How Urban Infrastructure Can Adapt its Operations to Climate Change - Climate Science Services Support Building Environment Sector

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Winter is here. In December 2020, China was hit by one of the most severe cold snaps in nearly seven years, with temperatures hitting record lows in many parts of the country. On the morning of 7th January, Beijing recorded a temperature of -19.5 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded since 1966. The widespread cold snap has brought heavy burdens and inconvenience in urban areas. The phrase ‘global warming’ doesn’t literaturely imply a simple temperature rise, in fact it will be an increasing frequency of extreme weather patterns, of which this recent extreme cold snap is but one small part.

Against the background of global warming, extreme weather patterns such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall have become more pronounced. Since 1951, China has seen a significant increase in average temperatures and an increasing frequency of extreme temperatures. Furthermore, the 2019 Global Climate Status Statement released by the World Meteorological Organisation shows that 2015 to 2019 was the hottest five-year period on record.

Climate services can help urban planners design and operate infrastructure and provide planning insights for extreme weather events. They can use their ongoing observations to understand current risks and forecast the future of the climate. They can then match the required actions to perceived threats, and protect the urban infrastructure deemed vulnerable in the most cost-effective way. As this cold snap in China comes to an end, we want to take this opportunity to look to the future and invite experts from a wide range of fields to discuss how scientific tools can be used to assist in the management of urban and building operations.

This webinar showcases some of the outcomes of the six year Sino-British Climate Science Services Partnership (CSSP) China project from 2014-2020, which is a joint effort between climate scientists from both countries. This webinar will invite scientists and engineers to present the tools they have developed for businesses and policy makers, to make them aware of current and future climate risks. We will focus on China’s Yangtze River Delta region, and discuss the role and application of climate services in urban operations. Discussion will focus on scientific modelling, climate service tools, and the crisis response of urban and building dimensions.

凛冬已至。2020年12月,中国遭遇了近七年来最严峻的一次寒潮,全国多地气温创下历史极值。2021年1月7日上午,北京气温打破了1966年以来的历史最低记录,-19.5摄氏度。大范围寒潮冲击给城市运营和民众生活带来了沉重的负担与不便。气候变暖其实并不是单纯字面上的气温升高,气候变化导致了极端天气事件频发,本次极寒仅仅是全球变暖气候变化影响下的一个缩影。

在全球气候变暖的背景下,强降雨、高温热浪等极端天气气候事件发生趋势愈加明显。1951年以来,中国平均气温和极端气温都呈显著升高的趋势,一些极端天气气候事件呈现出强度更强、频率更密、时间更长的特点。从全球看,世界气象组织发布的《2019年全球气候状况声明》显示,2015年至2019年成为有记录以来最热的5年。

气候服务可以帮助城市规划者在设计和运营城市基础设施时,深入了解如何为极端天气事件的潜在变化做好规划;利用持续的观测来了解当前的风险,并对未来的气候进行科学预测,将行动与威胁相匹配,并以最具成本效益的方式保护城市里对气候敏感的那些基础设施。伴随本次中国寒潮进入尾声,我们希望借此展望未来,邀请来自各领域的专家探讨怎样利用科学工具协助城市和建筑运营管理。

本次研讨会展示了2014-2020年为期六年的 "中英气候科学服务伙伴关系"(CSSP)中国项目的一些成果,该项目由两国的气候科学家共同完成。本次网络研讨会,科学家和工程师将介绍他们为企业和决策者开发的工具,使其认识到当前和未来的气候风险。本次研讨会我们把话题聚焦在中国长三角地区,通过解读科学建模,气候服务工具,城市维度和建筑维度的危机应对,共同探讨气候服务能够在城市运营中的所起到的作用和具体应用。

 

Date 日期: 28th January 2021,2021年1月28日

Time 时间: 16:00pm-18:00pm China Time 北京时间 / 8:00am-10:00am UK Time 伦敦时间

 

 

 

When
January 28th, 2021 4:00 PM   to   6:00 PM
Location
China-Britain Business Council
Kings Buildings
Smith Square
London, SW1P 3HQ
United Kingdom

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