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
In most cases, climate change risk reduction is not viewed as a priority action in sustaining the urban development gains since currently no or limited attempts are being made for such
analysis to be carried out for vulnerable secondary cities in Thailand. Further, there is a scarcity of monitoring tools available for analyzing the impacts. It is globally accepted that
the human induced environmental degradation affects temperatures, precipitation patterns, sea levels and storm frequencies etc. in cities. These urban areas experience frequent
occurrences of hydro-meteorological disaster events with direct and indirect losses of social and economic nature.
Preliminary studies in the Phase I will be useful for city governing bodies and provincial authorities to initiate productive actions leading to long term solutions, local level adaptation
options and identifying gaps. Using the results of these studies, city authorities can have opportunities for climate change adaptation strategies included in development planning, in
the long run. For example, cities of Phuket, Hat Yai and Chiang Rai being predominantly cities of tourist attraction, city authorities will be able to mitigate climate change impact on
the respective sectors in the long term. The outcome will be useful for the city authorities to initiate proactive actions to undertake appropriate long term solutions through integration of
adaptation measures in urban development.
In the light of above mentioned potential advantages, the key outcome of the proposed study can be identified as the following:
• Assessment of the status of impacts of climate change in five selected citiesprovinces
• Assessment of the extent of vulnerability for disasters and the trend of change of
disasters •
Evaluation of data availability for study on previous events and trends as well as for study of potential exposures to future climate change scenarios
• Identification of source agencies and data providers, availability of essential data and
information gaps, outlining the areas for further qualitative and quantitative assessment
• Identification of the sources of most useful information for developing strategy for
facing future challenges on climate change impacts
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Figure 2.2. Map of UN-Habitat on the Asian LECZ cities
Reducing physical vulnerability is thereby one of the priorities towards climate change adaptation. Hazard prone areas are firstly identified and well demarcated; the physical
features within each defined areas are then listed and their weaknesses assessed. This study gives a clear idea of the current built up resilience statement and enables to formulate specific
recommendations on adaptation measures to strengthen local resilience towards climate change effects.
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3 Methodology
3.1 Data needs for the study
