Integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Intent and Practice

1. Integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Intent and Practice Jeremy Collymore Executive Director, CDEMA UNFCC WORKSHOP Identification of Gaps and Challenges in the Implementation of Risk Management Approaches to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change 10-12 October 2011: Lima, PERU

2. Introduction • Climate-related disasters have repeatedly set back development • With climate change • The occurrence of hazards is likely to increase • Impacts on ecosystems, reductions in water and food availability and changes to livelihoods will increase vulnerability • The poor, and poorer countries, are hit hardest

3. CATASTROPHIC IMPACTS NORMING Floods and forest fires Australia 2009/10 Floods in Brazil 2009 Flood in United Kingdom 2009 Drought in Somalia 2011 Floods in Pakistan 2011/2010 Floods in Saint Lucia 2011 Tornados in the United States 2011 China Floods 2010/2011

4. REALITY OF CATASTROPHY • High economic vulnerability is associated with low national savings • 59 % SIDS and 67% LLDCS high /highly vulnerable to economic loss South Asia economic losses to GDP 15 times higher in relation to OECD ISDR 2009

5. Where do we begin? Strong correlation between climate change and disasters In terms of adaptation, “Disaster risk reduction is the first line of defence against climate change impacts” Adaptation that is linked with DRR begins by addressing existing vulnerabilities to current climate events - a “no regrets” approach Good progress has been made, but more is needed to tackle vulnerability and its causes

6. Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Linkages between Climate Change and Disaster Agendas Climate change: slow-onset, hydro-meteorological hazards Natural hazards: rapid-onset, hydro-meteorological & geophysical hazards Both share a common risk management agenda After G. Cambers

7. Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change (2009-2015) VISION Building Regional Resilience to a Changing Climate Objective To establish direction and to continue to reduce vulnerability in the region and build resilience to the impacts of GCC.

8. Enhanced CDM Strategic Framework (2007-2012)

9. Mainstreaming Climate Change into Disaster Risk Management for the Caribbean Region (CCDM) Project Project Objective: To strengthen regional, national and community level capacity for mitigation, management and coordinated response to natural and technological ` hazards and the effects of climate change Development Partner: Austrian Development Agency (ADA) Executing Agency: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Partners: CCCCC, CPDC, UWI (DRRC, CERMES), UNDP, IFRC, CANARI, UNIFEM,CIMH, OECS, DFID, CaFAN, CRFM Beneficiaries: CDEMA Participating States, SRFPs, Selected Communities Project Value: €689,425 Project Duration: Two (2) years ending November 30th, 2010 9

10. CCDM RESULTS AND ACTIVITIES 10

11. The Model Programme and Plan of Action for Integrating CCA and DDR “Blue print for national level integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction” 11

12. ISDR 6 STEPS FOR MAINSTREAMING Mappinginstitutions, policies and mechanisms already in place for reducing disaster risk and dealing with climate change; Taking stock of the available information on hazards, exposure, vulnerabilities and risk assessments; Convening multi-stakeholder discussions to review information and identify opportunities to harmonize policy and address capacity gaps; 12

13. ISDR 6 STEPS FOR MAINSTREAMING Initiating capacity development activities to build or strengthen coherent approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction; Designing joint project initiatives that address both climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Conducting adaptation planning with a multi-sectoral, development based approach and centralized oversight responsibility 13

15. PROGRESS ON MAINSTREAMING

16. PROGRESS ON MAINSTREAMING

17. Climate Smarting CDEMA PS CDM Work Programmes • “Business- as-usual” DRM must be up-scaled and enhanced to cope with the impacts of climate change. • The Guidance Tool is a step-wise series of • Selected Lessons Learnt: • Participation of National Climate Change Officer or UNFCCC Focal Point invaluable; • Reduce visioning horizon to be in keeping with national visioning strategies • General level of stakeholder understanding of CCA and DRR issues may be low to very-basic but the capacity for stakeholders to grasp and apply CCA and DRR concepts is high. Virgin Islands Workshop on Mainstreaming CC into the National CDM Work Programme: August 23-24, 2011 Summary Climate Smart National DM Work Programme

18. PROGRAMME AREAS FOR INTEGRATING CCA AND DRR 18

19. PROGRAMME AREAS FOR INTEGRATING CCA AND DRR 19

20. CONSOLIDATING ENGAGEMENT Deepen stakeholder dialogue about language, scope of work and roles Invest more in NAPA and HFA reporting at national, regional and international levels Advance climate smarting across all sector programming Joint advocacy for resilient development

21. STRATEGIC ESSENTIALS • Recognize that Climate Change is not the purview of an organization • Hook up to real life issues – Community EWS for floods and droughts; • Agronomic practices; connect to Safe Cities, Safe Hospitals and Schools • Broaden the input in National Risk Profiles

22. STRATEGIC ESSENTIALS 2 • Review implications for infrastructure and drainage design • Incorporate into urban, response and investment planning

23. INVEST MORE IN CAPACITY ARTICULATION • Is there clarity on the competencies and proficiency elements to sustain? • More attention to the character and nature of capacity development

24. Integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Intent and Practice Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Building #1, Manor Lodge Lodge Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados Tel No: (246) 425-0386 www.cdema.org