Linking DRR, adaptation and development to address the underlying causes of risk Presenter: Gregor...

Linking DRR, adaptation and development to address the

underlying causes of risk Presenter: Gregor VulturiusCollaborators: Lisa Schipper, Frank Thomalla, Karlee Johnson, Richard Klein, Marion DavisStockholm Environment Institute

Disasters, Climate Change and Development

Framework for understanding disaster risk

Year of opportunities 2015

Relationship between DRR and adaptation

Two entry points for linking DRR and adaptation

1. Transformative Change

• Acknowledge the problem that adaptation is seen as incremental not transformative

• Engage those that influence vulnerability

• Understand hazards and vulnerability as one issue

• Guidance for DRR to incorporate climate change

• “Corrective DRR”

2. Learning for better policies

• Knowledge about disaster and climate risk needs to be relevant, legitimate and credible

• Iterative, knowledge-based processes informing decision making

• Good governance• Vulnerability focus

frank.thomalla@sei-international.org

NEW SEI INITIATIVETransforming Development and Disaster Risk

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Our vision is to better understand the social-ecological causes of complex environmental risks, and equitable

adaptive processes, so that society can better anticipate, act and learn to build resilience in development over time.

Frank Thomallafrank.thomalla@sei-international.org

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