Introduction to Urban Climate Resilience Community of Practice

1. Introduction to Urban ClimateResilienceCommunity of Practice • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do TuLan, • General Secretary VUF Executive Board, Ministry of Construction VUF National Stakeholder Workshop, Da Nang, 25 July 2012

2. Mission Statement “To promote dialogue for sharing of experience and knowledge among government agencies, science/professional, social/political and non-government organizations, entities and individuals of all economic sectors and the donors, with the aim of actively contributing to the formulation and implementation of policies on urban development and management, (…), and improving the effectiveness of urban development and management activities.”

3. Main Objectives • To enhance: • mutual understanding • effective cooperation • clear ODA needs and priorities • investment promotion • To enable: • experience exchange • networking and peer learning • replication of good practices Knowledge Sharing Policy Dialogue • To facilitate: • identified needs for change • policy proposals and recommendations • submission to GoV for decision • To provide: • effective collection • quality assessment • editing, and • dissemination Information Management PolicyRecommendations

4. Urban Stakeholder Networkfor Vietnam Priv. Sector Academia Ministries Prof. Inst. Experts Donors Cities NGOs with 58 members(March 2012)

5. Linked to International Fora/Platforms • Professional Conferenceslike World Cities Forum, Rio+20 etc. • National urban forums in Asia (Philippines, India, Nepal etc.) • Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (UNESAP) • The World Urban Forum (Naples, Sept. 2012) Slide 25 of 35

6. ThematicPlatforms – Communities of Practice Other related platforms ACCCRN MBRACE C40... NSCCC UCRCoP VUF-Thematic Platforms* CoP WSS CoP ... CoP UU NGO- CCWG ACVN CCCOs *...depending on yourdemand as a stakeholder!

7. The Problem • Climate change poses major challenges for urban development in Vietnam • Rapid, unplanned urbanization can increase cities’ vulnerability to climate change and cause extreme disasters - this is already occurring

8. The Problem There are many technical challenges brought by climate change – how can we plan cities, infrastructure, and services that are flexible in the face of climate uncertainty? Climate change affects all city residents and sectors, so it requires new institutional capacities for coordination and management; “top-down” planning has to be accompanied by “bottom-up” planning approaches Climate change requires us to think about the future: how do we want our cities to be in 20 years? 50 years? What are our values for having liveable, green, and equitable cities?

9. Howcanwelearnfromeachother? • Many actors in Vietnam are already thinking about these questions. These include: • Local government departments in many cities; • National Ministries, including MoNRE, MoC and MARD • International Organizations and Agencies • National Associations • Non-government organizations and Mass Organizations • How do we encourage learning, sharing, and deliberation between these diverse stakeholders?

10. Knowledge Management isneeded A vastbody of knowledgefromanalyticalstudies / interventionsneeds to becompiled and madeaccessible !

11. Knowledge Management isneeded A vastbody of knowledgefromanalyticalstudies / interventionsneeds to becompiled and madeaccessible

12. Knowledge Management isneeded Climate-Proof Urban Infrastructure Community-Based Adaptation Risk/VulnerabilityAssessment FloodRisk Management IntegratedRural-Urban Water Management LocalResilience Action Planning Mainstreaming CC Adaptation HydrologicalModeling FloodProtection Urban ResilienceIndicators DisasterRiskFinance CombinedAdaptation-Mitigation ComprehensiveResiliencePlanning IntegratedDisasterRisk Management SharedLearningDialogue Drainage Master Planning Capacity Building for CC Response Relevant actionfields, approaches and terminologiesneed to beclarified and systemized !

13. Knowledge Management isneeded A multitudeof localinterventionsand approachesneed to becoordinated and synthesizedforreplication !

14. Potential Activities and Outputs • Well establishedcoordination/ workingmechanismbetweenstakeholders (donors, national and localauthorities, NGO‘s,science/academia, private sector...), e.g. through: • Improveddocumentation on initiatives, events and products (newsletter, database) • Comprehensivedatabase/mapping of ODA projects/interventions • Compilation/ dissemination of studies, reports, toolkits/guidelines, good practices/casestudysheets etc. (DMS on VUF website) • Facilitation of peer-to-peerlearning (betweencities/provinces) • Workinggroupsand/or Seminars on specifickeyissues (CC-integrated urban planning,Flooding and land use, etc. ) • National policyrecommendations / guidanceforlocalauthorities

15. Regional Water Basin Management Potential ThematicGroups Urban Climate Change Mitigation

16. Potential ThematicGroups Flooding and Land Use UrbanEnvironmental Quality and Climate Change 2.5 0 kms

17. Potential ThematicGroups Resilient Housing CC Integrated Urban Planning etc ...

18. Facilitation Formats • Online forums and discussions • Newsletter • City visits and exchanges • Database of urban climate change related projects • Design competitions • Interactive workshops • Trainings • Formal and informal meetings • Sharing resources

19. Kick-off Event Today, we hope to hear about your ideas and priorities for how this Community of Practice can be effective ! What are you interested in learning from the Community of Practice? What can you or your organization contribute to the Community of Practice? How can the Community of Practice coordinate with events, activities, or platforms that already exist?

20. Kick-off Event Please provide feedback to organizers through evaluation forms and by sharing your ideas during panel discussions ! Please network with each other and exchange contacts ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION!