Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Adaptation

Abstract

This chapter discusses integrated approaches to the management of risks related to extreme weather and climate change. This is done with the Loss and Damage (L&D) mechanism of the UNFCCC in mind. Relevant insights are provided for climate policy negotiators and policymakers on how risk management and adaptation interact with L&D solutions, and vice versa, on how L&D-related activities can support risk reduction and adaptation in vulnerable countries. Particular attention is devoted to how risk management can help society confront the impacts of weather disasters in relation to anthropogenic climate change. A holistic view of risk management is presented by discussing: the state-of-the art of risk assessment methods; (cost-benefit) evaluations of risk management options; household-scale risk reduction strategies; insurance schemes for residual risk and their relations with risk reduction; and the design of adaptation pathways to cope with uncertain timing and intensity of climate change impacts. Each topic is illustrated with concrete case studies. Finally, conclusions are drawn on the links between disaster risk management, climate adaptation and the L&D mechanism.

Developing behavioral models of citizens for adapting to and mitigating climate change: a study on four prefectures in Japan

“…For adaptation measures, a notable variation was observed in both practice rates and influencing factors across the different local contexts within the prefectures. This result is in line with those of previous studies that have focused on regional characteristics, where many studies on adaptive behavior have emphasized risk management at the local community level (Wouter Botzen et al, 2019) or have found that place attachment, including the local community, has influenced adaptive behavior (van Valkengoed and Steg, 2019). However, most direct regional comparisons on adaptation so far have been comparisons on local government regional adaptation plans (Baba et al, 2017).…”

“…Therefore, natural disaster risk reduction measures at the individual and household levels can contribute to climate change adaptation. Integrated risk management has also been proposed to reduce the risk of community residents under climate change (Wouter Botzen et al, 2019). Several examples of specific disaster risk behaviors are reported (Grothmann and Reusswig, 2006); however, measures related to climate change adaptive behavior, often address only specific issues, such as agricultural measures for farmers (Arbuckle et al, 2015;Dang et al, 2018).…”

Graduate training and certification in trauma treatment for clinical practitioners.

“…In a replication of the National Comorbidity Survey with 6,483 adolescents and their parents, McLaughlin et al (2013) found a 61.8% lifetime prevalence of exposure to a potentially traumatic event, and a 7.6% lifetime conditional prevalence of PTSD given such exposure. In addition, the number of individuals repeatedly and sometimes continuously exposed to trauma of all types, such as child abuse, mass shootings, natural and weather-related disasters, pandemics, systemic discrimination, harassment, and assault based on gender and race, hate crimes, and refugee and asylum crises, has increased markedly in recent years (Fox & DeLateur, 2014; Sutton, 2019; Wouter Botzen et al, 2019).…”

Assessing future impacts of tropical cyclones on global banana production

“…Extreme weather is expected to be even more influential in vulnerable areas where food security is not perceived to be a presumed convenience (Wheeler, 2013, UNICEF, 2022. The impact of natural hazards is of strong influence in low-income countries, where direct losses are generally higher than in high-income ones (Botzen et al 2019). However, also at country scale, vulnerability assessments may overlook significant urban-rural differences, necessitating the future development of detailed vulnerability curves to accurately simulate storm damages and account for variations in exposure and vulnerability across regions (Baldwin, 2023).…”