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NWP partner University of Michigan takes action to close LAKI adaptation knowledge gaps in Indian ocean island countries
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Capstone project on Evaluating the impacts of sea level rise and storm surges on Seychelles’ critical infrastructure
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Capstone project on Evaluating the impacts of sea level rise and storm surges on Seychelles’ critical infrastructure
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In 2018─2019, the secretariat collaborated with NWP partner
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
under the
Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI)
to close two adaptation knowledge gaps in Indian ocean island countries , focusing on: (i) the impacts of sea level rise on critical infrastructure, and (ii) the impacts of storm surge on critical infrastructure.
Key outputs from the project include a
story map
of sea level rise and storm surge scenarios and their impact on infrastructure. The dedicated
case study
can be found on the Adaptation knowledge portal, while more detailed outcomes of the University of Michigan’s capstone project will be shared by students during the Bonn Climate Change Conference from 17-27 May 2019. More updates will follow!
The
capstone project
was undertaken by Master’s candidates Jacob Runschlag, Brett Rolf, Daniel Xie, and Harold Rice, following a step-wise approach:
a literature review to understand the current state of critical infrastructure and adaptation in the Seychelles;
the conduction of interviews with government officials, local and international nongovernmental organizations, and private sector parties to understand the social, economic, and cultural importance and vulnerability of critical infrastructure;
the assessment of current adaptation strategies to protect this infrastructure and barriers to implementing those measures;
the creation of a hazard map illustrating the geographic distribution of sea level rise and storm surge impacts on the main island of Mahé, based on historical sea level data combined with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data.
Story map of sea level rise and storm surge scenarios on ESRI platform
The
project report
concludes with five recommendations to better protect the Seychelles’ critical infrastructure from sea level rise and storm surges:
Create a data sharing policy and platform to make data easily accessible across government agencies;
Increase the enforcement of policies requiring considerations of sea level rise and storm surges in developing new infrastructure;
Strengthen collaboration among stakeholders from various sectors to highlight the impacts of sea level rise and storm surges on critical infrastructure and foster more adaptation to protect it;
Identify and secure more funding for adaptation of critical infrastructure in the country and the international community;
Conduct future research on climate change, vulnerability of critical infrastructure, and adaptation measures to protect it.
Three new graduate students from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability will continue with the second phase of the capstone project in 2019–2020, building on the outcomes of the first phase.
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Article Date:
8/29/2019
Created at 5/29/2019 2:32 PM by Louis Pille-Schneider
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