8 Demonstration Cities under the Phase II. The study area of the selected cities is within Muang
District boundary but in some cases such as Samut Sakhon, Phuket the study area are extended beyond the Muang District limits in order to capture potential climate change
impacts and other variations of physical vulnerability considering the rapid urban expansion. The decision on Pilot Demonstration Cities under the Phase II, will be largely depending on
the availability of data for further studies for delineating the degree of vulnerability to climate change impacts and associate risk which is the focus area of the study carried out by ADPC.
It also based on other criteria such as availability of institutional support for undertaking reforms for building Climate Change resilient urban communities, which are the focus of the
study carried out by TEI.
Although two cities are selected for further activities, studies carried out in other cities will still have a benefit as the study findings will be useful to respective cities as well as to
ACCCRN for future interventions. Adaptation of a long term climate risk reduction strategy and promoting a risk based development agenda for sustainable development is the ultimate
aim. The study will benefit the potential decision making, planning and implementation of short, medium and long term strategies for building climate resilient cities and urban
communities.
2.2 Main objectives of the study by ADPC under phase I
The purpose of the present initiative by ADPC is to conduct an evaluation which will establish the preliminary findings and its status on data availability for assessment. Finally, it
helps identification of most promising two Pilot cities in the context of data availability and assessment of climate change impacts and risk factors.
Through the project phase I, ADPC, based on the technical parameters, addresses the issues on physical risk factors such as vulnerability of built environment, infrastructure, lifeline
facilities, natural and environmental resources etc. where as TEI evaluates the human, social, economic aspects of vulnerability. ADPC and TEI work very closely having a partnership
arrangement to support each other ensuring close association with local, provincial authorities, cities and other relevant agencies to obtain necessary inputs for the study.
The findings of this city assessment would create the basis for the design of the project phase II of ACCCRN program in Thailand. Through this city level engagement in subsequent
phases, awareness creation and capacity development will be expected to undertake based on the detailed comparative assessment among the selected cities and findings.
The study aims at: 1
Understanding risk profile of five citiesprovinces on climate change and trends observed
2 Assessing the context of vulnerability to climate change impacts of five cities
provinces in terms of physical, environment point of view
3 Identifying the gaps in terms of availability of Technical data and data sources for
building the climate change scenarios and impacts to urban built up area
9 Under the Phase I, ADPC expects that the recommendations Phase I will facilitate
Rockefeller Foundation to decide on selection of priority cities for the 2
nd
Phase. A parallel study on institutional, political, economical aspects and city readiness to undertake climate
adaptation measures is carried out by TEI.
2.3 Key expected outcomes
