City of Tshwane responding to Changing Climate · Future climate change over Tshwane Drastic rises in temperature are projected –an increase of more than 4- 7 ºC (compared to present-day

City of Tshwane responding to Changing Climate

Sello Mphaga | Divisional Head: City Sustainability | City Sustainability Unit

Extended NCCC Meeting | 6 & 7 November 2018

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Establishment of a specialist unit - the City Sustainability Unit in Office of the Executive Mayor

Climate Action – mitigation & adaptation programmesand studies

Sustainable Procurement & stimulating the Green Economy

Resource Mobilisation & Sustainability Profiling

Tshwane Green: Awareness-raising and behaviour change

Sustainability Policy and Management Measures

Strategic Framework for a Transition to the Green Economy

Baseline studies for evidenced-based planning:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, Vulnerability Study & State of Energy Study

Sustainable Financing Mechanisms Strategy & Sustainable Procurement Strategy

Climate Response Strategy

C40 Climate Action Plan

Understanding Climate Change in the

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GPC-compliant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2014/15

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21million tonnes

of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2014/15

Energy

Waste

Transport

Current and future climateCurrent climate change Future climate change

1.8 degrees Celsius The average temperature increase in Tshwane (1961-2010) =

Twice the global rateSignificant downward trend in maximum number of consecutive wet days

• Extreme rainfall events• Generally drier

conditions and very hot days (max temperature exceeding 35 degrees)

60 days by 2050s

Between 100 & 180 days by late

2090s

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Future climate change over Tshwane

Drastic rises in temperature are projected – an increase of more than 4- 7 ºC (compared to present-day climate ) in annual average temperature is plausible under low mitigation scenarios by the end of the century. Mid-century increases are plausible to be in the order of 2-3 ºC.

Extreme temperature events such as very hot days (max temp greater than 35 ºC), heat waves and high fire-danger days are projected to increase in frequency over Tshwane.

It is plausible for Tshwane to become generally drier with a higher frequency of dry-spell days, but with an increase in the frequency of intense thunderstorms.

Cool and dry

Warm and wetWarm and dry

Cool and wet

Knowing how to respond

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Intervention 1:

Enhance and protect the City’s natural ability to buffer climate change

impacts

Intervention 2:

Develop an integrated approach to water

management in the City

Intervention 3:

Build Resilient Communities

Intervention 4:

Promote mixed-use densification and transit oriented development

Intervention 5:

Promote cleaner mobility

Intervention 7:

Promote energy

efficiency

Intervention 8:

Promote cleaner & renewable

energy

Intervention 6:

Retrofit existing buildings & build green buildings

Intervention 9

Divert waste from landfills and find innovative uses for

waste

Intervention 10

Pursue sustainability support mechanisms

Role at CoP24

ICLEI – Global Lead City Network

on Sustainable Procurement

Promoting solidarity among African Capital Cities and providing a voice for these cities

African Capital Cities Sustainability Forum 2018