Development and application of the rapid assessment tool for risk informed development in Durban, South Africa | |
| Author | Yoedsel, Jimmy Phuntsho |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CC-22-02 |
| Subject(s) | Climate change mitigation--South Africa--Durban Climatic change--South Africa--Durban |
| Note | A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Climate Change and Sustainable Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The rapid acceleration of urbanization in the past years have resulted in an equally unsustainable growth of new risk patterns. The risks are further exacerbated by alarming increased in adverse impacts of climate change. While there are number of efforts being undertaken at the national level to understand and identify policy interventions to contain or avert the rising risks, there are limited work being undertake at the city-level. The thesis attempts to develop a tool that can form a sound basis for a risk-informed development. The tool, adapted from the United Nations Development Program's publication on "Risk-Informed Development, a strategy tool for integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into Development," enables the user to conduct a rapid assessment of and develop a landscape of the risk governance, and formulate appropriate integrated interventions. The tool promotes consideration of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in a holistic manner. By design, the tool requires active engagement of the key stakeholders and this in turn is expected to promote the buy-in of any interventions or recommendations coming out of this tool. The case study of an application of this tool to the city of Durban shows that it can clearly layout the current status of the risk governance, what are the strengths, weakness, and opportunities, and translate them into clear policy and technical recommendations. Improvements to the case study can be made through interviewing a wider range of stakeholders, such as representatives from the community or academica to get their insight on the current governance of risk in Durban. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CC) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed |
| Examination Committee(s) | Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen;Pal, Indrajit |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2022 |