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Connecting People to Build Inclusive Urban Climate Change Resilience
Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience NetworkConnecting People to Build Inclusive Urban Climate Change Resilience
ACCCRN – Connecting people to build Inclusive Urban Climate Change ResilienceJim Jarvie and Ratri Sutarto
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Connecting People to Build Inclusive Urban Climate Change Resilience
HUMAN DECISION MAKING IS ILLOGICAL
Connecting People to Build Inclusive Urban Climate Change Resilience
RESEARCH IMPACT AND RELIGION
Connecting People to Build Inclusive Urban Climate Change Resilience
RESEARCH IMPACT AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
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THE JOY OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH
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EL NĪNO
1997ForestFires:
• 45,600km2burned.
• US$4.47billionindamages.
• 3– 9gigatonnesCO2released.
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2015ForestFires:
• 40,000,000peoplesuffertwomonthsofsevererespiratorythreat;500,000affected.
• US$16billionlost.
• “Manyofthesefiresareadirectresultoftheindustrialmanipulationofthelandscapeforplantationdevelopment,”(RAN).
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EL NĪNO
• BetweenElNiñoeventsof1997and2015,researchandadvocacyhadlimitedtonoimpactonfiremitigationandbiodiversityconservation.
• Projectandresearchwerelargelydirectedatgeographicareasandissuesthatdidnotinterferewiththeforcesdrivingrightsabuses,includinglandconversion.
• Failuretoengagethepoliticaleconomy,includingthegovernancemechanismsdrivingecosystem“conversion”.
• “Mainstreaming”addressedwrongtargets.
Connecting People to Build Inclusive Urban Climate Change Resilience
Profile:• 9-yearinitiativelaunchedin
2008.• US$59million investedin
10citiesin4Asiancountriesandexpanding.
ACCCRN OVERVIEW
Outcomes:• CapacityofCitiestoplan, finance,
coordinateandimplementclimatechangeresiliencestrategies.
• Expansion,deepeningofexperience,scalingup.
• Network forKnowledge,learningandengagement.
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Valueproposition:TheAsianCitiesClimateChangeResilienceNetwork(ACCCRN)connectspeopleandinstitutionsbuilding inclusiveUrbanClimateChangeResilience(UCCR)tocreateknowledge,accessresources,andinfluenceagendas.
ACCCRN OVERVIEW
Impact:Theresilienceandcapacityofcitiesinrelationtocurrentandfutureclimaterisksisenhanced,andthrough thisworkthelivesofpoorandvulnerablepeopleareimproved.
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THE PLAN…
KeyStakeholderEngagement
UrbanClimateChange
Assessments
CityResilienceStrategy
CityProjects
Learning,SynthesisandDocumentation
Iterative,multi-stakeholder,crosssectorplanningandimplementation
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DELIVERING KNOWLEDGE – A KEY GAP
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TARGETING DELIVERY
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RESEARCH IN MURKY AND OPEN SOCIETIES
Unwelcomejournalism
Supportingchange…
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RESILIENCE – THE QUESTION OF DEFINITION…
• Bridgesadaptation&mitigationdivides.
• Addressescomplexanddynamicsystems.
• Assumesadaptivelearning,flexibleinstitutions,butoverlookspowerandpolitics.
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RESILIENCE ≠ POVERTY ALLEVIATION
ACCCRNpractitionersaresaying“RESILIENCE”needstobemeaningfulandplacedincontexts,specifically:
• Whatishavingitsresiliencebuilt?• Whoisbenefitting?• Underwhatauthorityaremeasuresbeing
taken?
Thisneedstobeunderstoodtoensureresilienceisbasedoninclusionandsocialjustice,haspro-pooroutcomes,anddoesnotjustbenefitpower-brokers.
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URBAN RESILIENCE – POLITICAL CONTEXT
• Rapidurbanizationcontinuestocausehugetransformationsoflandandsociety.
• Politicsbehindplanningprocessesareoftensuspect.
• TradeandtheprivatesectordriveurbanexpansioninAsiabut resiliencedialogueisamongNGO/science/“friendly”civilsocietysectors.
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URBAN RESILIENCE – POLITICAL CONTEXT
Mainstreamingmyths:• Rationalpolicyandplanning
processesexist.• Workinglaw,andenforcementof
regulations,isthenorm.• Policy&practicearetechnicalissues,
notaboutpoliticsandpower.
Mismatchbetweenpolicyandimplementationisrarelyconsidered:• MakingIMPACT needsaradical
rethinkingof‘mainstreaming’.
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URBAN RESILIENCE – POLITICAL CONTEXT
Localgovernment&knowledge– commonproblems:• Insiderinformationcanbeusedtomaneuveraroundregulationswhileplayingacriticalroleoverland,generatingfinancial&politicalcapital.
• Closedownershipofinformation.
• Rolesandinfluenceofrelatedactorsandnetworksmurky,especiallyprivatesectorinvestmentwithoverwhelminginfluence.
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URBAN RESILIENCE – POLITICAL CONTEXT
Landandinformation:
• Underpinningurbanizationislandusechangeandexpansion.
• Landusechangeandexpansionincreasesvalueofland.
• Conversioncreatesclimaterisks&causesdisplacementshockstoothers.
• Informationonlandusecanbeexploited ifnotinthepublicdomain.
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URBAN RESILIENCE – POLITICAL CONTEXT
Researchandimpact:• Developmentsupportandtechnicaladvicefocusesonplanningasatechnical,capacitydependent exercise,but itiscloselyrelatedtolegitimacyandauthorityofthestate.
TheBIGissue:• Planningoutcomesarelargelyfocusedonelectioncycledependent,tactical,cash-richinfrastructuredevelopmentinsteadoflong-termurbanstrategiesprotectingconstituents.
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URBAN RESILIENCE – POLITICAL CONTEXT
Perception RealityTheproblemofpolicyandplanningisoftenpresentedasaweaknessofimplementationneedingcapacitybuildingasasolution.
Weakenforcementsystemscanbeusedtolegitimizequestionablepractice.
Planningsuffers alackofchecks andbalances.
Systemkept weakallowingeliteresourcecapture.
Urbanexpansion ischaoticbecauseofweakplanningandimplementation.
Urbanexpansionarisesfromstrongactorsamassingbenefits;pliableplanningprocesseslegitimizequestionablepractices.
Planningshouldbringorderandabasisforlawfor urbanmanagement.
Lackofrecognition thatpolicyandplanningservespurposesotherthanrepresentativegovernance.
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URBAN RESILIENCE – RESEARCH & IMPACT
1. Explicit recognitionofimplementationchallenges.2. Developing“sharedvaluepropositions”withpower
centers,andparticularlytheprivatesector.3. Addressingcriticalissuesofknowledge&power.4. Puttingpro-poorvaluescenterstageincluding
justice,rights,andwellbeing.5. Buildingpublic/privateengagementandinformation
freedom.6. Usingthepowerofinformationfreedom,mediaand
advocacy.
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PRO-POOR RESILIENCE BUILDING - ISSUES
• Resiliencebuildingshouldbeaplatformforreconfiguringurbanpolicyandplanningasasharedvaluepropositionincorporatingrepresentativegovernanceandcommercialdrivers.
• Researchandimplementationoftechnicalsolutions,includingcapacitybuilding,thefocusofmostprojecteffort,istheleastofourworriesandlikelyhastheleastpro-pooroutcomes.
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SDG 11: URBAN, BUT DEMOCRACY WITHERS…
SustainableDevelopmentGoal11— “ensureuniversalaccesstoadequate,safeandaffordablehousingandbasicservices;to
enhanceinclusiveandsustainableurbanizationandcapacityforparticipatory,integratedandsustainablehumansettlementplanningandmanagement;andtoincreasethenumberofcommunitiesadoptingandimplementingpoliciesthatembraceinclusion,resource
efficiency,mitigationandadaptationstrategiesthatenableresiliencetoclimatechange”.
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RESEARCH IMPACT - A SENSE OF SCALE
Item US$ ACCCRN/MCAgainst10million
$3,200,000 $10,000,000
Tollroad/km $7,704,160 0.4 1.3
Officebuildingfloor $1,369,628 2.3 7.3
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RESEARCH IMPACT - A SENSE OF SCALE
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NEXUS: CITIES, ENVIRONMENT & INCLUSION
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