Study on Algiers and its Vulnerability To Climate Change And Disasters
A study on vulnerability and adaptation to the city of Algiers to climate change and natural disasters has been launched to deal with the issue of climate change and natural hazards in urban areas, APS reports.
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According to the Town Planning and Environment Ministry on Sunday, the study will assess the origins of vulnerability of the city of Algiers on climate change and natural disasters, in 2030, and to develop an adaptation plan to increase the resilience of the capital.
The objective of this study is also to provide to the institutions concerned a methodological tool for the characterization of urban vulnerability and adaptation to climate change that can be used on other coastal cities in the country,
Maryse Gautier, Operational Director of CMI, said that beyond the results of Algiers: "This study will allow the Algerian authorities to acquire know-how which can then be replicated in other jurisdictions." The APS report
concludes.
The program on Cities and Climate Change is jointly led by the World Bank and the French Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. It focuses on two main issues: urban vulnerability to climate change and climate-appropriate urban development. Through the production of urban vulnerability maps and the preparation of action plans for the adaptation to climate change, it aims at providing central and city governments with useful tools for the integration of climate change issues in planning documents and for the development of sustainable urban policies, thus strengthening the resilience of Mediterranean cities.
The Marseille Center for Mediterranean Intergartion (CMI) works in close collaboration with research centers, technical bodies such as statistical or meteorological institutes and local planning agencies in order to enhance the capacities of local actors and to build a community of practice in the Mediterranean.
In 2009, the World Bank launched a study on the vulnerability of North African coastal cities confronted with climate change and natural disasters in four main urban sites: Tunis, Alexandria, Casablanca and the Bouregreg Valley. The CMI supported the study in its communication and outreach events.
Following a regional workshop in Marseille, Algeria and Jordan both expressed a strong interest for the assessment of urban vulnerabilities in their own cities. The study is thus being replicated in Algiers, with stronger emphasis on capacity building.
In recent times Algiers experienced a serious flash flood at Bab El Oued with a number of deaths in November 2001 and a major earthquake on 21 May 2003 which left thousaands dead and injured in Algiers and other cities. Increased urbanisation in the Mediterranean has increased the vulnerability of cities to natural disasters .
The objective of this study is also to provide to the institutions concerned a methodological tool for the characterization of urban vulnerability and adaptation to climate change that can be used on other coastal cities in the country,
Maryse Gautier, Operational Director of CMI, said that beyond the results of Algiers: "This study will allow the Algerian authorities to acquire know-how which can then be replicated in other jurisdictions." The APS report
concludes.
The program on Cities and Climate Change is jointly led by the World Bank and the French Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. It focuses on two main issues: urban vulnerability to climate change and climate-appropriate urban development. Through the production of urban vulnerability maps and the preparation of action plans for the adaptation to climate change, it aims at providing central and city governments with useful tools for the integration of climate change issues in planning documents and for the development of sustainable urban policies, thus strengthening the resilience of Mediterranean cities.
The Marseille Center for Mediterranean Intergartion (CMI) works in close collaboration with research centers, technical bodies such as statistical or meteorological institutes and local planning agencies in order to enhance the capacities of local actors and to build a community of practice in the Mediterranean.
In 2009, the World Bank launched a study on the vulnerability of North African coastal cities confronted with climate change and natural disasters in four main urban sites: Tunis, Alexandria, Casablanca and the Bouregreg Valley. The CMI supported the study in its communication and outreach events.
Following a regional workshop in Marseille, Algeria and Jordan both expressed a strong interest for the assessment of urban vulnerabilities in their own cities. The study is thus being replicated in Algiers, with stronger emphasis on capacity building.
In recent times Algiers experienced a serious flash flood at Bab El Oued with a number of deaths in November 2001 and a major earthquake on 21 May 2003 which left thousaands dead and injured in Algiers and other cities. Increased urbanisation in the Mediterranean has increased the vulnerability of cities to natural disasters .
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Study-on-Algier...