System Dynamic Model for Urban Climate Resilience
Implementing Partner: Build Change
Project name:System Dynamic Model for Urban Climate Resilience in Bhutan
The project strengthens community resilience by training local volunteers, disaster management committees, and residents in cyclone preparedness.
Through hands-on workshops, it ensures grassroots participation in early warning dissemination and response strategies. This approach enhances coordination, improves risk awareness, and empowers local actors to take swift action during emergencies.
By fostering a well-informed and proactive network, the initiative significantly reduces vulnerabilities and enhances safety in cyclone-prone regions, ensuring sustained disaster preparedness efforts.
floods in Bhutan
lost due to disasters
Impact
1
Bhutan’s flood resilience has never been systematically assessed or strengthened. This project introduces the first structured framework to evaluate and enhance urban infrastructure resilience in Thimphu, addressing flood and climate-induced hazards through data-driven planning and adaptive strategies.
2
Traditional resilience assessments often overlook local dynamics by relying on fixed indicators. The ResilUrban model addresses this gap by integrating diverse, evolving variables, offering a more realistic and adaptive framework to assess and enhance urban resilience effectively.
3
By integrating social, economic, environmental, cultural, and policy dimensions, the ResilUrban model provides a holistic resilience assessment. This multidimensional framework enables more precise, adaptive strategies to fortify infrastructure, enhance community safety, and support sustainable urban development.
