https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/139 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:55:46 GMT 2026-11-05T11:55:46Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/240 Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Transportation Infrastructure in the Caribbean: Enhancing the Adaptive Capacity of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Smith Warner International Ltd.; UNCTAD UN Development Account Project 1415O Jamaica, and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, are especially vulnerable to climate change. This is due to: • The location of the Caribbean – within the “hurricane alley” of the Atlantic; • The geographic nature of the islands – typically characterised by small land masses with mountainous inland areas and narrow coastal plains, combined with large population concentrations and infrastructure located in these narrow coastal areas; • A limited economic base and dependency on natural resources – this results in a very limited financial, technical and institutional capacity for adaptation. Because of this heightened vulnerability [as further detailed in Chapters 1 and 2 of this report], development of climate change adaptation strategies and policies are of paramount importance to Jamaica at this time in its planning framework. No longer can Jamaica, or any of the other Caribbean SIDS, afford to ignore the looming impacts of climate change on their respective nations. An examination of the cost of the impacts of climate change on Jamaica was examined in Chapter 2 of the report. The analysis revealed that the current cumulative loss of GDP due to damage associated with natural disasters was estimated to be in the order of $120 billion (roughly 7% of GDP). This is a significant number, which is even more grave given the already slow growth and fragility of Jamaica’s economy. When this is coupled with potential climate change induced impacts, such as an increase in the number of extreme hurricanes, the figure is even more worrisome as it is likely to rise. Estimates indicate that it could reach as high as 56 per cent of GDP by 2025 if climate predictions are accurate. An article published in the journal of transportation in Small Developing Islands... Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/240 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/229 The Role of Climate Change in the Assessment of the Seismic Resilience of Infrastructures Forcellini, Davide Climate change is modifying scientific attitudes toward pre- and post-event assessments of natural hazards. Unprecedented levels of destruction need renewed focus on addressing and protecting communities forcing the decision makers to change their attention to vulnerability and risk assessment. In particular, society and economy rely heavily on infrastructures, as fundamental links for movement of goods and people, and are extremely vulnerable to multiple hazards (such as droughts, floods, storms, and coastal hazards). In this regard, resilience quantifies the recovery time and procedures to facilitate and enhance pre-hazard and post-hazard event mitigation and emergency response strategies of systems and entire communities. Resilience calculation depends on two important contributions: loss and recovery models that need to consider the effects of climate change. This paper aims to propose a methodology that implements the most recent approaches to assess climate change inside the traditional framework of resilience. The proposed framework is then applied to a case study of a bridge. The aim of the case study is to investigate the role of climate change in the assessment of resilience. The paper may be the base for many interdisciplinary applications in order to include future perspectives in the assessment of designs and recovery solutions Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/229 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/228 Seismic Resilience Report 2020 Update The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California In February 2018, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) published Report No. 1551, Seismic Resilience First Biennial Report, which defined Metropolitan’s Seismic Resilience Strategy and identified a number of near-term goals to improve Metropolitan’s seismic resilience. The 2020 Seismic Resilience Report Update is a supplement to the Seismic Resilience First Biennial Report (2018 Report). The purpose of the update is to document revisions to Metropolitan’s Seismic Resilience Strategy, document seismic-resilience-related studies completed since publication of the 2018 Report, list the achievements related to the seismic performance objectives and near-term goals identified in the 2018 Report, and communicate new performance objectives and goals that will further increase the seismic resilience of Metropolitan’s system… The purpose of the report is to document recent revisions to Metropolitan’s Seismic Resilience Strategy regarding emergency storage requirements, document seismic-resilience-related studies completed since publication of the 2018 Report. Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/228 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/210 Nairobi National Park Management Plan KWS The top twelve issues that this plan seeks to address are: habitat loss and fragmentation in the dispersal areas; decline in wildlife population; poaching, Human Wildlife Conflicts; alien and invasive species; pollution; mining and quarries; climate change; low park visitation; increased urbanization; settlement threats on the Sheep and Goats Ranch; and infrastructure development. This General Management Plan has been developed through a participatory planning process involving a cross section of NNP stakeholders, under the coordination of a Core Planning Team comprising representatives from NNP managers and KWS HQ planners. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://tcmih.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/210 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z