8 days workshop in Mamori lake, Amazon https://vimeo.com/235217074
25 Aug – 3 Sep 2017
Lectures & Workshop
Local Architecture
Exploration in the jungle
YOUR BRIEFING KIT
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
WHAT DESIGN CAN DO CLIMATE CHALLENGE | YOUR BRIEFING KIT
02. YOUR TOPIC
HOUSING
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A home is supposed to be a refuge from the outside world, but as the climate changes, our homes may not be able to protect us any more. In some cases, their location or construction can even put us at risk, with flooding, heatwaves, heavy snowfall and other consequences of climate change damaging the house and potentially injuring people inside it. The effect on housing can be either sudden, as in a natural disaster that sweeps away homes, or longterm, such as intolerably high or low temperatures. The biggest and most urgent challenge is relocating people whose homes will be submerged by rising seas or floods. This includes entire island nations as well as coastal villages, towns and cities around the world. The problem is worsened by the land sinking (subsidence) due to excess groundwater extraction. Many major cities, including Beijing, Tokyo, Venice and New Orleans, suffer from this problem. In some cases, cities are sinking ten times faster than the sea is rising. Both factors, of course, increase the risk of both acute and chronic flooding. Heatwaves and droughts could also make some areas uninhabitable, due to a lack of water and the difficulty of surviving extreme temperatures. Temperatures in some areas are already reaching the limits of human tolerance. In hot and dry regions suffering from drought, wildfires pose another threat to homes. Other areas are experiencing colder and longer winters, with heavier and more frequent snowstorms that can damage homes and infrastructure. Many areas are experiencing record heavy rainfall, which can lead to landslides that submerge and destroy homes.
INTRODUCTION
COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCTS & SPACES
SERVICES
SYSTEMS
WHAT DESIGN CAN DO CLIMATE CHALLENGE | #3 THE REGIONS KIT
01. REGIONS
INTRODUCTION
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The consequences of climate change are not evenly distributed around the globe. Unfortunately, the poorest and most vulnerable regions — Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia — will feel the brunt of it. But that doesn’t mean that other regions are “safe”. It is already affecting the wealthiest countries in the world as well, in the form of lethal floods, storms and wildfires. We provide a continental overview of the consequences here. Of course, with such a global issue, we couldn’t possibly find and list all the potential consequences in every country. We encourage you to go and do your own research into how your region will be specifically affected.
INTRODUCTION
AFRICA
ASIA
NORTH-AMERICA
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-AMERICA
EUROPE
OCEANIA
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CONFIDENCE OF IMPACTS ATTRIBUTED TO CLIMATE CHANGE ARCTIC
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ASIA
NORTH-AMERICA
EUROPE
BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS GLACIERS, SNOW, ICE, PERMAFROST RIVERS, LAKES, FLOODS, DROUGHT COASTAL EROSION, SEA LEVEL EFFECTS
SMALL ISLANDS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-AMERICA
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS WILDFIRE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
AFRICA
HUMAN AND MANAGED SYSTEMS FOOD PRODUCTION LIVELIHOODS, HEALTH, ECONOMICS VERY HIGH
CONFIDENCE RANGE
AUSTRALASIA
VERY LOW
ANTARCTIC
OUTLINED SYMBOLS: MINOR CONTRIBUTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE FILLED SYMBOLS: MAJOR CONTRIBUTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE
REGIONAL-SCALE IMPACTS
INTRODUCTION
AFRICA
ASIA
NORTH-AMERICA
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-AMERICA
EUROPE
OCEANIA
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RISKS AND ADAPTATIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH-AMERICA
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KEY RISK
CLIMATIC DRIVERS
TIMEFRAME
RISK & POTENTIAL FOR ADAPTATION Very low
Water availability in semi-arid and glacier-melt dependent regions and Central America; flooding and landslides in urban and rural areas due to extreme precipitation (high confidence).
Medium
Very high
Present Near term (2030 - 2040) Long term (2080 - 2100)
Decreased food production and food quality (medium confidence).
Present Near term (2030 - 2040) Long term (2080 - 2100)
Spread of vector-borne diseases in altitude and latitude (high confidence).
Present Near term (2030 - 2040) Long term (2080 - 2100)
INTRODUCTION
AFRICA
ASIA
NORTH-AMERICA
CENTRAL AND SOUTH-AMERICA
not available not available EUROPE
OCEANIA