and the challenges and opportunities of working with city officials and communities to re-conceptualize the way water is managed in changing urban environments. Panelists will highlight research results from diverse cities – Tripoli, Ouagadougou, Addis Ababa, Accra, and Walvis Bay - with the goal of understanding how their research is contributing, or ideally will contribute, to improved water security and urban resilience. The session will also explore how water scarcity and flooding is experienced in different urban environments and the implications for water management at the city level.

OUTCOMES

Participants will gain a better understanding of:

Methods for adapting urban water management in different urban environments;

How research can be used to inform water policies and water management; and

Strategies for working with city governments to respond to the changing dynamics of water management in a period of climatic uncertainty.

METHODOLOGY

The facilitator will open the session with a short introduction of himself and each speaker. (5 minutes)

Each speaker will be given time to describe their work, showing maps or other illustrations as needed. (4 x 7 minutes)

The remainder of the session will be organized around the guiding questions, with each panelist given time to respond to individual questions, and to respond to comments made by other panelists. (3 x 10 minutes)

Guiding questions:

1. What are some of the most effective strategies you’ve found for building resilience for sustainable water management in your particular city? How might those strategies change by geographic location, or demographic sub-group?

2. What are some of the bottlenecks to the uptake of your research recommendations? How are you moving beyond those bottlenecks and attempting to affect change on the ground or at the policy level?



3. Policies and laws for water management tend to be supply focused and as of yet do not consider the likely impacts of climate change. How can researchers and city officials work together to design and implement feasible strategies to improve water management in changing climatic conditions?

The audience will be given time after each round of panelists’ remarks to ask follow-up questions, or make additional comments. (3 x 7 minutes)

The facilitator will conclude the session with a short synthesis of ‘take-away’ points from the panelists’ comments and the audience discussion. (5 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Mark Redwood, Program Leader, Climate Change and Water, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada

Within the framework of the guiding questions -

Panelist Mutasem El Fadel, Professor, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Will discuss the challenges associated with aquifer management in Tripoli (Lebanon) and discuss how he and his team have developed groundwater quality indices through GIS-mapping and spatial analysis. He will highlight how these tools can form the basis for planning effective water quality management in urban areas.

Panelist Abdramane Soura, Professor, University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Will discuss changing access to domestic water in three informal settlements in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). He will share how residents are adapting to increased water scarcity and discuss the implications for city governments who are struggling to improve access to water in bourgeoning informal settlements.

Panelist Liqa Raschid, Senior Research Consultant, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka

Will highlight how changes to the built environment, including the expansion of paved surfaces, have increased water runoff in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Accra (Ghana), contributing to worsening flood conditions. Using hydrological modeling, researchers in her team estimate that precipitation in and around the city is expected to increase in the coming decades, exacerbating flooding. Discussing urban water supply management and distribution in Accra, she will show how reduction in surface flows will affect already stressed water sources and supply systems and how urban households are adapting. She will share some pertinent recommendations for the two cities, which have emerged from this research.


Panelist André Burger, Water Management, Dept. Water, Waste and Environmental Management, Municipality of Walvis Bay, Namibia

Will speak to the challenges and opportunities of redesigning urban water management systems and policies in response to changing climatic conditions.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

B5 Resilient Building and Construction Forum

Resilient building and construction in action

Case study presentations

Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Language: English Time: 16:30-18:00 Contact: Alice Balbo Rooms: S25-26 E-mail: [email protected] Organized by: ICLEI in cooperation with World Green

Building Council and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

OBJECTIVE

Proper building standards and planning can significantly reduce the risk of damage to buildings in case of disasters, saving lives and protecting properties. If the investments in buildings we are making now are not resilient, our properties will continue to be at risk in the future. As cities are expected to also contribute to sustainable production and consumption patterns in their construction policies and practices, the requirements of green and resilient construction need to be brought together as integrated parts of overall urban development strategies.

The Resilient Building and Construction Forum is the annual platform for exchange of information, experiences, and dialogue on buildings at risk, environmental impact considerations, and on green and resilient building design and construction solutions.

This session will feature 2011 winners of the World Green Building Council Government Leadership awards and showcase hands-on cases from Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Singapore, and Mexico City (Mexico). It will continue discussions initiated in the Forum policy panel opening and foster new debate on challenges and lessons learned in planning and ensuring green and resilient buildings in extremely vulnerable cities.

OUTCOMES


Concrete examples of green and resilient building and construction action at the local level in different regions and contexts; and

Challenges and lessons learned from these cities and step by step approaches for implementation of similar measures.


METHODOLOGY


The two speakers will each present on the implementation of green and resilient building and construction actions by their local governments. (30 minutes)

Expert comments. (30 minutes)

Facilitated discussion with the audience. (20 minutes)

Closing comments. (5 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, Chairman, Urban Agendas, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Presenter Limin Hee, Deputy Director, Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore on behalf of the Singapore Building and Construction Authority

Presenter Nico Tillie, Landscape Architect and Sustainable City, City of Rotterdam and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Expert Jason Hartke, Vice President, US Green Building Council

Expert Jacqui Bonnitcha, Sustainability Consultant, Edge Environment, Australia


SESSION DESCRIPTION

C1 Community-based adaptation solutions:

Tapping the city’s most valuable resource

Presentations

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 9:00-10:30 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S34-35 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

The effects of climate change will be felt by every sector of society and especially marginalized individuals and communities. Adaptation responses must address the needs of all citizens and this can be done most effectively through the incorporation of community perspectives and insights. Participatory, community-based approaches help ensure risks are identified and appropriate adaptation measures implemented for all groups. They can also serve to empower vulnerable groups, achieve adaptation in more efficient, cost-effective ways, and promote both top-down and bottom-up knowledge exchange.

In this session, speakers will present methodologies for community-based adaptation and reflect on lessons learned. The session will begin with a presentation of one regional and two local projects. An initiative of the Asian Coalition for Community Action (ACCA) program will be detailed wherein the urban poor pool public and private contributions in disaster rehabilitation funds, demonstrating the value of collaborative mechanisms for financing urban development. An empirical study of villages in North Jakarta, Indonesia will then reveal how local perspectives on vulnerability are formed and institutionalized in flood prone communities, and explore the implications of these findings for vulnerability assessments. Last, experiences from a flood prone area in Sri Lanka will be shared where a project has mobilized school children to collect bottom-up information for flood mapping and disseminate top-down information for flood risk awareness.

OUTCOMES

Participants will gain a deeper appreciation of the value of community-based solutions for both city planners and residents;

Through the case studies, participants will learn methods for incorporating the perspectives of community members of all ages and backgrounds into risk and adaptation planning; and



METHODOLOGY





CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Anthony Socci, Senior Advisor, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C., USA

Presenters Diane Archer, Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK

Community-driven actions for city-wide development as mechanisms for building resilience

Organized urban poor groups in Asia are collectively planning and implementing development and DRR activities, and establishing collaborative platforms for partnerships with local government, including innovative financing mechanisms. Lessons will be offered for addressing vulnerability to climate change on a wider city scale through community-driven multi-stakeholder approaches.

Presenters Herry Candi J. A. Sianturi, Planner / Researcher, Indonesian Association of Urban and Regional Planners (IAP), Jakarta, Indonesia

Measuring vulnerability: Lessons from vulnerable groups along the example of Kampungs (villages) in North Jakarta

The increased intensity of flooding in Jakarta due to heavy rainfall and tidal activity in the coastal area has prevented low-income coastal communities from improving their living conditions. Empirical research on how communities assess their exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to the flooding hazard will be discussed. The findings suggest that vulnerability assessments at the community level should be constructed based on the perception and meaning that has been institutionalized in the community.

Presenters Laleema Senanayake, Research Assistant, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Krishan S. Barthelot, Project Associate, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Participatory flood mapping and community awareness by school children of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Children, if well trained, can be used as agents of social change. As climate change is


affecting communities on a local, regional, national and global scale, children could act as agents to share the methods, experiences and best practices of community-based solutions to create resilient communities. This presentation will focus on the use of children as change agents to collect and disseminate grassroots-level flood information using participatory flood mapping techniques and to raise awareness in the community on flood disaster risk in Batticaloa city, Sri Lanka.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

C2 Taking the right decisions under uncertainty:

What do local governments need?

Panel discussion

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 9:00 – 10:30 ICLEI contact: Barbara Anton Rooms: S25-26 Organized by: ICLEI European Secretariat

OBJECTIVE

Focusing on cities in the South and South-East Asian region, this session will look more deeply into the challenges with which local government decision-makers are confronted who have embarked on an adaptation process. Possible approaches presented that can help to increase the knowledge of cities and to overcome a potential inertia in decision making derive to a large extent from the interactions and practical local processes that have been undertaken in the framework of the project AsianCitiesAdapt, supported by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety under the International Climate Initiative since 2010. Furthermore, participants will be encouraged to contribute with their own expertise and experience.

AsianCitiesAdapt has been particularly concerned with the interface of science on the one hand and policy and practice at city level on the other. Amongst others, this session will zoom in on the mutual expectations of both sides and on how researchers and decision-makers of local government can make up on gaps in knowledge and move forward with their adaptation processes even if their need for more information and guidance cannot be met.

Aspects addressed will include:

The challenge of scaling down climate change phenomena to an urban dimension;

The frequent lack of local data – or local data of sufficient quality – to produce a comprehensive vulnerability assessment;

Opportunities and ways for developing vulnerability assessments in collaboration with local institutions; and

Public participation and stakeholder involvement, including via perception surveys as a scientific methodology, to bridge the knowledge gap.

The session will also provide information on some of the tools for local governments that are being produced by AsianCitiesAdapt and will be available by August 2013.

OUTCOMES

This session will result in an improved understanding of how cities and researchers can support each other more effectively in their respective tasks as well as in more ideas on how the capacity of cities can be developed to become better prepared for the implications of climate change in an urban context.


METHODOLOGY

Facilitators: Holger Robrecht, Deputy Regional Director, ICLEI European Secretariat, Freiburg, Germany

Barbara Anton, Project Coordinator, ICLEI European Secretariat, Freiburg, Germany

9:00 - 9:10 Holger Robrecht, Director, Sustainability Management, ICLEI European Secretariat

Introduction

Part I Understanding vulnerability: Where local government decision-makers find the information they need

9:10 - 9:25 Tony Chammani, Mayor, Kochi Municipal Corporation, India

A case from India: Working towards climate resilience in Kochi: Initiatives and learning

9:25 – 9:40 Vic Aquitania, Regional Director, ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat, Quezon City, Philippines

Cases from the Philippines: How the cities assessed their vulnerabilities

9:40 - 9:50 Interview with city representatives and interaction with the audience:

Managing uncertainty about climate change at the local level: What are the options?

Part II: The role of research: How can science support local decision-makers?

9:50 - 10:15 Panel with researchers and city representatives:

S.K. Dash, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

Diego Rybski, Postdoctoral Researcher, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

Tony Chammani, Mayor, Kochi Municipal Corporation, India

10:15 - 10:25 Voices from the audience: What else is necessary for a more effective exchange of knowledge and information between science, policy, and practice?

10:25 - 10:30 Wrap-up by facilitators.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

C3 Resilience into planning: Focus on Europe,

floods, and blue-green landscapes

Presentations

Date: Saturday, June, 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 9:00-10:30 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S30-32 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

Integration of adaptation approaches into urban planning and development is key for local governments to achieve their resilience goals. This session explores examples of leading cities and initiatives from across Europe to see how they are integrating adaptation into resilience planning and policy making regionally and locally. Specifically, this session focuses on green and blue infrastructures, flooding, and how landscapes can be used to integrate adaptation into planning.

The City of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) will first explore vulnerability screening and prioritization of those results and how its plan implies a new vision of integration in urban planning and green infrastructure. Next, the MARE project will outline how recently flooded cities across North Western Europe collaborated to develop tools and long term multi-stakeholder approaches for flood prevention measures, the next step being integration in planning. This will then be followed by two practical examples of cities and their adaptation policies, looking first at how the City of Copenhagen (Denmark) has successfully put in place its Cloudburst Adaptation plans for extreme flooding events and then how Lodz (Poland) has integrated water (blue) and green systems into its adaptation planning. The final presentation will explore how Landscape Urbanism can be applied to adaptation planning, demanding novel ways of integrating climate change and resilience criteria, using the previous examples as a starting point for outlining this approach.

OUTCOMES

The participants will learn about European regional and specific examples of integration;

Through the case studies, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to ensure that integration is achieved across a number of levels; and


METHODOLOGY






CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Beth McLachlan, Senior Sustainability Officer, City of Melbourne, Australia

Presenter Efrén Feliu, Spatial Development and Urban Sustainability, Energy and Environment Division, Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Bizkaia, Spain

From vulnerability to urban planning and green infrastructures resilience approach

The city of Vitoria-Gasteiz –European Green Capital 2012- is working on its Climate Change Adaptation Plan. This presentation will focus on how the climate vulnerability assessment can be the starting point for integrating resilience perspectives into urban planning as well as enhancing the adaptation services of green infrastructure in the city.

Presenter Rolf Bastiaanssen, Researcher, UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands

Piloting of new tools and approaches for climate adaptation mainstreaming in five cities

In the MARE project, five cities (Dordrecht/NL, Sheffield and Rotherham/UK, Hannover/DE and Bergen/NO) collaborated to build capacity on flood risk management (FRM) for urban (re)development. New decision-support tools in scenario building and investment planning were piloted. Examples show how the cities have become leaders in FRM processes. An agenda for city-wide resilience upgrading has been set.

Presenters Gerhard Hauber, Partner, Atelier Dreiseitl, Ueberlingen, Germany

Jan Rasmussen, Climate Adaptation Manager, City of Copenhagen, Denmark

Cloudburst adaptation in the city of Copenhagen from a holistic point of view

Rambøll and Atelier Dreiseitl are creating a holistic plan to adapt two large neighborhoods in the City of Copenhagen (Denmark), to the increasing cloud bursts and rainfalls of the future. The project includes a technical assessment and risk analysis, a social stakeholder analysis, and a socio-economic analysis. First, the consultant from Atelier Dreiseitl will outline the company’s role in the project; then the city perspective will be discussed by the Climate Adaptation Manager of the City of Copenhagen.

Presenter Iwona Wagner, Assistant Professor, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology, UNESCO / University of Łódź, Poland

Ecohydrology as a basis for sustainable city strategic planning – Blue-Green Network with a focus on Łódź, Poland

Resilient cities call for new ways of planning and managing to achieve a better quality of life and health for urban inhabitants. Ecological components are essential here for enhancing the capacity of ecosystems against human impact (ecohydrology). They provide ecosystem services and cost-efficient solutions. Such an approach has been


tested in Łódź (Poland) (SWITCH, GOCE 018530). The Blue-Green Network concept provided new perspectives for sustainable development and adaptation to global climate changes.

Presenter Alberto Verde, Lecturer, EPFL Lausanne – Construction and Conservation Laboratory, Switzerland

Resilient landscape: From spontaneous adaptation to a post-industrial planned multi-scalar resilience

This presentation will discuss landscape devices, with a “Landscape Urbanism” approach, to achieve resilient urban planning at a global, local and proximal scale. The consequence is a redefinition of urban regulations and of urban standards in a resilient landscape-centered perspective, which will be applied to the examples in the current session.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

C4 Building resilience in cities in the Middle

East/North Africa (MENA) Region

Panel discussion

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 9:00-10:30 Contact: Agnes Wiedemann Rooms: S27-28 E-mail/web: [email protected] Organized by: Programs involved: CoMun, Strengthening Municipal German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Structures in Maghreb, GIZ Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) Participatory Development Program in

Urban Areas, GIZ Cities and Climate Change, CDC / CMI Adaptation of coastal cities to Climate Change, GIZ

OBJECTIVE

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is considered to be the world’s second most vulnerable region to climate change impacts. An increase in temperature from one to three degrees Celsius and a sea-level rise of up to one meter by 2030 would subject 6 to 25 million people to coastal flooding. The situation for the MENA region is aggravated by the increased risk of natural hazards like heat waves, sand storms, and other extreme weather events.

While coping with population growth, the urbanization rate in the region has reached over 60 %, making the tasks of cities especially challenging. The urban leadership must address climate change with an innovative and integrated approach in order to cope with these challenges. The scope for action at local level is thus key.

This panel comprises urban representatives and experts from Egypt, Morocco, and Mauretania who will exchange on challenges facing their cities and identify possible solutions. Using as examples the cities of Alexandria, Cairo, Tevragh Zeina, and Rabat, adaptation as well as mitigation approaches will be demonstrated.

OUTCOMES

Participants will: Learn about common challenges brought on by climate change in the MENA region and how

cities are coping with them;

Hear practical examples of local climate change mitigation and adaptation approaches through the cases presented;

Reflect on the scope for action at the regional and local level with regards to planning and implementing the presented approaches; and

Discuss the key role of citizen participation and how it can be implemented.



METHODOLOGY

The facilitator, Johannes Lückenkötter, will provide an overall introduction to the session and the topic of “Climate Change in the MENA region”. (10 minutes)

Panelists will present how their cities are coping with global climate change challenges, demonstrating four different local approaches. (40 minutes) Key questions will include:

o How is the situation in the MENA region with regard to resilience? o What are local governments doing to build resilience and adapt to climate change? o Which mitigation measures are the cities applying?

The facilitator will open the floor to questions and lead the discussion. (30 minutes)

The facilitator will summarize the discussion and lead a review of next steps. (10 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Dr. Johannes Lückenkötter, plan + risk consult, Germany; Contractor for GIZ Egypt

Panelist Saber Osman, UNFCCC / IPCC Focal Point, Climate Change Central Department, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Egypt

Will present on participatory community-based solutions to resilience and adaptation for residents of poor urban areas in Greater Cairo.

Panelist Maryse Gautier, Urban Program Leader, Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) / CDC Climat, France

Will present experiences of Alexandria city, following-up on a recommended adaptation plan and other outcomes of a World Bank financed regional study. The study is analyzing the exposure to natural disasters and providing tools to evaluate risk and to cost potential losses. How cities adapt to a changing climate and increase their resilience to natural hazards will also be discussed.

Panelist Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, Mayor, City of Tevragh Zeina, Mauretania Will present how the municipality of Tevragh Zeina is using the campaign “my city is getting ready” to prepare for sea level rise and other climate change impacts and to develop a strategy prioritizing human and financial investments. She will also discuss how to increase political leadership for urban resilience by strengthening local capacities and partnerships through city to city learning and by technical cooperation


Panelist Caroline Huwiler, Territorial Energy Development Specialist, Institute for Development, Environment and Energy (IDE-E); Coordinator, Territorial Energy Strategy, National Agency for the Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ADEREE), Morocco

Will present the scope (opportunities and constraints) for action at the local level in regards to renewable energy and energy efficiency (within the specific context of Morocco); the “MENA Energy Award” framework and how it supports territorial efforts for sustainable energy development; and how to leverage innovative local approaches and lessons learned, through the “CoMun Cities Network on Sustainable Energy Management”.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

C5 Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum

Opening plenary

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 9:00-10:30 Contact: Emily Dowding-Smith Rooms: S29-31 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

The Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum has three core objectives:

To be a forum for actors in the city-region food system to come together to discuss and put into action the implementation of resilient city-region food systems within cities around the world;

To generate heightened awareness and strengthened political commitment in local governments in order to create resilient city-region food systems; and

To foster knowledge sharing and learning, across diverse cities and between sectors, with ongoing benefits for communities, local governments, businesses, researchers, NGOs and international organizations.

The opening plenary will launch the Forum with a discussion between cities taking the lead on food and experts on resilient urban food systems and climate change adaptation.

Based on their respective experiences, panelists will discuss the importance of strengthening city-region food systems and why local governments should be addressing this in the context of adaptation to climate change and building a resilient city. Pointed questions on this topic will be put to the speakers and audience to facilitate an interactive discussion and launch the forum.

Lauren Baker and Catherine Mah from the Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC) will draw on the 20 year history of Toronto’s municipal food policy and practice to illustrate how city-regions can bring a food systems approach to urban planning, public health, and economic development. This leading example will set the scene for the day, outlining the enabling factors and municipal levers that have made this possible. Practical examples will include food access mapping, increasing integration through public health program delivery, shortened and diversified food supply chains including cultural foods, and urban agriculture. The presentation will be followed by questions to and from the audience.

OUTCOMES Participants will:

Learn from city level examples of food systems and discuss why city leaders are taking a stand on the issue of food;

Be informed of the linkages between adaptation to climate change and resilience to city-region food systems from a global perspective; and

Be introduced to the format of the day’s Forum and gain an insight to the importance of strengthening the resilience of the city-region food system.


METHODOLOGY 9:00 - 9:05 Welcome from Monika Zimmermann, Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI- Local

Governments for Sustainability. 9:05 - 9:15 Introduction by the facilitator to the session format and to each panelist. 9:15 - 9:40 Pointed questions asked of each panelist. 9:40 - 9:45 Key points summarized by the facilitator and introduction to second half of opening. 9:45 - 10:00 Introduction of the Toronto Food Policy Council. 10:00 - 10:25 Interactive discussion with the audience hosted by the Toronto Food Policy Council. 10:25 - 10:30 Conclusion by the facilitator.

CONTRIBUTORS

Opening Panel

Facilitator Makiko Taguchi, Agricultural Officer, Co-secretary of the Food for the Cities Network, FAO of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

Panelist Jon Padgham, Deputy Director, START International, Washington D.C., USA

Dr. Jon Padgham is Deputy Director at the Global Change System for Analysis, Research, and Training (START), located in Washington, D.C. Jon directs capacity building programs that advance research and policy applications of global environmental change science in Africa and Asia. He is currently involved in promoting understanding of urban food security in Asia and Africa, strengthening analytical skills for applying climate model projections to adaptation decision making in Africa, and working with universities in Africa to develop curricula on climate change and development. Jon is a lead author on the IPCC 5th Assessment Report, Working Group on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation.

Panelist Paul Lindvall, City Commissioner/Chairman of the Cityboard, City of Linköping, Sweden

Paul Lindvall is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and leader of the ruling right-center coalition in Linköping. It consists of the Moderate Party, the Liberal People's Party, the Christian Democrats and the Centre Party, together forming a majority in the Municipal Council. Lindvall became active in the Moderate Youth League while at school in Östergötland. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Linköping University. He then pursued a career in academia. When Sven Lindgren retired from Linköping politics to become governor of Kalmar County, Lindvall became the leading Moderate in Linköping. He failed to win the election in 2002 but succeeded instead to win the local election 2006 in Linköping. Lindvall is now city commissioner, chairman of the city board and leader of the ruling right-center coalition in Linköping.


Panelist Keith Alverson Coordinator, Climate Change Adaptation and Terrestrial Ecosystems Branch, UNEP/DEPI, Nairobi, Kenya

Keith Alverson is the Head of the Climate Change Adaptation and Terrestrial Ecosystems Branch of the Division on Environmental Policy Implementation at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya. In this role, he coordinates UNEP’s Ecosystems Based Adaptation to Climate Change flagship program, the Global Climate Change Adaptation Network, and efforts to assist developing countries in accessing adaptation funding from bilateral and multilateral sources. From 2004-2011, Keith served as Head of Ocean Observations and Services at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and Director of the Global Ocean Observing System, based in Paris, France. Prior to 2004, he was director of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme’s core project Past Global Changes (PAGES) in Bern, Switzerland.

Case study from Toronto Food Policy Council

Presenter Lauren Baker, Coordinator, Toronto Food Policy Council, City of Toronto, Canada

Lauren Baker is the Coordinator of the Toronto Food Policy Council at Toronto Public Health and the City of Toronto. Lauren teaches at the University of Toronto, is a Research Associate with Ryerson University's Centre for Studies in Food Security, and has a PhD in Environmental Studies from York University. She is the Vice-Chair of Food Secure Canada, a network of civil society organizations and individuals collaborating to advance dialogue and cooperation for policies and programs that improve food security in Canada and globally. She is the author of Corn meets Maize: Food Movements and Markets in Mexico.

Presenter Catherine Mah, Researcher and Member, Toronto Food Policy Council, Toronto, Canada

Catherine L. Mah, MD PhD is a Fellow in Mental Health and Food Security and Head of the Food Policy Research Initiative at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Her current projects include research on the ethical principles that inform policy debates on food advertising directed towards children, and the framing of social policy interventions to address household food insecurity in Canada. She is engaged in research partnerships with Toronto Public Health and the Toronto Food Strategy, including a mobile fresh produce vending pilot in underserved neighborhoods in Toronto. She is a member of the Toronto Food Policy Council.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

D1 Living in low-income urban settlements in an

era of climate change

Panel discussion

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 11:00-12:30 Contact: Manoj Roy Rooms: S27-28 Email/web: [email protected]

http://www.bwpi.manchester.ac.uk/research/climurb/

Organized by: Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI),

The University of Manchester

OBJECTIVE

Accelerated urbanization in low- and middle-income countries, alongside a rise in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, suggests that climate change is already a factor in urbanization. Associated with this is a worsening of urban poverty, and a dramatic rise in the vulnerability of low-income settlement dwellers to both recurrent and new shocks and adverse outcomes.

Finding solutions to the challenges facing dwellers of low-income settlements in an era of climate change requires an empirical analysis of the lived experience of households and communities and a conceptual understanding of the broader processes to inform policy.

This panel will engage with international scholars and practitioners to facilitate the exchange of knowledge generated through a three-year ESRC-DFID funded research project, as part of the “Poverty and climate change in urban Bangladesh (ClimUrb)” program at the Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI), University of Manchester, UK.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about adaptations that households and communities of low-income urban dwellers in Bangladesh and elsewhere are undertaking– in terms of changes to the built-environment, livelihood diversifications, and social mobilization and political change;

They will gain a deeper understanding of the broader processes that shape and mediate the lived experience and practices of poor urban households and communities; and

Be able to reflect on adaptation needs in poor urban contexts across the developing world.

The discussion will be of particular interest to:

Those seeking theory-driven, action-orientated research findings;

Researchers with disciplinary backgrounds in development/urban studies and built-environment;

Donor, NGO, and grassroots organizations, who wish to promote the knowledge constructed; and

City planners and local governments concerned with urban policies and programs.


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METHODOLOGY


Four panelists will be allotted ten minutes each to present on the findings and experiences of research in low-income settlements in urban Bangladesh. (40 minutes)

The facilitator will lead a panel discussion focused on the following questions: (15 minutes) o What adaptations are households and communities in low-income settlements

undertaking – in terms of built-environment changes, livelihood diversifications, and social mobilization and political change?

o How do innovative adaptation practices emerge and flourish? How do they vary within and across countries? What are the potential enablers and barriers?

o What are the emerging forms of urban governance – their ideology, design, strengths/weaknesses, and transferability?

The facilitator will open the floor to questions. (20 minutes)

The facilitator will summarize the discussion and offer closing comments and next steps. (10 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Richard Friend, Senior Scientist, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET), Bangkok, Thailand

Panelist Nicola Banks, Research Associate, Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, UK

Will present adaptations undertaken by households and communities in low-income settlements – in terms of livelihood diversifications.

Panelist Ferdous Jahan, Associate Professor of Public Administration, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Will discuss emerging forms of urban governance – their ideology, design, strengths/weaknesses and transferability.


Panelist Diane Archer, Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK

Will discuss adaptations undertaken by households and communities in low-income settlements– in terms of social mobilization and political change.

Panelist Sunandan Tiwari, Program Coordinator, Sustainability Management, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat, New Delhi, India

Will discuss how innovative adaptation practices emerge and flourish, and the potential enablers and barriers.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

D2 Attaining a holistic adaptation approach:

Examples from around the world Presentations

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 11:00-12:30 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/ Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S34-35 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE Integrated adaptation approaches consider the city as a whole, simultaneously fortifying the interconnected social, economic, and environmental systems essential to a healthy, vibrant city. This session presents examples and recommendations for integrated adaptation and resilience strategies from around the world.

The first presentation will frame the session with a proposal from Romania for a spatial resilience index that integrates socio-economic and environmental indicators to gauge an urban area’s capacity to adapt and thrive. The integration of social aspects will then be brought into focus with the presentation of a methodology for incorporating local stakeholder perspectives into vulnerability assessments and adaptation options. The results from a pilot application in Santa Ana, El Salvador will be shared. Lastly, lessons from the “Five City Network” project, which supported the development of local adaptation frameworks with a focus on the urban poor in five Sub-Saharan Africa cities, will be discussed.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about integrated adaptation and resilience methods and their application;

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to address social, economic, and environmental concerns throughout the adaptation planning and disaster response process; and


METHODOLOGY






CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Almut Nagel, Senior Desk Officer for Water and Urban Development, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Presenters Alexandru Bănică, Researcher, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Romania

Romanian functional urban areas: Between polarization and spatial resilience

This presentation evaluates the post-communist dynamics of (theoretical) functional urban areas and their present robustness and adaptability to globalized changes. Relevant demographic, social-economic, land-use and environmental indicators are selected and integrated in order to propose a spatial resilience capacity index that could be a tool for urban-rural systems’ planning policies.

Presenters Maricarmen Esquivel, Climate Change Senior Associate, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Washington, D.C., USA

David Wilk, Climate Change Lead Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Washington, D.C., USA

Local stakeholder assessment of climate change adaptation options: A methodological proposal and pilot test in Santa Ana, El Salvador

This presentation will explore what local stakeholders in emerging cities of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) identify as potential adaptation options, and how their perspective could contribute to vulnerability and risk assessments. A bottom-up methodology for assessing disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation options, with a pilot application in Santa Ana (El Salvador) will be presented.

Presenter Sarah Birch, Climate Risk and Biodiversity Program Manager, ICLEI Africa Secretariat and Cities Biodiversity Center, Cape Town, South Africa

Planning for climate resilience at the local level: A tale of five African cities

This presentation describes the lessons learned from the “Five-City Network” project initiated by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability - Africa (ICLEI-Africa) under the “Climate Change Adaptation Africa” program funded by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The project encouraged five local authorities - Cape Town (South Africa), Temeke (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), Maputo (Mozambique), Walvis Bay (Namibia) and Port Louis (Mauritius) - to focus on particularly vulnerable communities and their livelihoods.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

D3 Planning for resilient cities in Latin America

and Asia

Panel discussion

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 11:00-12:30 Contact: Carrie Mitchell Rooms: S30-32 E-mail/web: [email protected] Organized by: International Development Research

Centre (IDRC)

OBJECTIVE

This session will examine techniques being used to integrate resilience thinking into urban planning and development practice. Panelists will discuss research results from multiple cities in South America and South-East Asia, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of different methods for integration. Based on research results to date, panelists will also comment on what catalyzes or inhibits action towards more sustainable urban planning and development in cities, and the particular ‘conditions for success’ they have discovered through the course of their research. The session will be organized around guiding questions, with each panelist given time to respond to individual questions, and to respond to comments made by other panelists.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about:

How the concept of resilience is understood in practice;

Specific methods researchers are testing to integrate resilience into urban planning and development;

How researchers and city governments can test the effectiveness of various resilience concepts; and

Conditions for success when it comes to integrating resilience thinking into urban planning and development at the city level.

METHODOLOGY

The facilitator, David Dodman, will open the session with a short introduction of himself and each speaker. (5 minutes)


The remainder of the session will be organized around the guiding questions, with each panelist given time to respond to individual questions and to comments made by other panelists. (3 x 10 minutes)



Guiding questions: 1. The concept of resilience can be difficult to define. How do you understand resilience,

and what does a resilient city look like to you? How do you translate the vision of resilience to policy and planning at the city level?

2. What methodologies or tools have you tested within your city or cities of study to incorporate resilience into urban planning? Overall, have you found them successful? How are you measuring success?

3. In many cities, urban planning is a technocratic exercise. In your opinion, is a resilient city synonymous with participatory, democratic planning? What sorts of changes are needed to facilitate the integration of resilience thinking into urban planning and development policy and practice?



CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator David Dodman, Senior Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK

Panelist Wijitbusaba Ann Marome, Professor, Thammasat University, Thailand

Will discuss the ways in which she and her team of researchers are engaging with the City of Bangkok and its citizens to understand risk in a complex urban environment, with a particular focus on urban flooding. She will discuss how she is measuring vulnerability and sensitivity to climate hazards at the city level, and how this information is being used to design targeted communications tools for public education and advocacy.

Panelist Bach Tan Sinh, Director, National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and

Strategy Studies (NISTPASS), Vietnam

Will discuss his research on communicating climate change risk in three Vietnamese cities. He will also discuss the concept of Shared Learning Dialogues (SLD) and how he and his team are attempting to incorporate this concept into urban planning practice. His plans for measuring the utility of these SLDs across research sites, and how the SLD concept and process may eventually be introduced into other cities, will be elaborated.


Panelist Jorgelina Hardoy, Senior Researcher, International Institute for Environment and

Development (IIED) – América Latina, Argentina

Will highlight preliminary findings from a four-city study aimed at integrating adaptation into existing urban and development planning. She will discuss the multi-stakeholder process through which researchers attempt to develop guidelines for local adaptation plans and how information generated by the project is discussed and integrated into municipal governments’ existing policies and procedures. Successes to date and key constraints will be discussed.

Panelist Ky Quang Vinh Chairman, Climate Change Coordination Office, Can Tho, Vietnam

Will speak to the challenges and opportunities of re-conceptualizing urban planning and development to effectively respond to increased climatic uncertainty.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

D4 Measuring urban resilience infrastructure

Panel discussion

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 11:00-12:30 Contact: Alice Balbo Rooms: S25-26 E-mail: [email protected] Organized by: Arup, Regional Plan Association, and

Siemens

OBJECTIVE

Cities need to recognize that the growing frequency and magnitude of hazard events, combined with growing long-term stresses from ageing infrastructure, population growth, economic instability, etc. is putting the well-being of their citizens at risk.

The partners (Arup, Regional Plan Association, and Siemens) are finalizing a report on Resilient Urban Infrastructure. The report identifies an approach for city governments and other city actors to operationalize resilience in the planning and management of urban infrastructure.

In this session, the New York City electrical grid will be used as an example of how cities can improve their resilience and what benefits can be expected.

OUTCOMES

This panel will be useful for any local-level leader, including mayors, governors, councilors, and other actors, as well as civil society organizations, academia, and public and private sector professionals to gain a better understanding of:

Best practices in resilience activities that are being applied by cities and partners;

How to make the right investments in resilience that can provide greater protection from hazard events and build better system performance, driving efficiency, reliability, and environmental benefits;

Policy frameworks that validate and enable investment in disaster risk reduction.


METHODOLOGY


The panelists will each give a brief presentation about their role and experiences. (33 minutes)

Panel discussion guided by the following questions: (30 minutes)

1. Why should cities invest in disaster risk reduction? 2. What constitutes good practices in urban resilience? 3. What are the benefits of multiple stakeholder engagement and partnerships?

The facilitator will summarize the discussion and open the floor to questions. (15 minutes)


CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Emani Kumar, Regional Director, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat, New Delhi, India

Panelist Tom Wright, Executive Director, Regional Plan Association, New York City, USA The Regional Plan Association (RPA), is America's oldest private regional planning

organization. Tom has been responsible for a number of projects including the Draft Vision Plan for the City of Newark (2006) and A Region at Risk: The Third Regional Plan for the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Area (1996).

Panelist Stephen Cook, Associate Director, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, London, UK Stephen is a charted town planner and an Associate Director based in Arup’s Energy and Climate Change Consulting team. He has over fifteen years’ experience at the interface between planning and infrastructure, with his work increasingly focuses on the critical urban issues of integrated energy-spatial planning and resilience to climate change and other dynamic pressures of the 21st century.

Panelist Stefan Denig, Vice President, Siemens Global Center of Competence Cities Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the fields of industry, energy and healthcare as well as providing infrastructure solutions, primarily for cities and metropolitan areas. Stefan has been responsible for a number of projects on sustainable cities including the Green City Index (GCI), conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Siemens.

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SESSION DESCRIPTION

D5 Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum

Unpacking the city-region food system: Case study presentations

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 11:00-12:30 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith Rooms: S29-31 Organized by: ICLEI, RUAF Foundation, and UN-Habitat

OBJECTIVE

This series of presentations from cities around the world unpacks the meaning of the city-region food system by examining different localized solutions. Building on the opening plenary, which will have outlined how some cities are starting to address food, this session will turn to practical examples of how municipalities can address the following issues:

the human right to food;

food in schools; and

linking rural and urban approaches for agricultural productivity.

Practical solutions within the peri-urban region specifically for growing produce in the context of adaptation to climate change and providing ecosystem services will be presented.

Guiding questions: 1. What are some key elements of a resilient city-region food system?

2. How are cities designing city-region food systems to take these into account?

OUTCOMES

The participants will learn about city level solutions to resilient urban food systems;

Through the case studies, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to ensure that integration is achieved across a number of levels; and


METHODOLOGY






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CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Markéta Braine-Supkova, President, International Urban Food Network, Paris, France

Presenter Flavio Duffles, Deputy Municipal Secretary of Food and Nutritional Security Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Addressing city food and nutritional security and the human right to food

The Municipal Secretary of Food and Nutritional Security of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has a vision to contribute to the improved quality of life for the inhabitants of Belo Horizonte through developing actions which promote nutrition and food security. The purpose of the secretary is to plan and coordinate policy for supply, nutrition, and food security. All human beings, for the simple fact of having been born and being a part of the human race, possess human rights, among them the human right to adequate food. In Brazil, the concept of food security has been debated for at least 30 years and has suffered from changes based on social and human history. This presentation looks at how the city is addressing the challenge through school food programs, public restaurants, street markets, community gardens, and the promotion of healthy eating habits,

Presenter Ronaldo B. Golez, Municipal Mayor, Dumangas, Philippines

Climate Field School: Rural-urban linkages for agricultural productivity

The Climate Field School (CFS) is an innovative strategy for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation modeled on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The CFS is a product of a collaboration between the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PAGASA), Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office with the support from the Office of the Foreign Disaster Assistance of USAID, and the Local Government Unit of Dumangas. The CFS aims to enhance the capacity of extension workers, rural women, and farmers/stakeholders to understand and apply weather forecast information to reduce disaster risks and enable climate change adaptation. The program focused on improving farming practices, adapting new farming technology, and integrating climate forecasting information towards agricultural development.

Presenter Sisira Kodikara, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrarian Development, Minor Irrigation, Industries and Environment "Shrawasthi Mandiraya", Western Province, Sri Lanka

Promoting urban agriculture as part of a Provincial Action Plan on Climate Change

Sri Lanka’s Western Province is experiencing various climate change impacts. A projected increase in average rainfall as well as heavy rainfall events, resulting in increased flooding risk (and related damages to infrastructure, utility supply and city economies), are the main challenges, followed by an expected increase in extreme heat days. Notwithstanding urbanization, small but fast growing cities in Western Province still have large areas of low-lying, rain-fed, agricultural and paddy lands. However, rapid filling and conversion of these lands to residential and commercial use


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has significantly altered the natural water flow and drainage. This, coupled with increases in rainfall, has resulted in recurrent flooding. Sustainable rehabilitation of paddy lands through the application of urban agriculture is one of the models tested by the Province, in their collaboration with UN-Habitat and RUAF Foundation. Promotion of space-intensive home-gardening is another model being promoted to plan for a denser city that will maintain a green, productive environment to positively influence the urban micro-climate and support cities in reducing their dependency on food imports.

Presenter Hamidou Baguian, Climate Change Focal Point, Municipality of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Green mosaic planning in Bobo Dioulasso

Bobo Dioulasso (800,000 inhabitants) is one of the fastest growing cities in Burkina Faso. Located in the dry savannah zone it is vulnerable to specific climate change impacts such as more irregular rainfall, increasing temperatures, dust and wind storms. The city is characterized by increasing urban poverty and food insecurity. Bobo Dioulasso is bordered by several forest and peri-urban agricultural areas which produce grains and vegetables. Though under pressure from illegal construction and other land uses, the city has managed to maintain 64 ha. of greenways featuring large open spaces that connect to the peri-urban forested areas. In order to promote a more sustainable urban development model, the Municipality of Bobo Dioulasso together with decentralized state services have agreed to preserve and protect the border zones between the city and its forests and to keep the mosaic of greenways as areas with multi-functional, productive urban agriculture land uses. This preservation is expected to mitigate the urban heat island effect, provide “green lungs” for the city, and offer food production and income opportunities for poor urban households.

Presenters Laxman Aryal, Chief and Executive Officer, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

Rabin Man Shrestha, Environment Management Division, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office, Nepal

Promoting productive use of built-up space in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Kathmandu District is the fastest growing district in the country. Loss of peri-urban production areas that traditionally help feed Kathmandu city with rice, grains, vegetables, poultry, and dairy made Kathmandu more vulnerable to disruptions in food supply. Kathmandu now has to depend on the production of either rural areas or imports from India or China. However, the only major access road through the mountains is often blocked by floods or landslides and the changing climate will likely increase the frequency of such natural disasters. Protection and preservation of the remaining peri-urban agricultural lands is deemed highly necessary. Next to this, the potential of using built-up spaces, and specifically rooftops, could provide an interesting opportunity to grow food in inner-city areas, which otherwise lack (open) space for food production. KMC and the local NGO ENPHO, supported by UN-Habitat and RUAF Foundation are promoting productive rooftop gardens for 150 households. Rooftop gardening may positively contribute to increased diversification of food and income sources and reduced vulnerability to food price hikes and economic crisis. In addition, rooftop gardens may have positive impacts on ambient and home temperatures, reducing heating and cooling requirements and thereby reducing emissions and saving costs while improving aesthetic value and air quality.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

E1 Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum

Workshop 1: Can cities become more self-reliant in food?

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:30 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Marielle Dubbeling Rooms: S34-35 Organized by: ICLEI and RUAF

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of these workshops is to foster, through active audience participation, outcomes that cities can use to commit to creating resilient city-region food systems. The workshops will be run in parallel to each other. Participants can choose one to attend, signing up in advance at reception/registration. Each workshop will focus on a different topic but answer the same broader questions in order that the outcomes may be combined. Rapporteurs in each workshop will record the results.

Broader questions:

What could a resilient city-region food system look like in 20-30 years, compared with one today? Aspects for consideration include:

o Reduced vulnerability to climate change and disasters.

o Sustainable production and consumption.

o Improved rural-urban linkages.

o Reduced vulnerability to food price hikes.

o Increased self-sufficiency in urban food production.

o Enhanced access to food for the urban poor and vulnerable groups.

What steps must local governments take in order to design a city-region food system that can achieve this vision? These may include:

o Mapping their food system (mapping food flows, value chain mapping, food and nutrition deficiencies mapping, assessing local activities and their impacts).

o Inclusive and participatory planning activities (setting up a food policy council, setting objectives and defining interventions, defining policies and projects, establishing coordination and monitoring mechanisms). This would include the following 2 points:

Ways to include all actors in the system.

Ways to gain political commitment.

o An activist approach (replicating and up-scaling existing local initiatives, sharing and learning, brokering between actors, and organizing public debates).


o Promoting shorter food chains and local procurement

o Holistic approaches consider existing city work on ecosystem services, biodiversity etc.

o Identification of knowledge needs and gaps, to better inform research and practice.

o Potential work programs or trainings that could assist actors, particularly local governments.

Workshop 1: Can cities become more self-reliant in food? To meet their daily food needs, modern cities rely almost exclusively on food imports. Depending on the means of transport, distances travelled, cold storage needs, and food wasted along the chain, such imports result in increased GHG emissions. About 33% of global GHG emissions are related to food. At the same time, climate change is affecting rural food production and supply. Coupled to the financial and fuel crisis, food price hikes were recorded in 2007-2008 and again in 2011, resulting in increased malnutrition for many urban poor (in many countries in the Global South, but also in North America and, more recently, Europe).

With urbanization only set to accelerate, cities may explore the potential of increasing urban and peri-urban food production and self-reliance in food. Such local food production may help meet food needs for certain produce (specifically vegetables, fruits, eggs, and some diary or meat) and may help retain a larger share of food expenditures in the city region, contributing to local employment.

At the same time, it may further climate change adaptation by positively affecting the greening of cities, and related temperature effects, the infiltration of storm water and reduced flooding, and the re-use of urban organic wastes. To what extent can cities become more self-reliant in food and what are implications for urban land use and city policies? The cities of Cleveland (USA) and Almere (Netherlands) modeled potential food production and can provide some initial answers to these questions. City presentations in the morning plenary will have provided partial answers as well. This workshop will focus on how increased local food production can contribute to a more resilient food system and what land use changes and policies are needed to achieve this.

METHODOLOGY

Facilitators Marielle Dubbeling, Director, RUAF Foundation, The Netherlands

Nico Tillie, Landscape Architect and Sustainable city, City of Rotterdam and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Urban Agriculture from bottom up initiatives to resilient city strategy

14:00 - 14:15 Introduction to theme and recap of the morning's session. Overview of the topic and introduction to the cities of Cleveland and Almere: Marielle Dubbeling.

14:15 - 14:30 Overview of a specific city case study in the context of the workshop: Rotterdam (The Netherlands): Nico Tillie.

14:30 - 15:30 Break out into 4 groups and commence the World Café. (4 rounds x 15 minutes)

Each group will start by answering the following questions:

What is the (relative) importance of increased self-reliance in urban and peri-urban food production as a strategy for creating more resilient city-regional food systems?


What is the current and potential future percentage of urban consumed food that might be produced in your city region?

Next, the following topics will be discussed:

TOPIC 1: What spaces are available for food production in and around your city? What policies or by-laws are needed to put them to productive use?

TOPIC 2: What food products could best be promoted in your city-region in order to reduce dependency on food imports? What is needed to make these food products more resistant to a changing climate?

TOPIC 3: What local food growing and processing activities are already found in the city? What policies and support are needed to replicate or up-scale them?

TOPIC 4: Which stakeholders/actors are already involved in local food production? Which others need to be involved in order to up-scale and enhance this activity?

15:40 - 16:00 Summary of each topic by each facilitator* (4 x 5 minutes)

Results of the session will be reported on and will contribute to both the final plenary and the guidelines for cities.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

E2 Enabling local action on adaptation:

Planning and policy tools and frameworks

Presentations

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S25-26 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

The availability of effective planning and policy tools is key to the success of local adaptation and resilience strategies, especially in developing cities. This session will showcase tools and frameworks designed to build local capacity for the development and implementation of such strategies. The presentations will discuss programs being implemented at the regional, national, and city level.

This session will begin with the presentation of three guides and frameworks intended to enable informed, independent, and affordable planning and policy making processes at the local level. The “Climate Action Planning for Municipalities” (PACMUN) guide developed by the ICLEI Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Secretariat supports collaborative, strategic actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation. A guide and toolkit prepared by the ICLEI Oceania and South Asia Secretariats as part of the Rockefeller Foundation ACCCRN program outlines a simple, replicable process developing cities can follow to design and implement climate resilient strategies. In addition to the guide, lessons from three pilot cities in India- Shimla, Bhubaneswar, and Mysore - and next steps for the project will be shared. Third, a framework for the development and institutionalization of an integrated climate strategy on mitigation and adaptation in Indonesian cities developed by the Indonesian-German “Policy Advice for Environment and Climate Change” (PAKLIM) program will be discussed, along with insights from pilot implementations. The session will conclude with two presentations on specific strategies for forward-looking urban planning. Approaches for creating green coastal cities where both economic growth and environmental protection are prioritized and their application in Colombia will be explored. The “Buenos Aires City Territorial Model” will then be presented. This tool forecasts future scenarios based on historic trends, allowing planners to direct the city along a more sustainable, resilient path.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about replicable, low-cost guides, tools, and frameworks for developing and implementing local adaptation and resilience plans;

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how these tools and frameworks can be integrated and institutionalized within municipal planning processes; and



METHODOLOGY





CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Milica Bajic-Brkovic, President, International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), Belgrade, Serbia

Presenter Edgar Villaseñor Franco, Regional Secretary, ICLEI Mexico Central America and the Caribbean Secretariat (MECS), Mexico City, Mexico

Climate Action Planning for municipalities: An opportunity for resilience

ICLEI MECS is developing “Municipal Climate Action Plans” (PACMUN) that support cooperation between local and national stakeholders to encourage a public policy framework on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The PACMUN guide facilitates knowledge exchange between stakeholders and municipal officials to ensure resiliency measures address all sectors and socio-economic backgrounds. In 2013, the aim is to further expand the use of PACMUN at the local, national, and international level. This presentation will discuss the methodology, lessons learned, and next steps of the PACMUN program as it relates to local adaptation planning.

Presenters Sunandan Tiwari, Program Coordinator, Sustainability Management, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat, New Delhi, India

Steve Gawler, Director International Programs, ICLEI Oceania Secretariat, Melbourne, Australia

Developing a streamlined and replicable climate resilience planning toolkit for Asian cities

As part of the ACCCRN program, ICLEI South Asia and Oceania Secretariats have developed and tested a streamlined and replicable process that cities in Asia can follow with minimal external support to develop integrated climate resilience strategies. This presentation aims at sharing the process, the lessons learned and the experiences from the three pilot cities in India: Shimla, Bhubaneswar, and Mysore.


Presenters Josef Tränkler, Former Component Leader, Indonesian-German Policy Advice for Environment and Climate Change program, German Development Cooperation (PAKLIM GIZ), Augsburg, Germany

Moh. Inung Nurhadi, Component Manager, Indonesian-German Policy Advice for Environment and Climate Change program, German Development Cooperation (PAKLIM-GIZ), Semarang, Indonesia

Integrated Climate Action Planning: A methodology to increase cities’ resilience

Most cities in the developing world are lacking the capacity and capability to cope with climate change issues. The steering and coordination of cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary processes with relevant stakeholders is inadequate. The Indonesian-German Policy Advice for Environment and Climate Change program (PAKLIM) has piloted an “Integrated Climate Action Planning” framework designed to build administrative capacity and balance mitigation and adaptation in Indonesian cities. Experiences from the implementation process and a preview of future activities will be presented.

Presenters Javier Mouthon-Bello, Associate Professor, University of Cartagena, Colombia

Mixing integrated coastal zone management and green growth in Colombia: A recipe for resilient coastal cities?

The vulnerability of Colombia’s coastal cities to the impacts of climate change is heightened by a lack of coordinated support of coastal zone management. Furthermore, the increased concentration of industry along the coast adds to the importance of effective management and climate adaptation policies that promote sustainable growth. This is where the principles of Integrated Coastal Zone Management must meet the vision of a Green City. This presentation will explore the integration of these concepts and the application for urban planning in Colombian coastal cities with special emphasis on the pilot city of Cartagena.

Presenters Fernando Álvarez de Celis, Director General of Planning, Ministry of Urban Development, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires City Territorial Model: A new viewpoint and the sustainability methodology for the future Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the economic and the political center of the country, but there has been a lack of integrated, long-term planning that could provide a logical framework for future actions. The Buenos Aires Territorial Model (TM) is being developed to serve as a practical tool for diagnosis, analysis, and long-term urban planning in order to generate progressively more precise plans for the next 50 years. The TM analyzes historical trends and issues to provide a more precise knowledge of where the city is going and how it should proceed to become more sustainable through time.


SESSION DESCRIPTION


Workshop 2: The role of food systems in city disaster planning and responses

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:30 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith Room: Römerkeller (downstairs) Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of these workshops is to foster, through active audience participation, outcomes that cities can use to commit to creating resilient city-region food systems. The workshops will be run in parallel to each other. Participants can choose one to attend, signing up in advance at reception/registration. Each workshop will focus on a different topic but answer the same broader questions in order that the outcomes may be combined. Rapporteurs in each workshop will record the results. Workshop 2: The role of food systems in city disaster planning and responses Recent disasters have highlighted both the strengths and vulnerabilities of the food supply and the consequent need for better planning and policy tools for disaster risk reduction in terms of food and nutrition security in cities. Lessons from disasters have begun to inform planning for future weather events that may endanger the food supply, especially for the most vulnerable urban populations. This workshop will canvas a broad perspective on disasters (e.g. earthquakes, conflict, supply shocks (fuel, food price spikes) through the food system lens. It will address both the issues of preparedness and response to crisis. Through exploring vulnerability and crisis response experiences, lessons learned, and principles that can inform planning and capacities, the workshop will aim to explore the topic of food systems in disasters so that risks are reduced and responses can better accommodate the uncertainties that cities face under a variety of scenarios.

Facilitators: Heather Grady, Vice President of Foundation Initiatives, Rockefeller Foundation, USA

Makiko Taguchi, Agricultural Officer, Co-secretary for the Food for the Cities Network, FAO of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

Arthur Getz Escudero, Researcher, School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff University, UK

14:00-14:20 Introduction to theme and recap of the morning's session and “world café”

methodology. Arthur Getz Escudero and Makiko Taguchi.

14:20-14:30 Food systems and city resilience in disasters. Heather Grady.


14:30- 15:30 Break out into 3 groups and commence the World Café where each participant will contribute to the discussions following from the questions listed above. (3 rounds x 20 minutes: 60 minutes total)

The same facilitator remains at each “table”. One reporter per table is present to record. Every 15 minutes, participants move to another table with a different question to answer.

Questions to be addressed in roundtables:

TOPIC 1: What steps can be taken to enhance a city region food system, particularly a food distribution system, so it can withstand shifts in climate change and other disasters?

TOPIC 2: What are the innovative communication and planning approaches that cities can adopt to create more inclusive processes and adaptive capacity in dealing with food system uncertainties and vulnerability?

TOPIC 3: What steps must cities take in order to design a city-region food system that can anticipate and withstand shocks and support a comprehensive approach (including all actors, maintaining political commitment) to food system resilience?

15:45-16:00 Overall summary of each topic (i.e. table) by each facilitator* (3 x 6 minutes: 18 minutes)


SESSION DESCRIPTION

E4 Durban Adaptation Charter: From

commitment to implementation

Presentation session

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 Contact: Alice Balbo Rooms: S25-26 E-mail: [email protected] Organized by: ICLEI in cooperation with the eThekwini

Municipality/Durban

OBJECTIVE

Local governments that have signed the Durban Adaptation Charter (DAC) have made a commitment to reduce the impacts that climate change will have on the built environment, natural systems, and local residents by initiating and maintaining integrated adaptation programs.

The DAC is designed to promote awareness and support the efforts of local governments to pursue climate adaptation. In order to further the impacts of the DAC a small group of representatives from local governments around the world, along with participants from select international organizations working in this area, met in Durban, South Africa, in March 2013. The aim was to understand the types of support that will enable local governments to be effective in their adaptation efforts, the governance structure for the DAC they regard as most appropriate for supporting their activities and advancing the visibility of urban climate adaptation, and the types of assessment protocols they would like to see developed. This session will summarize the main findings from the workshop and, based on these findings the next steps planned in the process of implementation of the Durban Adaptation Charter. Signatories will also have the chance to explain why they have signed the Charter and their commitment to it and partners will highlight their role in the process.

OUTCOMES

This session will be useful for any local-level leader, including mayors, governors, councilors, and other actors, as well as civil society organizations, academia, and public and private sector professionals to gain a better understanding of:

The Durban Adaptation Charter, its commitments and evolution;

The next steps in the process of operationalizing the Durban Adaptation Charter and the analysis behind it.


METHODOLOGY

Mayor’s commitment when signing the Durban Adaptation Charter. (15 minutes), led by Mayor Nimptsch, Mayor of Bonn, Vice – Chair of World Mayors Council on Climate Change


An update on the Durban Adaptation Charter process since its signing will be provided. (10 minutes)

A presentation of the outcomes of the Durban Adaptation Charter implementation workshop last March. (15 minutes)

USAID and ICMA’s roles in the Durban Adaptation Charter process. (10 minutes)

Facilitated panel discussion. (30 minutes)

Closing remarks. (5 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Opening Remarks and signing ceremony for new DAC signatories

Jürgen Nimptsch, Mayor of Bonn, Vice – Chair of World Mayors Council on Climate Change

Facilitator Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Presenter Debra Roberts, Deputy Head: Environmental Planning & Climate Protection, Ethekwini Municipality/Durban, South Africa

Presenter David Dodman, Senior Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK

Presenter Joseph Lombardo, Director, CityLinks Program, International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

Presenter David Cadman, President, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability

Presenter Rolando Golez, Mayor, Dumangas, Philippines, DAC Signatory city

Presenter Mussa Natty, Municipal Director, City of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, DAC Signatory city


SESSION DESCRIPTION


Workshop 3: Can Green Real Estate foster better city food planning?

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:30 Contact: Emily Dowding-Smith, Alexander Bernard Room: S29-31 Organized by: ICLEI and Plantagon International AB

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of these workshops is to foster, through active audience participation, outcomes that cities can use to commit to creating resilient city-region food systems. The workshops will be run in parallel to each other. Participants can choose one to attend, signing up in advance at reception/registration. Each workshop will focus on a different topic but answer the same broader questions in order that the outcomes may be combined. Rapporteurs in each workshop will record the results.

Broader questions:

What could a resilient city-region food system look like in 20-30 years compared with one today? Possibly consider aspects such as:

o Technology services like RFID, Bluetooth, and Andriod apps can be a part of daily livelihood.

o Health monitoring systems and hospital services could become private services due to enhanced food systems.

o Green real estate produced by completely eco/organic material shall help fashion natural living standards.

What steps must local governments take in order to design a city-region food system that can achieve this vision?

Workshop 3: Can greening Real Estate foster better city food planning? With steadily increasing population rates, high economic growth, and high urbanization, the global challenges and need for sustainable urban food systems is increasingly imperative. Political statements, market analyses, and collaboration experiences further strengthen this basic need of the hour. Urban agriculture has been identified to represent a single-focus solution for these challenges. However, in order to reach a sustainable transformative system, urban agriculture requires vertical farming technologies. Compared with conventional greenhouse operations, vertical faming produce up to ten times more crops per area, use water resources in a more efficient and economic way and consume up to ten times more carbon dioxide. This solution provides a year-round crop production protected from weather-related crop failures due to droughts, floods or pests and cuts transportation


and whole-sale costs in the value chain and no herbicides, pesticides and only limited amounts of fertilizers need to be used. Vertical farming inside cities also dramatically reduces fossil fuel use in production and transportation as well as carbon dioxide emissions during transport. The vertical greenhouse, with a surrounding economic growth, creates prospects for new business establishments with subsequent jobs and will also function as a ”city lung” and landmark offering tourism development opportunities. With a steadily increased need for complementary food production measures, the need for healthy food will no doubt continue to increase. Even if just a small percentage of the food a large city needs is produced within the city, this implies a large financial turnover and likewise large growth potential. A vertical greenhouse with a cultivation area of 4000 sqm will annually produce approximately 500 metric tonnes of vegetables. Larger scale and/or more plants will produce even more, implying large local business opportunities, as well. Further development of urban agriculture through vertical farming adapted to local conditions will, in a creative collaboration environment, also develop innovative solutions for e.g. energy efficiency, business and operation models, increased harvest yields, social integration infrastructure models. The City of Linkoping is a prime example of successful co-existence of energy efficient power-plant, bio-gas and Plantagon Greenhouse innovation.

METHODOLOGY

Facilitators: Alexander Bernard - Global Brand Director, Plantagon International AB

Shrikant Ramakrishnan - Global Business Development Director, Plantagon International AB

Paul Lindvall, City Commissioner/Chairman of the Cityboard, City of Linköping, Sweden

14:00-14:15 Introduction to theme and overview of topic, introducing city of Linkoping: Facilitator.

14:15-14:30 Overview of the 101 Network of Cities, academics and private organizations as the growth platform for modern urban farming: Facilitator.

14:30- 15:30 Break out into three groups and commence the World Café where each participant will contribute to the following discussions. (3 rounds x 20 minutes: 60 minutes total)

All three groups will answer the following questions: o How can transformative real-estate help in urban food production as a strategy for

creating more resilient city-regional food systems? o How can the triple-helix of government, academics and private enterprise come

together to help implement resilient city-regional food systems primarily beneficial to the common city-dweller?

This will be followed by specific discussions:

TOPIC 1: How can conventional real-estate i.e. hotels, office spaces and modern residential dwellings in/around your city be put to productive food production use?

TOPIC 2: Who would be the prime target audiences for food produced freshly within cities:-


- a. Schools & Colleges

- b. Hospitals & Clinics

TOPIC 3: Can public/private partnerships help technology developed by academics and innovators for resilient urban food systems (such as glass houses or green-buildings) be commercialized for social benefits?

15:40-16:00 Overall summary of each topic by each facilitator. (3 x 6 minutes: 18 minutes) Results of the session will be reported on and will contribute to both the final plenary and the guidelines for cities.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

E6 Incorporating climate change concerns into

City Development Strategies

Panel discussion

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 Contact: Anna Skibevaag Rooms: S27-28 E-mail/web: [email protected];

www.unhabitat.org

Organized by: UN-Habitat

OBJECTIVE

A recent study conducted under a joint initiative of UN-Habitat, the World Bank, and UNEP is exploring how climate change concerns can be integrated into City Development Strategies (CDS). This session will discuss the findings of the review, which is based on a sample of seven case studies in developing regions. Lessons from different CDS and local planning initiatives will be presented along with recommendations and key references on how to integrate climate change in urban strategic planning initiatives in general.

OUTCOMES

Participants - including practitioners, local stakeholders, and policymakers - will gain a better understanding of:

How climate change can impact and transform planning initiatives in terms of processes, objectives, tools, and responses;

Best practices for integrating climate change concerns into urban planning and development strategies; and

Strategies for turning climate change into an opportunity for investment and technological advancement, rather than a threat.

Stakeholders interested in linking spatial and economic development through appropriate planning approaches will exchange on their experiences and concerns and comment on the research outcomes.

METHODOLOGY


Presentation of the overall findings and proposed framework for better integration of climate change and strategic urban planning. (15 minutes)

Concrete examples from cities where climate change concerns have been integrated into strategic urban planning initiatives. (2 x 10 minutes)

Feedback and discussion with key stakeholders and representatives of City Development Strategies global partners on: (40 minutes)


http://www.unhabitat.org/


o Innovating CDS to reflect local innovations o Linking climate change to investments o Strategic approach and the capacity of the partners

Guiding questions to be addressed include:

o How can we integrate climate change concerns into City Development Strategies? o What concrete examples do we have of this? o What has the impact been?


CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Raf Tuts, Coordinator, Urban Planning and Design Branch, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya

Overall introduction: Climate Changes and Urban Planning

Panelist Saskia Ruijsink, Expert and Lead Researcher, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Topic: Overview of the research findings: Climate change in CDS processes

Panelist Viet Hung Ngo, PhD Student and Researcher, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University of Rotterdam / UN-Habitat, Da Nang City, Vietnam

Topic: Da Nang CDS addressing Climate Change innovations and challenges

Panelist Craig Kesson, Director, Strategic Policy Unit, City of Cape Town, South Africa

Topic: Climate change planning as a strategic planning approach

Panelist Carmen Vogt, Project Manager “Sustainable Development of Metropolitan Regions,” and Senior Policy Advisor Cities and Climate Change, German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Eschborn, Germany

Panelist Stephen Hammer, Lead Urban Specialist, World Bank, Washington D.C., USA

Panelist Sara Hoeflich de Duque, Program Manager, United Cities and Local Governments, Barcelona, Spain

Panelist Soraya Smaoun, Acting Head, Built Environment Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Paris, France


SESSION DESCRIPTION

F1 Advancing urban resilience through the

strategic use of spatial data

Presentations

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 16:30-18:00 ICLEI contact: Alice Balbo/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S27-28 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

Much effort has been expended to understand the global effects of climate change. However, municipalities are often limited in their ability to analyze localized risks. Spatial data and analysis tools, including those using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, are a powerful, multi-purpose resource available to cities. Spatial data tools can be applied in a variety of ways to assess a multitude of climate risks and vulnerabilities. For example, they can assist with collecting and sharing risk data, pinpointing vulnerable areas and populations, and rationalizing urban development plans.

This presentation session will provide concrete examples of how spatial data tools, are being used to inform resilience planning and improve risk policy development. Three challenges and solutions will be presented. First, techniques for using spatial data infrastructure to enable more transparent, participatory approaches for climate adaptation will be discussed. Second, a project in Ferizazj/Urosevac Municipality, Kosovo supported by UN-Habitat to generate hazard maps using GIS for disaster planning and risk assessment will be shared. Finally, the application of a vulnerability index developed using Multi-Criteria Analysis and GIS by Project RENCOASTAL in Portugal, to both inform and support municipal decisions on risk management, will be shared.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn how urban resilience planning can benefit from the use of spatial data across different sectors;

Through the case studies, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the multitude of uses spatial data can have at the local level for informing decision making, assessing urban risks, managing disasters and planning future urban development; and


METHODOLOGY






CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Mark Sorensen, President, Geographic Planning Collaborative, Inc., Running Springs, USA

Presenter Jim Geringer, Director, Policy and Public Sector Strategies, Esri; former Governor, Wyoming, USA

GIS and spatial data infrastructure (SDI) for urban sustainability and resilience

Good decision making regarding sustainable development and urban resilience requires good information. GIS and SDI can provide cities with an enabling environment for better governance, public engagement and decision making such that government can better measure urban conditions and trends over time, and further inform policy through these insights.

Presenter Pren Domgjoni, Spatial Urban Planner, UN-Habitat Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo

Disaster Risk Assessment Management (DRAM) - Experience from Kosovo

Disaster Risk Assessment Management (DRAM) and Resilience is a new topic in Kosovo and municipalities lack the expertise to integrate it into spatial and urban planning. Recently, risks from unplanned development in flood-prone areas alerted officials of Ferizazj/Urosevac Municipality in southeast Kosovo to the need for DRAM. UN-Habitat supported the municipality to retrofit planning documents with the use of GIS data.

Presenters Oscar Emanuel Duarte Antunes, Student Researcher, FCSH - New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Iva Pires, Professor, FCSH - New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Measuring coastal vulnerability to maritime action in urban areas: The case of Espinho and Caparica, Portugal

Project RENCOASTAL aims to provide knowledge on social conflicts due to public interventions on coastal zones subject to the risk of erosion and ocean overwash. This presentation will demonstrate the role of GIS and Multi-criteria Analysis in the construction of a human vulnerability index in two Portuguese costal urban areas: Espinho and Costa de Caparica.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

F2 Converging interests: Mainstreaming

sustainable infrastructure finance

Presentations

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 16:30-18:00 ICLEI contact: Alice Balbo Rooms: S25-26 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

This session will feature examples of innovative financing of sustainable infrastructure projects. It will show, from different angles, how successful projects have been financed, whether through the cooperation of different cities, the help of a grant award from the European Union, or by some other means. The session will discuss where the difficulties for emerging economies are in finding financing and how development banks can play a role in getting projects started. Many projects get stuck in the “valley of death” between a good idea and its first steps of the project cycle and its scale-up. As presentations of projects at the Global Infrastructure Basel (formerly Global Energy Basel) Investment Forums have shown, it is an indispensable prerequisite for investors to be able to access a feasibility study of a project. A feasibility study is the basis for the implementation and the bidding and procurement process. Preparing a project for possible investors in the early phase by finding financing for feasibility studies is a main stumbling block. A platform is needed which simplifies the flow of information for this phase of the project cycle and lifts the project out of “death valley”. As the GIB summits so far have shown, a mix of innovative financing and a common language between investors and project providers to bridge the gap is needed.

OUTCOMES

This panel will be useful for any local level leader in the process of prioritizing projects and bringing them forward in the project development cycle to prepare them for investment. Participants will learn about:

Different financing models of best practice projects;

Different challenges cities on three different continents are facing with financing and various financing models;

The main challenges in finding mainstream investment; and

The need for forming a platform to pool information concerning feasibility studies


METHODOLOGY





CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Katharina Schneider-Roos, Leader, Project Outreach, Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB), Switzerland

Panelist Jan Falconer, Manager, Projects Partnerships and Funding, Aberdeen City Council,

UK

Panelist Michael Gruber, Senior Sector Economist, KfW Development Bank, Germany

Panelist Kgosientso Ramokgopa, Executive Mayor, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality,

South Africa

Panelist Richard Walton, Mayor, District of North Vancouver; Director, Metro Vancouver‘s

Finance Committee and the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia, Canada


SESSION DESCRIPTION

F3 Reframing vulnerability in the city and

planning for inclusive and equitable adaptation

Panel discussion

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 16:30-18:00 Contact: Carrie Mitchell Rooms: S30-32 E-mail/web: [email protected] Organized by: International Development Research

Centre (IDRC)

OBJECTIVE

Drawing on case studies from South Asia (India, Bangladesh and Nepal) and Africa (Nigeria and South Africa) panelists will discuss factors that exacerbate vulnerability to climate change in urban informal settlements and peri-urban areas. They will also discuss the strategies vulnerable groups use to adapt to challenges emerging from the confluence of urban development and climate variability in their case study cities. Strategies for inclusive and equitable adaptation at the city level will be presented and debated.

OUTCOMES


Improved methods for measuring vulnerability;

Recommendations for how to incorporate vulnerability measurements into city planning and adaptation practice; and

Innovative suggestions for how cities can work with residents of informal settlements.

METHODOLOGY

The facilitator Carrie Mitchell will open with a short introduction of herself and each speaker. (5 minutes)


The remainder of the session will be organized around the guiding questions, with each panelist given time to respond to individual questions and to comments made by other panelists. (3 x 10 minutes)

Guiding questions:

1. In recent years we have seen a focus on household vulnerability studies. Yet, panelists’ research results suggest vulnerability is a function of a complex set of variables operating not only at the household level, but also at a community level, city level, or beyond. How



might these findings shift the way we think about measuring vulnerability?

2. It is clear that vulnerability is contextually determined and a result of the complex social and political forces. But how do we translate this understanding of vulnerability into feasible recommendations for local governments? How might your research findings influence policy and practice in your city, or cities, of study?

3. In many local governments there is indifference, or downright hostility, towards people living in informal settlements. Is tenure of housing a precursor for adaptive capacity, or are their innovative ways cities can work with people living in informal settlements to reduce vulnerability?



CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Carrie Mitchell, Senior Program Officer, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada

Panelist Idowu Ajibade PhD Candidate Geography, Western University, London, Canada

Will highlight the results of her research in Lagos (Nigeria) where she finds that conventional approaches to dealing with floods have neglected the historical socio-political inequalities that exist in Lagos. She contends that a human rights-based approach to vulnerability analysis can make visible the challenges faced by residents living in underserved urban settlements, and also create opportunity for participatory and more equitable flood management in the city.

Panelist Muhammad Shah Alam Khan, Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Will discuss emergent findings from a research project on water security in four South Asian cities: Khulna (Bangladesh), Gurgaon and Hyderabad (India), and Kathmandu (Nepal) exploring how communities are adapting to the compounding effects of haphazard and unplanned urbanization and climate variability. He will highlight the various coping strategies of communities, including technological adaptation (e.g. new technologies to access, store and distribute water); institutional adaptation (e.g. new forms of water allocation and distribution and new norms for water sharing); and changes in livelihood strategies (e.g. altering water use, short and long-term migration).


Panelist Laura Drivdal, PhD Candidate Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Will focus on the challenges of flooding in informal settlements and the need for participatory, inclusive planned adaptation strategies developed in conjunction with local governments. Based on two years of research in three informal settlements in the Cape Flat’s area of Cape Town (South Africa) she outlines key conditions for successful cross-engagement between communities and their local governments and highlights recommendations for improving the way vulnerability is understood in urban environments.

Panelist Mzukisi Gwata, Program Manager, Climate Change Adaptation, City of Johannesburg, South Africa

Will speak to the challenges and opportunities of incorporating vulnerable social groups into resilience and adaptation solutions.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

F4 Reality Check: Adaptation on the Ground

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Reality Check Workshop

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English

Time: 16:30-18:30 (*extended time) ICLEI contact: Alice Balbo/Laura Kavanaugh

Rooms: S34-35 Co-Organizer: German Development Cooperation (GIZ)

OBJECTIVE

This workshop will provide an in-depth look at the practical steps being taken in Dar es Salaam to mainstream climate change adaptation into existing development planning and urban infrastructures, policies, programs, and projects. These selected projects, which cope with uncertainty in adaptation to climate risks and merging top down and bottom up approaches, will be featured in the workshop:

1. The Dar es Salaam Master Plan 2012 to 2032 - While focused on issues of socio-economic

urban development, the Master Plan also incorporates core factors relevant for climate risk

assessment (e.g. topography, storm-water drainage systems, unregulated housing in

hazardous areas).

2. The Community Infrastructure Upgrading Program (CIUP) - This program aims to improve the

livelihoods of 330,000 low-income inhabitants through basic infrastructure improvements.

3. The relocation of homeless victims of Dar es Salaam floods in 2011 - The intention of this

resettlement program for 650 families was to avoid reconstruction at high-risk locations by

offering more favorable land at the rural outskirts of the city.

This workshop will demonstrate how climate adaptation planning is closely embedded within the broader structures of city politics, funding priorities, and development constraints. It will also show how climate change adaptation can be better integrated with the existing concepts of disaster/flood risk reduction, how this is both more ‘accessible’ to local communities and results in greater institutional support to encourage coordination across sectors/levels of the city government.

OUTCOMES

Participants will

Reflect on the real life challenges of a rapidly growing African city for addressing current and future climate risks;

Compare the concept of integrated mitigation/adaptation planning with the practical experience of Dar es Salaam;

Gain a better understanding of the challenges and benefits of integrating urban climate risk issues into sector based policy development through the Dar es Salaam example;

Learn about the challenges of merging top-down master planning and bottom-up community-based upgrading approaches; and

Critique the Dar es Salaam approach and provide valuable feedback based on their professional experiences during the breakout groups


METHODOLOGY

Facilitator: Sarah Birch, Climate Risk and Biodiversity Program Manager, ICLEI Africa Secretariat and Cities Biodiversity Center, Cape Town, South Africa

16:30-16:35 Introduction

The facilitator will introduce the delegates to the audience.

16:35-16:45 Alphayo Kidata, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office Regional

Administration Local Government, Tanzania

Managing rapid urbanization: Challenges and opportunities for Dar es Salaam

16:45-17:15 Mussa Natty, Municipal Director, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Integration of climate adaptation and risk management into urban development plans and infrastructure improvement programs This presentation will introduce how Dar es Salaam has taken up climate change adaptation issues in their new master plan within a rapidly growing urban context and explore how a community based upgrading program can create win-win situations. Also, some examples of specific action taken by the city in reaction to the increasing vulnerability of the urban poor will be introduced.

17:15-17:25 Shomari Mukhandi, Director Local Government Finance, Prime Minister’s Office

Regional Administration Local Government, Dodoma, Tanzania

Financing of urban adaptation and integrated infrastructure projects

17:25-17:35 Harry Storch, Senior Researcher, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany

Dar es Salaam – Are the Dar es Salaam approaches transferable and how can we promote knowledge sharing between comparable cities?

Response to the case study, drawing on the experiences of other cities dealing with climate change.

Introduction of workshop breakout groups.


17:35-18:00 Workshop breakout groups Group Themes (25 minutes):

Integration of climate risk management into master planning – How to implement and enforce within a fast urban expansion context.

Climate adaptation by integrated infrastructure projects – Community-based approaches and the challenge to valuation of green and blue infrastructures.

Informal settlements in high-risk areas – Is relocation really an option?

18:00-18:10 Erwin Dickens, Local Finances Advisor, GIZ-SULGO, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Reporting and Summary: Report from the groups and short summary (10 minutes).

18:10-18:30 Final Discussion and Outlook

The facilitator will invite the participants to share their critiques and feedback with the delegates and to provide ideas for future steps and follow-up opportunities.


ACC DAR Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Dar es Salaam

http://www.planning4adaptation.eu/

Climate change induced heat wave hazard in eastern Africa: Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Addis

Ababa (Ethiopia) case study P. Capuano, M Sellerino, A. Di Ruocco, W. Kombe and K. Yeshitela (2013).

http://www.cluva.eu/CLUVA_publications/CLUVA-Posters/EGU2013/EGU2013_Poster_Capuano.pdf

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Dar es Salaam

http://www.sei-international.org/dar-es-salaam

Summary: Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor - Cities Building Resilience for a

Changing World, World Bank (2011) http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/

Resources/336387-1306291319853/Summary.pdf

Tomorrow is too Late: Responding to Social and Climate Vulnerability in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,

David Dodman, Euster Kibona and Linda Kiluma, Case study prepared for Cities and Climate Change: Global

Report on Human Settlements 2011

http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/GRHS2011/GRHS2011CaseStudyChapter06DaresSalaam.pdf

http://www.planning4adaptation.eu/

http://www.cluva.eu/CLUVA_publications/CLUVA-Posters/EGU2013/EGU2013_Poster_Capuano.pdf

http://www.sei-international.org/dar-es-salaam

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/%20Resources/336387-1306291319853/Summary.pdf

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTURBANDEVELOPMENT/%20Resources/336387-1306291319853/Summary.pdf

http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/GRHS2011/GRHS2011CaseStudyChapter06DaresSalaam.pdf


SESSION DESCRIPTION

F5 Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum

Closing plenary

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013 Language: English Time: 17:15-18:15 Contact: Emily Dowding-Smith Rooms: S29-31 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

The closing plenary will draw together the concepts discussed throughout the Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum. In particular, each of the three workshops will report back on discussions which will have addressed the questions of what a resilient city-region food system could look like in 30 years and what steps are needed in order to get there. Solutions canvassed will come from in-depth discussions on city-region food networks, ecosystem services, green real estate, and the role of food in disaster planning and responses. Furthermore, mayors and city leaders will commit to increasing the resilience of their city-region food systems over the course of the next 30 years and steps will be outlined for how local governments can achieve these goals.

OUTCOMES

Participants will:

Receive an overview of the key themes and outcomes from the Forum;

Gain ideas on how their city-region can strengthen the resilience of its food system; and

Commit to creating a resilient urban food system in their own city.

METHODOLOGY

17:15 - 17:25 Facilitator welcomes everyone to the closing. (10 minutes)

17:25 - 17:50 Workshops one, two, and then three report back. (7 x 3 minutes)

17:50 - 18:10 Resilient Urban Food Systems Forum key findings: Emily Dowding-Smith (10 minutes)

City leader commitments to resilient urban food systems: Ronaldo B. Golez. and Tunç Soyer. (2x 5 minutes =10 minutes)

18:10 - 18:15 Conclusion and closing of the Forum: Facilitator. (10 minutes)


CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator David Cadman, President, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Speakers Marielle Dubbeling, Director, RUAF Foundation, The Netherlands

Arthur Getz Escudero, Researcher, School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff University, UK

Alexander Bernhard, Global Brand Director, Plantagon International AB, Sweden

Shrikant Ramakrishnan - Global Business Development Director, Plantagon International AB, Sweden

Emily Dowding-Smith, Urban Food Systems Forum Manager, ICLEI World Secretariat, Bonn, Germany

Ronaldo B. Golez, Municipal Mayor, Dumangas, Philippines

Tunç Soyer, Mayor, Seferihisar Municipality and CittaSlow representative, Turkey


SESSION DESCRIPTION

G1 Ecosystem and green/blue infrastructure

based approaches to adaptation

Presentations

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 Language: English Time: 11:30-13:00 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S29-32 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

Ecosystem services play a crucial role in cities both on a functional level and, by providing a better quality of life for inhabitants, on a qualitative level. Making the value of ecosystems relevant for local policy and administration is important for both sustaining existing spaces and planning for restoring such spaces in cities. The importance of this and interconnecting both green and blue infrastructure in climate change adaptation planning will be explored in this session, along with specific examples of the challenges and barriers of implementing these solutions in a city.

The session will start with an overview of green and blue infrastructure planning, using the example of the City of Copenhagen’s Green and Blue Structure Plan which incorporates adaptation, the Cloudburst Plan, and greener living spaces for inhabitants of Copenhagen (Denmark). Then the city of Rotterdam (The Netherlands) will discuss its methodology for incorporating four clusters of ecosystem services of TEEB (2012). This was done by examining policies and then conducting a scenario assessment and workshops with local practitioners. The aim was to highlight policy gaps and combine resilience profiles with GIS data of neighborhoods to set new targets and goals for ecosystem services. Next, a case study from Yokohama, Japan will analyze how green infrastructure helps us to adapt to climate change, outlining the many benefits, barriers, challenges, and solutions. Finally, we visit again the city of Copenhagen, this time to explore the potential for green roofs in the city from a research perspective, examining the prospects of integration through the lens of private households’ willingness to contribute to ecosystem services and potential conflicts between those services and other drivers of development.

OUTCOMES

The participants will learn about incorporating ecosystem services into adaptation plans;

Through the case studies, different aspects of ecosystem services will be highlighted; and

Participants will be able to apply these examples to green and blue infrastructure and ecosystem services in their own cities and regions.

METHODOLOGY






CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Lykke Leonardsen, Head of Department, City of Copenhagen, Denmark

Planning for a green and blue structure: Overview and Copenhagen example

Presenters Nico Tillie, Landscape architect and sustainable city, City of Rotterdam and Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Ecosystem services for resilient cities and the link to local policy making in Rotterdam

Local policies related to ecosystem services’ delivery were assessed in Rotterdam. The identified policy gaps and existing strengths and capacities are the conditions for preparing the transition to a resilient city with a high quality of life. Local resilience profiles and GIS data were crucial.

Presenters Sadahisa Kato, Research Associate, Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science, Ibaraki University, Japan

A review of green infrastructure planning for climate change adaptation: The case of Yokohama’s blue-green infrastructure

The spatial configuration characteristics of green infrastructure as an interconnected green-space network across scales provides unique contributions to climate change adaptation. These include better storm water management as a result of improved rainwater infiltration and reduced run-off, functional corridors for plant and animal migration, and buffer zones against sea level rise. Yokohama’s blue-green master plan will be used to illustrate these points.

Presenters Anne Jensen, Senior Researcher, Aarhus University, Denmark

Ecosystem-based approaches to climate adaptation in Copenhagen

The prospects and conflicts of systematically applying an ecosystem based approach to climate change in Copenhagen will be investigated. Green roofs will be highlighted as an example of implementing green infrastructure. Then, the potential for green roofs will be quantified, the views and experiences of city planners investigated, and citizens’ values and views explored.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

G2 Assessing vulnerability and increasing

urban resilience: Lessons from local experience

Panel discussion

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 Language: English

Time: 11:30-13:00 Contact: Alison Cambray (Chair)/Mairi Dupar, CDKN

Rooms: S25-26 E-mail/web: [email protected]

Organized by: Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)

OBJECTIVE

Building resilience in cities often starts with a vulnerability assessment - but this must be more than a narrow, 'expert' exercise. Vulnerability assessments can provide the foundations for effective adaptation planning and climate resilience when opened up to broader participation among climate-affected groups to document climate impacts and define the human development baseline. The most successful vulnerability assessments marry scientific knowledge with this on-the-ground reality. Support from a wide range of stakeholders, with further human, physical, and financial resources, are then needed to develop adaptation and resilience plans and deliver them effectively.

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and its partner organizations are working with small and medium-sized cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to garner the participation and agreement of affected stakeholders in vulnerability assessments, with the aim of identifying, financing and implementing climate compatible development solutions together.

This panel session will feature a lively discussion among the audience and panelists from India, Colombia, and Ghana on best practices for participatory vulnerability assessments. It will look at how these have led to robust adaptation and resilience-building programs at the local level. Then the session will discuss what is special about understanding climate vulnerability and planning for climate resilience, which makes it different from conventional development planning.

OUTCOMES


Innovations that facilitate cross-sectoral working for vulnerability assessment, climate adaptation planning and disaster risk management (DRM) at the local level;

The importance of creating a widely accepted evidence base for adaptation and DRM action;

Ways of presenting climate impact information and making the business case for action, which have proved successful in raising understanding and forging alliances among interest groups, and galvanizing collective action on climate change; and

They will contribute their experience, including engaging with diverse stakeholders, managing city-level trade-offs, and linking to state, national, and international processes.


METHODOLOGY


Each presentation will be allotted 7-8 minutes. (3 x 8 minutes = 24 minutes)

The facilitator will debate key learning questions with the panelists. (20 minutes)

The facilitator will open the question and answer to the audience to share their experiences. In particular, the presenters will pose key questions where they would like audience feedback, and audience members are encouraged to comment on these. (30 minutes)

Closing remarks by the discussant and close of session by the facilitator. (10 minutes)

CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Alison Cambray, Head of Country Support, Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), London, UK

Panelist Shiraz Wajih, President, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Gorakhpur, India

Shashikant Chopde, Research Associate, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Gorakhpur, India

Understanding systemic flood risk and resilience in eastern India

The panelists will discuss how they have mapped the vulnerability of water supply, health, power, communication, housing and agriculture systems in Gorakhpur district, and worked with the Disaster District Management Authority (DDMA) and sectoral agencies to understand: What are the systemic factors within districts that contribute to resilience or exacerbate vulnerability? And, what specific policy innovations could help to bridge the vertical gap between the integrated national policy framework and local contexts, and the horizontal gap between actions within sectoral development programs to integrate DRM and adaptation practice?

Panelist Felix Nyamedor, Assistant Research Officer, Regional Institute for Population Studies, Ghana

Building coastal resilience in Ghana’s cities

Felix Nyamedor of RIPS will describe how his team has worked to collect and validate site-level information about climate vulnerability with government, NGO and civic representatives, seeking to create a process that supports awareness raising, targeted law enforcement, and community level ownership of policy processes. He will outline the diverse tools and methods his team has used to communicate the challenges of coastal climate change impacts and form recommendations to mainstream climate disaster risk management into policy.


Panelist Claudia Martinez, Country Engagement Leader, CDKN Colombia; Green Growth Advisor, Government of Colombia

From vulnerability assessments to public policy: The Cartagena example

Cartagena is the first coastal city in South America to produce climate adaptation guidelines, which assess the city’s vulnerabilities and identify adaptation options intended to support socioeconomic development. Its experience will likely influence the National Adaptation Plan and other South American cities. Claudia Martinez of CDKN Colombia will discuss some of the ‘ingredients’ in the city’s success in progressing vulnerability assessment to date: including the substantial commitment of the civil service, and a strong partnership among scientific researchers, the Cartagena Chamber of Commerce, and the municipal administration.

Panelist Merdi Jean D Arcilla, Project Director, Partners for Resilience Project, Assistance and Cooperation for Community Resilience and Development Inc. (ACCORD Inc), Quezon City, Philippines

Integrating climate-related disaster risk management into local planning in the Philippines

Merdi Jean D Arcilla from ACCCORD will share the results from a Partners for Resilience project conducted in Metro Manila (Philippines). Participatory approaches were used for risk assessment and disaster risk management planning. As a result, communities began to utilize climate and ecosystem data for disaster risk reduction. These approaches have been promoted by partner organizations and local government insitutions. partnrers promoted participatory approaches, and


SESSION DESCRIPTION

G3 Regulating urban land use in flood prone

areas in the Global South

Panel discussion

Date: Sunday, 2 June 2013 Language: English Time: 11:30-13:00 Contact: Robert Kehew Rooms: S27-28 E-mail/web: [email protected]

Organized by: UN-Habitat

OBJECTIVE

Spatial planning and regulations that limit building in flood prone areas may be one of the most cost-effective approaches to increasing urban resilience. Yet challenges and pitfalls abound when one attempts to transfer regulatory approaches that work in the Global North to cities in the Global South. Our diverse panel of local and national officials, experts, and practitioners will explore promising practices - including in Africa, Asia, and Latin America - and examine available tools and initiatives that seek to help address this issue.

OUTCOMES


The main approaches that exist for regulating flooding in areas adjacent to water bodies, and their advantages and drawbacks;

The socio-economic dimensions, as well as the practical and political challenges, of trying to implement regulations that govern building in flood prone areas, with real-world examples from both the Global North and South;

How regulations can address land use as well as the quality of building construction in flood prone areas, and how those two regulatory spheres interact in practice;

How regulatory land use approaches fit within a broader suite of tools and more holistic perspectives, e.g., under the overall rubric of integrated urban flood risk management.


METHODOLOGY

The facilitator, Robert Kehew, will provide an overall introduction to the session topic and contributors, including a mention of UN-Habitat’s interest in, and comparative research on, this topic. (6 minutes)

The guiding questions of the session may include:

o To what extent can approaches to floodplain regulation originally developed in the North be applied in the Global South? What minimum in-country capacity is required to do so?

o What are some of the best examples in the Global South with regard to urban land use regulation in flood prone areas?

o How can land use regulations be crafted so that they are not susceptible of misuse as a tool of forced mass eviction?

o How can an element of flexibility be built in to regulations, without providing a large opening for favouritism and corruption?

o What lessons have national governments and the development community gleaned to date from attempts to help local authorities in the Global South improve their land use regulation in hazardous flood zones?

The first two panelists will each give a presentation on local regulatory strategies for managing flood risk in their respective cities and countries. ( 24 minutes)

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions after the first two presentations. (10 minutes)

The second two panelists will each give a presentation on broader attempts by the research, professional, and development communities to study, address, and provide tools and support to better regulate land use in flood prone areas. (24 minutes)

The facilitator will briefly summarize the discussion and open the floor to questions. (24 minutes)


CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Robert Kehew, Unit Leader, UN-Habitat, Climate Change Planning Unit, Nairobi, Kenya

Mr. Kehew coordinates UN-Habitat’s Cities and Climate Change Initiative, which is active in 40+ cities and towns in developing countries. In his introductory remarks, he will mention patterns that UN-Habitat has observed in how countries in the Global South define for planning purposes environmentally sensitive lands adjacent to water bodies, and his agency’s normative interest in this topic.

Panelist Simon Compaoré, Former Mayor, City of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Mr. Compaoré will discuss his efforts as Mayor of the City of Ouagadougou to address the problem of flooding that his city confronts, in part by implementing an innovative decree regulating land use adjacent to storm water drainage facilities as well as in other areas that experience heavy flooding.


Panelist Indu Weerasoori, Project Manager for UN-Habitat, former Deputy Director General (Planning) of the Urban Development Authority, Sri Lanka

Ms. Weerasoori will discuss pioneering efforts undertaken over the past several years by the Urban Development Authority and UN-Habitat to support and encourage subnational authorities in Sri Lanka to identify flood hazard zones and limit development within those areas.

Panelist Robin Bloch, Head of the Planning, Land and Economic Development Practice, ICF GHK Consulting Ltd., London, United Kingdom

Robin Bloch was a co-author of the World Bank’s recent publication: “Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21

st Century”.

He will summarize findings from a chapter of that report that he authored, on “Land use planning and flood zoning” with examples from the UK and Australia, as well as his more recent research on this topic in cities in Latin America and South Africa.

Panelist Joanna Pardoe, Member, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), and Ph.D. student, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn, Germany

Ms. Pardoe, previously a researcher with the Flood Hazard Research Centre in the UK, will draw upon her comparative research on spatial planning and flood hazard in Europe, West Africa and elsewhere to identify examples of successful approaches and lessons from the North that may be applicable in the Global South.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

G4 Reality Check: Adaptation on the ground

Vancouver, Canada

Reality Check Workshop

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 Language: English Time: 11:30 – 13:30 ICLEI contact: Alice Balbo/ Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S34-35

OBJECTIVE

The City of Vancouver has been ranked among the top twenty cities in the world when assessing the value of port assets at risk from sea level rise. Billions of dollars of infrastructure investment and prime agriculture land are at risk. Apart from flood risks associated with sea level rise, Vancouver will experience an increased frequency and intensity of rain and wind storms along with hotter, drier summers. These emerging risks must be considered in concert with the existing seismic hazard risk.

Using the climate science as input, Vancouver City staff developed a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy following the ICLEI methodology. Many impacts were identified and initial assessment revealed vulnerabilities in the sewer infrastructure, existing building stock, the urban forest and vulnerable populations. Staff have taken an integrated approach to planning and implementing adaptation actions by focusing on the co-benefits and synergies with other programs such as earthquake risk management, emergency response planning, and the City’s overarching sustainability plan.

Recognizing that impacts do not stop at municipal boundaries, Vancouver benefits from an IDRC funded project, Coastal Communities at Risk (CCAR), which focuses on the Metro Vancouver region and from both formal and ad hoc regional collaboration. CCAR outcomes include an urban resilience model and comparisons of adaptation policy and action across countries.

The aim of the workshop is to present a clear snapshot of how the City of Vancouver has approached planning for climate change related natural hazards and earthquakes and the key lessons learned. The delegation will present the Vancouver context, the approach taken so far, and the synergies between adaptation and earthquake risk-reduction planning. Delegates will also discuss the main challenges that span preparing for climate change and natural disasters facing Vancouver in hopes of acquiring ideas and approaches to facilitate successful implementation of our action plans. Enabling tools, projects, and institutions will be touched upon.

OUTCOMES


The Vancouver context, including exposure to natural hazards;

The process the city has followed to create an Adaptation Strategy and Earthquake Risk Management Plan, and the major synergies, conflicts and lessons learned;

The City’s integrated approach to implementation of adaptation action; and

The major challenges city planners face, such as planning for sea level rise.


During the breakout groups, participants will:

Brainstorm potential solutions to the challenges facing Vancouver;

Provide examples from their respective cities on how they have overcome challenges they have encountered; and

Critique Vancouver’s next steps to provide valuable course correction.

METHODOLOGY

Facilitator: Carrie Mitchell, Senior Program Manager, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Washington, D.C., USA

11:30-11:35 Nick Weigeldt, Project Assistant, ICLEI Canada Office, Toronto, Canada

Introduction to the City delegation

Welcome and introduction to City delegation and ICLEI Canada’s Adaptation Initiative.

11:35-11:40 Carrie Mitchell, Senior Program Manager, International Development Research Centre

(IDRC), Washington, D.C., USA

Overview of the session

11:40-11:50 Peter Navratil, Manager of Waterworks Design, City of Vancouver, Canada

Introduction to the Vancouver Context

Ever wonder why Vancouver is consistently voted one of the most livable cities in the world AND one of the most expensive?

11:50-12:00 Tamsin Mills, Senior Sustainability Specialist, City of Vancouver, Canada

Daniel Stevens, Director of Emergency Management, City of Vancouver, Canada

Anticipated Impacts Given Vancouver climate projections and soils, what are the major impacts expected?

12:00 -12:30 Tamsin Mills, Senior Sustainability Specialist, City of Vancouver, Canada

Jessica Shoubridge, Planner, City of Vancouver, Canada

Deborah Harford, Executive Director, Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Convergence of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Local planning efforts and coastal communities at risk


What planning has Vancouver undertaken and what are the factors to successful implementation? How do climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction overlap on the ground, and what major projects are the City and region tackling?

12:30 -12:40 Facilitator and Delegation

Questions and answers

12:40 -12:45 Break-out session: Introduction and instruction

12:45 -13:05 Break-out sessions

Contribute your ideas and examples on how to navigate some of the challenges presented:

1. How do we improve the resilience of our existing building stock to heat, flooding, rain and earthquakes given the challenge of affordability? What are incentives or programs that you are familiar with that have been successful? (combining objectives of heritage, energy retrofit and seismic safety)

2. What are some ways to operationalize/mainstream risk management for adaptation and natural hazard risk management? Have you incorporated it in your financial planning, service plans etc.?

3. What tools, cost benefit analysis, decision-making frameworks, community

engagement efforts have you had positive experience with that could help weigh adaptation options for sea level rise response?

13:05 -13:30 Report back and wrap up


Vancouver’s Adaptation Strategy: http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/climate-change-adaptation-strategy.aspx

Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Plan: http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/greenest-city-2020-action-plan.aspx

The Province of British Columbia’s Flood Hazard Management Sea Level Rise Guidelines etc.

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/flood/fhm-2012/draw_report.html

The Province of British Columbia’s Potential Future Flood Plains

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/flood/pdf_drawings/index.html

http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/climate-change-adaptation-strategy.aspx

http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/greenest-city-2020-action-plan.aspx

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/flood/fhm-2012/draw_report.html

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/flood/pdf_drawings/index.html


SESSION DESCRIPTION

H1 Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem

valuation in urban planning and design

Workshop

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30 – 16:00 ICLEI contact: Pamela Mühlmann

Rooms: S34-35 Organized by: IUCN and ICLEI

OBJECTIVE There is great potential for sustainable economic growth and cost effective solutions to meet human needs in urban areas, based on the benefits and services of biodiversity and ecosystems. In order to assess this potential, it is important for local governments to determine which natural spaces exist within and around the urban space and what services they deliver, as well as which ecosystems can be restored. The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) recommends that the economic value of biodiversity be factored into decision-making and reflected in accounting and reporting systems. Investing in green infrastructure and sustainable management of natural resources pays off. Biodiversity values should be integrated in decision-making as they can help dealing with many urban policy challenges, such as climate change, food security, pollution, water and energy supply, and health and well-being. Cities and municipalities can benefit from making the economic value of nature an integral part of local planning processes. They can learn from existing knowledge and methodologies as well as internal and external expertise to assess the values of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. By replacing traditional technological solutions with green infrastructure, they can save costs due to investments. In follow up to the report TEEB for local and regional policy makers in 2010, a TEEB manual for cities was produced by the ICLEI Biodiversity Centre, CBD, IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature, and many other partners, which shows how a focus on ecosystem services and their valuation can create direct benefits for urban areas and can be performed even with limited resources.

OUTCOMES

Participants will:

Learn about the potential of nature for sustainable local urban development;

Develop their capacity to integrate biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban decisions at local level;

Learn about the benefits of ecosystems, as well as guidance for the implementation of improvements for conservation, management, and restoration of green infrastructure in an urban setting; and

Hear examples and best practices of cities that capture the economic value of their ecosystems.


METHODOLOGY Facilitators: Pamela Mühlmann, Project Officer, Sustainability Management and Urban

Governance, ICLEI European Secretariat, Freiburg, Germany

Chantal van Ham, European Program Officer, IUCN European Union Representative Office, Brussels, Belgium

14:30 – 14:45 Setting the scene by facilitators:

Recognizing the value of biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban planning. 14:45 – 15:00 Presentation by Johannes Langemeyer, Institute of Environmental Science and

Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Monetary and non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in Barcelona: Urban forests and parks.

15:00 – 15:45 Break-out sessions focusing on the following questions:

What are the key ecosystem services supporting your city and are they fairly distributed? Facilitation by Pamela.

What ecosystem services valuation techniques, if any, are currently employed? Facilitation by Johannes.

How can investments in ecosystems and green infrastructure be turned into economic gain or cost effective solutions? Facilitation by Chantal.

Additional guiding questions:

What are the obstacles on the road to raise awareness for the values of nature in the urban environment? Which stakeholders need to be convinced?

Which type of support, knowledge, tools, or guidance would cities and urban planners need to integrate biodiversity and ecosystems in urban planning

To what extent are different approaches to nature-based planning and management required in different regions in Europe, or is there a 'one size fits all' approach?

15:45 – 16:00 Summary of break-out sessions and conclusions.

http://www.iucn.org/




SESSION DESCRIPTION

H2 Urban Vulnerability Assessment in South

Asia: Challenges and lessons learnt

Panel discussion

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 Contact: Alice Balbo Rooms: S29-S31 E-mail: [email protected] Organized by: ICLEI in cooperation with the German

Development Cooperation (GIZ and BMZ)

OBJECTIVE

According to the recent ICLEI – MIT survey conducted in 2011, the majority of local governments understand the need to undertake an urban vulnerability assessment (UVA), but most (60% of surveyed cities) have yet to do so. As vulnerability assessments are essential to increasing urban resilience, this is a worrying statistic.

ICLEI in cooperation with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ and BMZ) recently conducted a rapid urban vulnerability assessment processes that actively engaged local stakeholders in two cities in South Asia: Panjim (India) and Barisal (Bangladesh). On the basis of this project, challenges were identified and lessons learnt. The recommendations put forward can be applied to local governments beyond the Southern Asian region.

This panel discussion will feature actors who are deeply involved in local governance and urban assessment at the city level in Bangladesh and beyond. Panelists, ranging from community and city representatives to supporting practitioners and development agencies, will provide their perspectives on urban vulnerabilities and resilience building opportunities. This session will draw on the example of the urban vulnerability assessment process in Barisal (Bangladesh) and elsewhere to discuss, brainstorm, and exchange with an international expert public on the recommendations and observations of the recently completed project and how the challenges identified can be overcome.

OUTCOMES


The challenges and lessons learnt from an urban vulnerability assessment in Barisal (Bangladesh);

Policy recommendations derived from such an assessment and their application in different contexts beyond South Asia; and

Available UVA methodologies.


METHODOLOGY


The panelists will each give a brief presentation about their organization and role in relation to the topic of urban risk assessment and local governance. (35 minutes)

The facilitator will comment on the presentations and ask pointed questions to the panellists. (25 minutes)

The facilitator will summarize the discussion and open the floor to the audience for questions. (20 minutes)


CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator Martin Dirr, Planning Officer, German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Eschborn, Germany

Panelist Matiur Rahman, Chief Health Officer, Barisal City Corporation, Bangladesh

Panelist Sunandan Tiwari, Program Coordinator, Sustainability Management, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat, New Delhi, India

Panelist Fabian Wolff, Advisor, Urban Governance, German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Bangladesh

Panelist Michael Gruber, Senior Sector Economist, KfW Development Bank, Germany

Panelist Muhammad Shah Alam Khan, Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Panelist Carmen Vogt, Head of Project “Sustainable Development of Metropolitan Regions” / Senior Policy Advisor Cities and Climate Change, German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Germany


SESSION DESCRIPTION

H3 Fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration:

Innovative global solutions

Presentations

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S27-28 Organized by: ICLEI

OBJECTIVE

A truly comprehensive resilience strategy requires a collaborative approach that taps into the skills and expertise of a broad range of stakeholders. Bridging the divide between research and practice encourages forward-looking policies which allow cities to better anticipate and respond to change. Inclusive governance builds on existing knowledge, social systems, and coping strategies to create robust and innovative solutions tailored to the community.

This session examines several different examples of resilience from around the world that use multi-stakeholder collaboration in different situations. First, methods that bring together researchers and practitioners will be presented. In several African cities, the CATALYST Project is promoting researcher-practitioner knowledge exchange and both intra and inter-regional knowledge transfer to build capacity for integrated adaptation planning. In Tarascon, France, a new “Crisis Management Platform” allows leaders, stakeholders, and emergency responders to share satellite-derived information and manage crises in real time. In Arizona, USA, a team of scientists and practitioners is working together to develop user-friendly decision making tools on ecosystem services. For the second half of the session, strategies for inclusive governance will be discussed. Enabling City, based in Canada, is supporting “place-based creative problem solving” to create participatory governance frameworks. Finally, in Lisbon, Portugal, the “Critical Neighborhoods Initiative” works within established socio-economic systems in informal settlements to optimize community resilience.

OUTCOMES

Participants will learn about tools and methods for multi-stakeholder information sharing and decision making in resilience planning and disaster response;

Through the case studies, participants will learn best practices for facilitating practitioner-researcher knowledge exchange and inclusive governance; and


METHODOLOGY



The facilitator will manage final questions and answers. (30 minutes)



CONTRIBUTORS

Facilitator David Dodman, Senior Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK

Presenter Jochen Luther, Research Associate, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

Capacity development for integrating disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in urban settings in Sub-Saharan Africa

This presentation will summarize key outputs of an ongoing think-tank process that brought together policy makers, practitioners, and researchers working in different fields in Sub-Saharan Africa within the frame of the EU-funded FP7 project CATALYST (Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation). It critically focuses on good practices on different levels of intervention, a range of gaps and barriers, as well as recommendations related to capacity development for disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA), especially in urban settings, by multiple stakeholders.

Presenter André Montagnier, Risk Manager, City of Tarascon, France

Tarascon’s Crisis Management Platform: Satellite innovation at the service of resilience

Tarascon and the Regional Civil Protection Unit, in cooperation with local stakeholders, have built a “Crisis Management Platform” relying on the latest technologies including Earth Observation and satellite navigation and communication. The platform provides an operational, affordable, user-friendly solution for local stakeholders to share knowledge and better coordinate when managing crises.

Presenter Rob Melnick, Executive Director and COO, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

Co-developing ecosystem decision tools for urban policy makers

A city’s resilience, prosperity, and sustainability depend on ecosystem services. Yet, many policymakers lack accessible information about their ecosystems. A multi-stakeholder project in Arizona, USA is bridging the gap between scientists and policy practitioners to better understand local ecosystems and co-create information tools for developing resilience and economic policies.

Presenter Chiara Camponeschi, Founder and Director, Enabling City, Guelph, Canada

Enabling Resilience: Social innovations in urban sustainability and participatory governance

This presentation will introduce capacity-building case studies that contribute to a dynamic atlas of climate-preparedness initiatives and provide hands-on tools for the


realization of 'enabling' governance frameworks that turn cities into holistic and collaborative hubs of socio-ecological resilience.

Presenters Lia Vasconcelos, Professor, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Helena Farrall, PhD Candidate, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Hidden opportunities in (un)privileged urban spaces: The case of Cova da Moura

Cova da Moura, an African migrant slum in the Lisbon region of Portugal, is a case study of multi-stakeholder involvement and collaboration to build social and territorial intervention consensus. Twenty-six partners, ranging from national and local governments to locally active slum organizations, were involved in the local implementation of the “Critical Neighborhoods Initiative”. The innovative model of governance developed to support this intervention will be analyzed in terms of its contribution to community and urban resilience. The possibility for replication and lessons learned will also be discussed.

Further recommended reading CATALYST Project http://www.catalyst-project.eu/07public-dl.html Projects related to the Center for Environmental Research – UFZ’s work http://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=4558 Climate Change and Urban Vulnerability in Africa (CLUVA) http://www.cluva.eu Enabling City www.enablingcity.com/read Lia T. Vasconcelos (2008). Governance and Participation – empowering communities for justice and equity, in Citizenship in an Enlarged Europe The Contribution of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Session: VI Democracy, Citizenship and Participated Governance (Cidesc), April 10-12, 2008, Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, (www.cidesc.eu) Lia Vasconcelos (2010), Cidades e Cidadãos, Empowering comunidades para a sustentabilidade, [Involving People in the Decisions that Influence their Habitats], in Human Habitat 2010 Lectures – cities and governance (the human scale), organized Oceanário de Lisboa, Parque expo SA and Sustainable Construction Iinitiative, Parque das Nações, Lisbon, 26 de Abril. Presentation: http://www.construcaosustentavel.pt/index.php?/item/lia-vasconcelos-human-habitat-2010?category_id=252

http://www.catalyst-project.eu/07public-dl.html

http://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=4558

http://www.cluva.eu/

http://www.enablingcity.com/read

http://www.cidesc.eu/

http://www.construcaosustentavel.pt/index.php?/item/lia-vasconcelos-human-habitat-2010?category_id=252


SESSION DESCRIPTION

H4 Resilience building: Key components of

practice

Workshop

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 Language: English Time: 14:30-16:00 ICLEI contact: Emily Dowding-Smith/Laura Kavanaugh Rooms: S25-26 Organized by: Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET)

OBJECTIVE

Cities are considering potential long-term climate change impacts in their land use and infrastructure development, transport systems, natural resource procurement, financial systems, and policy and regulations. There is need for an approach that ties these multiple facets to a resilient vision for the city. Through small and large group discussions and a series of activities, this workshop will teach participants how to think about urban resilience planning in a systematic manner, using the Climate Resilience Framework (CRF) initially developed by ISET-International and ARUP for the Rockefeller Foundation’s Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) program.

ISET has been continuously engaged with 14 small and mid-sized Asian cities for over four years, working with them to develop and implement city-wide climate change resilience strategies using the CRF. This extensive field-experience will be woven into the training to assure that all workshop attendees take home something of value from their participation. The design of the workshop will foster shared learning amongst the participants, building community and individual capacity. Using a combination of large and small group discussions and activities, this workshop will introduce and test a simple framework for building urban resilience, based on the CRF. New resources and skills will be introduced though hands-on activities and discussion. The workshop will conclude with a group discussion summarizing what participants have learned, what aspects of the CRF they will take and apply, and key research questions or gaps they feel still need to be addressed.

OUTCOMES

Participants will leave the training session with:

A broadened skill set for reframing issues in their cities to identify clearer, more accessible points of entry for effecting change that builds climate and multi-hazard resilience; and

Clarity around the cross-sectorial engagement needed to generate and implement practical climate adaptation actions.

In particular, participants will leave this training with an enhanced understanding of:

How “resilience” is only a useful concept when the underlying values are clearly identified and stated;

How to identify vulnerable systems; and

How to identify points of entry for affecting change and building resilience.


The CRF is designed to foster systemic examination of complex urban issues by breaking these issues into more conceptually manageable increments. In the training, this exploration will include:

Which groups of people, city services, and functions are vulnerable during disruptions and what underlying factors give rise to that vulnerability?

What geographic areas, populations, services, and functions are most at risk?

What are the laws, policies, priorities, and cultural practices that enable or constrain action?

Who are the key stakeholders that enable or constrain action?

METHODOLOGY

Facilitators Shashikant Chopde, Research Associate, Institute for Social and Environmental (ISET), Gorakhpur, India

Shiraz Wajih, President, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG); ACCCRN Partner, Gorakhpur, India

14:30 - 14:50 The facilitators will lead a brief ice-breaker with welcoming activities, provide a short presentation of the CRF.

14:50 – 15:10 The training will begin with an exploration of “resilience” and how unspoken values and

assumptions can pre-determine resilience building outcomes. The training will then introduce the CRF and explore how it provides a structured approach for assessing what makes cities resilient to a variety of challenges and issues, using examples and lessons from our implementation experience.

15:10 – 15:40 Participants will work in small groups to step through the framework, populating it with

examples from their current work and using this framing to propose resilience options for their cities. In the process, participants will develop new skills for systematically framing urban issues and identifying resilience-building opportunities.

15:40 - 16:00 The session will close by exploring how the CRF approach can complement existing

tools and approaches already in use by the participants.

With thanks to: Karen MacClune, & Kari Tyler, ISET for support with workshop design


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