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Development of an integrated urban framework for climate services in the Yangtze River Delta region
Professor Laixiang Sun, SOAS University of London and Professor Peiqun Zhang, National Climate Centre of China Meteorological Administration

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Speaker (Dr Zhan Tian)：
Extreme weather-related events such as destructive floods and frequent heatwave caused by climate change
Are bringing significant challenges to urban infrastructures.
To better understand the impact of climate change on urban infrastructure,
This project provides a systemic risk assessment framework to address this issue.
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Caption: Dr. Zhan Tian，Research Associate Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
A clump of withered grasses flowing with the wind in desert;
The railway track in the desert is steaming;
A yellow flood is flowing;
A large swath of trees is flooded;
A costal town with houses and villages on the left and costal road and costs on the right. Some cars are on the road.

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Speaker (Dr Zhan Tian)：
Our project selected six cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Ningbo and Zhenjiang,
To assess the influences of climate change on their urban basic infrastructures
For water utilities, transportation, construction and human settlement.
In this study, we have not only assessed the impact of climate change on infrastructure in these areas,
But also analyzed potential new risks associated with climate change in the future.
Our research has already supported the local governments in their decision making on urban operations and planning.
If we are honored to receive the Newton Fund China Award,
We will be able to transfer our knowledge gained in this project to Guangdong-HongKong- Marco Great Bay area and Shenzhen,
To undertake the extreme flood risk assessment and develop robust decision-making for policy makers.
Meanwhile, we hope to promote this method in the other large deltas across the world like Mekong Delta,
To deal with the increasing climate change uncertainties and extreme flood management.
Our vision is that people and nature can coexist in harmony,
And human beings can take decisive and transformative action to minimize disaster losses.
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Dr. Zhan Tian is speaking in front of the camera with a white board full of writings in the background;
A researcher is sitting in front of big screens watching the data;
A researcher is typing the keyboard;
A researcher is sitting in front of big screens previewing the changing data;
A researcher walks into a room full of black servers;
The researcher is pressing buttons on the server;
The researcher walks towards another server and presses buttons;
The indicators on the servers are flashing yellow lights.
Dr. Zhan Tian is speaking in front of the camera in the office;
Two researchers are previewing the data on computers;
The screen in front of a researcher displays line graphs;
Dr. Zhan Tian is speaking in front of the camera in the office;
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A river flows in front of a golden woods; A river flows through a golden forest in the fall;
Dr. Zhan Tian is speaking in front of the camera in the office;

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The Newton Fund is devoted to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

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Presented by
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Executive Producer
Zhan Zhang
Directed，Filmed，Edited by Manman Yang
Second Cameraman
Wei Wang
Produced by Believing is Seeing Studio Guangzhou

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Special thanks
UK Research and Innovation China
British Council
British Consulate General Guangzhou
National Climate Centre of China Meteorological Administration
Southern University of Science and Technology

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Newton Fund Delivery Partners
UK
Academy of Medical Sciences
British Academy
British Council
Met Office
Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Society
UK Research and Innovation

Newton Fund Delivery Partners
CHINA
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Chinese Meteorological Administration
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Science and Technology
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

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