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Disaster Reduction Climate Change Adaptation

• by Fengmin Kan, UN-ISDR Africa
• Nairobi
• www.unisdr.org

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Introduction

• What is ISDR ?
• How is ISDR implemented ?
• What are the trends in disasters and their
• impact ?
• What are the commonalities in disaster
• reduction and climate change adaptation ?
• How can we work in partnership to address
• issues of common interests ?

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What is ISDR

• A global strategy
• Involvement of stakeholders
• Facilitating dialogue and concerted action

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How is ISDR implemented

• Inter-Agency Secretariat of ISDR
• Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction
• National Committees / Platforms
• Partner institutions and Regional Centres

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Disaster reduction - trends
Source OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
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Disaster reduction - trends
Less people die from disasters, but increased
number of disasters, economic losses and affected
population.
Source OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Source OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
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Volcano Earthquake Drought Epidemic
Avalanche/Landslide Flood Wind Storm Other
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The poor are the most vulnerable
Source ADRC, OFDA/CRED
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Disaster Reduction - Framework

• CONTEXT
• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• Social-cultural
• Political
• Economic
• Ecosystems

• RISK FACTORS
• - Vulnerability
• Social
• Economic
• Physical
• Environmental
• - Hazards
• Geological
• Hydro meteorological
• Biological
• Environmental
• Technological

DISASTER IMPACTS
ISDR global review of disaster reduction, 2002
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Commonalities inDisaster Reduction Climate
Change Adaptation

• Goal
• Complexities
• Challenges
• Measures

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Partnership

• Bridge the gap between disaster reduction
  climate change communities by
• Information
• Coordination
• Collaboration
• Visibility

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Areas of Co-operation

• Participation
• Awareness
• Knowledge networking
• Integration of information
• Disaster risk reduction applications