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Ningbo serves as the Chinese pilot city
for the World Bank Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) Program.
The CRC program aims to, prepare local governments in the
East Asia region to better understand the concepts and
consequences of climate change; how climate change
consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities; and what
is being done by city governments in East Asia and around
the world to actively engage in learning capacity building,
and capital investment programs for building sustainable,
resilient communities. This local resilience action plan
(LRAP) had four parts. Part one investigated natural hazards
weather observations and climate models. Seven key climatic
parameters were selected: temperature, rainfall, drought,
heat wave, flood, tropical cyclone, and sea level rise. Part
two examined how the city functions, and pursues
socio-economic development through a city vulnerability
assessment. The qualitative, city vulnerability assessment
was based on five sectors- people, infrastructure,
environment, economy, and government. Each sector was
analyzed extensively on a range of issues, and compared to
other similar Chinese cities to more accurately judge its
performances. Part three is the gap analysis. It was
performed to understand the government actions and their
effectiveness to respond to natural disasters, and whether
the current and planned policies and programs address the
current and future climate change impacts and natural
disasters. This part was supported by the following
inventories: inventory of natural disasters, and inventory
of policies and programs. Part four therefore was to develop
recommendations for each of the city vulnerability sectors.
The 70 plus recommendations are specific to Ningbo's
vulnerabilities and risks. They are described briefly,
intended to serve as an introduction. Feasibility studies
are recommended before further action or implementation.
