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Session 1:Session 1:Making the case for Eco-Disaster Risk ReductionMaking the case for Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction
Consultation Workshop on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development
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Introduction of participantsIntroduction of participants
Interview your pair:
1. What is your name and organisation?
2. What do you do?
3. How is your work relevant to environmental management or/and DRR?
4. Why are you attending the training course?
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Training kit on Ecosystem-based DRR for sustainable developmentTraining kit on Ecosystem-based DRR for sustainable development
Developed by partner organisations of the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR)
www.pedrr.net
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This course is about…This course is about…
1. Increasing awareness among key players about the multiple benefits of ecosystem services for DRR and sustainable development, and the methods for sustaining and enhancing these services.
1. Developing knowledge and skills on how to integrate ecosystem management and DRR into development planning processes.
1. Promoting and facilitating cross-sectoral collaboration amongst environmental/ecosystem management, DRR, climate change adaptation and development practitioners.
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Workshop structureWorkshop structure
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Output: AGENDA FOR ACTIONOutput: AGENDA FOR ACTION
= Plan to integrate eco-DRR into development planning at national and/or sub-national levels
AGENDAFOR
ACTION
PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTIONS
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR STAKEHOLDERS
TECHNIQUES/ TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE
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Session 1 will discuss:Session 1 will discuss:
Fundamental concepts of eco-DRR
Multiple benefits of ecosystem services for DRR and sustainable development.
Cost-effectiveness of eco-DRR
Main institutional and behavioural changes needed to effectively implement eco-DRR
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Disasters: more people affectedDisasters: more people affected
Source: EM-DAT/CRED
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Disasters: increasing economic damageDisasters: increasing economic damage
Source: EM-DAT/CRED
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Disaster risk in Sri LankaDisaster risk in Sri Lanka
Floods Landslides Cyclones Drought Tsunami
© A. Perera/IRIN
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Film screening:http://vimeo.com/19434428
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Ecosystem-based DRR (eco-DRR)Ecosystem-based DRR (eco-DRR)
“Sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that
mitigate hazards, and increase livelihood resilience.”
©Kevin Schafer / WWF-Canon©Kevin Schafer / WWF-Canon
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Vegetation stabilises slopesVegetation stabilises slopes
©N. Saalismaa©N. Saalismaa
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Wetlands and floodplains control floodsWetlands and floodplains control floods
©Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon
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Mangroves, saltmarshes and sand dunes buffer coastal hazardsMangroves, saltmarshes and sand dunes buffer coastal hazards
© UNEP© M.Rautkari/WWF-Canon
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Vegetation management in drylands improves drought resilienceVegetation management in drylands improves drought resilience
©John E. Newby / WWF-Canon
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Sustaining livelihoods, increasing resilienceSustaining livelihoods, increasing resilience
© D. Gough/IRIN
© SGP/UNDP© P. Holtz/IRIN
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Social, economic and environmental benefitsSocial, economic and environmental benefits
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Ecosystem services for DRR have very high economic value Ecosystem services for DRR have very high economic value
+ Replacing a lost service is very expensive, or impossible
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Cost-efficient DRR strategyCost-efficient DRR strategy
• Relatively low-cost installation and maintenance
• Livelihood benefits for human well-being
© M. Deghati/IRIN
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NO-REGRETS approachNO-REGRETS approach
• Cost-efficient, locally accessible solutions
• Multiple benefits for sustainable development - regardless of a disaster event
© K.Holt/IRIN
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Implementing eco-DRRImplementing eco-DRR
Maintain natural ecosystems, such as coastal mangroves, floodplains and forests
Maintain traditional cultural ecosystems such as agroforestry systems, terraced crop growing, and fruit-tree forests in arid lands
Restore such systems where they have been degraded or lost
Promote policies and regulatory frameworks for ecosystem management for the purpose of DRR, climate change adaptation, livelihood benefits and other ecosystems services
+ Appropriate understanding of the ecological context and the hazard!
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UK: Making Space for WaterUK: Making Space for Water
Government strategy for flood and coastal erosion risk management
Emphasis on using ‘natural infrastructure’ such as floodplain management considered more cost-effective
Source: DEFRA
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Bolivia: community forestry for slope stabilityBolivia: community forestry for slope stability
Before: Frequent landslides due to environmental degradation
Approach: Community forestry
After: Diversified livelihoods, improved slope stability and watersheds
© C.Robledo© C.Robledo
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