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Vulnerability Assessment. Aim: use available research and resources to produce a useful summary document and set of communications materials that we and our partners can use as a planning tool. Determine level of threat and prioritise sites and actions for most effective response Look at:
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Vulnerability Assessment • Aim: use available research and resources to produce a useful summary document and set of communications materials that we and our partners can use as a planning tool • Determine level of threat and prioritise sites and actions for most effective response • Look at: • - EXPOSURE • - SENSITIVITY • - ADAPTIVE CAPACITY • Vulnerability = E + S - AC
VA Approach • Make use of existing information • Scientifically sound assessment of climate change impacts as context • Vulnerability as a starting point • Vulnerability already exists and will be exacerbated by climate change • Focus on known current socio-economic and ecosystem vulnerability • Integrate these with climate vulnerability so that the climate science is useful for policy makers • Recommendations will focus on increasing systemic resilience
Key Sources • Anton Du Plessis (Watees) Disaster Risk Reduction and Hazard Mapping for the Namakwa District Municipality • Namakwa District Biodiversity Sector Plan; Namakwa Bioregional Plan • Critical Biodiversity Areas maps • One World Sustainability Investments Risk and Vulnerability Mapping for Southern Africa • SKEP technical reports • Local, provincial, and national government policy documents and studies (e.g. IDPs, NPAES, NCCRS, DSD report, EMF) • SARVA and Stats SA • Original research by CI, CSA and Partners (e.g. climate science, climate policy, rangeland management)
Key Outcomes • Data collected on current state • Contextualise with climate data • Rank key indicators according to exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity • Identify sites and activities for effective EbA • Only preliminary findings now (profiles) • INSTITUTIONAL VULNERABILITY • SOCIO-ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY • ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY
Institutional Profile • SA = world leader in environmental policy • Environmental management frameworks, plans, and legislation is strong at all levels • Namakwa District Municipality is particularly strong on this: • Only District with a Biodiversity Sector Plan and Bioregional plan defining CBAs • (not yet gazetted – implications?) • Recently launched EMF and SEMP • Well researched, scientifically sound, quality documents with a balance between conservation and livelihoods targets • SANParks has 4 large reserves, 1 focused particularly on a CC corridor; several DENC reserves; focus area for NPAES. • Active WfW and AIS
Institutional Profile continued… • Are challenges • - Designation of political boundaries in SA • - Budget allocations • - High costs of service delivery due to size and low PD • - Focus on traditional service delivery • - Competing development priorities • - Capacity and human resources limitations • And opportunities • - experience responding to weather related extreme events such as droughts and floods • - working towards a comprehensive DRR plan • - Land management and governance • - encouraging enabling environment