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Table of Contents Concept

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Workshop Agenda

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Profile of Participants

Invitees

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ADB Staff

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Annex A. Open Framework Approach and List of Tools for Integrated Urban Planning for Climate Change (DRAFT: not exhaustive)

GENIES: Open Framework Approach

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List of Tools

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Tool Description

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Annex B. Presentations

Annex C. GENIES List of Issues Form

Concept

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Integrated Climate Impact Assessment Tool for Urban Policy Makers

Background

The challenges facing Asia from urbanization are unprecedented—some 1.1 billion people could

migrate from the countryside to cities in the next 20 years. In addition, urban areas are

becoming riskier owing to the threat of climate change, characterised by reduced agricultural

productivity; urban, rural, and international migration; coastal inundation; and increasing

vulnerability and damage from extreme climate events. Urban areas concentrate populations,

economic activities and infrastructure. These can be seen as vulnerabilities but also as

opportunities to synergize resources for creating innovative risk management strategies. There

is, however, a particular urgent need to recognise such opportunities, develop them and extend

them to the wider urban community.

Delays in incorporating climate change into urban development planning will reduce the efficient

functioning of urban areas as centres of economic activity and aggravate the negative

consequences of climate change.

There are barriers to implementing climate change policy in our rapidly growing urban centres.

These include the lack of knowledge and uncertainties of climate change impacts and risks, and

the absence of tools to guide decision-making that integrates climate change considerations into

overall urban development planning. This paper lays out the case for an urban policy making

support system to address the planning challenges related to the interplay of climate change,

disaster risk management and urbanization.

Climate Policy and Decision-making in an Urban Context

Climate actions in cities usually start by setting goals and targets that describe what a city wants

to achieve and the framework for action planning as shown in the Figure 1. By using a variety of

assessment tools, a city can be in a better position to identify priority actions, and based on this

information, implement the right policies to guide specific urban actions to enhance resilience.

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Figure 1. A Framework for Climate Action Planning

Source: Modification of planning cycle presented in Cities and Climate Change Leadership

Course, WBI

Existing Models and Tools

Currently, there are a number of modelling systems, assessment tools, and dialogue

methodologies available to evaluate climate impacts. However, most of these are designed to

evaluate global, national, or regional scenarios, often focusing on impacts in a single sector.

There is a need to bring together local climate change projections and multi-sector impact

analysis to provide a set of integrated tools to help urban decision-makers make appropriate

adaptation and mitigation choices.

1. Set Goals, Visions and

Targets

2. Assess Risks (e.g. Emissions +Vulnerability)

3. Explore opportunities and options

4. Appraise options

5. Identify priority actions

6. Develop Enabling Policies

7. Implement Actions

8. Monitor Progress

Models and Tools

Interactive Planning

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The proposal

The objective of this proposal is to conceptualize and develop an integrated system or tool for

urban policy makers which will allow them to assess the costs and benefits of actions or options

in the context of local economic and social development. This integrated assessment tool, for

urban planners and policy makers, can be developed in partnership with international agencies

and institutions with expertise in this area. Based on a joint review, with partner agencies, of

existing assessment tools, an analysis of the aspects of each tool and their potential and utility

can be part of an integrated system. The system will be designed specifically to facilitate a

community of practice approach to development and use as a platform for collaboration.

The integrated tool is intended to answer questions like:

What is the expected nature of urban impacts due to climate change?

Which sectors are likely to be at most risk?

What are the recommendations to reduce the intensity of these impacts?

How to evaluate the future costs of the impacts?

Which other cities are experiencing similar impacts and what are they doing?

What are the expected benefits and co-benefits of an action plan?

What kind of information is required for prioritizing fund allocation?

The integrated tool is, therefore, intended to help urban decision makers through:

Modular design to build on and link to a wide range of existing models and related

applications;

Integrated analysis of the existing goals for sustainable development and adaptation and

mitigation options and their likely sectoral impacts;

Impact and cost benefit assessment of adaptation and mitigation options which can be

customized case by case to suit each city;

Climate change uncertainty analysis building on GCM (Global Circulation Model) and

RCM (Regional Climate Model) climate change scenarios;

GIS functionality without a heavy reliance on third party software.

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Figure 2. The conceptual framework of the proposed integrated urban planning tool for climate change adaptation and mitigation

National social economic development plan/scenarios

Climate change data (GCM,RCM)

Local climate change projections

Adaptation / Impact Tools

Public HealthHeat stressHeatwavesClimate related diseases

Disaster RiskFloodsStorm surgesTyphoons

InfrastructureTransportationBuildings

Water &FoodAvailability Accessibility

Adaptation options

Cost-benefit analysis

Mitigation Tools

GHG inventory toolsOn-road, non-road emissions

Mitigation optionsFuel, transport mode, Energy efficiencyNew energy technology

Cost benefit analysisFinancial and environment

Emission reduction strategy

Urban Planning Tools

Urban development strategy

Mediated modellingScenario-basedMulti- scale, multi-sectors

Addressing climate links in urban systemsUrban master plans Economic development plansTransport plans

Integrated Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Iterative charrette workshops

Components of the integrated tool

The proposed integrated tool will have the following components:

a. Climate change scenarios

In this component, IPCC AR4 (AR5) GCM and Regional Climate Model (RCM) output will be

used for generating local climate change scenarios. The scenarios will include the projection of

average temperature, precipitation, sea level rise, wind, and changes in extreme precipitation

and temperature. These climate change projections will then be used to estimate the

occurrence and impacts of floods, tidal surge, typhoons, water scarcity, and a range of other

climate related extreme events.

b. Impact measurement to inform adaptation options

This component will analyse adaptation options using a range of sectoral impact models,

including:

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Disaster risk models

to evaluate the impacts of natural disasters related to climate change, including: floods, coastal storm and tidal surges, sea level rise, drought, and other climate related impacts.

Public health impact models

to analyze health impacts related to increased risks of heat stress from higher temperatures, increases in transmission of vector-borne diseases, and increased outbreaks of water-borne disease as a result of changes in rainfall and flooding

Infrastructure impact models

to evaluate physical impacts on transport, energy, water supply, housing and other public service systems resulting from submergence of low-lying wetland and dry land areas; erosion of soft shores by increasing offshore loss of sediment; increased salinity of estuaries and aquifers; rising coastal water tables; increased and more severe coastal flooding and storm damage; and extreme temperatures and extreme daily and multi day precipitation events.

Water and food security impact models

to evaluate the impacts of climate change events such as drought and flood on water and food availability and accessibility.

These impact evaluations will provide a foundation for identifying adaptation options that should

reduce impacts and concomitant risk. Cost benefit analysis (CBA) will also be applied to identify

the adaptation options likely to have the greatest feasibility, effectiveness, and efficiency in

reducing and moderating climate change impacts. Risk analysis to include the probability of

occurrence of various cost and benefit outcomes in calculations (assuming probabilities are

known) will further inform decision making.

c. Impact measurement to inform mitigation options

This component will analyse mitigation options by using a series of greenhouse gases (GHGs)

inventory tools to help estimate annual emissions of GHGs and key air pollutants from personal,

commercial, and public transit vehicles in urban areas. Based on these results a set of

mitigation options will be identified. CBA tools will then be applied to identify both ‗positive‘

benefits and avoided losses over the entire lifetime of the development and to establish effective

internal rates of return (IRR) for the proposed mitigation options. As with the CBA analysis for

the adaptation options, these CBA results will be augmented with the use of multiple scenarios,

sensitivity and risk analysis.

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d. Integrating adaptation and mitigation into urban planning

This component will integrate adaptation and mitigation analyses and options emerging from the

analyses into urban development planning and decision-making. The objective is to have an

urban development planning support system built around a modelling approach that (1) brings

together all relevant stakeholders, (2) utilizes inter-disciplinary knowledge and expertise; and (3)

enables community participation in decision-making and developing solutions to encourages a

systems approach to sustainable urban development.

Conclusion

The proposed integrated tool will provide an opportunity to maximize the co-benefits of

mitigation actions and location specific adaptation policies at the local level, keeping in mind

interactions between sectors.

An investment will need to be made to successfully develop the tool – building on existing

resources and initiatives – to enable enhanced applications for urban impact analysis and

facilitate the tool attaining its greatest utility. This investment will need to be extended to

improve data collection and build local capacities for analysis and planning.

ADB is looking to take this proposal forward as a joint venture with other institutions. The first

steps involve discussing needs of the urban policy makers, mapping existing tools and

resources, undertaking a high level functional design, developing the integrated tool, identifying

pilot cities for initial application, and supporting on-going development and use of the system by

a wider set of interested cities.

The kick off workshop planned for 8-9 August 2011 will outline the blueprint for the proposal and

initiate the partnering activities. For more information about the proposal, contact Jitu Shah (e-

mail: [email protected]).

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Integrated Climate Impact Assessment Tool for Urban Policy Makers: Expert Consultations

8-9 August 2011, Auditoriums A & B, ADB Headquarters, Manila

Day 0 (7 August) Light Dinner at Nostalg 1 Function Room , Oakwood, 7:00 p.m. Day 1 (8 August): Understanding Needs, Challenges and Existing Capabilities

Time Topic Speakers

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome Remarks Bindu N. Lohani, Vice President (Finance Administration), ADB

9:15 – 9:30 Key Note Address (via video conference) R. K. Pachauri, Chair, IPCC;

DG TERI India

9:30 – 10:40 Setting the Scene

Background and Objectives of this Seminar Jitendra Shah, Advisor, ADB

EU Perspective and Systems Approach Leen Hordijk, Director, JRC EC

Mainstreaming Climate Impact Considerations into Development Planning

Kyosuke Inada, Advisor, JICA

Evaluating Climate Risk in a Developing Country Context – Issues

Pradeep Tharakan, Climate Change Specialist, ADB

Sustainable Urban Development

Disaster Risk Reduction

Ian O‘Donnell and Neil Britton, Sr. DRM Specialists, ADB

Q & A

10:40-10:45 Group Photo at the Courtyard

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15 Urban Planning – Needs of Policy Makers Mike Lindfield, Lead Urban Development Specialist, ADB

Vietnam – Selected City and National Representatives

Hubert Jenny, Principal Urban Specialist, ADB and Vietnam Representatives

Philippines – City and National Representatives Mary Jane Ortega, Secretary General CITYNET

Conceptual – Opportunities and Challenges Emiel Wegelin, Program Coordinator CDIA, GIZ

Open Floor for Policy Makers and Planners Participants

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch ADB Executive Dining Room

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1:15 – 2:15 Available Tools and Capabilities. An opportunity to share knowledge about existing tools and methods relevant to Urban Sustainability. Participating Institutions have the opportunity to describe how each views the present state of knowledge and capability of existing tools as applied to urban sustainability.

Session 1: Urban Planning and Economic Analysis Tools Future city planning, scenario analysis, Meta analysis for Mega urban projects, Macro urban economic analysis, etc.

Integrated Water Resources and Urban Planning

Moderator: Prasad Modak, President, Environmental Management Center, IND - Participating institutions 10 minutes each

Open Floor for Participants’ Presentations Participants

2:15 – 3:15 Session2: Climate Change and Impact Tools Covering - Climate Models, Downscaling Methods, Visualization, Knowledge Sharing, Community Attitudes and Perceptions, Impact Models Hydrology, Sea Level Rise and Inundation, Effects on Life Span of Infrastructure, Disease Vectors etc.

Moderator: Charles Rodgers, Sr. Environment Specialist (Climate Change Adaptation), ADB

Participating institutions and experts

Mike Sanderson, Met Office

Suruchi Bhadwal, TERI

Open Floor for Participants’ Presentations and Description of Activities

Participants

3:15 - 3:45 Coffee Break

Time Topic Speakers

3:45 – 4:30 What are we proposing?

Presentation of Draft Framework

Presentation of the Mock up developed for the workshop

Moderator Mr. Robert Dobias, Senior Advisor, ADB

Peter Urich, Wei Ye, Yinpeng Li, Robert Carr, CLIMsystems

4:30 - 5:30 Comments to Draft framework

Discussion on main themes. The themes will be high level statements of the purpose and priority of each important element of Urban Sustainability. Water, Energy and Transport are expected to form the main themes, with Carbon, Climate, Health, Disaster Management, and Governance cross-cutting all.

Charles Rodgers, Senior Environment Specialist, ADB

Participants – in preparation for Day 2 discussion

Q & A

Recap of Day 1 and plans for Day 2

Moderator: Jitendra Shah

Participants

6:00 – 8:00 Reception at ADB ADB Executive Dining Room

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Day 2 (9 August): Formulating the Tool

Time Topic Speakers

9:00 - 9:15 Summary of First Day Main Messages Robert Dobias, Senior Advisor, ADB

9:15 – 9:30 Paradigm Shift needed for City/Region Sustainable and Survivable under Catastrophic Disasters (via video conference)

Norio Okada, Professor, DPRI, Kyoto University, Japan

9:30-10:15 Thought Leaders presentation on challenges and opportunities embedded in the themes developed in the last session of Day 1.

City Planners – Led by Mike Lindfield, ADB

10:15-11:00 Restatement of themes, define sub-themes based on comments from the group. This session will attempt to refine the core themes and break them down further into sub-themes.

Led by Robert Carr, CLIMsystems

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45

Parallel Breakout Sessions to define high level functionality of the DSS.

For each of the themes and sub-themes, groups will address a more detailed definition of the overall sub-project purpose, goals, and interactions with other themes, data requirements, pros/cons, risks, and success criteria.

Groups to develop:

Improvement/Enabling objective for Theme

Description of steps/process to deliver improvement

Data Requirements; Outputs

Description of users and uses.

Success criteria

Moderators for each of the three groups will be assigned based on interest offer to volunteers

Venues:

Group 1: Climate Change (Auditorium A)

Group 2: Vulnerability (Auditorium B)

Group 3: Financing (Auditorium B-2)

12:45-2:00 Lunch

2:00-3:30 Presentation by Teams of outcomes

1. Climate Change Team

2. Vulnerability Team Ian O‘ Donnel

3. Financing Team Jane Romero

3:30-3:45 Break

3:45-5:00 Summary, Conclusions and Next Steps

ADB Team and Participants

6:00-8:00 Reception at ADB ADB Executive Dining Room

Day 3 (10 August): Further discussions with interested participants

List of Participants

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No. Name Affiliation Country

1 Ms. AJERO May Air Quality Program Manager/Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center

Philippines

2 Ms. BALLESTEROS Maria Athena R.

Project Manager/International Financial Flows and Environment Institutions and Governance Program World Resources Institute

USA

3 Mr. BASNAYAKE Senaka Department Head/Climate Change and Climate Risk Management (CCCRM), Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)

Thailand

4 Ms. BHADWAL Suruchi Associate Director/Earth Science and Climate Change Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

India

5 Mr. BUI Tuan Trong Director/Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Haiphong City

Viet Nam

6 Mr. CARR Robert Business Development Manager/CLIMSystems

New Zealand

7 Mr. DO Hung Chuang Deputy Director/The Office of Haiphong City Sustainable Development Council, The People's Committee of Haiphong City

Viet Nam

8 Mr. FABIAN Bert Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center

Philippines

9 Mr. GOTA Sudhir Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center

Philippines

10 Ms. GOZUN Elisea Presidential Assistant II for Climate Change, Office of the President

Philippines

11 Mr. GUTTIKUNDA Sarath Founder and Analyst/UrbanEmissions.Info India

12 Mr. HORDIJK Leendert Director/Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Center - European Commission (JRC-EU)

Italy

13 Mr. INADA Kyosuke Advisor/Climate Change Global Environment Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Japan

14 Mr. ISSAR Rajeev Chief Operating Officer (COO)/TARU Leading Edge

India

15 Ms. JEONG Okju Senior Program Manager/Global Green Growth Institute

Korea

16 Mr. LE Anh Tuan Vice Director/ADB-PMU Coastal City Urban Environment

Viet Nam

17 Ms. LEPRINCE-RINGUET Noëmie Research Associate/Director General's Office, The Energy and Resources Institute

India

18 Mr. LI Yinpeng Senior Climate Scientist/CLIMsystems New

Zealand

19 Ms. MAMONONG Maria Adelaida Antonette Mias

Climate Change Program Manager Resident in Manila UN-Habitat

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20 Ms. MIYATSUKA Akiko Research Assistant in Climate Change Group/Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Japan

21 Mr. MODAK Prasad Executive President/Environmental Management Centre

India

22 Mr. NAKAMURA Hayato

Project Formulation Advisor (Disaster Management) /Poverty Reduction Section (Disaster Risk Management), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippine Office

Philippines

23 Mr. NGUYEN Anh Dinh Vice Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Da Nang City

Viet Nam

24 Mr. NGUYEN Binh Hai Assistant of the Haiphong Communist Party Secretary

Viet Nam

25 Mr. NGUYEN Long Thanh Head of General Division/Haiphong Planning and Investment Department

Viet Nam

26 Mr. NGUYEN Phuong Hoang Expert/Urban & WS Focal Point, FERD Viet Nam Ministry of Planning and Investment

Viet Nam

27 Mr. NGUYEN Quoc Van Vice Chairman/Management Authority for Urban Railway of HCMC (MAUR), Director of PMU2

Viet Nam

28 Mr. NGUYEN Thanh Van Member of Central Communist Party of Vietnam, Haiphong Communist Party Secretary Municipality

Viet Nam

29 Mr. NGUYEN Thuan Van Director/URENCO Quang Binh Viet Nam

30 Mr. OKADA Norio Professor/Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University

Japan

31 Ms. ORTEGA Mary Jane C. Secretary-General/CITYNET Philippines

32 Mr. PACHAURI R. K. Director-General/The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

India

33 Mr. PHAM Hai Minh

Vietnam Agenda 21 Office, Department of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment Ministry of Planning and Investment

Viet Nam

34 Mr. PHAM Tien Quang Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist/VN Water Team Viet Nam Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank

Viet Nam

35 Mr. QUANG Quach Tat

Acting Director/Ozone Layer Protection Center Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Viet Nam

36 Mr. ROMERO Jane Policy Researcher/Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Japan

37 Mr. SANDERSON Michael Senior Climate Impacts Scientist/Met Office UK


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38 Ms. SINGRU Ramola Urban Development Specialist Philippines

39 Ms. TANEDA Etsuko Representative/Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippine Office

Philippines

40 Ms. TORIBIO Maria Zita Consultant/ANZDEC Limited Philippines

41 Mr. TRAN Cuong Viet Vice General Director/Haiphong Water Supply Limited Company

Viet Nam

42 Mr. TRAN Lan Dinh Deputy Director/Marine Environment and Resources Institute of Haiphong City

Viet Nam

43 Ms. TRAN Thanh Thi Ngoc

Deputy Director/Management Board of Technical Infractructure Development Projects (Administration of Technical Infrastructure) , Ministry of Construction of S.R. of Vietnam

Viet Nam

44 Ms. TRAN Thi Lan Anh Head of Urban Development Division, Urban Development Agency, Viet Nam Ministry of Planning and Investment

Viet Nam

45 Mr. TRAN Thuc Director/Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology, and Environment (IMHEN)

Viet Nam

46 Mr. URICH Peter B. Managing Director/CLIMSystems Ltd New

Zealand

47 Mr. VAJJHALA Shalini Deputy Assistant Administrator/Office of International & Tribal Affairs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

USA

48 Ms. VIDAR Catherine G. DRM ET Consultant/Philippines Sustainable Development, World Bank

Philippines

49 Mr. VO Chau Quang Deputy General Director/Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO)

Viet Nam

50 Mr. VO Hien Quang Director/ADB Project Management Unit, Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO)

Viet Nam

51 Mr. VU Duong Hong General Director/Haiphong Water Supply Limited Company

Viet Nam

52 Mr. VU Duy Deputy Director/Haiphong Construction Department

Viet Nam

53 Mr. YE Wei Founding Member,Primary Software Designer and Programmer/CLIMSystems Ltd

New Zealand

54 Mr. YIENGER James Joseph (Jim)

Principal/Climate Action Associates LLC, Tomorrow's Innovations, Today

USA

55 Ms. WARDLE Jane Senior International Development Manager/Government Services, Met Office

UK

56 Mr. WEGELIN Emiel Program Coordinator/Cities Development Initiative for Asia

Philippines


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1. Ms. AJERO May, Air Quality Program Manager, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center, Philippines

Ms. AJERO May manages projects and implements knowledge management activities of CAI-Asia relating to air quality and co-benefits. She has co-written several publications on air quality management and designed the Clean Air Scorecard. She was the Energy Sector Leader of the GHG team for the Philippines 2nd National Communication to UNFCCC. In 2000, she left pharmaceutical chemist work for research on air quality and climate change issues, and now dreams of a Roadmap for Air Quality Standards in Asia. 2. Ms. BALLESTEROS Maria Athena R., Project Manager, International Financial Flows and Environment, Institutions and Governance Program, World Resources Institute, USA

Ms. BALLESTEROS Maria Athena Ronquillo is Project Manager at WRI‘s Institutions and Governance program. Athena leads the International Financial Flows and the Environment project which works to improve the environmental and social decision making and performance of public financial Institutions. She has been working on national and international climate policy with a particular focus on climate finance, sustainable energy and reform of international financial institutions for more than 10 years. She is one of the technical and policy advisors to the Philippine negotiating team at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations since 1997 and assisted various Philippine agencies on climate and energy issues at the ASEAN, APEC and the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). 3. Mr. BASNAYAKE Senaka, Department Head, Climate Change and Climate Risk Management (CCCRM), Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), Thailand

As a climatologist and scientist, Mr. BASNAYAKE Senaka has conducted research on severe weather events (thunderstorm/cyclones/squall lines), executing Numerical Models to simulate them, analyzes observed meteorological data for understanding climate change, variability and extreme weather events, downscaling of General Circulation Model (GCM) fields variables using dynamic (PRECIS & RegCM3) and statistical models (CPT) for developing future climate change scenarios and for making seasonal weather forecasts over high resolution grid. He has also engaged in several national and international projects funded by UNDP/START/UNEP/IPCC-WGIII/APN for developing climate change adaptation options and raising awareness on climate change. 4. Ms. BHADWAL Suruchi, Associate Director, Earth Science and Climate Change Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India

Ms. BHADWAL Suruchi has corely been in the field of climate change, completing nearly ten years of work in the area and understanding issues on the modeling of climate change, impacts modeling, vulnerability and adaptation assessments. She is also listed as a UNDP Roster of Expert on Vulnerability and Adaptation for the South Asian Region. She has been a Lead Author and has contributed to the IPCC AR4 WG II Report on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation. She has also been closely associated with the human dimensions and global environmental change community linking her research closely to other dimensions as well. 5. Mr. BUI Tuan Trong, Director, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Haiphong City, Vietnam

Mr. BUI Tuan Trong works as Director of Agricultural and Rural Development Department of Haiphong City in Vietnam. Prior to his current position, he used to work as Chairman of Council of Kien Thuy Province and Manager of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Division of Kien Thuy Province in Haiphong City. He holds a Master of State Management, Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy and Bachelor degree of Politics and Bachelor of Agriculture Economics.


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6. Mr. CARR Robert, Business Development Manager/CLIMSystems

Mr. CARR Robert has a bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Queensland (1980), a Masters in the physical modelling of energy dissipators and a PhD in surface/groundwater modelling at Iowa State University. Robert was awarded the Research Excellence prize at Iowa State for his PhD work. He was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1990 to investigate Drainage and Salinity modelling systems in Europe and Israel. Robert has lived and worked internationally in hydraulic and hydrological analysis in flood management, groundwater/surfacewater interaction, wastewater stormwater and water resources investigations. His roles have also covered software development, sales and support over more than 25 years. 7. Mr. DO Hung Chuang, Deputy Director, The Office of Haiphong City Sustainable Development Council, The People's Committee of Haiphong City

Mr. DO Hung Chuang works as Deputy Director in the Office of Haiphong City Sustainable Development Council, The People's Committee of Haiphong City. He was also an expert of foreign investment in the Department of Planning and Investment of Haiphong City and Manager of Marketing and Custom Service Division Vietnam Tourism in Haiphong. Mr. Do holds Master of Industrial Economics Management from Hanoi University of Technology and Bachelor of Economics Management from Hanoi University of Technology. 8. Mr. FABIAN Bert, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center, Philippines

Mr. FABIAN Bert takes the lead in managing and developing transport-related projects, conducts research and analysis on issues related to transportation, environment, and urban planning. He has co-written several publications including the ―Transport and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Forecasts, Options Analysis, and Evaluation (2009)‖ and the "Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities: Status, Challenges and Management" (2006) to name a few. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Biology and a Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines. 9. Mr. GOTA Sudhir, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center, Philippines

Mr. GOTA Sudhir specializes on environmental issues related to transport and has extensive experience in road design and safety aspects. He started his career as a highway design engineer in India and after five years switched to working on sustainable transport. He is the main designer of the Transport Emissions Evaluation Models for Projects (TEEMP) and has written several publications on transport and environmental issues. He holds a Masters Degree in transportation engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. 10. Ms. GOZUN Elisea, Presidential Assistant II for Climate Change, Office of the President, Philippines

Ms. GOZUN Elisea is the Presidential Assistant II for Climate Change, and a former Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines. In 2007, she was recognized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) as the Champion of the Earth for Asia. She has served as a consultant on environmental management and urban development to the World Bank, ADB, USAID, UN Habitat, UNDP and other development partners. She now serves as Consultant for the World Bank Institute‘s Carbon Finance Capacity Building for Emerging Megacities in the South, the World Bank‘s Credit Rating Project in the Philippines. She is the Project Director of the Cities Alliance-supported City Development Strategy (CDS) project in the Philippines.


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11. Mr. GUTTIKUNDA Sarath, Founder and Analyst, UrbanEmissions.Info, New Delhi, India

Mr. GUTTIKUNDA is a trained chemical engineer. His research interests follow from his thesis on the Impact of Asian Megacity Emissions at a local, regional and global level. After working for 5 years with the World Bank on air quality and climate change issues, he is now based in New Delhi, India as an independent researcher. His interests include air pollution modeling and integrated air quality management in developing countries. He is now working as an independent researcher at UrbanEmissions.Info in New Delhi, India, and the developer of the SIM-air (Simple Interactive Models for Better Air Quality) family of tools, dedicated for sharing information on air pollution and climate change among the developing country cities with applications in cities like Delhi, Pune, Chennai, Dhaka, Manila, Hanoi, Shanghai, Lagos, and Tana. For more information on his research is on www.urbanemissions.info. 12. Mr. HORDIJK Leen, Director of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Italy

Mr. HORDIJK Leen started as the Director of the JRC's Institute for Environment and Sustainability in Ispra (Italy) in May 2008. Before this appointment, he was the Director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), in Laxenburg, Austria. Prior to joining IIASA, he was Director of the Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research in the Netherlands and a professor in Environmental Systems Analysis at Wageningen University. He was also Chairman of the Programme Committee of the Netherlands Research Programme on Climate Change and Global Air Pollution, and Chairman of the Social Science Research Council of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). 13. Mr. INADA Kyosuke, Advisor, Climate Change, Global Environment Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan

Mr. INADA Kyosuke is responsible for strategy planning and agency-wide coordination of climate change issues, including climate finance, mitigation and adaptation project formulation, and GHG accounting and vulnerability assessment. He has been engaged in Japan‘s international development finance at former JBIC and JICA for nearly 20 years. He has served as 1) Representative, Beijing Office, managing ODA loan funded projects in the PRC, 2) Deputy Director, Corporate Finance, contributing as a core member of the team that designed Japan Carbon Finance Ltd., and 3) Deputy Director, Africa, supervising a team promoting ODA loans for infrastructure development, budget support and partnership with the private sector. 14. Mr. ISSAR Rajeev, Chief Operating Officer (COO), TARU Leading Edge, India

Mr. ISSAR Rajeev possess vast experience of working in close collaboration with organizations of different levels and roles at national and regional level. He is working as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of TARU Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd., a leading research and consultancy company providing evidence-based holistic solutions to existing and emerging development challenges. His current focus of work on addressing climate change impacts and mitigating risks involves harmonizing climate change adaptation approaches with vulnerability and risk reduction strategies to promote more resilient and sustainable development paradigm by influencing the policy and program development at national, sub-national and city level. 15. Ms. JEONG Okju, Senior Program Manager, Global Green Growth Institute, Seoul, Korea

Ms. JEONG Okju is Senior Program Manager at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). She combines education and research on a broad range of topics with practical experience in implementing territorial development and green growth policies in government. During 2008-2010, she was Assistant Secretary to the President for Land and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea. Her main work scope covered national territorial policies and urban and architectural planning. During 2004-2008, she was a Research Fellow at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS). She received a B.A. and M.A. in Geography from Seoul National University and a DEA and then PhD in Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Paris-IV-Sorbonne. Her interests include green city and urban policy, territorial development and poverty reduction, and governance.

http://www.urbanemissions.info/


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16. Mr. LE Anh Tuan, Vice Director, ADB-PMU Coastal City Urban Environment, Vietnam

Mr. LE Anh Tuan has worked for project financial and administration management and currently is in the position of Vice Director of ADB-PMU Coastal City Urban Environment since 2009. Prior to joining it, he worked as Chief of General Administration Division of PMU in Dong Hoi Environmental Sanitation Project Management Unit from 2006 to 2009, and also worked as Accounting and Financial expert of PPU in Dong Hoi Environmental Sanitation Project Preparation Unit, under Quang Binh provincial People‘s Committee. Before his professional career, he learned at Ha Noi National Economic University. 17. Ms. LEPRINCE-RINGUET Noëmie, Research Associate, Director General's Office, The Energy and Resources Institute,India

Ms. LEPRINCE-RINGUET Noemie is currently working as Research Associate in Mr. Pachauri‘s Office at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, and providing Mr. Pachauri with technical support in his capacity as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). After obtaining a Master of Arts with Honors in History and Italian from the University of Edinburgh in 2008, she completed a Masters Degree in European Affairs at Sciences Po Paris in 2010. She has previously worked with the International Chamber of Commerce in the Commission on Environment and Energy and with the European Union Delegation to India, Bhutan and Nepal in the Environment Section, before joining TERI. 18. Mr. LI Yinpeng, Senior Climate Scientist, CLIMsystems, Climate modeling, New Zealand

Mr. LI Yinpeng works as a climate change science researcher both for the International Global Change Institute (IGCI), New Zealand and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, his main expertise is climate change integrated assessment model development. He developed a dynamic vegetation model (AVIM-DVM) and food and water security models and tools for FAWSIM and SIMCLIM. He is coordinating an Asia Pacific Research Network project on water and food security integrated assessment model development for Northeast Asia; include China, Mongolia, Russia and New Zealand. He was involved in the development of an Atmosphere Vegetation Interaction Model (AVIM). AVIM has been recognized by national and international peers and a series of papers were published. His research interests also extend to climate risk analysis, bio-carbon sequestration assessment, data analysis and vegetation ecology. 19. Ms. MAMONONG Maria Adelaida Antonette Mias, Climate Change Programme Manager Resident in Manila , UN-Habitat, Philippines

Ms. MAMONONG Maria Adelaida Mias has worked on urban and rural development issues for thirteen years, specializing on capacity development in the areas of settlements planning, disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, area resource management, local development investment programming, and stakeholder relations. She is currently the Project Manager of UN-Habitat Philippines‘ Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI), working on building partnerships, policy development, and local government support in developing climate change action plans. She currently provides support to UN-HABITAT CCCI activities in Asia Pacific Region. In her CCCI engagements, she had spearheaded the development and sharing of the “participatory climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment toolkit based on experience from the Philippines‖. 20. Ms. MIYATSUKA Akiko, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

Ms. MIYATSUKA Akiko has worked for three years as a research assistant in Climate Change Group in IGES, Japan. Her research interests include: how to realise climate and development co-benefits in Asia and would like to expand her research on adaptation co-benefits especially in the Pacific small island countries. She has a bachelor's degree in international relations from Ritsumeikan University, Japan and a master's degree in environment and development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE, University of London).


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21. Mr. MODAK Prasad, Executive President, Environmental Management Centre, India

Mr. MODAK Prasad holds Doctor of Environmental Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. He has worked with almost all key UN, multi-lateral and bi-lateral developmental institutions in the world in multiferous areas of environmental management. Prominent amongst these are UNEP, UN DESA,UNIDO, DFID, GIZ,APO,SIDA, FAO, the World Bank, IFC and ADB. Mr Modak functions as a Corporate Consultant (Environment & Infrastructure) with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) Ltd, one of India's premier institutions, mandated to promote Public Private Partnerships. Mr. Modak is actively involved in review of State level Climate Change Action Plans and in devising Carbon Footprinting related methodologies. (Visit: http://in.linkedin.com/in/prasadmodak for a detailed profile of Mr Modak) 22. Mr. NAKAMURA Hayato, Project Formulation Advisor (Disaster Management), Poverty Reduction Section (Disaster Risk Management), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippine Office, Philippines

Before assigned at JICA Philippine Office in Jan 2011, he worked as a mentor of Office of Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste as a part of programme of AECID- Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development in 2010, assistant researcher of UN Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office, Kobe, Japan 2008-2010, and chief researcher of Crisis and Environment Policy Management Research Institute (CeMI), Tokyo 2006-2008. At UNCRD, dedicated mostly for School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) as well as Housing Earthquake Safety Initiative (HESI), which both are specifically see the capacity development of stakeholders for having earthquake proof buildings through retrofitting works as well as administration of building permit regulations. 23. Mr. NGUYEN Anh Dinh, Vice Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Da Nang City, Vietnam

Mr. NGUYEN Anh Dinh was born 27 November, 1959 in Hai Phong city, Vietnam. He graduated barchelot degree in Hanoi university in 1999 and became a doctor in Danang university in 2009. He worked for Science and Technical Committee of Quang Nam-Da Nang province since 1982 to 1993 and worked for Department of Science and Technical anf Environment of Danang city since 1994 to 2003. Since 2004 to now he is working for Department of Natural resource and environment of Dannag city. He is in charge of environmental management and is chief of office of Steering Committee of climate change and sea level rise adaptation in Danang city. 24. Mr. NGUYEN Binh Hai, Assistant of the Haiphong Communist Party Secretary, Vietnam

Mr. NGUYEN Binh Hai has experienced Vice Manager of Economic Department in Secretary of Chairman of the Hai Phong People‘s Committee and Vice Manager of General Department in Secretary of Chairman of the Hai Phong City Municipal People Council. He majored in Electricity for his Bachelor of Political Science at Ho Chi Minh National Political and Public Administrative Academy and majored in Automation for his Master‘s degree at Vietnam Maritime University. He also learned Electricity at Vietnam Maritime University. 25. Mr. NGUYEN Long Thanh, Head of General Division, Haiphong Planning and Investment Department, Vietnam

Mr. NGUYEN Thanh Long is working for some projects such as construction on annual and every five year socio-economic development of the city and assessing planning of socio-economic development of the districts and mobilizing resources of capital investment of the city annually and every five years. He has experienced Deputy Chief of Agriculture – Forest – Aquiculture, Chief of the Secretariat, Head of Planning of Socio-Economy of Haiphong Department of Planning and Investment and Deputy Director of Ha Long Fish Port, General Director Assistant of Ha Long Aquatic Product Company General. He holds Bachelor of Aquiculture and Bachelor of Economics from Hanoi Polytechnic University.

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26. Mr. NGUYEN Phuong Hoang, Expert, Urban & WS Focal Point, FERD Viet Nam Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

Mr. NGUYEN Phuong Hoang has been working in Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Planning & Investment. He is in charge of ADB funded projects such as: public administration reform, water supply and sanitation project, environmental improvement and urban development project, energy projects, transport project, poverty reduction projects. He also assists in the formulation process of ADB Country Strategy and Programming Mission, is in charge of coordinating agency of Mekong Institute training courses for Viet Nam and some Greater Mekong Sub region (GMS) cooperation project, activities and flagships. His background is Economics. 27. Mr. NGUYEN Quoc Van, Vice Chairman, Management Authority for Urban Railway of HCMC (MAUR), Director of PMU2, Vietnam

Mr. NGUYEN Quoc Van is Vice Chairman of HCMC Authority for Urban Railway and Director of PMU MRT Line 2. He also experienced project engineer for Saigon water project, worked in Design Enterprise for water distribution network in Saigon Water Co. and in Chief Urban Service section in Transportation and Public work Department under Ho Chi Minh City People Committee before his current career. He received bachelor‘s degree from Ho Chi Minh City Polytechnic University with specialization in hydraulic power station and master‘s degree from Asia Institute of Technology with specialization in infrastructure planning and management. 28. Mr. NGUYEN Thanh Van, Member of Central Communist Party of Vietnam, Haiphong Communist Party Secretary Municipality, Chairman of Haiphong People's Council, Vietnam

Mr. NGUYEN Thanh Van belongs to several associations: National Association of Vietnam-United States of America; Haiphong Association of Vietnam-United States of America; Coastal Economics and Environment Association; Scientific Council of Coastal Resources and Environment Institute; and Grading Council of Technology University. He also engaged in many conferences and congresses: Global Ocean Conference (Paris, 2010); World Biosphere Reserves Congress, UNESCO (Madrid, 2008); Sustainable Development Congress (New York City, 2007) and so on. He holds PhD in Economics from Hanoi University of Technology. 29. Mr. NGUYEN Thuan Van, Director, URENCO Quang Binh, Vietnam

Mr. NGUYEN Thuan Van works as Chairman cum Director of Quang Binh URENCO and Director of Dong Hoi City Environmental Sanitation Project Management Unit and Director of ADB‘s PPMU. Prior to the current position, he developed his career as civil engineer in several companies, and also experienced Director of Dong Hoi City Environmental Sanitation Project Management Unit funded by the World Bank and Director of Project Construction Investment Management Unit under Department of Construction of Quang Binh Province. He holds Bachelor degree of Economics. 30. Mr. OKADA Norio, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan

Mr. OKADA Norio received Phd. of Civil Engineering from Kyoto University in 1977. Since then he has had research career in various institutes in Japan, the US, and Canada. He has also received honorary doctor in engineering and worked as visiting/adjunct professor at different universities in China and in Canada. He is a member of Science and Technology Council, International Risk Governance Council and a member of High Level Advisory Board of the OECD Network Committee, OECD. Besides he became the first president of IDRiM (Integrated Disaster Risk Management) Society in 2010.


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31. Ms. ORTEGA Mary Jane C., Secretary-General, CITYNET, Philippines

Ms. ORTEGA Mary Jane C. is the Secretary-General of the Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements – CITYNET. She served as the Mayor of San Fernando City of the Province of La Union, Philippines for three terms from 1998 to 2007. She was elected as Secretary-General of CITYNET in the year 2009 for the term of 2010 to 2013. During her term as Mayor, San Fernando City became one of the most dynamic cities in the Philippines, becoming an economic hub at the same time very active in its environmental protection initiatives. She is also known for being an environmentalist as she places environment on top of her agenda. 32. Mr. PACHAURI R. K., Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India

Mr. PACHAURI Rajendra Kumar is the Chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the scientific intergovernmental body that provides decision-makers and the public with an objective source of information about climate change. He is also Director General of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), a major independent research organization providing knowledge on energy, environment, forestry, biotechnology, and the conservation of natural resources. Mr. Pachauri is a prominent researcher on environmental subjects, recognized internationally for his efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Since July 2009 he has also been Director, Yale Climate and Energy Institute. He is active in several international forums dealing with the subject of climate change and its policy dimensions. 33. Mr. PHAM Hai Minh, Vietnam Agenda 21 Office Department of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

He was born on 1976 in Hanoi city of Vietnam. His experiences and professional background are both in architecture and environmental science because of taking bachelor degree of architect in Hanoi Architecture University in 1999 and master of Environmental Sciences in Wagenigen University, the Netherlands in 2005. The final thesis of MSc. degree was taken at policy group with a title ―Analysis of Environmental Monitoring System of Vietnam‖. Before enter to Sustainable Development Office at the beginning of 2011, he worked in several subject for a short of time such as real estate, stock trading and freelancer for a private environmental company. At the moment, he is doing a research ―History and Institutional framework for sustainable development of Vietnam‖ 34. Mr. PHAM Tien Quang, Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist /VN Water Team Viet Nam Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank, Vietnam

Mr. PHAM Tien Quang is working as urban and water supply specialist in ADB Vietnam Urban and water Team, in which he supports ADB in the development of the urban and rural water supply program and urban development as well in Viet Nam, sector policy dialogue with Government, the donor community, and other stakeholders, and processing of water supply and urban development loan and technical assistance projects. He also supports in preparing sector assessment and update, strategy and roadmap for Viet Nam Urban, Water and Sanitation Sector and supports to provide basis for developing sector in Vietnamese institutional context, advise on sector related capacity development on central/local levels. 35. Mr. QUANG Quach Tat, Acting Director, Ozone Layer Protection Center, Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam

Mr. QUANG has been working with DOEs on appraisal for CDM project in Vietnam, and took part in the projects ―Calculation total of GHGs Emission for Master Plan VI‖, ―Vietnam Second National Communication under UNFCCC (VINC)‖, and ―Investigation, adjustment the total of GHGs emission from producing of cement in Vietnam and researching of converting capacity into CDM in producing of cement for period 2010-2020‖ in Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment since 2008. Prior to these works, he also worked as director of both Safety Techniques Aid Centre and Division of environment, Department of Industrial Safety Techniques in the Ministry of Industry.


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36. Ms. ROMERO Jane, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

Ms. ROMERO Jane is a policy researcher (climate change/transport) at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) based in Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan. She advocates the co-benefits approach to achieve sustainable developmental benefits and carbon emission reductions. She is currently working on possible methodologies to MRV transport NAMAs and involved in researches on renewable energy including biofuels. Coming from an engineering background, she has had work experience in structural design, planning and project management prior to joining IGES. She holds a BS in civil engineering from University of Santo Tomas, MS in transport engineering from University of the Philippines and PhD in transport economics from Tohoku University. 37. Mr. SANDERSON Michael, Senior Climate Impacts Scientist, Met Office, UK

Mr. SANDERSON Michael is a Senior Climate Impacts Scientist based at the Met Office Hadley Centre in the UK. He obtained a degree and PhD in Chemistry at the University of York, and then worked at Cambridge University as a post-doctoral researcher. He joined the Met Office Hadley Centre in 2000, where he helped develop the STOCHEM model and use it to perform numerous experiments which were used by government departments to develop policies for improving air quality. He moved to the Climate Impacts team in 2007, where he has analyzed climate data for a wide range of customers to assist them with understanding the impacts of climate change on their business operations. Projects have included PROMETHEUS and ARCADIA, which developed new climate data for thermal modeling of buildings an urban environment. 38. Ms. SINGRU Ramola, Urban Development Specialist, Metro Manila, Philippines

Ms. SINGRU Ramola is an Urban Planner and Architect with substantial international work experience in integrated urban development, urban regeneration and master-planning. Her work experience includes impact assessment of strategic planning and policies for urban development of mega-cities in Asia. Publications include ―Mumbai: Spatial Segregation in a 'Globalising' City‖ in ―Globalising Cities: Inequality and Segregation in Developing Countries‖ (2007). She is the Program Director for the capacity development program in urban management ―Introduction to Pre-Feasibility Studies: Translating urban development strategies into bankable projects‖, jointly organized by the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) and the Center for Development Management, Asian Institute of Management (AIM). She is currently working as an Independent consultant with RSDD, ADB. 39. Ms. TANEDA Etsuko, Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippine Office

Representative in JICA Philippine Office in charge of project formation and operation for yen-loan, Technical assistance and grant-aid in the fields of climate change, disaster prevention, agriculture, etc.(2009-now). Officer in Finance Department of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and JICA (2007-2008). Country officer in JBIC in charge of formation and operation of yen-loan projects in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia (2002-2006). Officer in Japan International Development Organization in charge of promotion and operation of investment and loan for private joint-venture projects in the developing countries (1990-2002). 40. Ms. TORIBIO Maria Zita, Consultant, ANZDEC Limited, Philippines

Ms. TORIBIO has more than 20 years of professional experience in environment and natural resources (ENR) planning and management, environmental governance, policy analysis, resource valuation, cost-benefit analysis, and environmental and social impact assessment. She has served as full-time Senior Policy Specialist, Environmental Governance Specialist and Gender and Development In-Charge for the USAID-funded Philippine Environmental Governance Project (EcoGov). At present, she is ANZDEC, Inc.‘s environment consultant. She currently pursues her PhD in Environmental Science with cognate in strategic planning and policy at the University of the Philippines Los Bańos, where she also finished her BS Biology major in Ecology and MS Environmental Studies with cognate in Resource Economics.


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41. Mr. TRAN Cuong Viet, Vice General Director, Haiphong Water Supply Limited Company, Vietnam

Mr. TRAN Cuong Viet has worked for Haiphong Water Supply Company from 1996 as a technical staff and was responsible for design, planning of water treatment plant, distribution networks and other auxiliaries, and being cross-trained in several departments of company from 1996 to 2004. Then he has worked as Deputy Manager in Water Supply and Sanitation Projects Management Unit under the company management and worked as Deputy General Director from 2009 and been responsible for project management to both foreign assistance and local funds. His main tasks now are giving assistance to my Chairman - General Director in implementing water supply projects, finding foreign cooperation and resources for the growth of water supply system in accordance with the city plan. 42. Mr. TRAN Lan Dinh, Deputy Director, Marine Environment and Resources Institute of Haiphong City, Vietnam

Mr. TRAN Dinh Lan, has 23 years experience in marine and coastal research, working at the Institute of Marine Environment and Resources (IMER) as a researcher and acting as the vice director of IMER. He has been promoted as the leader and PI of national and international projects on coastal environmental protection in Vietnam and Cambodia, sustainable utilization of coastal and marine natural resources, funded by Vietnam government and other countries (European countries and USA) and International Organization (UNEP, UNDP, UNESCO), particularly related to Ha Long Bay Heritage site, Cat Ba World Biosphere Reserve (north Vietnam), Phu Quoc National Park and International Marine Protected Area (south Vietnam). 43. Ms. TRAN Thanh Thi Ngoc, Deputy Director, Management Board of Technical Infrastructure Development Projects (Administration of Technical Infrastructure) Ministry of Construction of S.R. of Vietnam, Viet Nam

Her background is Economist, graduated from Vietnam‘s National University for Economics in 1992. Now she is working as Deputy Director of the Management Board of Technical Infrastructure Development Projects under the Administration of Technical Infrastructure under the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam. Their Board is a government body responsible for state management on infrastructure sector and also has in-depth experience in management of projects funded by ADB, WB, AusAID, AFD, etc. in the infrastructure sector. She has been working in the Technical Infrastructure Sector since 1995. She has been directly involved in the preparation and implementation periods of the projects, which are managed by our Board such as the Provincial Towns Water Supply Projects (funded by ADB), Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Projects (funded by WB), etc. 44. Ms. TRAN Thi Lan Anh, Head of Urban Development Division Urban Development Agency, Viet Nam Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

Ms. TRAN Thi Lan Anh is has worked in the Ministry of Construction for many years as Architecture and Urban designer. During her career, she also has had training in the fields such as sustainable urban planning, urban development and environmental conservation. Her expertise covers areas of urban and regional planning (urban design, landscape and heritage planning) and urban studies (urban conservation and development methods; landscape and heritage conservations, urban renewal; design guidelines and policies maker, and urban management). He holds PhD of Urban design and Planning from the University of Tokyo. 45. Mr. TRAN Thucm, Director General, Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment (IMHEN), Vietnam

Mr. TRAN Thuc is the Director General of the Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment. He also serves as Chairman of the Vietnam National Committee for the International Hydrological Program (IHP), and Co-Chairman of the Vietnam - US Working Group on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. He holds qualifications in Hydrology and a Doctoral degree in Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering. He was the Lead Author of the ―National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change‖, and the ―Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Scenarios for Vietnam‖. Currently he is assigned as the Lead Author in preparing the ―National Scientific Program on Climate Change‖, the "Vietnam National Action Plan to Respond to Climate Change. He also involves in the development of the "Vietnam National Strategy on Climate Change.


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46. Mr. URICH Peter B., Managing Director, CLIMsystems Ltd., New Zealand

He has over fifteen years experience in community development, resource management and climate change adaptation and risk assessment. He gained his PhD in Human Geography from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra and Masters and Bachelors degrees from the University of Wisconsin, USA. His work with rural economies and land managers across Asia and the Pacific and his publication record and affiliations across government and non government organizations and private industry position him well to bring climate risk and impact assessment tools and technologies to a diverse array of end users. He has recently implemented the development and delivery of customized climate change risk assessment tools for the Governments of Tonga and Vanuatu in the South Pacific. 47. Ms. VAJJHALA Shalini, Duputy Assistant Administrator/Office of International & Tribal Affairs, U.S. Environmental protection Agency

Ms. VAJJHALA engages research by focusing on novel applications of mapping and spatial analysis tools and methods to evaluate policy issues with significant public participation components, such as siting major energy facilities, enforcing environmental justice, managing carbon sequestration, facilitating community-based resource management, and adapting to climate change as fellow in Resources for the Future.

Before this, she has worked as consultant in the World Bank and conducted a field project in Lesotho, southern Africa with rural villages and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to identify gender differences in mobility and access patterns, and evaluate opportunities for participatory planning, monitoring and assessment of transport infrastructure and service-delivery using a combination of hand-drawn mapping and GIS. She holds Ph.D. in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. 48. Ms. VIDAR Catherine G., DRM ET Consultant/Philippines Sustainable Development, World Bank, Philippines

Ms. VIDAR Cathy is part of the EAP DRM and Philippine Urban teams. She is involved in the implementation of the WB DRM program in the Philippines, which covers various themes such as risk financing and DRR mainstreaming. She also provides supports to Bank projects related to urban development and slum upgrading. Prior to joining WB, Cathy worked for other international institutions, such as the JBIC and UNDP, as well as for Philippine government entities, like the NEDA and the Supreme Court. Cathy finished her studies from the University of the Philippines. 49. Mr. VO Chau Quang, Deputy General Director, Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO), Vietnam

Mr. VO Chau Quang studied and graduated in 1984 as Engineer in Water Treatment Technology from the Leningrad University of Civil Engineering, in St. Petersburg, Russia. He became in 1985, Supervisor of the treatment facilities, then Vice Manager and in 1991 Manager of the Planning and Engineering Department of Thu Duc Water Treatment Plant, the biggest water treatment plant of Vietnam. In 1995 he became Director of Thu Duc Water Treatment Plant. He was appointed by the People‘s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to be Director of Ho Chi Minh City Water Supply Company in 1997, and actually is Vice General Director in charge of Engineering of the Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO) since the re-structuring of the Company in 2003. 50. Mr. VO Hien Quang, Director, ADB Project Management Unit, Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO), Vietnam

Mr. VO Hien Quang has worked in Ho Chi Minh City Water Supply Company/Saigon Water Corporation from 1991 to present; he experienced engineer for deep wells enterprise, Deputy Chief of Technical and Procurement Division for HCMC Sanitation and Water Supply Rehabilitation Project (ADB Fund), Deputy Manager for HCMC Non-revenue Water Project (WB Fund) and Manager for Viet Nam Water Sector Investment Program – Project 1 (ADB FUND). Prior to his career, he learned in Mechanical Engineering in Moscow State Technical University in Russia. Besides, he learned Water Supply and Drainage Civil Engineering in Hanoi University of Civil Engineering in Hanoi and received Bachelor of Law at University of Economy of Ho Chi Minh City during his career.


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51. Mr. Vu Hong Duong, General Director, Haiphong Water Supply Limited Company, Vietnam

Mr. VU Hong Duong has been working in Haiphong Water Supply Company since 1984, experiencing the working positions as technical staff and was responsible for playing the role of design, planning of water treatment plant, distribution networks and other auxiliaries. He experienced a head of department of Technical then cross-transferred to several departments such as Planning department, Projects Management and Water Treatment Plant Manager. His current duties are finding a better chance for the company development sustainably, environmentally and making conditions for people in both rural areas and urban areas accessing to piped water services with highest quality and biggest coverage. He holds Master of Business Administration. 52. Mr. Vu Duy, Deputy Director, Haiphong Construction Department, Vietnam

Mr. VU Duy is Deputy Director, Haiphong Construction Department. Prior to his current position, he worked Technical Inspection, Construction Department. He studied Engineering of Civil and Industrial Construction at Hanoi Construction University. He has PhD for construction technology from Moscow State Construction University. Because of his education in Russia, he can use Russian as well as English. 53. Mr. YE Wei, Founding Member, Primary Software Designer and Programmer, CLIMsystems, New Zealand

Mr. YE Wei is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Global Change Institute of the University of Waikato, located in Hamilton, New Zealand. He completed his PhD at the Center for Resource and Environmental Studies at the Australian National University in hydrology and catchment management. He also holds a Masters of Science and Bachelors of Engineering from Universities in China. Since finishing his PhD 16 years ago, he has participated in numerous climate change activities including being a founding member and primary software designer and programmer for the SimCLIM Open Framework climate change risk and adaptation assessment software system. Wei has worked for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the Government of New Zealand and numerous non-governmental organizations. 54. Mr. YIENGER James Joseph (Jim), Principal, Climate Action Associates LLC Tomorrow's Innovations, Today, USA

Mr. YIENGER James Joseph has 20 years of experience in science and urban sustainability, and has published numerous peer reviewed papers on air pollution emissions, transport and policy. Through a nine-year engagement with ICLEI, he helped grow ICLEI‘s city network throughout Asia, launched ICLEI‘s office in India and oversaw development of all of ICLEI‘s most successful GHG inventory and policy analysis tools. Today, he is Principal of Climate Action Associates LLC, a firm specializing in developing the Horizons Sustainability Information System (SIS). Horizons is cloud-based technology to connect sustainability data suppliers with nationwide networks of communities that demand consistent data for policymaking. 55. Ms. WARDLE Jane, Senior International Development Manager, Government Services, Met Office, UK

Ms. WARDLE Jane is a Senior International Development Manager at the UK Met Office, the National Meteorological and Climate Service for the UK. The Met Office is also the home of the Hazard Centre, bringing together expertise and models from different organizations to provide a single source of advice, forecast and warnings to government and emergency responders. She has been involved in setting up a variety of projects evaluating climate risk and adaptation in developing countries. She has also been involved with the evolution of the Open Platform – a consortium being lead by the Met Office to facilitate access to standards compliant data, applications, models and value added services through a web based portal.


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56. Mr. WEGELIN Emiel, Program Coordinator, Cities Development Initiative for Asia, Philippines

Mr. WEGELIN Emiel is an international urban economist with a wide variety of more than 35 years of experience in a range of advisory and capacity building assignments across the world. Dr. Wegelin is currently the GTZ Program Coordinator for the ADB/BMZ/Sida/Spain supported Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA), based in Manila, the Philippines. Prior to that he held managerial positions in institutions in his field of expertise such as Director, UrbAct - International Advisory Services for Urban Action, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Director, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Rotterdam, Netherlands; Coordinator, UNCHS/UNDP/World Bank Urban Management Program, Nairobi, Kenya; and Head, Department of Human Settlements Economics, Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI), Rotterdam.

Participating ADB Staff

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No. Name Affiliation

1 Mr. BRITTON Neil Principal Disaster Risk Management Specialist/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

2 Ms. ESTEBAN Theresa Audrey Water Resources Officer/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

3 Mr. FUKUI Ryu Advisor (Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Development)/ Regional and Sustainable Development Department

4 Mr. JENNY Hubert Principal Urban Development Specialist/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

5 Mr. LEATHER James Principal Transport Specialist/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

6 Mr. LU Xuedu Advisor/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

7 Mr. O' DONNEL Ian Disaster Risk Management Specialist,/ Regional and Sustainable Development Department

8 Mr. RODGERS Charles Senior Environment Specialist /Regional and Sustainable Development Department

9 Mr. SHAH Jitendra Advisor/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

10 Mr. SOOD Priyanka Urban Development Specialist/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

11 Ms. SORKIN Lauren Country Specialist/Viet Nam Resident Mission

12 Mr. TAKANO Koichi Water Resourdes Management Specialist/Regional and Sustainable Development Department

13 Mr. THARAKAN Pradeep Climate Change Specialist/Southeast Asia Department

14 Mr. YANG Zhenlin Intern/Southeast Asia Department

15 Ms. KUGELE Miriam GIZ Secondee/Southeast Asia Department

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1. Mr. BRITTON Neil, Principal Disaster Risk Management Specialist Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. BRITTON Neil R. BA, MA(Hons), PhD, trained as a sociologist and geographer. He is Principal Disaster Risk Management Specialist in the Asian Development Bank, in the Regional and Sustainable Development Department. Prior appointments include Team Leader (International Disaster Reduction Strategies) in the National Research Institute for Earth Sciences and Disaster Prevention (NIED), in Kobe, Japan, and Chief Coordinator of a 5-year Government of Japan project titled ―Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technologies and their Integration for the Asia-Pacific Region‖ (EqTAP). He is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Environmental Hazards. 2. Ms. ESTEBAN Theresa Audrey O., Water Resources Officer

Ms. ESTEBAN Theresa Audrey O. carries out review, analysis, and evaluation on urban water, rural water, and river basin water. She provides technical research and inputs to various water-related knowledge products. Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Esteban worked as an urban planner and social development specialist and was responsible for various development plans and projects in the Philippines including several city/municipal comprehensive land use plans, protected area management plans, and UNDP and World Bank funded projects. She has given public lectures on urban planning and social development before professional and academic audiences. Ms. Esteban holds an MA on Urban Management and Development from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies in The Netherlands in 2005, and an MA on Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning in 2002. 3. Mr. FUKUI Ryu, Advisor (Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Development) Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. FUKUI Ryu leads the Knowledge Sharing Center which aims to structure and deliver knowledge sharing initiatives for and among developing member countries in collaboration with other departments in ADB and its external knowledge partners. The team also aims to strengthen information systems for knowledge sharing programs across ADB. Mr. Fukui has over 30 years of professional experience in the World Bank, Development Bank of Japan, OECD, and other organizations in financial and private sector development and capacity development initiatives on major development issues. He holds MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London, UK, and LLB in Law from Kyoto University, Japan. 4. Mr. JENNY Hubert, Principal Urban Development Specialist Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. JENNY Hubert is Principal Urban Development Specialist, based in Viet Nam, in charge of water and sanitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Mr. Jenny joined ADB 6 years ago and is a member of ADB's Water Committee. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Jenny worked for the World Bank on the China and Mongolia urban program. Before that, he worked in the private sector for nearly 20 years, mostly in Asia, for International Utility Companies. Mr. Jenny graduated from France with a major in Environmental Engineering and specialized in Water Pollution Control. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer in Australia and an Associate Arbitrator with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator in UK. 5. Mr. LEATHER Jamie, Principal Transport Specialist Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. LEATHER Jamie is a Principal Transport Specialist in the Infrastructure Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department of the Asian Development Bank. Mr. Leather has over 21 years of experience in transport planning, 15 years of which were spent in Asia. Mr. Leather is the co-chair of ADB's Transport Community of Practice and also lead of urban transport in the Urban Community of Practice. Mr. Leather obtained his master of science in transport planning and engineering from the Institute of Transport Studies, Leeds University (UK) and a bachelor of arts in human geography also from Leeds University.


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6. Mr. LU Xuedu, Advisor, Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. LU Xuedu is an ADB Advisor on climate change and carbon market and a professor of Tongji University and Tianjin University. Prior to ADB, Mr. Lu was Deputy Director General of the National Climate Center of the China Meteorological Administration, responsible for research, policy and negotiation on carbon market mechanism, adaptation, and low carbon economy. Before moving to National Climate Center, he worked for Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China for 19 years in charge of policy-making, negotiation and management of climate change. Before joining the government, he had 8 years academic research on climate change. He also served in the CDM Executive Board of Kyoto Protocol for 8 years in various capacities. 7. Mr. O'DONNELL Ian, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. O‘DONNELLl Ian leads projects on disaster risk financing, urban risk reduction, and risk-sensitive land use planning. Before ADB, he worked with the ProVention Consortium on urban risk reduction, reducing disaster risks in recovery, and improving the evaluation of risk reduction impacts. From 1998 to 2005, he worked with the American Red Cross on disaster preparedness programs with a chapter in San Francisco, California, then in Turkey after the 1999 earthquakes, and finally at the ARC Headquarters. Ian has also worked in North Africa, Asia, and most recently in Haiti to conduct post-disaster assessments, develop risk reduction projects, and evaluate program impacts. He studied at Stanford and obtained a master‘s degree in urban planning from the University of California, Berkeley. 8. Mr. RODGERS Charles, Senior Environment Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. RODGERS Charles serves as ADB‘s adaptation focal point. He joined ADB in 2009 as a Senior Water and Climate Change Specialist (Consultant) to support and assist water experts at ADB and in client and partner institutions on issues related to climate change. Mr. Rodgers was managing scientist at Stratus Consulting, Washington D.C., where he has contributed to a range of climate change and water resources projects for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, the World Bank and other clients. Dr. Rodgers has also worked extensively in the areas of flood hydrology and irrigated agriculture. He also served as scientific coordinator of a 9-year multi-disciplinary study of climate change impacts on water resources in the Volta basin in West Africa. From 2008 to 2009, 9. Mr. SHAH Jitendra (Jitu), Advisor, Regional and Sustainable Development Department

Mr. SHAH Jitendra (Jitu), Advisor, Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) ADB has over 25 years of professional experience in environment and development areas in Asia and the U.S. He is assisting with promotion of low-carbon infrastructure, with a focus on energy, transport and urban sectors, and ADB-wide knowledge sharing initiatives in low-carbon infrastructure financing and technical assistance. Prior to ADB, he worked with the World Bank for 17 years where he carried out environmental and social development projects and programs. Before joining the World Bank, he was president and founder of G2 Environmental Inc., an environmental management consulting firm in Portland, Oregon. He has a PhD in Environmental Science from Oregon Graduate Institute in the U.S.; an MBA from Portland State University in USA; a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech USA; and a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India.

10. Ms. SOOD Priyanka, Urban Development Specialist

Ms. SOOD Priyanka brings extensive professional experience in urban infrastructure and finance across sectors and geographical regions. Prior to ADB, Ms. Sood was Regional Head and Vice President, YES Bank Limited (India‘s newest private sector bank), leading the Bank's urban infrastructure finance and advisory platform to assist sub-nationals access market-based finance, including via municipal bonds and pooled financing mechanisms. Before YES Bank, she worked with the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., on various urban infrastructure projects, including PPPs and output-based aid, and on developing the Sub-national Technical Assistance and Finance Facility for sub-national entities to raise finance for infrastructure without sovereign guarantees.


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11. Ms. SORKIN Lauren, Country Specialist, Viet Nam Resident Mission

Ms. SORKIN Lauren is specialist in environment, climate change and knowledge management currently working for the Viet Nam Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Sorkin worked with the USAID Eco-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program facilitating in-person and virtual knowledge sharing between clean energy experts in China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Ms. Sorkin has also worked with the European Commission and the Worldwatch Institute to publish work on biofuels, trans-boundary water management, climate change, infant mortality and HIV/AIDS. 12. Mr. TAKANO Koichi, Water Resourdes Management Specialist

Mr. TAKANO Koichi is a secondee to ADB from Japan Water Agency (JWA), and contributes his expertise in river basin planning, operations and maintenance of water resources assets, and project supervision, including the economic, social and environmental dimensions, in the broader context of increasing water security in Asia‘s river basins. He is a member of the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) Secretariat, and is actively promoting the introduction of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in river basins throughout Asia through training and knowledge sharing. He contributed to produce the UNESCO-NARBO guidelines for the IWRM process in river basins, with a focus on (i)using keys for success in a spiral of adaptive management to increase water security, (ii)optimizing the interests of stakeholder at each phase, and (iii)generating a triple bottom line of economic, social and environmental outcomes. 13. Mr. THARAKAN Pradeep, Climate Change Specialist, Southeast Asia Department

Mr. THARAKAN Pradeep has over 15 years of experience in climate change mitigation, clean energy deployment and natural resources management. He is responsible for designing and implementing technical assistance activities and loan programs focussed on geothermal energy and small-scale renewable energy programs. He also oversees studies that evaluate climate change risk assessments within key economic sectors in developing Southeast Asian countries. Prior to this, Pradeep served as the Deputy Team Leader for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program, where he was responsible for promoting technologies, practices and policies to scale up clean energy deployment and greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in six Asian countries. Pradeep's research has been published in Nature, Energy, and Energy Policy. Pradeep has a PhD in Energy and Natural Resources Management, and masters degrees in Business Administration and Public Policy.

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e.g. Model-

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Development

Bank Adaptation

and Mitigation

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GENIES – Open Framework Approach

3rd Party

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and plugins

Local Thought

Leader Tools and

Research

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Methods

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Cross-Sectoral Analysis and Display

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2 C40

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3 Carbon Offsets with Sustainability Indicators (COSI) X

4 Cities Alliance X

5 Clean Air Climate Protection (CACP) Software X

6 Climate Change Adaptation Guidance Manual X

7 Climate Change Knowledge Portal X X X X X X X

8 Climate Predictability Tool (CPT) X

9 Climate Proofing for Development X X X

10 Common Disclosure Platform X X

11 Community Earth System Model (CESM) X

12 Computable-General Equilibrium (CGE) Models X X X X X

13 Development Dividend X

14 DINAS-COAST (DIVA) X X X

15 ECO2 Cities

X

X

16 Energy Forecasting Framework and Emissions Consensus Tool (EFFECT)

X

17 Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMap) X X

18 EQECAT Asia Typhoon Model X X X

19 General Circulation Models (GCMs) X

20 Global Adaptation Atlas X X X X X

21 Global City Indicators Program

X

X X

22 Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

X

X

23 Global Risk Portfolio X X X X

24 Gold Standard X

25 Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS)

X

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26 I – PLACE3S X X X

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28 International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT)

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29 MACTool

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30 Metro Manila and Alliance of Seven Mayors X

31 Multi-Attributive Assessment of CDM (MATACDM) X

33 National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs)

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32 Providing Regional Climates for Impact Studies (PRECIS) *RCM X

34 PSU/NCAR Mesoscale Model *RCM X

35 Regional Visualization and Monitoring System (SERVIR) X

36 SIM-air X 37 SimCLIM Systems X X X X X X

38 Sustainable Emerging Cities Platform

X X X X X X X

39 Transport Activity Measurement Toolkit (TAMT)

X

40 Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE)

X

41 Tropical Cyclone Risk Model (TCRM) X X X

42 United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

X

43 Urban Emissions (URBEMIS) software X

44 Urban Risk Assessment

X X X X X

X X

45 Urban Systems Model

X X

46 Vitae System Model

X

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47 Weather Within Climate Tools X

48 World Mayors Council On Climate Change X

(3) C40

Type: Mitigation, Institution Description: In October 2005, representatives of 18 leading world cities met in London to discuss joining forces to tackle global warming and climate change. The representatives saw the need for action and cooperation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pledged to work together towards achieving that goal. At the end of the conference, a communiqué was signed which recognized the need for cities to take action and to cooperate on reducing climate emissions. C40 is a group of large cities committed to tackling climate change. By fostering a sense of shared purpose, the C40 network offers cities an effective forum in which to work together, share information and demonstrate leadership. Through an effective partnership working with the Clinton Climate Initiative, the C40 helps cities reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a range of energy efficiency and clean energy programs. The current chair of the C40 is Mayor Michael R Bloomberg of New York City. Web Site: http://www.c40cities.org/

(4) Carbon Offsets with Sustainability Indicators (COSI)

Type: CDM project assessment Developer: UNEP Risø Centre, UN Development Programme and International Institute on Sustainable Development (IISD) Description: COSI is a single unified set of sustainable development assessment standards and procedural guideline for evaluating CDM projects. It will be constructed from a package of sustainable development criteria, assessment methodologies, and procedural guidelines. The tool is, for example, for country purchaser who will screen purchases, Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Fund that will assess the strength of its purchases, voluntary market brokers who could attest to the fact that all their projects attain a certain grade. Being compliant with COSI framework, a Development Dividend Index (DDI) is being developed by IISD and URC. DDI will measure and score the development dividend to endure that impacts promised at an early stage of project implementation are actually realized. Web Site: http://130.226.56.153/rispubl/art/2007_281_presentation.pdf (Presentation)

(1)

(2) Adaptation Database and Planning Tool (ADAPT)

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Urban Planning Developer: ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Description: ADAPT is an adaptation planning tool developed for U.S. local governments, which is an online interactive database that guides users through ICLEI's 5 Milestones for Climate Adaptation planning framework. 5 Milestones is a cyclical process that consists of climate resiliency study, setting preparedness goals, developing a climate preparedness plan, publishing & implementing preparedness plan and monitoring & revaluating resiliency. ADAPT walks users through the process of assessing their community's vulnerabilities, setting resiliency goals, and developing plans that integrate into existing hazard and comprehensive planning efforts. Web Site: http://www.icleiusa.org/programs/climate/Climate_Adaptation/adaptation-database-and-planning-tool-adapt

http://www.c40cities.org/

http://130.226.56.153/rispubl/art/2007_281_presentation.pdf

http://www.icleiusa.org/programs/climate/Climate_Adaptation/adaptation-database-and-planning-tool-adapt

http://www.icleiusa.org/programs/climate/Climate_Adaptation/adaptation-database-and-planning-tool-adapt

(5) Cities Alliance

Type: Institution

Description: The Cities Alliance – founded in 1999, is a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development. It is consists of local authorities, national governments, non-governmental organizations and multi-lateral organizations. The three broad categories of support that the Cities Alliance provides are: Citywide and nationwide slum upgrading programmes; city development strategies; and national policies on urban development and local government. The Cities Allliance supports cities, local authorities, and associations of local authorities and/or national governments that are committed to improving their cities and local governance; adopting a long-term, comprehensive and inclusive approach to urban development; implementing those reforms necessary to effect systemic change and to achieve delivery at scale; and decentralizing resources to empower local government. Web Site: http://www.citiesalliance.org/ca/

(6) Clean Air Climate Protection (CACP) Software

Type: Mitigation Developer: ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Description: CACP Software is an inventory tool for emissions and reductions of GHG (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide) and criteria air pollutants (NOx, SOx, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, PM10, PM 2.5) associated with electricity, fuel use and waste disposal. It was created to support emissions inventorying and climate action planning based on the principles and methods of the Local Government Operations Protocol (LGOP). The software can help one to create emissions inventories for the community as a whole or for the government's internal operations, to quantify the effect of existing and proposed emissions reduction measures, to predict future emissions levels and to set reduction targets and track progress towards meeting those goals. The software can be downloaded for free from the website. Web Site: http://www.icleiusa.org/action-center/tools/cacp-sotware

(7) Climate Change Adaptation Guidance Manual

Type: Adaptation/Impacts Assessment Developer: USAID Description: The Guidance Manual is aimed at USAID country missions and other partners to understand how climate change may affect their project outcomes and identify adaptation options to integrate into the design for more resilient projects. At present the manual is being tested in Honduras, South Africa, Mali and Thailand in sectors such as agriculture, coastal development and flooding, water infrastructure, and fisheries and livelihoods. Future projects may cover protected lands management, integrated river basin management, and health. The manual leads project designers through a series of steps to help them understand whether their project may be vulnerable to climate variability or change. Web Site: http://www.adaptationlearning.net/sites/default/files/USAID%20Climate%20Change%20Adaptation%20Guidance%20Manual.pdf (Guidance Manual)

http://www.citiesalliance.org/ca/

http://www.icleiusa.org/action-center/tools/cacp-sotware

http://www.adaptationlearning.net/sites/default/files/USAID%20Climate%20Change%20Adaptation%20Guidance%20Manual.pdf

http://www.adaptationlearning.net/sites/default/files/USAID%20Climate%20Change%20Adaptation%20Guidance%20Manual.pdf

(8) Climate Change Knowledge Portal

Type: Climate Change Scenarios, Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Socio-economic Developer: World Bank Description: This is an on-line and collaborative knowledge portal website intended to provide quick and readily accessible climate and climate-related data to policy makers and development practitioners. It consists of a Google map interface, in which a user can query any location on the globe and receive climate change projections. It includes WB and external data, projections from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report ensemble of Global Circulation Models (GCMs), historical climatology, data on changes in crop yields under climate change for 14 major crops worldwide (IIASA) and the World Bank disaster hotspots data. Besides, socio-economic data at country level are also included (i.e. political stability, index of voice and accountability, etc). The website also provides access to the Adaptation Screening Tools which provides simple and quick way of assessing development projects for potential sensitivities to climate change. Web Site: http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/ (Portal Site) Contact: Ana Bucher ([email protected]) , Ian Noble ([email protected])

(9) Climate Predictability Tool (CPT)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios Developer: The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) Description: CPT provides a Windows package for constructing a seasonal climate forecast model, performing model validation, and producing forecasts given updated data. Its design has been tailored for producing seasonal climate forecasts using model output statistic (MOS) corrections to climate predictions from general circulation model (GCM), or for producing forecasts using fields of sea-surface temperatures. Although the software is specifically tailored for these applications, it can be used in more general settings to perform canonical correlation analysis (CCA) or principal components regression (PCR) on any data, and for any application. Web Site: http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=697&PageID=7264&cached=true&mode=2&userID=2 Contact: [email protected]

(10) Climate Proofing for Development

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Urban Planning, Institution Developer: GTZ Description: The tool is based on a methodology that is used for planning German development cooperation projects such as for analysis of policies, programs and projects with regard to the risks and opportunities that climate change poses. This is a process-based tool that can be adapted to the specific context it is applied. GTZ experts offer support in conceptualizing the use of the tool in partner countries, including its integration into the planning process at different levels. The tool has already been applied in several projects, for example, in Mali, Morocco, Niger, the Philippines and Viet Nam. For example, workshops were carried out at the national and local levels to adapt the tool and integrate it into ongoing planning processes, such as disaster risk reduction, to make it more useful and effective in the local setting. Web Site: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/17393_gtz20100714enclimateproofing.pdf Contact: Marlene Hahn, Alexander Fröde

http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/

mailto:[email protected]


http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=697&PageID=7264&cached=true&mode=2&userID=2

http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=697&PageID=7264&cached=true&mode=2&userID=2


http://www.preventionweb.net/files/17393_gtz20100714enclimateproofing.pdf

(11) Common Disclosure Platform

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Urban Planning Developer: Cities Disclosure Project and ICLEI USA Description: Common Disclosure Platform is a global carbon reporting platform using GHG protocol categories in direct emissions and electricity generation. It is designed to assist cities in understanding the risks and opportunities they face and to provide data in a systematic way to their stakeholders. The platform allows participating cities to benchmark themselves against similar cities and analytical tools to aid in GHG measurement and management. The data can aid cities, as well as inform critical stakeholders such as residents and the businesses located within a city. The tool can help identification of risks and opportunities to climate change, description of city governance and accountability, and monitoring of performance of city sustainability strategies. Web Site: https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Programmes/Documents/Case-for-City-Disclosure.pdf Contact: [email protected]

(12) Community Earth System Model (CESM)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios Developer: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Description: CESM is a freely available climate model that can be used to simulate the many components of Earth‘s climate system including the oceans, atmosphere, sea ice and land cover. CESM supports several different resolutions and component configurations and model component has input options to configure specific model physics and parameterizations. CESM can be run on a number of different hardware platforms and has a relatively flexible design with respect to processor layout of components. Using the CESM, researchers can simulate the interaction of marine ecosystems with greenhouse gases; the climatic influence of ozone, dust, and other atmospheric chemicals; the cycling of carbon through the atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces; and the influence of greenhouse gases on the upper atmosphere. Web Site: http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/ Contact: The CGD (Climate & Global Dynamics Division) office of NCAR Earth Systems Laboratory, [email protected]

(13) Computable-General Equilibrium (CGE) Models

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Mitigation, Urban Planning, CDM project assessment, Socio-economic Developer: - Description: CGE models are based on the assumptions made earlier about the optimizing behavior of consumers and producers. That is, consumers maximize their utility or satisfaction, while producers maximize profits (and minimize costs). They attempt to represent the circular flow of goods and services in the economy. CGE Models can be used to give an indication of the 'economy-wide' impacts of a policy or project. For example, if a policy/project increases output of a good or service, the models can be used to assess the simultaneous impacts on different sectors of the economy, including effects on government sector and households. CGE Models are applicable to view issues of economy-environment interactions such as resource allocation, emissions trading and economic impacts of climate change. Web Site: http://www.unescap.org/drpad/vc/orientation/m5_anx_3.htm

https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Programmes/Documents/Case-for-City-Disclosure.pdf

https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/Programmes/Documents/Case-for-City-Disclosure.pdf


http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/

http://www.nesl.ucar.edu/

http://www.nesl.ucar.edu/


http://www.unescap.org/drpad/vc/orientation/m5_anx_3.htm

(14) Development Dividend

Type: CDM projects assessment Developer: The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Description: This is a research program to assess benefits from CDM of climate actions ―beyond those strictly related to climate change.‖ The ultimate goal is to increase both quality and quantity of CDM projects that provide benefits including environmental and human health benefits such as improved air quality, social benefits such as improved quality of life through the provision of electricity and the economic benefits that can accompany increased foreign direct investment such as increased incomes and employment. Part of achieving that goal is building an evaluative framework to assess the development dividend from these projects. The framework uses quantitative and qualitative data from CDM project design documents (PDDs) to arrive at developmental dividend scores for categories of CDM projects. These scores are intended chiefly for the international policy community to assess the developmental benefits of CDM projects, but they can be employed domestically by designed national authorities (DNA). Web Site: http://www.iisd.org/climate/markets/dividend.asp

(15) DINAS-COAST (DIVA)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios, Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Socio-economic Developer: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Flood Hazard Research Centre of Middlesex University, WL|Delft Hydraulics, etc. (Funded by EU) Description: DINAS-COAST aimed at assessing the vulnerability of coastal regions to sea-level rise. The product of DINAS-COAST is an interactive tool called DIVA (Dynamic and Interactive Vulnerability Assessment). The core part of DIVA is an integrated model that enables its user to simulate the impacts of selected climatic and socio-economic scenarios as well as adaptation strategies on the coastal regions of all coastal nations. There are different activities conducted by different organizations; the main activity in terms of time and actors involved was the construction of an integrated model that represents the coupled human-environment system of the coast, which was based on iterative method that enabled different disciplines to integrate their knowledge about coastal subsystems in the form of computer modules. Web Site: http://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/non-annex_i_natcom/cge/application/pdf/diva_print_me_first.pdf Contact: Dr. Richard J.T. Klei([email protected]), Dr. Georgios Amanatidi([email protected])

(16) ECO2 Cities

Type: Mitigation, Institutions Developer: World Bank Description: "Eco² Cities: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities" is a new initiative launched by the World Bank in order to respond to this challenge. Its objective is to help cities in developing countries achieve greater ecological and economic sustainability. Eco2 Cities are cities that create economic opportunities for their citizens in an inclusive, sustainable, and resource-efficient way, while also protecting and nurturing the local ecology and global public goods, such as the environment, for future generations. The program will provide practical and scalable, analytical and operational support to cities. The program also aims to build a global partnership among forward-looking cities in developing countries, global best-practice cities, academia, and international development communities. Web Site: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:22501973~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:337178,00.html

http://www.iisd.org/climate/markets/dividend.asp

http://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/non-annex_i_natcom/cge/application/pdf/diva_print_me_first.pdf

http://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/non-annex_i_natcom/cge/application/pdf/diva_print_me_first.pdf



http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:22501973~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:337178,00.html

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:22501973~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:337178,00.html

(17) Energy Forecasting Framework and Emissions Consensus Tool (EFFECT)

Type: Mitigation Developer: The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) assisted by the World Bank Description: The EFFECT Model is an Excel-based, bottom-up, engineering style model designed to support open and transparent modeling and comparison of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions growth for a range of development scenarios. The EFFECT Model focuses on sectors that contribute to and are expected to experience rapid growth in emissions. The model was initially developed for work with the Government of India to support consensus building and planning in key sectors of the economy and to assess the impact of policy choices on GHG emission levels. It has since been used in a number of countries, including Brazil and Poland, to support similar objectives. Web Site: http://www.esmap.org/esmap/EFFECT Contact: [email protected]

(18) Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMap)

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment (public health) Developer: US-EPA Description: BenMAP is a Windows-based computer program that uses a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based to estimate the health impacts and economic benefits occurring when populations experience changes in air quality. BenMAP is powerful enough to perform a comprehensive benefits analysis but simple enough for non-technical users to estimate benefits after a short tutorial. Analysts have relied upon BenMAP to estimate the health impacts from air quality changes at the city and regional scale, both within and beyond the U.S. BenMAP includes nearly all of the information users would need to start performing a benefits analysis; advanced and non-U.S. analyses can customize the program to address their

policy question. Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/air/benmap/index.html Contact: [email protected]

(19) EQECAT’s Asia Typhoon Model

Type: Climate Change Scenarios, Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Socio-economic Developer: EQECAT - AN ABS GROUP COMPANY Description: This is a basin-wide typhoon model for catastrophe risk management in Asia that covers Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. It provides consistent risk assessment throughout the region and appropriately captures the relevant spatial correlations. The hazard definition is derived from four data sources available for the period from 1945 to 2009, including the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in Japan, the Hong Kong Observatory, and the Shanghai Typhoon Institute. The model has detailed hazard and vulnerability modeling for wind, with loss results calibrated to the total losses from all three perils via elevation and geographically-based algorithms to appropriately reflect the storm surge and rainfall-induced flood losses spatially. Besides, the model features include local vulnerability functions, variable import resolution, detailed financial modeling, flexible reporting, and model validation with expert review and historical data. Web Site: http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#broad-geographic-coverage

http://www.esmap.org/esmap/EFFECT


http://www.epa.gov/air/benmap/index.html


http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#local-vulnerability-functions

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#variable-import-resolution

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#variable-import-resolution

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#detailed-financial-modeling

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#flexible-reporting

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#model-validation

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#model-validation

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#broad-geographic-coverage

http://www.eqecat.com/catastrophe-models/asia-typhoon.html#broad-geographic-coverage

(20) General Circulation Models (GCMs)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios Description: GCMs is a general term of mathematical models representing physical processes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and land surface. GCMs are the most advanced tools currently available for simulating the response of the global climate system to increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations. GCMs depict the climate using a three dimensional grid over the globe, typically having a horizontal resolution of between 250 and 600 km, 10 to 20 vertical layers in the atmosphere and sometimes as many as 30 layers in the oceans. Many physical processes, such as those related to clouds, also occur at smaller scales and cannot be properly modeled. Instead, their known properties must be averaged over the larger scale in a technique known as parameterization, which is one source of uncertainty in GCM-based simulations of future climate. Web Site: http://www.ipcc-data.org/ddc_gcm_guide.html

(21) Global Adaptation Atlas

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment Developer: Resources for the Future and 12 other partners Description: Adaptation Atlas is a dynamic mapping tool which brings together diverse sets of data on the human impacts of climate change and adaptation activities across the themes of food, water, land, health and livelihood to help researchers, policymakers, planners and citizens to establish priorities for action on adaptation. It is expected that the Atlas will enable planning for adaptation strategy — for national, regional and local governments as progressing towards collecting more downscaled and sub-national level data. The Atlas also can provide researchers a comprehensive look at the current state of science on the human impacts of climate change, and allow them to realign their research agendas. Web Site: http://www.adaptationatlas.org/ Contact: [email protected]

(22) Global City Indicators Program

Type: Urban Planning, Socio/Economic, Institution Developer: World Bank Description: The Global City Indicators Program was created by the World Bank, working with the Japanese Trust Fund, to help cities with performance monitoring by providing a framework to facilitate consistent and comparative collection of city indicator. The program provides an established set of city indicators with a globally standardized methodology that allows for global comparability of city performance and knowledge sharing. The website below serves all cities that become members to measure and report on a core set of indicators through this web-based relational database. It is structured around 22 ―themes‖ organized into two Categories that measure a range of city services and quality of life factors. These Categories and themes are listed below: Web Site: http://www.cityindicators.org/

http://www.ipcc-data.org/ddc_gcm_guide.html

http://www.adaptationatlas.org/


http://www.cityindicators.org/

(23) Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Institution Description: Established in 2006, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a partnership of 38 countries and 7 international organizations committed to helping developing countries reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and adapt to climate change. The partnership‘s mission is to mainstream disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in country development strategies by supporting a country-led and managed implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). GFDRR has three main business lines to achieve its development objectives at the global, regional and country levels: Global and Regional Partnerships; Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Development; and Standby Recovery Financing Facility (SRFF) for Accelerated Disaster Recovery. Besides, four initiatives that complement the three tracks and Climate Change Adaptation programs are: South-South Cooperation Program for Disaster Risk Reduction; The Economics of Disaster Risk Reduction; The GFDRR Labs; and Disaster Risk Financing & Insurance. Web Site: http://www.gfdrr.org/gfdrr/

(24) Global Risk Portfolio

Type: Adaptation/Impact assessment, Mitigation, Socio-economic, Institution Developer: Maplecroft Description: Maplecroft is a company that provides products and services for risk analysis and cooperate responsibility solutions across 10 key areas including climate change and environment. They utilizes GIS mapping technology to offer additional insight and enable the assessment of risk and trends at global, national, city, factory or pipeline level. Their product, The Global Risks Portfolio, is home to over 500 risk indices and indicators, 100+ interactive maps, country scorecards, briefings and in-depth reports. These resources provide instantly accessible insights into the core areas of global, political, legal and regulatory, human rights and climate change risks, whilst our flexibility enables us to deliver bespoke risk analysis for any region, country, sector, company or issue. Country risk products draw on our data bank of third party stakeholder viewpoints and key recent events. Risk calculators, benchmarking and rating tools quantify and screen for enterprise risk, country and sub national risk and sector risk, in ways that are relevant for both corporations and investors interested in sovereign and sub sovereign risks. Web Site: http://maplecroft.com/portfolio/

(25) Gold Standard

Type: CDM projects assessment Developer: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Description: Gold Standard is an independent best practice benchmark of CDM projects. The main purpose is to ensure that CDM projects for both reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fostering sustainable development. It offers an ―independent best practice benchmark‖ for investors willing to pay a premium for quality low-risk CDM projects. Projects must meet standard CDM project approval requirements and pass through the following three additional approval screens: credits must be earned from renewable energy or emerge efficiency projects; credits must adhere to stringent additionality guidelines; and projects must comply with sustainability requirements that include two local stakeholder consultations, conformance with sustainability indicators, and, in some cases, an environmental impact assessment (EIA). Web Site: http://www.cdmgoldstandard.org/ Contact: Secretariat ([email protected])

http://www.gfdrr.org/gfdrr/

http://maplecroft.com/portfolio/

http://www.cdmgoldstandard.org/


(26) Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS)

Type: Mitigation, CDM projects assessment Developer: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Description: GAINS is a scientific tool developed by an international team of researchers to guide policy makers through the complex process of air pollutant controls and greenhouse gas mitigation. The tool builds on a similar instrument that has already helped European governments slash air pollution across the continent without compromising economic development. The online GAINS-Asia models for China and South Asia provide interactive access to all input data and recent scenario results. Besides, the research institute CICERO has used the GAINs Model to look at the co-benefits from CDM projects in Asia. See the publications of Nathan Rive for relevant work: http://www.cicero.uio.no/employees/homepage.aspx?lang=EN&person_id=826. Web Site: http://gains.iiasa.ac.at/index.php/home-page/241-on-line-access-to-gains

(27) I – PLACE3S

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment (infrastructure), Mitigation Developer: Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Description: I-PLACE3S is a web-based interface for scenario planning that allows forecasting how alternative development approaches impact transportation patterns, energy usage, cost efficiency and climate change. It provides a web-based platform from which to communicate ideas, store data, and analyze potential outcomes. It can support interactive workshops; no specialized hardware or software required, capable with detailed data and multi district or regions; flexible - add new & updated modules for particular needs; and highly adaptable. I-PLACE3S was instrumental in the Blueprint Project from 2002 to 2004, in the development of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2035 land use allocations, and continues to be important in the Blueprint implementation efforts at SACOG and several member and partner agencies. SACOG staff and member agencies also use it to develop land use scenarios that feed into travel and air quality modeling. The model can be a valuable tool for land use planning at any scale, including in developing General Plans, Community Plans, Transit-Oriented Developments, etc. Web Site: http://www.sacog.org/services/I-PLACE3S/ Contact: Kacey Lizon ([email protected])

(28) ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Type: Institution Description: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable. More than 1200 cities, towns, counties, and their associations in 70 countries comprise ICLEI's growing membership. ICLEI works with these and hundreds of other local governments through international performance-based, results-oriented campaigns and programs. It provides technical consulting, training, and information services to build capacity, share knowledge, and support local government in the implementation of sustainable development at the local level. ICLEI's basic premise is that locally designed initiatives can provide an effective and cost-efficient way to achieve local, national, and global sustainability objectives. ICLEI is the largest association of local governments worldwide working on sustainable development. Web Site: http://www.iclei.org/

http://www.cicero.uio.no/employees/homepage.aspx?lang=EN&person_id=826

http://gains.iiasa.ac.at/index.php/home-page/241-on-line-access-to-gains

http://www.sacog.org/services/I-PLACE3S/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consultant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training

http://www.iclei.org/

(29) International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT)

Type: Climate change scenarios, Adaptation/Impact Assessment Developer: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Description: The IMPACT model is designed to examine alternative futures for global food supply, demand, trade, prices, and food security. The IMPACT model allows IFPRI to provide both fundamental, global baseline projections of agricultural commodity supply, demand, trade, prices and malnutrition outcomes along with cutting-edge research results on quickly evolving topics such as bioenergy, climate change, changing diet/food preferences, and many other themes. It covers 30 commodities, which account for virtually all of world food production and consumption, including all cereals, soybeans, roots and tubers, meats, milk, eggs, oils, meals, vegetables, fruits, sugar and sweeteners, and fish in a partial equilibrium framework. It is specified as a set of 115 country-level supply and demand equations where each country model is linked to the rest of the world through trade. Web Site: http://www.ifpri.org/book-751/ourwork/program/impact-model Contact: Siwa Msangi ([email protected]), Timothy Sulser ([email protected])

(30) MACTool

Type: Mitigation Developer: The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) assisted by the World Bank Description: The MACTool was developed to support the economic analysis of low-carbon options. It achieves this goal through the simultaneous comparison of mitigation and sequestration options so as to support efficient decision making processes. A prototype version of the tool was developed for the Brazil Low-carbon study in which four key sectors were analyzed. Over 40 technologies were compared for the Brazil and the Mexico Low-carbon studies. The MACTool allows for systematic, rigorous and consistent information aggregation to allow for the comparison of: different sectors and mitigation/sequestration options (Energy, LULUCF, Transport, Waste Management); different perspectives(Public and Private); and different countries, regions, or cities Web Site: http://www.esmap.org/esmap/MACTool Contact: [email protected]

(31) Metro Manila and Alliance of Seven Mayors

Type: Institution Description: the National Capital Region and the Alliance of Seven who participated in the Manila launch of the "Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!" campaign of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) on February, 2011. Mayors signed to UN‘s Ten Essential Actions to Reduce Disaster Risks which includes investing more in disaster risk reduction, preparing and sharing risk assessments, ensuring early warning systems are in place, and protecting ecosystems to reduce the impact of floods, cyclones, and storm surges, among other natural hazards. Mayors who signed are: Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr., Caloocan Mayor Enrico Echiverri, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Pasay Mayor Antonino Calixto, San Juan Mayor Guia Gomez, Valenzuela Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian, Taguig Mayor Maria Laarni Cayetano, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, Marikina Mayor Del De Guzman, Antipolo Mayor Danilo Leyble, Cainta Mayor Ramon Ilagan,Rodriguez, Rizal Mayor Cecilio Hernandez, and San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Jose Rafael Diaz. Web Site: http://www.lorenlegarda.com.ph/news_540_legarda_metro_manila_and_alliance_of_seven_mayors_ONE_AGAINST_RISK.php

http://www.ifpri.org/book-751/ourwork/program/impact-model



http://www.esmap.org/esmap/MACTool


http://www.lorenlegarda.com.ph/news_540_legarda_metro_manila_and_alliance_of_seven_mayors_ONE_AGAINST_RISK.php

http://www.lorenlegarda.com.ph/news_540_legarda_metro_manila_and_alliance_of_seven_mayors_ONE_AGAINST_RISK.php

(32) Multi-Attributive Assessment of CDM (MATACDM)

Type: CDM projects assessment Developer: Sutter, Christoph. Description: MATACDM is an evaluation methodology of CDM projects for sustainable development in host countries, based on the Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT). The purpose is to conduct holistic overview assessment of contribution of CDM projects to sustainable development in host countries rather than scientific evaluation of single parameters. It draws from various disciplines and is designed to assist decision makers, aiming at being accurate and practical at the same time. It allows assessing CDM projects including employment generations, distributions of CDM returns, and air quality improvement are assessed. There is no fixed set of assessment criteria; they are identified in the first step. The advantage is that indicators can be measured in the units that suit the nature of each specific criterion. Web Site: http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/system/files/articles-72508_resource_1.pdf

(33) National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs)

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Urban Planning Developer: UNFCCC Description: NAPAs provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change – those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage. The main content of NAPAs is a list of ranked priority adaptation activities and projects, as well as short profiles of each activity or project, designed to facilitate the development of proposals for implementation of the NAPA. The NAPAs focus on urgent and immediate needs – those for which further delay could increase vulnerability or lead to increased costs at a later stage. NAPAs should use existing information; no new research is needed. They must be action-oriented and country-driven and be flexible and based on national circumstances. Finally, in order to effectively address urgent and immediate adaptation needs, NAPA documents should be presented in a simple format, easily understood both by policy-level decision-makers and by the public. Web Site: http://unfccc.int/national_reports/napa/items/2719.php

(34) Providing Regional Climates for Impact Studies (PRECIS)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios Developer: Hadley Centre Description: PRECIS is based on the third generation of the Hadley Centre‘s regional climate model (HadRM3), together with user-friendly data processing and a visualization interface. As it has been ported to run on a PC (under only Linux), its flexible design allows for applications in any region of the world (with a minimum area of 5,000km by 5,000 km) that sufficient observed data are available to validate model outputs. It is freely available to groups of developing countries in order that they may develop climate change scenarios at national centres of excellence, simultaneously building capacity and drawing on local climatological expertise. These scenarios can be used in impact, vulnerability and adaptation studies, and to aid in the preparation of national communications. Web Site: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/precis/ Contact: Hadley Centre [email protected]

http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/system/files/articles-72508_resource_1.pdf

http://unfccc.int/national_reports/napa/items/2719.php

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/precis/

mailto:pr%C3%[email protected]

(35) PSU/NCAR Mesoscale Model(MM5)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios Developer: Pennsylvania State University(PSU)/National Center for Atmospheric Research(NCAR) Description: The PSU/NCAR mesoscale model (known as MM5) is a limited-area, non-hydrostatic or hydrostatic (Version 2 only), terrain-following sigma-coordinate model designed to simulate or predict mesoscale and regional-scale atmospheric circulation. It has been developed at PSU and NCAR as a community mesoscale model and is continuously being improved by contributions from users at several universities and government laboratories since it was developed in 1970‘s. The current model is the 5th generation, of which its usage has been broadened: (i) a multiple-nest capability, (ii) non-hydrostatic dynamics, which allows the model to be used at a few-kilometer scale, (iii) multitasking capability on shared- and distributed-memory machines, (iv) a four-dimensional data-assimilation capability, and (v) more physics options. The model has been used for different use of simulation such as real-time regional weather forecasts, tropical cyclone prediction, climate change simulation and

projection. Web Site: http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/mm5/mm5-home.html Contact: [email protected]

(36) Regional Visualization and Monitoring System (SERVIR)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios Developer: NASA, USAID, CATHALAC, CCAD, RCMRD, Group on Earth Observations Description: SERVIR is a Regional Visualization and Monitoring System that integrates earth observations and forecast models together with in situ data and knowledge for timely decision. SERVIR can be used by scientists, educators, and policy makers to monitor and forecast ecological changes, respond to disasters such as forest fires, tropical storms, floods, drought, and volcanic eruptions. SERVIR also provides user-friendly, interactive tools that geared towards students and the general public, and also provide added value to the ongoing education and training activities, serving the evolving capacity building demands from universities, project developers, private sector, NGO's and interested professionals who want to acquire, or update their skills. SERVIR currently covers the regions of Mesoamerica and East Africa.

Web Site: http://www.servir.net/ Contact: Sara Graves ([email protected])

(37) SIM-air (Simple Interactive Models for better Air quality)

Type: Mitigation Developer: UrbanEmissions.info Description: SIM-air is a simple user-friendly tool in MS Excel that enables stakeholders to apply an integrated analytical approach to Air Quality Management (AQM) with data that is easily accessible and provides a framework to develop a systematic knowledge base. The main objective of SIM-air to make use the best available information to arrive at estimates of key parameters (e.g. emissions from various sources) and simulate the interactions between emissions, pollution dispersion, impacts, and management options in an environmental and economic context. The tools under the SIM-air family are integrated, free, and plug & play in nature. The tools are also modular, where user can break-up the tools to evaluate the emissions and pollution control options by sector. The available tools are VAPIS, Smart-CART, AQI calculator, and HIC-UP. Web Site: http://urbanemissions.info/model-tools/sim-air.html

http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/mm5/mm5-home.html


http://gcmd.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/RedirectAction.do?target=S6cqF6vMwKyvFW%2BHWeRkA5bavbjjFALn


http://urbanemissions.info/model-tools/sim-air.html

(38) SimCLIM Systems

Type: Climate Change Scenarios, Adaptation/Impact assessment Developer: CLIMsystems

Description: SimCLIM is an integrated modeling system for examining the effects of climate

variability and change over time and space. Its "open-framework" feature allows users to customize the model for their own geographical area and spatial resolution and to attach impact models. SimCLIM is designed to support decision making and climate proofing in a wide range of situations where climate and climate change pose risk and uncertainty. Amongst a range of applications it can be used to assist in climate proofing across various sectors including: water, agriculture, health, ecosystems, coastal zone issues (sea-level rise and coastal erosion). Risks can be assessed both currently and in the future. Adaptation measures can be tested for present day conditions and under future scenarios of climate change and variability. With the program, users can conduct sensitivity analysis and examine sectoral impacts of climate change. Web Site: http://www.climsystems.com/simclim/

(39) Sustainable Emerging Cities Platform

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Mitigation, Urban Planning Developer: Inter-American Development Bank Description: The platform aims to helping these cities avoid the mistakes of the past by producing comprehensive plans for cleaner, less carbon-intensive urban development that feature sustainable solutions in several areas, including transport, air and water pollution, energy efficiency, solid waste, climate change adaptation, disaster prevention and fiscal management. Initially, the IDB will work with a small number of these cities to develop and test instruments, with successful models to be offered subsequently to other intermediate cities in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC).

Web Site: http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/cities/sustainable-emerging-cities-platform,2862.html

(40) Transport Activity Measurement Toolkit (TAMT)

Type: Mitigation Developer: The World Bank Description: TAMT is an open-source toolkit to process GPS log files for vehicle emissions drive cycle calculations to support greenhouse gas emission modeling for on-road transport. The World Bank Latin America and the Caribbean Region Sustainable Development Department Transport Cluster in conjunction with the World Bank's Environment-Climate Change (ENV-CC) Department is sponsoring the tool. It allows for calculating GHG and local pollutant emissions inventories and forecast by measuring traffic data and using vehicle sales and registration data, and emissions (and traffic) models. Here is the demo video of TAMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dVWIKafmSE. Web Site: http://www.esmap.org/esmap/sites/esmap.org/files/Modeling%20Tool_TAMT.pdf (Presentation)

http://www.climsystems.com/simclim/

http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/cities/sustainable-emerging-cities-platform,2862.html

http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/cities/sustainable-emerging-cities-platform,2862.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dVWIKafmSE

http://www.esmap.org/esmap/sites/esmap.org/files/Modeling%20Tool_TAMT.pdf

(41) Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE)

Type: Mitigation Developer: The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) assisted by the World Bank Description: TRACE offers cities a quick and easy way to assess their energy efficiency and identify sectors to improve. This tool prioritizes sectors with significant energy savings potential, and identifies appropriate energy efficiency interventions across six sectors - transport, buildings, water and waste water, public lighting, solid waste, and power and heat. TRACE consists of two principal components: (i) a city energy benchmarking tool and (ii) a ‗playbook‘ of tried and tested energy efficiency interventions. These two components are woven into a user-friendly software application that takes the city through a series of sequential steps: from initial data gathering to a report containing a matrix of energy efficiency recommendations tailored to the city‘s individual context, with implementation and financing options. TRACE contains a database of 28 key performance indicators (KPIs) collected from 50 cities. Web Site: http://www.esmap.org/esmap/node/235 Contact: [email protected]

(42) Tropical Cyclone Risk Model (TCRM)

Type: Climate Change Scenarios, Adaptation/Impact Tools (Disaster Risk) Developer: Geoscience Australia Description: The model is a statistical and parametric model of tropical cyclone behaviour, designed to simulate the impact of one or many tropical cyclone events. It can be used to simulate many thousands of years of activity to determine the annual exceedence probability of cyclonic winds, or alternatively to examine the impact of a single event on a community. TCRM has been designed to allow hazard researchers to examine the range of sensitivity to the many parameterized tropical cyclone models in use around the world. It is an open-source software application, envisaged to serve as a standard for comparison to other tropical cyclone hazard models. TCRM has used for several research projects at Geoscience Australia, such as the coastal vulnerability assessment, and investigation into the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Tracy on Darwin in 1974 and 2008. Web Site: http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/our-techniques/modelling/our-models/what-is-tcrm.html

(43) United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

Type: Institution Developer: - Description: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) represents and defends the interests of local governments on the world stage, regardless of the size of the communities they serve. Headquartered in Barcelona, the organization‘s stated mission is: ―To be the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government, promoting its values, objectives and interests, through cooperation between local governments, and within the wider international community.‖ UCLG‘s work program focuses on: increasing the role and influence of local government and its representative organizations in global governance; becoming the main source of support for democratic, effective, innovative local government close to the citizen; and ensuring an effective and democratic global organization. UCLG supports international cooperation between cities and their associations, and facilitates programmers, networks and partnerships to build the capacity of local governments. It promotes the role of women in local decision-making, and is a gateway to relevant information on local government across the world. Web Site: http://www.cities-localgovernments.org/index.asp

http://www.esmap.org/esmap/node/235


http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/our-techniques/modelling/our-models/what-is-tcrm.html

http://www.ga.gov.au/hazards/our-techniques/modelling/our-models/what-is-tcrm.html

http://www.cities-localgovernments.org/index.asp

(44) Urban Emissions (URBEMIS) software

Type: Mitigation Developer: California Air Resources Board's EMFAC2007 model Description: URBEMIS is a modeling tool to assist local public agencies with estimating air quality impacts from land use projects when preparing air quality analysis. It estimates construction, area source, and operational air pollution emissions from a wide variety of land use development projects in such as residential neighborhoods, shopping centers, office buildings, etc. Mitigation measures can be specified to analyze the effects of mitigation on project emissions. The model uses the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Trip Generation Manual along with the ARB's motor vehicle emissions model, EMFAC, to calculate motor vehicle emissions; however, nearly any assumption can be modified if information is available that is more accurate than the model defaults Web Site: http://www.urbemis.com/index.htm

(45) Urban Risk Assessment (URA)

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Socio/Economic, Institution Developer: World Bank Description: The Urban Risk Assessment (URA) seeks to strengthen coherence and consensus, minimize duplicative efforts, and bring convergence to related work undertaken across the World Bank and key partner organizations. The objective is to move towards a common cost effective approach for specifying where and how many people are vulnerable to natural hazards, in addition to identifying susceptible infrastructure that if damaged, would have knock-on detrimental effects on the urban population. The assessment is based upon four principal building blocks to improve the understanding of urban risk: historical incidence of hazards, geospatial data, institutional mapping, and community participation. The URA is structured to allow flexibility in how it is applied dependent on available resources and institutional capacity of a given city. Web Site: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:22548440~menuPK:8076545~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:337178,00.html

(46) Urban Systems Model

Type: Adaptation/Impact Tools, Mitigation Developer: CDM‘s Neysadurai Centre for Integrated Water Resources and Urban Planning Description: Urban System Model simulates the performance of a city‘s water, energy, transportation, solid waste, urban form and natural environment sectors: the relationship between these sectors: and impacts related to land resources, greenhouse gas emissions and financial analysis. The model is programmed with PowerSim software that applies a visual programming environment using a stock and flow architecture, and allow for ease of customization to specific systems. There are three important analytical capabilities of the model for decision makers: Integrated analysis that helps to identify multi-benefit and to understand how certain choices will affect other factors of urban system; Geographic analysis that explores the impacts of urban form on resource supply and demand; and Temporal analysis that allows for dynamic analysis of resource supplies versus demands. Web Site: http://cdm.com/en-US/Insights/Neysadurai-Centre/Urban-Systems-Model.aspx

http://www.urbemis.com/index.htm

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:22548440~menuPK:8076545~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:337178,00.html

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/0,,contentMDK:22548440~menuPK:8076545~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:337178,00.html

http://cdm.com/en-US/Insights/Neysadurai-Centre/Urban-Systems-Model.aspx

(47) Vitae System Model

Type: Adaptation/Impact Assessment, Institution Developer: Norio Okada Description: Vitae System Model is a new conceptual framework for integrated disaster risk management. This model provides a holistic view of cities, regions and communities under different opportunities and threats like disaster risks. Three fundamental functions of the vitae system are to become alive (survivability), to live lively (vitality), and to live together (conviviality, communication). This conceptual model claims to view cities, regions and communities as living (vital) integrity with robustness and resiliency in its coping capacity. The model is depicted as a triangular body with three nodes as fundamental functions of any living body. The area of the triangle (in the article on the web site below) is interpreted to represent the degree of viability, a property to characterize the range of coping capacity. Web Site: http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dat/nenpo/no49/49b0/a49b0p12.pdf

(48) Weather Within Climate Tools

Type: Climate Change Scenarios Developer: The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) Description: There are two Weather Within Climate Tools: Stochastic Daily Rainfall Sequences Toolkit and Hidden Markov Model Tool (HMM). These may take a climate forecast, such as a forecast for a somewhat drier-than-normal season, and compute that forecast‘s likely implication for the typical sequence of daily rainfall amounts at various locations that lead to this dry seasonal average, based on a long history of rainfall observations at the locations. Stochastic Daily Rainfall Sequences Toolkit is a set of programs made to predict daily rainfall sequence. HMM provides a framework for modeling daily rainfall occurrences and amounts on multi-site rainfall networks. The HMM fits a model to observed rainfall records by introducing a small number of discrete rainfall states. These states allow a diagnostic interpretation of observed rainfall variability in terms of a few rainfall patterns, which are not directly observable. Web Site: http://iri.columbia.edu/climate/forecast/stochasticTools/index.html Contact: Simon Mason ([email protected])

(49) World Mayors Council On Climate Change

Type: Institution Description: The World Mayors Council on Climate Change is an alliance of committed local government leaders advocating an enhanced recognition and involvement of Mayors in multilateral efforts addressing climate change and related issues of global sustainability. The Council was founded in December 2005 by Yorikane Masumoto, Mayor of City of Kyoto (Japan) at the time, soon after the Kyoto Protocol entered into force in February 2005. There are presently over 50 members of the Council, representing a vast network of local governments working to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Membership is open to Mayors and equivalent leaders of municipal levels of government. Lately, the Council has positioned itself as a major convener of local leaders taking action on climate change mitigation and adaptation. In 2010, it co-convened with its partners the following two events: the Mayors Adaptation Forum in Bonn, Germany and the World Mayors Summit on Climate in Mexico City. The Council also strongly supports the carbon Cities Climate Registry as the global initiative to centralize and harmonize local climate data (actions, commitments, targets) while

encouraging sustainable leadership. Web Site: http://www.worldmayorscouncil.org/

http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dat/nenpo/no49/49b0/a49b0p12.pdf

http://iri.columbia.edu/climate/forecast/stochasticTools/index.html


http://iri.columbia.edu/climate/forecast/stochasticTools/index.html#hmm




http://www.worldmayorscouncil.org/action/events.html



http://www.worldmayorscouncil.org/action/carbonn-cities-climate-registry.html

http://www.worldmayorscouncil.org/