Ferranti, Emma

Greenham, Sarah

Quinn, Andrew

Workman, Robin

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Supporting Adaptation for Transport Resilience to Climate Change in LICs in Africa & S AsiaAndrew Quinn – University of Birmingham Robin Workman - TRLSarah GreenhamEmma FerrantiWe aim to assist transport providers in low-income countries.Increasing resilience of road, rail and urban transport infrastructure from the impacts of climate changeFour themes underpin the research.• Future weather patterns as a result of climate change• Climate change impacts on transport, society and economy• Transport resilience and infrastructure adaptation• Capacity building and financing projectsWhat is AfTR-CC?AfTR-CC timelineFindingsState of KnowledgeWorkshops and COP 26Policy guide and research articleFeedback OutputThere are three main deliverables.1. State of Knowledge report2. Policy guide3. Peer-reviewed research article (journal publication)Findings: PolicyNational adaptation plans are improving over time.Only some discuss transport.National/regional vulnerability assessments are quite good.There are capability gaps in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of adaptation plans.Image: Rod Waddington CC BY-SA 2.0Findings: PolicyImage: Progress of national adaptation plans in developing countries (UNFCCC, 2021)Findings: ToolsThere are so many tools, it is difficult to pick the most suitable.Better tools do not support all parts of adaptation planning.Some good tools are local-scale: they need skilled local users.Well-designed tools may not meet low-income country capacities.Image: World Bank CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Findings: Interviews0 2 4 6 8DerailmentVisibility due to dust,…Culvert washoutRoad ruttingWind damageErosionSlope failurePavement deteriorationDrainage issuesRoad washoutBridge washoutNumber of mentions by stakeholdersTypes of infrastructure damage mentionedClimate awareness is still in its infancy across stakeholders.Flood impacts are most recognised.Design specifications are important, but seldom reflect climate related information.Priority development areas would be to increase climate awareness and improve infrastructure.Findings: InterviewsWeather and climate monitoringFormal monitoring Informal monitoring No monitoringDisaggregated data is needed to analyse extremes, not averages.COVID-19 is a barrier, it has affected funding.Low awareness of biodiversity in the context of adapting transport to climate change.Little co-ordination between and within ministries and departments.Image: Baron Reznik CC BY-NC-SA 2.0How to facilitate transport resilience?• Government coordination: Streamlining national to local; cross-sector.• Capacity building and awareness raising: Climate knowledge, climate and transport data, financial resources, integrating adaptation and disaster risk reduction.• Full stakeholder engagement: including local communities, private sector in order to further raise awareness and buy-in.Thank youPlease pick up project information andsupport policy guide developmenthvt047@windresearch.orgtinyurl.com/4eatksks 

Supporting adaptation for transport resilience to climate change in low-income countries in Africa and South Asia

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Supporting adaptation for transport resilience to climate change in low-income countries in Africa and South Asia

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