Urban Impact of Climate Change in Africa

Conference,Turin,Nov.16.2011

Section 2- urban vulnerability and adaptive capacity

Knowledge sharing versus climate change. A resource for effects mitigation in Malika, Senegal
Rita Biconne
periurban : immediately adjoining an urban area; between the suburbs and the countryside

Knowledge sharing versus climate change. A resource for effects mitigation in Malika, Senegal
Rita Biconne

involvers- the relationship of the local authorities , the private sector and the civil society Complementation- autonomous and planned adaptation Experimental process- building adaptive capacities, knowledge sharing and delivering adaptations Case study Malika, a peri-urban area of Dakar sub- Saharan African territories in which the increased in flood since 2005 are undermining citizens daily life and agricultural activities.

Activities

Community engagement
( government & traditional) The community level discussion (the developing city on spreading knowledge. The natural territorial course

Identification of potential or vulnerability

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Discussion of local and external practices and strategies

Autonomous adaptive capacity to environmental change in peri-urban Dar es Salaam

Riana Ricci

Problem- In Dars peri-urban area , the dependence on natural resource make them vulnerable to environmental changes the crucial factors in adaptive capacity at local level- the livelihood strategies, autonomous adaptation and environmental management practice Methods- the field work Solution- a need for understanding and multiple adaptation strategies in local level and he informing decision making process

Vulnerability = Exposure + Sensitivity Adaptive capacity V=E+S-A Vulnerability is the degree to which a system is susceptible to and unable to cope with adverse effects of climate change
Exposure : The character, magnitude and rate of climate change and variation to which a system is exposed to. Adaptive capacity(focus): the capability to modify exposure to risks associated with climate change , absorb and recover from losses stemming from climate impacts and exploit new opportunities that arise in the process of adaptation.

NGEMA project- neighborhood growth and environmental management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Project introduction preliminary design of an urban area of approximate 10000 people
Site: Des Temeke municipality in Des. Lower urban development : a colossal project - a new settle- Kigamboni - a pure visionary project
NGEMA priority objective Sustain the agriculture( US) as a model for a sustainable economic and environmental growth of the city Provide basic urban infrastructure Create a multi-fuctional Integrate commercial and integrate commercial are residential space Sustainable buildings and renewable energy

NGEMA project- neighborhood growth and environmental management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania involved agriculture inside

Vulnerability to Flood in Maputo, Mozambique

ProblemOn the 15th of January 2011 a rainfall of 200mm devastated Maputo Risk assessment developed by M.Tiepolo for Agriconsulting with UNHC&CCI

R = (H X V X E)/ A
R- risk H- hazard V- exposure A- adaptation

1 Poverty 2 The rate of land covered by roofs and tree canopy 3 The soil type 4The watershed size

Geoeye panchromatic image Geological map Digital elevation model Bairroneighborhood District interview On-field inspections

Aim to identify and measure vulnerability to assist local government in risk areas identification
NoteField visits are to identify vulnerability since the minor altimetry variations may be invisible in DEM analysis or topographic maps. A cross check with after rain on- field inspection is essential.

Adaptation to climate change in Maputo, Mozambique

Study goal identify ongoing measures in Maputo Municipality Define, prioritize and timing future measures R = (H X V X E)/ A A panel of 33 adaptation measures in 8 most flood zoon and 3 main area prone to see level rise 8 interviews after field visit conducted by technicians and bairro secretary general A group discussion between 6 municipal environment department employees to defined the importance of the measurements and to gather opinion on future measures using 5 predefined criteria for judgment

Structure and non- structure measures

Rainstorm drainage Seawalls Elevated basements for dwelling Local early warning systems Evacuation flood prone area maps

Reducing the vulnerability of unban contexts in the rural Mozambique through spatial planning
Roverta Nicchia

African rural towns are instable due to exogenous factor (civil war globalization of the economies and CC. Hybrid settlement pattern agriculture essential urban characters

Linking vulnerability, resilience and change: a study in Caia district, Mozambique

Elena Ianni

The emergencies are multifaceted and the result is not of physical events alone Address the social- cultural and environmental consequences of loss of the land in Caia. The result shows that is current policy is not addressing the real cause of poverty and access to natural resources as priority.

Early warning practices in a climate change

Piero Boccardo, Franca Disabato

The global upward trend in natural disasters occurrence, in particular hydro meteorological ones

In the early warning for flooding, 2 instruments are presented: ERDS- extreme rainfall detection system, based on the analysis of historical rainfall values derived from TRMM dada provide vulnerability maps derived from the analysis of time series of MODIS data A system based on satellite vegetation indices for the monitoring the drought induced vegetation stress.

Early warning practices in a climate change

summary
The focus area are urban periurban and rural The aspect: a. the adaptation b. the risk assessment c. the urban planning d. the social- cultural aspect e. the early warning system