ADAPTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER UNFCCC Tobago' June 15' 20

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ADAPTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGEA
CASE FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERUNFCCC Tobago. June
15. 2005Ian Burton (with Heather Auld and Don
MacIver)
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Features.

• Creative.
• Visionary.
• Practical.
• UNFCCC UNFCC Calypso
• Cest a vous de deviner.

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OUTLINE

• 1. Increase in disaster losses adaptation
  deficit.
• 2. Infrastructure and climate change adaptation
  requirements.
• 3 Weather extremes and designing against
  infrastructure damage.
• 4. The Climate Change Adaptation Factor
• 5. Structural codes and standards.
• 6. Global Adaptation Assistance Program.
• 7. A role for insurance.

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Features.

• Creative.
• Visionary.
• Practical.
• Creative the UNFCCC or the UNFCC Calypso.
• Il faut deviner.

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1. Adaptation Deficit.
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2. Infrastructure and adaptation requirements.

• Long lifetime of infrastructure investments
• Robustness of present stock variable, often use
  incomplete or outdated climate information.
• Stock not being replaced or maintained at
  sustainable rates. Vulnerability increasing.
• Apparent preference for more exposed or dangerous
  locations.
• Construction industry, building codes and
  standards change slowly.
• Land use and building materials and designs are
  dominated by short-term commercial interests.

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3. Designs for weather Extremes -1
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3. Design for Weather Extremes-2
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4. The Climate Change Adaptation Factor

• Pending revision of codes and standards require a
  Climate Change Adaptation Factor.
• Has climate change been factored in?
• What modifcations were made?
• Describe expert judgement.
• Case by case analysis.

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5. Structural Codes and Standards.

• A matter for professional bodies acting under
  legislation.
• Promoted by international cooperation and
  agreement, through relevant bodies.
• Sharing of experience and know-how
• Possible financial assistance for capaqcity
  building.
• Use of external partners e.g. I.S.O.

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6. Global Adaptation Assistance Programme?

• Compare to cooperation for mitigation.
• Compare to climate change scenarios, and
  downscaling.
• Modeled on UK CIP?
• Part of the Convention process and the adaptation
  regime?
• On going process multiple partners.

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7. A role for insurance.

• Develop insurance products for marketing through
  the private insurance industry, such as weather
  derivatives, cat loss bonds, underwriting of
  national insurance programmes or other.
• Make insurance available at concessionary rates
  initially.
• Development of adaptation strategies and policies
  as eligibility criteria.
• Deductibles or lower premiums for demonstrated
  adaptation measures in place, and enforced
  (monitored).

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Thank you for your attention.Merci de votre
attention!