Honiara energy storage project water conservancy

What is the climate resilient Honiara project?

The ‘Climate Resilient Honiara’ Project (CRH) is a four-year project funded by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund and administered by UN-Habitat. RMIT University provides scientific support to a range of different urban climate resilience activities (actions and capacity building).

Can nature-based solutions improve the climate resilience of Honiara's urban residents?

This report examines the potential role of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in contributing to a portfolio of actions aimed at enhancing the climate resilience of Honiara’s urban residents; as well as proposing specific NbS actions that are appropriate for local context.

Who consulted on capacity development in Honiara?

This included consultations with key ministry personnel, Honiara City Council, MECCDM, SPREP, and Solomon Islands National University (SINU), to inform WP scoping and assess city-wide capacity development needs.

Can NBS improve climate resilience in Honiara?

Honiara would therefore benefit from NbS that draw on traditional cultural management practices of the environment and strengthen connections with “a Pacific Way” (Harms et al., 2018), with potential to enhance community-level climate resilience.

Can NBS mitigate flooding in Honiara?

In order to propose NbS to mitigate flooding in Honiara, the detailed hydrological analysis was conducted in the city-level based on LiDAR data to identify stream order, hierarchy and catchments (Figure 36). Furthermore, a hydraulic analysis was delivered to identify prone areas for flooding in extreme weather conditions (Figure 37).

What challenges will Honiara face?

As illustrated in Figure 6 above, Honiara is facing significant challenges (Trundle and McEvoy, 2016 p34). Some of these will be exacerbated by climate change (shown in red) whilst others relate more to the impacts of rapid urbanisation and development deficits (shown in blue).