Disaster Reduction Climate Change Adaptation by Fengmin Kan
Disaster Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation by Fengmin Kan, UN-ISDR Africa Nairobi www. unisdr. org
Introduction What is ISDR ? 2. How is ISDR implemented ? 3. What are the trends in disasters and their impact ? 1. What are the commonalities in disaster reduction and climate change adaptation ? 1. How can we work in partnership to 1.
What is ISDR § A global strategy § Involvement of stakeholders § Facilitating dialogue and concerted action
How is ISDR implemented § Inter-Agency Secretariat of ISDR § Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction § National Committees / Platforms § Partner institutions and Regional Centres
Disaster reduction - trends Source: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Disaster reduction - trends Less people die from disasters, but increased number of disasters, economic losses and affected population. Source: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Volcano Earthquake Drought Epidemic Avalanche/Landslide Flood Wind Storm Other
The poor are the most vulnerable Source: ADRC, OFDA/CRED
Disaster Reduction - Framework CONTEXT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Social-cultural • Political • Economic • Ecosystems RISK FACTORS - Vulnerability • Social • Economic • Physical • Environmental AWARENESS for change in behavior KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT • Education, training • Research • Information • Networking PUBLIC COMMITMENT - Hazards • Geological • Hydro meteorological • Biological • Environmental • Technological Vulnerability/ capabilities analysis RISK ASSESSMENT Global, regional, national, local • Institutional framework • Policy development • Legislation and codes • Community actions Hazard analysis RECOVERY RESPONSE DISASTER IMPACTS PREPAREDNESS ISDR global review of disaster reduction, 2002 EARLY WARNING APPLICATION OF RISK REDUCTION MEASURES • Environmental management • Land use planning • Protection of critical facilities - Structural Measures • Application science & technology • Financial and economic tools
Commonalities in Disaster Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation § § Goal Complexities Challenges Measures
Partnership § Bridge the gap between disaster reduction & climate change communities by: – Information – – – Coordination Collaboration Visibility
Areas of Co-operation § § § Participation Awareness Knowledge networking Integration of information Disaster risk reduction applications
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