ESSA is an international environmental consulting firm with over 37 years of experience in resolving complex natural resource and environmental management problems.
Heat wave plans and emergency response
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationCanadaRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseAgriculture and forestryEarly warning and Environmental assessmentEnergy efficiencyHuman healthInfrastructure and Urban planningMarine and Fisheries
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The City Development Plan of Indore states that “increasing population pressure is resulting in deterioration of infrastructure facilities, loss of productive agricultural lands, green open spaces, loss of surface water bodies, depletion of groundwater aquifer zones, air pollution, water contamination, health hazards and many micro-climatic changes.” The main objective of this TARU Leading Edge project is “Ensuring availability of local water resources during emergencies.” This would be achieved by developing replicable model for peri-urban lake rejuvenation and conservation.
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The City Development Plan of Indore states that “increasing population pressure is resulting in deterioration of infrastructure facilities, loss of productive agricultural lands, green open spaces, loss of surface water bodies, depletion of groundwater aquifer zones, air pollution, water contamination, health hazards and many micro-climatic changes.” The main objective of this TARU Leading Edge project is “Ensuring availability of local water resources during emergencies.” This would be achieved by developing replicable model for peri-urban lake rejuvenation and conservation.
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The City of Surat is one of the most prosperous (also known as Diamond City) city in India.Surat has been facing floods since formation of the city. Even after the building of the Ukai dam, the floods continued to damage the city. Due to rapid growth and expansion of the city, the flood damages are increasing especially since the last two decades, with the frequency of floods staying at least once in four years. In 2006 extreme floods (due to emergency release from Ukai dam) inundated 75% area of the city.
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History repeated itself in the city of Chennai on November- December 2015, when the devastating flood claimed more than 470 lives and resulted in enormous economic loss. The city and its suburb recorded several days between November 2015 to December 2015 of torrential rainfall, which inundated coastal districts of Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, and affected more than 4 million people with economic damages costing around US$3 billion (The National 2015). Death of 18 patients in MIOT International Hospital was reported on December 5, 2015.
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationSouth KoreaRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseAgriculture and forestryHuman healthIndustry
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) was established in 1959.
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Knowledge partnerKnowledge partnerCountry of registrationPakistanRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberKnowledge PartnerSector(s) of expertiseCoastal zonesEarly warning and Environmental assessmentRenewable energyEnergy efficiencyWater
LEAD Pakistan is a premier and an internationally recognized non‐profit organization, working to create and sustain a global network of leaders committed to promote change towards patterns of economic development that are environmentally sustainable and socially equitable.
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In public buildings lighting accounts for about 40% of the electricity costs. If you multiply this figure by the number of kindergartens, schools and universities, town halls, local government buildings and government departments, libraries, swimming pools and hospitals, then the total is enormous. Lighting in public buildings is currently consuming far more energy than necessary, with all the negative side-effects such as high running costs, electricity bottlenecks and damage to the climate. That can easily be changed.
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A heat wave is generally defined as an extended period of hot and humid weather, although there is no universal definition of the term, and is measured relative to the normal weather in the area. Temperatures that people from a hot climate consider normal could be a heat wave in a cooler area if these are outside the normal climate pattern for that area. With climate change, the frequency and duration of heat waves have gone up, and the world is facing hot days, hot nights, and heat waves more frequently.