Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Tamil Nadu frequently face the combined climate risks of hydro-meteorological hazards (like floods, storm surges, etc.) and slow onset of disasters (like droughts). A review of climate induced risks, specifically water risks, reveals that, among the 21 ULBs participating in the TNCRUDP, 11 face high risk of water scarcity, 6 face high risk to riverine flooding, 3 (namely Kancheepuram, Tambaram and Tiruvarur) face high risk to coastal flooding, while almost all the ULBs face high risk to extreme heat. A further assessment using the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas indicates that all the ULBs fall under the category of high to extreme water high risk
Authors
- Disclosure Date
- 2024/03/18
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Tamil Nadu Climate Resilient Urban Development Program (TNCRUDP): Technical Note on Climate Change
- Lending Instrument
- Program-for-Results
- Product Line
- IBRD/IDA
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- IN-Tamil Nadu Climate Resilient Urban Development Program -- P179189
- Sector
- Capital Markets,Central Government (Central Agencies),Sub-National Government,Other Public Administration,Sanitation,Water Supply
- Theme
- Municipal Finance,Mitigation,Municipal Institution Building,Gender,Urban Planning,Climate change,Adaptation,Public Administration,Disaster Risk Management,Urban Development
- Unit Owning
- Urban SAR 1 (SSAU1)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
