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Title:           Quick Scan Methodology for Climate Change Adaptation Planning in the case of Developing Country
Authors:      Theingi Shwe, Riken Homma, Kazuhisa Iki
Abstract:     The significant characteristics of Developing Country are speedy unformal development, rapid urban growth and low resiliency of disaster risk. Especially in developing country, Myanmar is also naturally vulnerable to various types of natural disasters by its geographical and geological nature. On the other hand, Myanmar have no an effective system to manage the background data, no reliable accurate base map and no workable scale risk assessment map to analyse current resilience, to solve the spatial problem and to integrate development planning. Therefore, this study focus on practicing of quick scan methodology developed by UNESCO-IHE and disseminated in capacity building program of NUFFIC tailor made training at YCDC. The main aim is to analyse flood vulnerability and risk of selected case study, here Dala Township, and to provide guidance on identifying and promoting resiliency of existing critical infrastructure assets that may be at risk from flooding. The methodology consists of five effective steps: 1) Criticality, What is relative importance?, 2) Vulnerability, What is the exposure?, 3) Severity, What is the magnitude of impact?, 4), Alleviation, What options are feasible to reduce impact?, and 5) Appraisal, Where is the low hanging fruit?. The research works passed through step by step by integrating with several tactics; field observation, interview with multistakeholders and residences. The results indicate the better understanding of current critical infrastructure, spatial planning, policy and management system of Dala Township with the reflection of developing country characteristics. In addition to these, the results support not only short-term and long-term potential mitigation measures but also low cost solution which can be restored the obvious mistakes. To be concluded, the applied quick scan methodology can be managed the challenges of quick scanning on speedy development and small intervention with large impact. For that reason, in order to know the types of disaster, to layout suitable preparedness actions for risk mitigation, to identify causes of disaster occurrences and hazardous area, and to carry out speedy recovery and rehabilitation processes, proper usage of science and technical means is a vital tool in the developing country’s disaster management frameworks.

Keywords:   Research Methodology, Climate Change Adaptation, Flood Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Developing Country, Urban Planning
Pages:          399-406

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