Demonstration Cities EDITORIAL NOTE

Demonstration Cities EDITORIAL NOTE

DRAFT WORKING DOCUMENT FOR APPROVAL BY EC-71 Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydrometeorological, Climate and Environment Services Volume II: Demonstration Cities EDITORIAL NOTE METEOTERM, the WMO terminology database, may be consulted at: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/lsp/meteoterm_wmo_en.html. Acronyms may also be found at: http://www.wmo.int/pages/themes/acronyms/index_en.html. WMO-No…… © World Meteorological Organization, 2019 The right of publication in print, electronic and any other form and in any language is reserved by WMO. Short extracts from WMO publications may be reproduced without authorization, provided that the complete source is clearly indicated. Editorial correspondence and requests to publish, reproduce or translate this publication in part or in whole should be addressed to: Chairperson, Publications Board World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 7 bis, avenue de la Paix Tel.: +41 (0) 22 730 84 03 P.O. Box 2300 Fax: +41 (0) 22 730 80 40 CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected] NOTE The designations employed in WMO publications and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of WMO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by WMO in preference to others of a similar nature which are not mentioned or advertised. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary for WMO Members Executive Summary for City Authorities CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1 1.1 Challenges encountered in cities ........................................................................... 1 1.2 WMO perspective ................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Guidance scope and focus .................................................................................... 7 1.4 Guidance development process ............................................................................ 8 1.5 Guidance structure ........................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 2. OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE MEMBERS SURVEY .......................... 12 2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Geophysical characteristics and hazards of urban areas ......................................... 13 2.3 Services and level of development ...................................................................... 15 2.4 Service provision .............................................................................................. 15 2.5 The use of impact-based forecasting for urban areas ............................................. 16 2.6 Service .......................................................................................................... 17 2.7 Partnerships and capacity-building ...................................................................... 17 2.8 Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 18 CHAPTER 3. IUS DEMONSTRATION CITY SUMMARIES .............................................. 20 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Demonstration City Summary Template - overview ............................................... 21 3.3 Comparison of the Demonstration City Summaries with the Members Survey ........... 22 CHAPTER 4. OVERVIEW OF INTEGRATED URBAN SERVICES ..................................... 26 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 26 4.2 IUS classification frameworks ............................................................................. 26 4.2.1 Cross-service integration ........................................................................ 26 4.2.2 Cross-sector integration ......................................................................... 26 4.3 Assessing levels of integration ............................................................................ 31 4.4 Evaluating IUS in Demonstration Cities ................................................................ 33 4.4.1 Cross-service analysis ........................................................................... 33 4.4.2 Cross-sector analysis ............................................................................. 35 4.5 Overview of the IUS in Demonstration Cities ........................................................ 37 CHAPTER 5. DEMONSTRATION CITY EXAMPLES ........................................................ 41 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 41 5.2 Don’t wait for disaster ....................................................................................... 41 5.2.1 Pollution forecast and emission restrictions ............................................... 41 5.2.2 Integrated severe weather, air quality and health warning system ............... 41 5.2.3 Integrated city service for disaster prevention ........................................... 42 5.2.4 Integrated service for public health, water, energy with infrastructure design for disaster risk reduction ....................................................................... 42 5.2.5 Leadership by WMO Members ................................................................. 44 5.3 Governance of IUS ............................................................................................ 46 5.3.1 State-wide regulations helping cities ........................................................ 46 5.3.2 Regulations at different levels – from state to local .................................... 46 5.3.3 Regulations for a city in a state ............................................................... 47 5.3.4 Regulations for a city state ..................................................................... 48 5.4 Involve multiple stakeholders ............................................................................. 48 5.4.1 From city level to national actions ........................................................... 48 5.5 How research helps ........................................................................................... 49 5.5.1 National programmes ............................................................................ 49 5.5.2 City programme for urban services .......................................................... 50 5.5.3 City state research programme ............................................................... 50 5.6 Open access data policy .................................................................................... 50 5.6.1 City wide measurements ........................................................................ 50 5.6.3 City wide data ...................................................................................... 51 5.6.4 Open access data policy ......................................................................... 52 5.7 Showcase IUS .................................................................................................. 53 5.7.1 Showcase from early times to now .......................................................... 53 5.7.2 Showcase by publication ........................................................................ 53 CHAPTER 6. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................... 54 6.1 Summary ........................................................................................................ 54 6.2 Recommendations from Volume I and the responses based on the Demonstration Cities ......................................................................................... 55 6.3 Recommendations Arising from Demonstration City analysis ................................... 56 6.4 Targeted guidance and recommendation for stakeholders ...................................... 58 6.4.1 WMO Members recommendations ............................................................ 58 6.4.2 City Authority recommendations ............................................................. 58 CHAPTER 7. BRIDGING GAPS AND STRATEGIES ....................................................... 59 7.1 Gap ................................................................................................................ 59 7.1.1 Decision-making ................................................................................... 59 7.1.2 Communication of information to decision-makers ..................................... 61 7.1.3 Production of information on the expected socioeconomic impact related to the hazard ............................................................................. 62 7.1.4 Production of information on the weather-related hazard ............................ 62 7.1.5 Optimizing and evaluating the production and delivery chain ....................... 65 7.2 Way forward .................................................................................................... 65 ANNEX 1. GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ 67 ANNEX 2. SURVEYS .................................................................................................

View Full Text

Details

  • File Type
    pdf
  • Upload Time
    -
  • Content Languages
    English
  • Upload User
    Anonymous/Not logged-in
  • File Pages
    194 Page
  • File Size
    -

Download

Channel Download Status
Express Download Enable

Copyright

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of all users. All uploaded documents are either original works of the uploader or authorized works of the rightful owners.

  • Not to be reproduced or distributed without explicit permission.
  • Not used for commercial purposes outside of approved use cases.
  • Not used to infringe on the rights of the original creators.
  • If you believe any content infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately.

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, please contact us