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"Advancing Knowledge for Human Security and Development“
United Nations UniversityInstitute for Environment and
Human Security
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“Advancing human security through knowledge-based approaches to reducing vulnerability and environmental risks“
United Nations UniversityInstitute for Environment and
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Addressing the Challenge: Recommendations and Quality Criteria for
Linking Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change
German Contribution to the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2009
Jörn Birkmann (UNU-EHS)
Korinna von Teichman (UNU-EHS)
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Background of the Study
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IPCC 2007
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Objective & Methods
Scientific and practical recommendations
Identification of - Key challenges / barriers in linking DRR & CCA- Key recommendations for linking DRR & CCA- Quality and evaluation criteria for integrative strategies
Methods: - Own field research/experience - Expert interviews - Document & literature review
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Partners and Scope
Commissioned to UNU-EHS by the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)
Sponsored by the German Federal Foreign Office
Scope: April-May 2009
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Challenges and Barriers
1) Different spatial scales- DRR: local/community as well as hazard oriented; CCA: global and national focus
2) Different ministries/agencies responsible for DRR and CCA
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Challenges and Barriers
3) Different temporal scales- short-term versus medium and long-term
4) Different funding schemes of DRR and CCA
5) Knowledge-Dimension- expert knowledge versus local knowledge - lack of localized data
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Case Study Fiji
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Small Island Development StatePopulation: 830,000
330 islands
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Coastal Protection - Beach Erosion
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Floods in Nadi, Fiji, January 2009
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Conclusions based on Case Study Fiji
Reconstruction did not encompass climate change adaptation measures
The disaster was not used as a window of opportunity
DRR and CCA belong to different institutions
Lack of local data on climate change
Multi-hazard challenge (e.g. coastal erosion, floods etc.)
Lack of quality criteria for reconstruction process
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Findings
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Areas of Work linked to Climate Change
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Areas of work that are linked to Climate Change
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a) The cross-sectoral and integrative character of current adaptation strategies is..b) The link between DRR and CCA in current strategies isc) The link between CCA at different governance levels is..d) The cooperation between different ministries regarding adaptation is…e) The synergies between different stakeholders in DRR and CCA is…f) The cooperation between scientists and practitioners is..g) The collaboration between different NGOs/development organizations is…
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Cooperation between different institutions and organizations regarding integrative strategies for DRR and CCA
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Preliminary Findings
Current adaptation strategies focus primarily on rural areas
Water management and agriculture as well as DRR are areas in which climate change adaptation is already considered
Adaptation strategies are often not coordinated between governance levels (national and local, etc.)
Lack of coordination across institutions at the same level of governance
Need for an improvement of cooperation among different stakeholders
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What needs to be improved and what is acceptible as it is?
a) Strategis to deal with the uncertainty of effects of climate changeb) Availability of climate change datac) Information about relevant institutions and stakeholders for CCAd) Reliable information on extreme eventse) Spatial resolution of climate change dataf) A better cooperation between responsible actors and institutionsg) Better linking of short and long-term strategiesh) More coherent funding schemes regarding CCA and DRR
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Integration of CCA into Phases of DRR
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Areas where CCA can be integrated in DRR along the disaster risk cycle
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Conclusions
Need for…
More localized spatial resolution of climate change data
Better links between short and long-term strategies (multi-temporal scales)
More coherent funding schemes that enhance the cooperation between DRR and CCA
More systematic consideration of climate change aspects in different phases of DRR
Closer link between CCA strategies at different governance levels, sectors and between ministries involved
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Recommendations for the CCA Community
Implementation of funding schemes that encourage cooperation through quality criteria and require both DRR and CCA elements
Development of urban climate change adaptation strategies that incorporate DRR
Development of quality/evaluation indicators and recommendations that strengthen cooperation and the integrative character of combined strategies
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Recommendations for DRR Community
Recognition of change as a chance and window of opportunity (incorporation of CCA into reconstruction and recovery phases)
Move from damage and needs assessment to vulnerability and adaptation assessment (reconstruction, mitigation)
Improvement of dynamic social and economic vulnerability data and indicators as well as of information on different adaptation measures
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Thank you for your attention!
Download the study atwww.dkkv.org
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Outlook – Questions to be addressed
Which are the 2-3 most important barriers of linking DRR and CCA which would have to be overcome first in order to path the way for further action?
Who would be the responsible institution/ person to address and overcome these barriers?
How can the DRR and CCA communities link up prior to the COP 15 conference in order to promote the necessary linkage and clearly outline the potential advantages?
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Outlook – Questions to be addressed
What exactly is meant by adaptation and to what do societies have to adapt?
Which would be the right fora to address the necessity of linking DRR and CCA and promote the potential of DRR to further enhance CCA?
Which stakeholders would have to be particularly addressed/educated/ trained?
Which would be the right triggers to draw the attention of the CCA community to the potential of DRR?
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