Climate Resilience: Boosting climate resilience in Warri City, Nigeria
Climate change is raising sea levels and intensifying extreme weather events, like heavy rainfall. This increases the risk of flooding.
The Urban Sustainability team of ESA’s Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme has collaborated with the World Bank (WB) on the "West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Multi-Sector Resilience Plan for Nigeria" project in Warri City to address this challenge. Using Earth Observation (EO) technology, the project aims to enhance risk assessment and urban areas' resilience.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
Climate change is raising sea levels and intensifying extreme weather events, like heavy rainfall. This increases the risk of flooding.
The Urban Sustainability team of ESA’s Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme has collaborated with the World Bank (WB) on the "West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Multi-Sector Resilience Plan for Nigeria" project in Warri City to address this challenge. Using Earth Observation (EO) technology, the project aims to enhance risk assessment and urban areas' resilience.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
For years, coastal communities in West Africa have flourished thanks to their abundant natural resources, including fertile lands and sea. These coastal regions are essential, contributing 56% to the region's economy.
However, the landscape is changing due to the impacts of global warming.
Flooding is not the only problem. Challenges such as subsidence and erosion, increasing population density, and rapid urbanisation exacerbate the vulnerabilities of these fragile coastal areas.
Without proactive and effective measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change, the region risks losing substantial developmental progress, hindering sustainable growth and poverty reduction efforts.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
For years, coastal communities in West Africa have flourished thanks to their abundant natural resources, including fertile lands and sea. These coastal regions are essential, contributing 56% to the region's economy.
However, the landscape is changing due to the impacts of global warming.
Flooding is not the only problem. Challenges such as subsidence and erosion, increasing population density, and rapid urbanisation exacerbate the vulnerabilities of these fragile coastal areas.
Without proactive and effective measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change, the region risks losing substantial developmental progress, hindering sustainable growth and poverty reduction efforts.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
The WB’s West Africa Coastal Areas Management (WACA) Programme aims to address these pressing issues. The Programme is active in six countries and plans to expand to three more.
In addition, the region has a WB Multi-Sectoral Resilience Plan (MSRP), which integrates critical asset data such as population, buildings, infrastructure, and agricultural resources with hazard information on erosion, flooding, air, water, and socio-economic initiatives to combat coastal degradation.
The GDA Urban Sustainability team contributed to the MSRP in Delta State and Warri City. The consortium provided EO-based data that could be used for strategic conceptual work.
The overall goal was to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of these coastal areas.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
The WB’s West Africa Coastal Areas Management (WACA) Programme aims to address these pressing issues. The Programme is active in six countries and plans to expand to three more.
In addition, the region has a WB Multi-Sectoral Resilience Plan (MSRP), which integrates critical asset data such as population, buildings, infrastructure, and agricultural resources with hazard information on erosion, flooding, air, water, and socio-economic initiatives to combat coastal degradation.
The GDA Urban Sustainability team contributed to the MSRP in Delta State and Warri City. The consortium provided EO-based data that could be used for strategic conceptual work.
The overall goal was to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of these coastal areas.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
The team created a detailed Land Use / Land Cover map of Warri. This map is a vital resource for understanding and managing risks in cities. It outlines land cover types and how land is used, helping decision-makers to identify economic assets that may be at risk from extreme weather events.
Ground displacement, water extent, and frequency products were also used to assess the locations of subsidence in the city and the extent of floods.
Project members also discussed the potential of an application for local authorities to assess urban risks. The app combines various data, including satellite imagery, to pinpoint areas prone to hazards such as flooding or ground displacement.
Accessing and integrating the necessary data layers requires capacity building and IT infrastructure. The GDA Urban Resilience team, via the WB Nigeria office, is working on making these resources available to stakeholders at local, state, and federal levels.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
The team created a detailed Land Use / Land Cover map of Warri. This map is a vital resource for understanding and managing risks in cities. It outlines land cover types and how land is used, helping decision-makers to identify economic assets that may be at risk from extreme weather events.
Ground displacement, water extent, and frequency products were also used to assess the locations of subsidence in the city and the extent of floods.
Project members also discussed the potential of an application for local authorities to assess urban risks. The app combines various data, including satellite imagery, to pinpoint areas prone to hazards such as flooding or ground displacement.
Accessing and integrating the necessary data layers requires capacity building and IT infrastructure. The GDA Urban Resilience team, via the WB Nigeria office, is working on making these resources available to stakeholders at local, state, and federal levels.
Location
Warri City, Nigeria
Institutions
Conclusion
With natural disasters and climate-related events on the rise, it is vital to understand these risks and take action to reduce them.
The EO-based products will be used by Warri City’s authorities to make informed decisions about resource allocation and investment prioritisation to enhance urban resilience.
With its detailed insights into asset risks, this approach could be used elsewhere, revolutionising how cities tackle risk assessment and urban planning.
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