ECA Conference Session 7: Richard Freeh
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Philadelphia’s Climate Adaptation Planning Process
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ECA Conference Session 7: Richard Freeh
- 1. Philadelphia’s Climate Adaptation Planning Process November 13th , 2015 Philadelphia’s Clean Energy Future is Now
- 3. Adaptation: Reduce harm from climate change Mitigation: Reduce causes of climate change Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- 4. Western Wildfire Summer-Fall 2012 U.S. Drought/Heatwave Summer 2012 Midwest/Ohio Valley Severe Weather April 28-May 1 2012 Sandy October 2012 Plains/East/Northeast Derecho & Severe Weather June 29-July 2 2012 Southeast/Ohio Valley Tornadoes March 2-3 2012 Hurricane Isaac August 2012 Southern Plains/ Midwest/Northeast Severe Weather May 25-30 2012 Texas Tornadoes April 2-3 2012 Midwest Tornadoes April 13-14 2012 Rockies/Southwest Severe Weather June 6-12 2012 Climate State of the City: An Urban Sustainability FormNational Climate Impacts 2012 Billion Dollar Weather Events (Source: NOAA)
- 5. National Climate Impacts Increase in Number of Hot Nights by End of Century (Source: NOAA)
- 6. Since 2010, Philadelphia has experienced: The snowiest winter on record The two warmest summers on record The most days over 90 degrees on record The warmest July on record The wettest day on record The wettest month on record The two wettest years on record Two hurricanes And a derecho. Climate Variability and ChangeClimate Variability and Change
- 7. Adaptation PlanningAdaptation Planning Process
- 9. Climate Projections: Temperature and PrecipitationClimate Projections: Temperature and Precipitation
- 10. Climate Projections: Temperature and PrecipitationClimate Projections: Temperature and Precipitation
- 11. Climate Projections: Temperature and Precipitation
- 12. Climate Projections: Temperature and Precipitation
- 13. Climate Projections: Sea Level Rise
- 14. Climate Projections: Sea Level RiseClimate Projections: Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge
- 15. Vulnerability AssessmentVulnerability Assessment of City-Owned Assets
- 19. Building Resilience into New Development
- 20. Existing Adaptation StrategiesBuilding Adaptive Capacity of Communities
- 21. Building Adaptive Capacity of CommunitiesBuilding Adaptive Capacity of Communities
- 22. Climate Projections: Sea Level Rise Available at www.phila.gov/green Forthcoming December 2015 Adaptation and Mitigation Reporting
- 23. EMAIL: richard.freeh@phila.gov VISIT: www.phila.gov/green
Editor's Notes
- Context: Greenworks, city government
- Talk about co-benefits and equity
- Climate Variability and Change Seems like climate change impacts are far away, in other places, but here’s what’s been happening here. Since 2010, Philadelphia has experienced: The snowiest winter ever The two warmest summers ever The most days over 90 degrees ever The warmest July ever The wettest day ever The wettest month ever The two wettest years ever Two hurricanes And a derecho.
- Decision point info. So what will this mean in practical terms to guide adaptation planning and risk reduction measures? What are the City’s risks, responsibilities and levers? Consequences of Changes in Precip More flooding (river, flash, and local) Greater flood risk from storm surge Higher groundwater Table Public health impacts (largely vector – think bugs) Transportation delays and disruptions Changes in water quality change in salt levels erosion from storm events Consequences of a hotter climate Air quality decreases, which increases respiratory illnesses Increase demand for cooling centers Increase demand for outdoor rec Longer runways at airports Increase in energy use and peak demand Early closures of offices Warmer rivers and streams Consequences of sea level rise Change in water quality – salt line moves upstream Greater risk of storm surge Change in flood insurance rate maps Higher groundwater table
- A range of possible futures around sea level rise, but all scenarios show some degree of rise.
- A range of possible futures around sea level rise, but all scenarios show some degree of rise.
- A range of possible futures around sea level rise, but all scenarios show some degree of rise.
- A range of possible futures around sea level rise, but all scenarios show some degree of rise.
- A range of possible futures around sea level rise, but all scenarios show some degree of rise.
- A range of possible futures around sea level rise, but all scenarios show some degree of rise.
- Also working to consider storm surges layered on top of SLR. Adaptation report with vulnerability analysis, order of magnitude cost estimates, and possible adaptation strategies to come this summer.