| Summary |
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act announced in July 2015 requires the central industry competent authorities to develop adaptation strategies. This requirement involves many agencies, and the Ministry of Transportation is responsible for developing the transportation adaptation strategy.
This project reviewed the strategies for the adaptation of the transportation system drafted in the 2019 project, incorporating the future directions for adaption by relevant domestic agencies and new international adaptation trends. This project also collected cases of foreign countries using digital technologies to enhance the adaptive capacity of railway and highway systems within different life cycles, for example: using the Geographic Information System (GIS) in the planning phase to avoid high climate risk areas; using a digital twin in the design and construction phase to simulate designs and monitor construction progress; using sensors, big data, Internet of Things (IoT), and digital twin to assist the maintenance and management of railway and highway systems. This project analyzed the areas where Taiwan could learn from these examples and proposed references for competent authorities to promote adaptation
projects. Risk information on the adaptation platform was transferred to the railway and highway agencies to help them manage their climate risk. Adaptation knowledge training was held to strengthen the understanding of adaptation among the staff of the transportation administrations.
For the future, we recommended agencies assign an adaptation budget and funds in their mid- and long-term plans and to mainstream thinking in terms of adaptation. We also recommend agencies analyze the climate risk of their systems regularly. Agencies should review and edit planning, design, construction, and maintenance guidelines. In addition, inter-department integration and information sharing are crucial in elevating the adaptation capacities of transportation systems. Close monitoring, evaluation, and learning mechanisms are needed to ensure positive results of the adaption actions. The use of digital technologies to improve adaptive capacities is also a strategy to consider. |
