The authors state that reduction of weather related losses, achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and implementing successful responses to climate change can only be accomplished if they are undertaken in an integrated manner.
Disaster risk assessment tools
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Climate change is a reality, not a distant possibility in the future. Weather-related disasters are exerting an increasing toll on developing and developed countries, destroying lives and livelihoods and hampering development processes. The World Conference on Disaster Reduction is a testimony that international cooperation is needed to prevent natural hazards from translating into disasters. This paper discusses inter-linkages and differences between disaster risk management (DRM) and adaptation to climate change, and outlines opportunities and barriers for collaboration.
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This report presents a cross-cutting summary of country study findings and workshop deliberations on linking climate change adaptation and disaster risk management for sustainable poverty reduction. It uses examples from Mexico, Kenya and Vietnam to provide insights into how a more integrated approach to disaster risk management and climate change adaptation can be built.
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This primer is a guide for local governments in East Asia to help them understand the concepts and consequences of climate change and how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities. It describes what is being done by city governments in East Asia and around the world to actively engage in learning, capacity building, and capital investment programmes for building sustainable, resilient communities.
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This paper highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to improve livelihoods and save lives. By analysing experiences like that of the Red Cross in West Africa, it takes stock of the needs and capabilities of the humanitarian community and assesses the types of climate-related information products that may help inform disaster risk reduction and development decision-making processes. It notes that climate information services offer a range of benefits.
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This paper examines strategic disaster risk reduction and what needs to be done to get reliable estimates of future climate change impacts. It looks at problems in the existing disaster risk management planning and highlights the need for a change in existing disaster risk reduction practices.
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This Summary for Policymakers presents key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). It assesses scientific literature on issues that range from the relationship between climate change, extreme weather and climate events to the implications of these events for society and sustainable development. It examines how exposure and vulnerability to weather and climate events determine impacts and the likelihood of disasters.
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The risk of being killed by a natural disaster is lower today than it was 20 years ago, except for those countries with low GDP and weak governance. In these countries, disasters significantly impact on social welfare (particularly child welfare) and cause mass internal displacement. This report provides a current resource for understanding and analysing global disaster risk. Drawing on a large volume of new and enhanced data, it explores trends and patterns in disaster risk globally, regionally and nationally.
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The acceleration of global climate change and the increasing risk posed by a range of natural, environmental and technological hazards is one of the Caribbean’s most critical development problems. Climate change associated risks are magnified in the region, given the number of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), fragile resource base and limited development options.
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As awareness of climate change and disaster risk reduction increases there is a real opportunity to reduce current and future vulnerabilities to climate risks by expanding on disaster risk management efforts. This paper discusses links and disparities between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, including opportunities and barriers for collaboration.Given that there is a direct influence from development processes on vulnerability to climate change hazards it is essential that risk management takes place within the development context.