The Asynergies of Structural Disaster Risk Reduction Measures: Comparing Floods and Earthquakes

Ruiter, Marleen C. de; Bruijn, Jens de; Englhardt, Johanna; Daniell, James; Moel, Hans de; Ward, Philip J.

doi:10.1029/2020ef001531

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“…Therefore, scientists have argued a need to understand risk dynamics across hazards (Gallina et al, 2016;Gill and Malamud, 2016). For example, measures implemented to address vulnerability to a particular hazard type can adversely influence vulnerability to another hazard (de Ruiter et al, 2021aRuiter et al, , 2021bWard et al, 2020).…”

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“…In recent years, international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN's Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) have called upon the science community to move away from so-called hazard-silo thinking and improve our understanding of the complexities of disaster risk (UNDRR, 2015). In the hazard-silo thinking paradigm, the risk is typically represented as spatiotemporally static and traditionally focuses on the risk of one hazard (de Ruiter et al, 2021a;2021b). The SFDRR (2015) gave a boost to research looking into the complexities of disaster risk, with a strong push to account for spatiotemporal dynamics of risk and risk components.…”

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“…Such cascades across different natural and social systems have received increasing academic attention only in the past few years. However, the social aspects, in particular an integrative perspective of risk management and adaptation measures, are still not well-understood (Scolobig et al, 2017;Zscheischler et al, 2020;De Ruiter et al, 2021a).…”

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Perspectives for risk management and adaptation have received ample attention in the recent IPCC Special Report on Changes in the Oceans and Cryosphere (SROCC). However, several knowledge gaps on the impacts of abrupt changes, cascading effects and compound extreme climatic events have been identified, and need further research. We focus on specific climate change risks identified in the SROCC report, namely: changes in tropical and extratropical cyclones; marine heatwaves; extreme ENSO events; and abrupt changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Several of the socioeconomic impacts from these events are not yet well-understood, and the literature is also sparse on specific recommendations for integrated risk management and adaptation options to reduce such risks. Also, past research has mostly focussed on concepts that have seen little application to real-world cases. We discuss relevant research needs and priorities for improved social-ecological impact assessment related to these major physical changes in the climate and oceans. For example, harmonised approaches are needed to better understand impacts from compound events, and cascading impacts across systems. Such information is essential to inform options for adaptation, governance and decision-making. Finally, we highlight research needs for developing transformative adaptation options and their governance.

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“…bridges, schools, hospitals) (Li et al, 2012). Nonetheless, trade-offs and synergies of DRM measures are not commonly quantified in risk assessments, which can lead to maladaptation (Liu et al, 2014;De Ruiter et al, 2021a).…”

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Invited perspectives: A research agenda towards Disaster Risk Management pathways in multi-risk assessment

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Abstract. Whilst the last decades have seen a clear shift in emphasis from managing natural hazards to managing risk, the majority of natural hazard risk research still focuses on single hazards. Internationally, there are calls for more attention for multi-hazards and multi-risks. Within the European Union (EU), the concepts of multi-hazard and multi-risk assessment and management have taken centre stage in recent years. In this perspective paper, we outline several key developments in multi-hazard and multi-risk research in the last decade, with a particular focus on the EU. We present challenges for multi-risk management as outlined in several research projects and papers. We then present a research agenda for addressing these challenges. We argue for an approach that addresses multi-hazard, multi-risk management through the lens of sustainability challenges that cut across sectors, regions, and hazards. In this approach, the starting point is a specific sustainability challenge, rather than an individual hazard or sector, and trade-offs and synergies are examined across sectors, regions, and hazards. We argue for in-depth case studies in which various approaches for multi-hazard and multi-risk management are co-developed and tested in practice. Finally, we present a new pan-European research project in which our proposed research agenda will be implemented, with the goal of enabling stakeholders to develop forward-looking disaster risk management pathways that assess trade-offs and synergies of various strategies across sectors, hazards, and scales.

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The Asynergies of Structural Disaster Risk Reduction Measures: Comparing Floods and Earthquakes

Cited by 37 publications

References 109 publications

The challenges of dynamic vulnerability and how to assess it

The challenges of dynamic vulnerability and how to assess it

Risk Management and Adaptation for Extremes and Abrupt Changes in Climate and Oceans: Current Knowledge Gaps

Invited perspectives: A research agenda towards Disaster Risk Management pathways in multi-risk assessment

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