Climate Change
Ecosystems, Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in India
Summary Report
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
Preparedness Pocketbook Series-29
Ecosystems, Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in India
Gujarat Council of Science City, Gujarat, India
December 21-23, 2010
Summary Report
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute March 2011
Title: Summary Report of the Twenty Third National Course on Ecosystems, Community based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in India
Contents
The Triangle of Resilience: Linking Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Adaptation Ecosystem Management and Restoration Preface 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction Background Proceedings Discussion Recommendations Impact of Training The Way Forward 1 4 8 17 20 23 26
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
411, Sakar Five, Behind Natraj Cinema, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380 009, India Tel/Fax: 0091-79-2658 2962, E-mail: bestteam@aidmi.org, Website: www.aidmi.org
© All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, March 2011
The Triangle of Resilience: Linking Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Adaptation Ecosystem Management and Restoration
In the States of Odisha and Bihar Wetlands International, Cordaid (Netherlands based NGO) and the Red Cross Climate Centre will over the coming five years support over a dozen local civil society organizations in the implementation of an integrated disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and ecosystem management and restoration (EMR) program*. This unique initiative will target the poorest communities in the floodplains of Mahanadi Delta (Odisha) and Kosi River (Bihar). In these areas the connection between disaster vulnerability, ecosystem deterioration and lack of adaptive capacity to climate change is clearly evident. In both areas climate change is expected to lead to an increase in precipitation during the monsoon season.
Summary Report
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
Preparedness Pocketbook Series-29
Ecosystems, Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in India
Gujarat Council of Science City, Gujarat, India
December 21-23, 2010
Summary Report
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute March 2011
Title: Summary Report of the Twenty Third National Course on Ecosystems, Community based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in India
Contents
The Triangle of Resilience: Linking Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Adaptation Ecosystem Management and Restoration Preface 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction Background Proceedings Discussion Recommendations Impact of Training The Way Forward 1 4 8 17 20 23 26
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
411, Sakar Five, Behind Natraj Cinema, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380 009, India Tel/Fax: 0091-79-2658 2962, E-mail: bestteam@aidmi.org, Website: www.aidmi.org
© All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, March 2011
The Triangle of Resilience: Linking Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Adaptation Ecosystem Management and Restoration
In the States of Odisha and Bihar Wetlands International, Cordaid (Netherlands based NGO) and the Red Cross Climate Centre will over the coming five years support over a dozen local civil society organizations in the implementation of an integrated disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and ecosystem management and restoration (EMR) program*. This unique initiative will target the poorest communities in the floodplains of Mahanadi Delta (Odisha) and Kosi River (Bihar). In these areas the connection between disaster vulnerability, ecosystem deterioration and lack of adaptive capacity to climate change is clearly evident. In both areas climate change is expected to lead to an increase in precipitation during the monsoon season.