Examples of Climate Change Adaptation in Taiwan：Rain Garden
To establish resilient communities with capacity to adapt to
climate change, the Environmental Protection Administration
of the Executive Yuan has focused on regional and local
areas. Small-scale water conservation and cooling
demonstration facilities are integrated with the public
living environment.
Idle spaces on campus were used to set up a multi-functional
smart rain garden, which creates a special place for water
retention, cooling, and environmental education purposes. It
collects roof runoff to provide watering for the rain garden
and surrounding plants, thus achieving water recycling and
reuse. An Internet of Things (IoT) real-time monitoring
system was set up at the site, with solar panels to evaluate
the facility’s performance. Ultimately, a multi-functional
smart rain garden was created to save water save energy,
conserve water, and lower temperatures.
The rain garden not only helps cool down the urban area and
reduce puddles, but also enhance the adaptability of the
campus.
Guests experiencing rain garden in the
press conference
Minister Chang of EPA watering the
garden with a pump