19.03.2019 Views

Water as Leverage- Setting the scene for a call for action

  • No tags were found...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

<strong>Water</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>Leverage</strong> <strong>for</strong> Resilient Cities Asia<br />

<strong>Setting</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scene <strong>for</strong> a Call <strong>for</strong> Action<br />

Content<br />

Extreme wea<strong>the</strong>r events<br />

E WEATHER EXTREME EVENTS WEATHER EVENTS<br />

EXTREME river floods WEATHER EVENTS<br />

r floods<br />

River Floods<br />

river floods<br />

floods<br />

sea Sea floods Floods<br />

sea floods<br />

hoons<br />

typhoons Typhoons<br />

typhoons<br />

slides<br />

landslides Landslides<br />

landslides<br />

ERM EFFECTS LONG Long term TERM effects EFFECTS<br />

LONG TERM EFFECTS<br />

ught stress drought stress<br />

salination<br />

drought Drought stress Stress<br />

nation<br />

salination<br />

salt<br />

Salination<br />

intrusion<br />

intrusion<br />

salt intrusion<br />

sea Salt level Intrusion<br />

level rise<br />

rise<br />

sea level rise<br />

land<br />

Sea<br />

subsidence<br />

Level Rise<br />

subsidence<br />

land subsidence<br />

reme wet bulb temperatures extreme Land Subsidence wet bulb temperatures<br />

extreme wet bulb temperatures<br />

er pollution water Extreme pollution Wet Bulb Temperatures<br />

water <strong>Water</strong> pollution Pollution<br />

compression<br />

Compression<br />

water <strong>Water</strong> level rise<br />

water <strong>Water</strong> extr<strong>action</strong><br />

water <strong>Water</strong> logging<br />

siltation Siltation<br />

incre<strong>as</strong>ed Incre<strong>as</strong>ed salinity<br />

canalization<br />

Canalization<br />

embankement<br />

Embankement<br />

evaporation<br />

Evaporation<br />

compression<br />

water compression level rise<br />

water extr<strong>action</strong> level rise<br />

water logging extr<strong>action</strong><br />

siltation water logging<br />

incre<strong>as</strong>ed siltation salinity<br />

canalization<br />

incre<strong>as</strong>ed salinity<br />

embankement<br />

canalization<br />

embankement<br />

evaporation<br />

evaporation<br />

The impact of<br />

a dynamic water<br />

system on urban<br />

centers in <strong>the</strong><br />

co<strong>as</strong>tal region<br />

translates into<br />

c<strong>as</strong>cading effects<br />

of water issues from<br />

inland to co<strong>as</strong>t<br />

NUTRIENT OUTPUT (absolute)<br />

ECONOMIC OUTPUT/km2<br />

IMPERVIOUS SURFACES<br />

IMPERVIOUS SURFACES<br />

16<br />

Global <strong>Water</strong> Issues<br />

PART 1 / From Global <strong>Water</strong> Issues to a Call <strong>for</strong> Action<br />

17

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!