Wan-yu Shih 石婉瑜
@Wanyu_Shih
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Assoc Prof @ntu_mdr3 台大. Green Infrastructure, NbS, Heat Risk, Climate Adaptation 綠韌性研究室 #TaipeiGRLab & @urbangreendiary
Taipei City, Taiwan
Joined January 2010
#NatureBasedSolutions have their limitations in delibering #ecosystemservices in a warming world. "Dieback would see large numbers of trees die, shifting the lush rainforest into a dry savannah.".👉
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RT @UNHABITAT: Land isn’t just about ownership. It’s the foundation for climate action, housing security, and urban equity. No land rights….
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Interesting combinition of Western Christianity and traditional Tayal beliefs. To enter the village church, we passed under a symbolic gate made of silvergrass and received blessings from tribal elders who swept our backs in a traditional purification ritual.
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A rare privilege we had to experience the traditional Tayal song led by the church priest and chief of the tribe to welcome our group to their mountain home. 🎵
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Fire symbolizes life for Tayal people and carries several cultural meanings, including signaling a village's location in the mountains. To welcome us, Piyaway residents set a fire using silvergrass (五節芒).
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Indigenous peoples are among the most knowledgeable about living with nature in Taiwan. This semester we visited Piyaway (比亞外) indigenous village to explore the unique socio-ecological systems maintained by this remote Tayal(泰雅) village in Taoyuan.
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RT @IUCN: Nature is giving us the means to combat both the causes and consequences of #ClimateChange. Discover more about the amazing pow….
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RT @MikeHudema: Scotland is aiming to be the world's first rewilded country. It's looking to rewild 30% of the country by 2030. We have t….
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RT @LeonSimons8: Humanity is choosing to fail!. We are doing virtually nothing to try and limit global warming to even 4°C. Let alone to 1….
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RT @UNBiodiversity: Green spaces boost physical and mental health, cut pollution, and reduce health disparities. As urbanization grows, i….
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Interesting study on downwind percipitation. "more than 60% of the global cities and their downwind regions are receiving more precipitation than the surrounding rural areas.".
Are cities causing their own floods? . A global study found that urban areas are triggering more rainfall due to heat, pollution, and infrastructure - overwhelming drainage systems and increasing flood risks. If cities don’t adapt, flooding will only get worse.
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RT @PGDynes: If you think trees will save us, think again—'Weather' report: natural sequestration peaked in 2008 & is declining. Does this….
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RT @WorldResources: 🌿🏘️Whether projects are big or small, in rural towns or sprawling cities, nature-based solutions can greatly advance cl….
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Got a national #quake alert much earlier than it was felt this time in Taipei. Was able to walk to storage to get my helmet ready and wait a few minutes before it arrived. Stay safe! 🙏
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RT @MikeHudema: This is the road we are on: . We can't solve this crisis if we keep expanding the problem. Time to….
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📢 MDR3 at NTU is now accepting applications for 2025 fall entry! Passionate about #ClimateChangeAdaptation, #RiskManagement & #resilience? This is your place to emerge with science and practice!. Deadlines: Dec 5, 2024 (1st) ; Feb 13, 2025 (2nd).👉
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RT @UNDRR: 🌐At #COP29, – adaptation, resilience-building and disaster risk will be hot topics. #PreventionWeb will be keeping you in the ac….
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RT @UNBiodiversity: Nature-Based Solutions for climate adaptation (NBS) can play a vital role in helping people and biodiversity build resi….
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Bad news. Nature carbon sink has been unprecedentedly weakened due to extreme weather. "Forests, plants, and soil – as a net category – absorbed almost no carbon in 2023 during the hottest year on record.".
‘Essential to act now’ to prevent chaotic climate breakdown, warns UN chief
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