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Integrating community based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: examples from the Pacific |
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A. Gero, K. Méheux, D. Dominey-Howes |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 11, no. 1 ; Nr. 11, no. 1 (2011-01-10), S.101-113 |
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250009040
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-11-101-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| It is acknowledged by academics and development practitioners alike that many
common strategies addressing community based disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation duplicate each other. Thus, there is a strong push
to integrate the two fields to enhance aid effectiveness and reduce confusion
for communities. Examples of community based disaster risk reduction (DRR)
and climate change adaptation (CCA) projects are presented to highlight some
of the ways these issues are tackled in the Pacific. Various approaches are
employed but all aim to reduce the vulnerability and enhance the resilience
of local communities to the impacts of climate change and disasters. By
focusing on three case studies, elements of best practice are drawn out to
illustrate how DRR and CCA can be integrated for enhanced aid effectiveness,
and also look at ways in which these two often overlapping fields can be
better coordinated in ongoing and future projects. Projects that address
vulnerability holistically, and target the overall needs and capacity of the
community are found to be effective in enhancing the resilience of
communities. By strategically developing a multi-stakeholder and multi-sector
approach, community projects are likely to encapsulate a range of experience
and skills that will benefit the community. Furthermore, by incorporating
local knowledge, communities are far more likely to be engaged and actively
participate in the project. From selected case studies, commonly occurring
best practice methods to integrate DRR and CCA are identified and discussed
and recommendations on how to overcome the common challenges also presented. |
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