Inclusive and sustainable cities

- creative solutions to new challenges

Welcome!

Panchali Saikia, SIWI

From regular city

to youth capital of Europe

Stanislava Marojević, Novi Sad

Planning a new city centre which meets

the daily needs of its citizens as well as a

changing climate

Sanna Eriksson & Jack Johnsson, White Arkitekter

Kiruna

Planning a new city center which meets the daily needs

of its citizens as well as a changing climate

2019 08 25 World Water Week Sanna Eriksson & Jack Johnson

K I R U N A – W O R K S H O P Q U E S T I O N

How do we integrate open stormwater infrastructure in

an urban context without diminishing the quality of our

public open space?

KIRUNA – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

KIRUNA – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

KIRUNA - LOCATION

KIRUNA – THE LANDSCAPE

KIRUNA – W ATER

KIRUNA – THE DARK

KIRUNA – THE LIGHT

Bild Daan Weije

KIRUNA – YEAR 1900

Bilder Kiruna k

KIRUNA – YEAR 2000

Iron mineCity center

KIRUNA – THE MOVE

Iron mine

zone

Deformation

City center

KIRUNA – THE MOVE

Is it possible to move a city

without losing its character and identity?

KIRUNA - THE MOVE

KIRUNA – THE NEW MASTERPLAN 2018

YEAR 2018

KIRUNA – THE NEW MASTERPLAN 2023

YEAR 2023

KIRUNA – THE NEW MASTERPLAN 2033

YEAR 2033

KIRUNA – THE NEW MASTERPLAN 2100?

YEAR 2100?

KIRUNA – INTEGRATED STORM W ATER MANAGEMENT

KIRUNA – ACCESSIBILITY TO NATURE

New city center

KIRUNA - REUSE

Bild Kiruna kommun

KIRUNA – EXAMPLE NATURAL PARK

New city center

KIRUNA – EXAMPLE NATURAL PARK

New plan

Present situation

KIRUNA – EXAMPLE NATURAL PARK

KIRUNA – EXAMPLE CITY PARK

New city center

KIRUNA – EXAMPLE CITY PARK

KIRUNA – EXAMPLE CITY PARK

K I R U N A – W O R K S H O P Q U E S T I O N

How do we integrate open stormwater infrastructure in

an urban context without diminishing the quality of our

public open space?

Co-creative climate change adaptation

solution

Shakhawat Hossain

Co-creative Climate Change

Adaptation SolutionMaking Sustainable Climate Adaptation

Solutions Accessible to the Urban Poor

Area Background:

Dhaka Match Colony:

• Area about 30,000 sqm

• 4000 inhabitants

• Migrant people from rural area of Bangladesh

Vulnerability Context:

Marginalized and

underserviced

communities with little

resilience to the impacts

of climate change

Increase in incidents, duration and severity

of flooding/waterlogging resulting in:

• Waterborne diseases

• Lack of access to clean drinking water

• Limited mobility (to education, markets,

employment etc.)

• Detoriation and subsequent high

maintenance costs of

buildings/shelters

• Poor livability of the physical urban

space and environment etc.

Most Climate related risk

• Seasonal Flood

• Waterlogging

Lack of adaptation

solutions available

for the urban poor

Goal:To co-create and implement climate change

adaptation solutions in order to make the

community more resilient to the multiple impacts

of climate change.

Objective:To strengthen climate resilience of disadvantaged

urban communities in their ability to minimize,

withstand and bounce back from negative

physical, social, and environmental impacts of

flooding and waterlogging.

Solutions

Temporary Elevated Path Using Concrete Blocks

After Implementing Temporary Elevated

Path

Before Implementing Temporary

Elevated Path

Temporary Elevated Path Using Bamboo

After Implementing Temporary Elevated PathBefore Implementing Temporary

Elevated Path

Immediate Results:

• Commute system across the colony has improved significantly as during the

monsoon or the waterlogged situation the community people can commute

without getting exposed to contaminated water to their destiny

• Tendency to suffer from waterborne diseases including skin related problem has

reduced significantly

• Children/ students’ can continue to education institute during monsoon/

waterlogged days

• Improved the confidence of the people living in Dhaka Match Colony and sense of

ownership to adaptation.

Quality Monitoring of Potable Water

Immediate Results:

1. People are now informed about the quality of water

and capacitated with the knowledge of different water

parameters

2. Changes come in behavior like preserving and

drinking water

• Water Testing Programme

Quality Monitoring of Potable Water (Cont.)

• Water Network Development

Quality Monitoring of Potable Water (Cont.)

Before AfterImmediate Results:

• Water tap have been fixed in open end of the pipe to protect water from outside insects

• Reduce extra loss of water

• Water Tap fixing

Local Solid Waste Management

Immediate Results:

• The maximum portion of community people have

sensitized about waste management importance

• Piloted area roads are quite clean than other area

roads

• City corporation support to implement the solution

• Partial community contribution to run the process

How Mentioned Activities Contribute to Achieve SDGs?

Our activities contribute to achieve SDGs 6, 11 and 13 as we are providing access to safe, affordable, accessible and

sustainable street for proper mobility and also with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations,

women, and children, persons with disabilities and older persons. We are also strengthening resilience and adaptive

capacity to climate related hazard and natural disasters in all countries.

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

• Reducing the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses caused by disasters,

including water-related disasters.

• Capacity development of the community people and promoting participatory initiative by boosting the sense of

ownership.

SDG 13: Climate Action

• Strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters.

• Sensitizing community people to claim their rights and advocating with the local government for securing support

for the community.

• Improving education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change adaptation.

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

• Achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.

• Improving water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals

and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse

globally.

Recommendations and Learnings:

• Capacitate community youth is much essential

• Strengthen collaboration between youth and community leaders is essential for

community development

• Community initiative and Local Government support is very much essential

• A sustainable business model is needed to setup to be more functional and

sustainable

Acknowledgement:

Funded by: Nordic

Climate Facility

under Nordic

Development Fund

(NDF)

Program design and

implementation,

advocacy work, and

capacity building

Technical support

(Co-creative dev. of

adaptation solutions)Community

mobilisation and

development

Help solve pressing challenges!

Case 1 Kiruna

How do we integrate open storm water infrastructure in an urban

context without diminishing the quality of our public open space?

or

Case 2 Bangladesh

How do we mobilise urban communities to enable new solutions for

mitigating the adverse effects of climate change?

Conclusions

Panchali Saikia, SIWI

Thank you!