AsianCitiesAdapt – Impacts of Climate Change in Target Cities in India and the Philippines and Local Adaptation Strategies
The countries of South and Southeast Asia are especially vulnerable to climate change. In the Philippines a large proportion of the population lives on archipelagos and low-lying river deltas which are particularly susceptible to sea level rise and flooding. In India the expected increase in extreme rainfall events and changes to the seasonal monsoon patterns will increase the risk of major floods and the likelihood of drought with severe consequences for the health and livelihoods of millions of people. Despite such threats, adaptation planning and the implementation of concrete adaptation measures is yet to be adequately adopted in both countries, particularly at the local level.
About the Project
The project "AsianCitiesAdapt – Impacts of Climate Change in Target Cities in India and the Philippines and Local Adaptation Strategies" aims at increasing the awareness, knowledge and capacity of local governments in India and the Philippines. To this end, scientists, an international local government network and 4 cities each in both countries will be working together to localise the impacts of climate change and to develop future scenarios and decision-making aids. These should serve as a basis in order to develop local government strategies for the adaptation to climate change.
Overall goal: To reduce the risks of climate change impacts faced by cities in the target countries through an integrated and cyclical management approach, thereby increasing their local economic, social and economic resilience.
Other goals: To better manage the impacts of climate change; to strengthen the awareness and the knowledge about potential risks at local level; and to promote the exchange of knowledge between cities in the target countries.
Locations:
In the Philippines:
In India:
Duration of the action
Partners
The project will take place in cooperation with two partners each in the two target countrie
Overall goal: To reduce the risks of climate change impacts faced by cities in the target countries through an integrated and cyclical management approach, thereby increasing their local economic, social and economic resilience.
Other goals: To better manage the impacts of climate change; to strengthen the awareness and the knowledge about potential risks at local level; and to promote the exchange of knowledge between cities in the target countries.
Locations:
In the Philippines:
- Baguio City
- Dagupan City
- San Fernando City, La Union
- Tuguegarao City
In India:
- Corporation of Cochi
- Municipal Corporation of Madurai
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
- Guntur Municipal Corporation
Duration of the action
- 42 months
Partners
The project will take place in cooperation with two partners each in the two target countrie
- in the Philippines with the ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat and the Manila Observatory
- in India with the South Asia Secretariat and the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
