Renewing Local Planning to Face Climate Change in the Tropics.

• Superior document: Green Energy and Technology Series
• Author: Tiepolo, Maurizio.
• TeilnehmendeR: Pezzoli, Alessandro.; Tarchiani, Vieri.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2017.; ©2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Green Energy and Technology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (375 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• 1 Renewing Climate Planning Locally to Attend the 11th Sustainable Development Goal in the Tropics
• Abstract
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Materials and Methods
• 1.3 Results
• 1.3.1 Future Climate Planning According to the UN Vision
• 1.3.2 Importance of the Tropical Human Settlements
• 1.3.3 Relevance of the Effort Required
• 1.3.4 Basic Information for Analysis
• 1.3.5 Planning
• 1.4 Discussion
• 1.5 Conclusions
• References
• Analysis for Planning
• 2 Setting up and Managing Automatic Weather Stations for Remote Sites Monitoring: From Niger to Nepal
• Abstract
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Why RAWS?
• 2.3 Transition from Manual to AWS
• 2.4 RAWS Configuration and Requirements (Technical Specifications)
• 2.5 Data Transmission
• 2.6 RAWS Management
• 2.7 Low-Cost RAWS: A Suitable Choice?
• 2.8 Conclusions
• References
• 3 Hazard Events Characterization in Tillaberi Region, Niger: Present and Future Projections
• Abstract
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Materials and Methods
• 3.2.1 Current Conditions
• 3.2.2 Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)
• 3.2.3 Future Climate Scenarios
• 3.3 Results
• 3.3.1 Standardized Precipitation Index
• 3.3.2 Future Scenarios
• 3.4 Conclusions
• References
• 4 Characterization of Climate Risks for Rice Crop in Casamance, Senegal
• Abstract
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Materials and Methods
• 4.2.1 Climate Extremes
• 4.2.2 Growing Season
• 4.3 Results
• 4.3.1 Rice Crop Germination
• 4.3.2 Rice Crop Flowering
• 4.3.3 Growing Season
• 4.4 Discussion
• 4.5 Conclusions
• References
• 5 A Methodology for the Vulnerability Analysis of the Climate Change in the Oromia Region, Ethiopia
• Abstract
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.1.1 Climate Change, Vulnerability and Resilience
• 5.2 Area of Study.
• 5.3 Geographic Description and Social Conditions of the Oromia Region
• 5.4 The Analysed Woredas: Siraro, Shalla and Shashamene
• 5.5 Method and Materials
• 5.5.1 Interviews
• 5.6 Analysed Indicators
• 5.6.1 Vulnerability
• 5.6.2 Vulnerability and Resilience Macro-Indicators
• 5.6.3 Demographic Exposure
• 5.6.4 Resilience
• 5.6.5 Capacity to React to Vulnerability
• 5.7 Results and Discussion
• 5.8 Vulnerability Classes and Maps
• 5.9 Resilience Classes and Maps
• 5.10 Capacity to React to the Adversities Classes and Maps
• 5.11 Conclusions
• Annex Food Security Questionnaire
• References
• 6 Tracking Climate Change Vulnerability at Municipal Level in Rural Haiti Using Open Data
• Abstract
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Metodology
• 6.2.1 Identification of the Open Data
• 6.2.2 Indicator Performance
• 6.2.3 Selection Criteria for the Set of Potential Indicators
• 6.2.4 Identification of the Indicators
• 6.2.5 Robustness and Applicability of the Index
• 6.3 Results and Discussion
• 6.4 Conclusions
• Annexe
• References
• 7 Visualize and Communicate Extreme Weather Risk to Improve Urban Resilience in Malawi
• Abstract
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Data and Method
• 7.2.1 Hazard Assessment
• 7.2.2 Integration of Exposure Information
• 7.2.3 Generation of Risk Warnings
• 7.3 Case Study
• 7.4 Results
• 7.5 Conclusions
• References
• 8 Building Resilience to Drought in the Sahel by Early Risk Identification and Advices
• Abstract
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 The Area of Interest
• 8.3 Evolution of Early Warning Systems for Food Security in the Sahel
• 8.4 An Open Source Geoprocessing Tool for Drought Monitoring
• 8.5 Results and Discussion
• 8.6 Conclusions
• References
• 9 Rethinking Water Resources Management Under a Climate Change Perspective: From National to Local Level. The Case of Thailand
• Abstract.
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.1.1 The Socio-economical Analysis
• 9.1.2 Thailand and Increasing Threat of Drought
• 9.2 Method and Materials
• 9.3 Water Resources and Disaster Management Institutions and Mechanisms in Thailand
• 9.4 Drought Management in Thailand: Laws, Policies, Strategies, Plans
• 9.5 An Institutional/Organizational Framework to Include Water-Related Disaster in Ordinary Water Resources Management
• 9.5.1 Establish a Drought Committee and Related Organizational Arrangements
• 9.5.2 Ingredients to Develop a National Drought Risk-Based Management Policy
• 9.5.3 Drought-Related Data Inventory and Gaps Identification
• 9.5.4 Developement and Update a Drought Management Plan
• 9.6 Challenges and Opportunities for Thailand
• 9.7 Conclusion
• References
• Decision Making Tools for Climate Planning
• 10 Relevance and Quality of Climate Planning for Large and Medium-Sized Cities of the Tropics
• Abstract
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Materials and Methods
• 10.3 Results
• 10.3.1 Relevance of Climate Planning in the Tropics
• 10.3.2 Plan Categories
• 10.3.3 Quality of Climate Planning
• 10.3.4 Climate Measures
• 10.4 Discussion
• 10.5 Conclusion
• References
• 11 Local and Scientific Knowledge Integration for Multi-risk Assessment in Rural Niger
• Abstract
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Methodology
• 11.3 Results
• 11.3.1 Study Area
• 11.3.2 Risk Identification
• 11.3.3 Risk Analysis
• 11.3.4 Risk Evaluation
• 11.4 Discussion
• 11.5 Conclusions
• References
• 12 A Simplified Hydrological Method for Flood Risk Assessment at Sub-basin Level in Niger
• Abstract
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Materials
• 12.2.1 Study Area
• 12.2.2 Satellite Images
• 12.2.3 Aster Dem Dataset
• 12.2.4 Soter Soil Niger DB
• 12.2.5 Rainfall Data and Critical Rain
• 12.3 Method
• 12.3.1 Theoretical Basis
• 12.3.2 CN Runoff Estimation.
• 12.3.3 Runoff Reduction Coefficients
• 12.3.4 GIS Software
• 12.3.5 Interviews and Participatory Mapping
• 12.4 Results
• 12.5 Discussion
• 12.6 Conclusions
• References
• 13 Knowledge for Transformational Adaptation Planning: Comparing the Potential of Forecasting and Backcasting Methods for Assessing People's Vulnerability
• Abstract
• 13.1 Toward Transformational Adaptation: The Need to Innovate Vulnerability Assessment Methods
• 13.2 Scenario Analysis for Vulnerability Assessment
• 13.3 Levels of Knowledge for Planning Adaptation Locally: Understanding the Access to Water in Coastal Dar es Salaam
• 13.3.1 Study Area and Methods
• 13.4 Results of the Forecasting and Participatory Backcasting Studies
• 13.5 Conclusions
• References
• 14 An Effective Approach to Mainstreaming DRR and Resilience in La Paz, Mexico
• Abstract
• 14.1 Introduction
• 14.1.1 Mainstreaming: A State of the Art Approach
• 14.2 Methodology
• 14.3 La Paz, Case Study
• 14.3.1 Project Need
• 14.3.2 Resilience Analysis
• 14.3.3 Mainstreaming Analysis
• 14.3.4 Results
• 14.4 Conclusions
• References
• 15 Possible Impact of Pelletised Crop Residues Use as a Fuel for Cooking in Niger
• Abstract
• 15.1 Introduction
• 15.1.1 Present Use of Agricultural Residues in Niger
• 15.2 Methodology
• 15.3 Results and Discussion
• 15.4 Conclusions
• References
• 16 Review of Pilot Projects on Index-Based Insurance in Africa: Insights and Lessons Learned
• Abstract
• 16.1 Introduction
• 16.2 Agricultural Risk Management and Strategies
• 16.3 Agricultural Insurance
• 16.4 Penetration of Agricultural Insurance in Africa
• 16.5 Index-Based Insurance Products
• 16.5.1 Pilot Projects in Africa
• 16.6 Conclusion
• References
• 17 Addressing Climate Change Impacts in the Sahel Using Vulnerability Reduction Credits
• Abstract
• 17.1 Introduction.
• 17.2 The Need for New Instruments to Address Local Vulnerabilities
• 17.3 Vulnerability Reduction Credits (VRC™)
• 17.3.1 How Do VRCs Work?
• 17.4 How Do VRC Projects Work?
• 17.4.1 Climate Modelling
• 17.4.2 Impacts Estimation
• 17.4.3 Modelling the Intervention
• 17.4.4 Income Equalisation
• 17.5 Applying VRCs to Local Climate Vulnerabilities
• 17.6 Climate Change in the Sahel and Impacts on Communities
• 17.7 A Case Study: Tillaberi
• 17.7.1 Approaches to Mitigating Climate Damage
• 17.7.2 Converting Vulnerability into Adaptation: Producing VRCs in Tillaberi
• 17.7.3 VRC Registration, Certification, Issuance, and Monitoring
• 17.8 Direct Benefits to Vulnerable Communities
• 17.9 Conclusion
• References
• 18 Renewing Climate Planning Locally in the Tropics: Conclusions
• Abstract
• 18.1 From the State of Climate Planning to the Book Approach
• 18.1.1 New Tools and Measures
• 18.1.2 Increasing the Production of Plans
• 18.1.3 Increasing the Quality of the Plans
• 18.2 Lessons Learned from the Book
• 18.2.1 Analysis for Local Planning
• 18.2.2 Decision Making Tools for Climate Planning
• 18.2.3 Innovation in Climate Measures
• 18.3 Areas for Future Research
• 18.4 Recommendations.