the IPCC report suggested that the intensity and frequency of climate extremes is likely to increase in the 21st century over many areas of the globe. The impact of climate change on natural environment and human society is rising as well. In this project, we aim to produce useful environmental indices, the environmental potential and other value-added products and services in environmental system based on traditional/ untraditional data and satellite observation. A geographic information system is establishing with this valueadded products to integrate this information. Tainan city was chosen to demonstrate the key issues associated multisystem interactions and are characterized into four geospatial definition: the urban, rural, mountainous area and coastal area. We try to consider appropriate regulatory measures for analyzing the possible influence of climate change on environmental system. It supposes not only to understand the future regional atmospheric environment/ climate change tendency, but also to provide references and suggestions for risk reduction in Impact Evaluation Group (IEG) and Disaster Management Group (DMG).

Climate change might induce extreme climate and impact on cross-sectors. For example, Typhoon Morakot flooded with mud in southern Taiwan and damaged the water resources and influenced public health systems. Therefore the study on cross-sectoral problems is very important. Under climate change threat, there are interactions between each sector. However the assessment and adaptation strategies were built by each sector dependently without considering or integrating cross-sectoral problem. In response to the current states of local areas and the goal of sustainable development of our country, the cross-sectoral risk assessment and climate change adaptation supportive tool are needed to be applied in our society. This track will focus on crosssectoral risk assessment and climate change adaptation supportive tool. The methodology of climate change risk assessment and steps of adaptation assessment will be explained and started from single sectoral issue. The framework of knowledge management method, Data-Information-KnowledgeWisdom (DIKW processes), is used to integrate and discuss the risk assessment on five highly vulnerable sectors under climate change, which are environmental disasters, public health, food security, ecosystems and water resources systems. The application of cross-sectoral risk assessment and climate change adaptation supportive tool will be further discussed.

The importance of resilience and resilient cities has gained increasing consideration in the context of climate change. Increasing resilience requires that most mitigation activities and many adaptation activities. Although both adaptation and mitigation efforts are important in dealing with the impact of climate change, they are not necessarily integrated or complementary due to the tradition division, different actors of policymaking and the operation at different levels of government (Tol, 2005). Policy-making for mitigation or adaptation often depends on the scale of planning - mitigation is often addressed at higher scales, and adaptation is considered at the local level (Howard, 2009) 

 

The track aims to facilitate an open discussion in relation to the issue of resilience, urban resilience and local actions to promote resilience in cities. It is particularly interested in practical experiences of adaptive actions that can help to promote resilience. The debate may focus on, but not limit to, technologies of local assessment, adaptive actions at the local levels, the pathway of implementation and review/revision of local action plans.

Adaptive governance help us address the impact on society, institution, economy, and ecology which are the foundations in building resilience against the vast challenges posed by climate change. Currently, climate resilience efforts encompass risk management, adaptation pathway, spatial adaption, community adaption, public and private partnerships that are being implemented at all scales of society. Thus, effective governance has become a priority in climate change adaption.

 

The purpose of this track is to introduce science-based climate risk management systems that contain the uncertain aspect of climate change and to explain how to use community-based indicators to evaluate the adaptation potentials in different spatial level. This track will also discuss how to identify and narrow the gap of understanding between the public and private sectors and increase stakeholders’ capabilities in climate adaptations. It is essential that protocols and procedures are in place that facilitate management of climate risk through implementation of climate change adaptation strategies. Thus, case studies of governance tools such as risk financing mechanism, operational spatial planning, legal support, resilient community, technology adoption pathways and policy guidelines will be presented to demonstrate the importance of collaborative work and policy coherence in dealing with climate risk.