Co-organized by: CIWEM, HKIE-Environmental Division, City University of Hong Kong
Programme
Highlights
During the last 20-30 years, because of rapid
economic growth, extensive areas of agricultural and rural land in many
countries in Asia have been transformed into cities. Such changes have
substantially modified the exchanges of heat, moisture and momentum between the
land surface and the atmosphere. In addition, these cities, many of which have
been known as mega-cities, generate additional heat and pollutants that are
injected into the atmosphere. Furthermore, many of these cities have been
developed over a short period of time, and hence city planning in general has
been minimal. All these consequences of urbanization have great impacts on the
regional climate, which will also be affected by global climate change. Thus,
cities in Asia have suffered, and will likely continue to suffer, significantly
in terms of climate hazards.
In this talk, how urbanization and global
climate change can modify the regional climate will first be presented using
examples from the Pearl River Delta of China and other mega-cities. The
possible impacts of such climate hazards will then be discussed. To reduce the
consequences of such impact, possible actions by governments will be proposed.
Speaker:--
Prof. Johnny Chan, Chair
Professor of Atmospheric Science, City University of Hong Kong
Professor Chan is currently Chair Professor of Atmospheric Science and
the Director of the Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre at City
University of Hong Kong. He is also one of the Co-Directors of the Asian
Network on Climate Science and Technology.
Professor Chan’s research on typhoons and monsoons is internationally
renowned. He has published over 200 SCI journal articles. According to the Web
of Science, he ranks number one worldwide in the number of publications in
tropical cyclones. He was the Chair of the Tropical Cyclone Panel of the World
Meteorological Organization Tropical Meteorology Research Working Group during
2013-18. He is an Honorary Fellow of the UK Energy Institute, a Fellow of the
American Meteorological Society and a recipient of the International Journal of
Climatology Award of the Royal Meteorological Society.
The technical seminar will be jointly
organized by CIWEM HK, the Environmental Division of HKIE and City University of
Hong Kong
Details
Date: 1 Apr 2019 (Monday)
Time: 19:00 – 20:00
Venue: City
University of Hong Kong (Room to be confirmed)
Fee: Free
Note:
Registration is accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, and
preference will be given to CIWEM and HKIE members. Maximum of participants of 110.
Successful applicants will be informed by email. Payment method will be
advised where applicable. Those who fail to show up will need to cover the
financial implication and will not be entertained in two subsequent CIWEM HK
events.
The Participants should arrange for their own insurance if it is
considered necessary.
Attendance certificate will be awarded after
seminar by email.
Adverse weather arrangement: this event will be cancelled if a typhoon
signal No. 8 or above, or the black rainstorm warning is issued within 2 hours
before the assembly time or during the event. CIWEM HK will notify the
participants of the subsequent arrangements accordingly.
Application Method:
Please complete the on-line registration form on or before 25 Mar 2019. Successful applicants will be informed
individually by email. Only registration form with all entries duly completed
will be processed. All personal data collected in the registration form will
only be used to process the application for this event, and will be destroyed
immediately after close of the event.
For enquiries, please contact Mr Norman Cheng at 94676833.