Future Megacities Programme - Dr. Andrea Koch-Kraft [ 117KB]

• WP 1: Adaptation Planning Framework - Dr. Harry Storch [ 7.6MB]
• WP 1.4: Administrative Integration - Manfred Goedecke & Joern Welsch [ 738KB]
• WP 2: Urban Flooding - Dr. Hans-Peter Thamm & Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thinh [ 8.3MB]
• WP 3: Urban Climate - Dr. Hans-Peter Thamm [ 1.6MB]
• WP 4: Urban Energy - Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thinh [ 2.2MB]
• WP 5: Urban Transport - Prof. Dr. Guenther Emberger [ 1MB]
• WP 6: Precaution and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change Impacts on the Regional/City level
  - Christian Voigt, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann & Bodo Fuhrmann [ 3.3MB]
• WP 7: Integrative Planning Approach for new Energy and Climate Efficient Neighborhoods
  -Ronald Eckert & Bodo Fuhrmann [ 2.3MB]
• WP 8: Support to Public Administration Reform in Ho Chi Minh City, 2008-2011
  - Le Dieu Anh [ 659KB]
• WP 8: Liveable City HCMC - Urban Regeneration and Community-Based Adaptation
  - Ulrike Schinkel & Dr. Michael Waibel [ 1.2MB]
• WP 9: Climate Conscious Housing Typologies
  - Prof. Dr. Kosta Mathéy, Christoph Hesse, Dr. Dirk Schwede, Dr. Michael Waibel [ 4.7MB]
• WP 9: The social dimension of climate change - Dr. Michael Waibel [ 1.5MB]

April 01, 2009 | 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Institute SIHYMETE | 19 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

In cooperation with the HCMC Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) and the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi, the German research consortium held the 1st Megacity Conference on "Adapting Ho Chi Minh City to the Impacts of Climate Change". The conference featured presentations by international and Vietnamese experts from national ministries, the city administration and relevant institutions. By sharing experiences and insights on the manifold issues of climate change in urban areas, the conference aimed to present and discuss substantial contributions for adaptation measures in urban and environmental planning and management.

Conference Report [ 255KB]
Conference Programme [ 65KB]

Adapting Ho Chi Minh City to the Impacts of Climate Change - Prof. Michael Schmidt [592KB]
Vietnamese - German Scientific-Technological Cooperation in the Field of Water and Environment - Dr. Pham Huyen [ 240KB]

April 01, 2009 | 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Institute SIHYMETE | 19 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

The workshop "Green Technology - Sustainability, Urban Planning and Building Design. Fostering German-Vietnamese Cooperation" was platform for German companies in the field of energy efficiency and advanced building technology to display innovative products. Furthermore, a series of presentations on the topic were held as well as a round table discussion.

• 1st_Megacity_Conference_Programme_Workshop.pdf

• BAYER_Eco_Commercial_Building.pdf
• Klammer_Pioneering_Green_Technology.pdf
• Zwoch_European_Harbour_Cities.pdf