Linking Social Protection, DRM and Climate Change Adaptation
story from Tokyo Development Learning CenterSession 6- DRM 2011 series: Improving Climate and Disaster Resilience
Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012Time: 14:00-17:00 (JST)
Rapid and unplanned urbanization, growing number and magnitude of disasters globally, and the uncertainty over climatic variations are factors which increase the exposure and vulnerability of households, their livelihoods, physical infrastructure and economic networks. In the face of these challenges, stronger linkages between disaster risk management (DRM), climate change adaptation (CCA), and social protection (SP) sectors are needed. Poor, socially disadvantaged and informal settlers are disproportionately affected by natural hazards. Often living in hazardous areas, they have limited capacity to cope with and quickly recover from disasters, so that efforts need to be made to help these groups become more resilient to the adverse impacts of natural disasters and climate change.
The objective of this session is to highlight the operational linkages between DRM, CCA and SP. Looking at lessons learnt from recent projects and developments in this field, the participants will learn how a multi-sectoral partnership can support governments in preparing integrated DRM and CCA programs which use a range of preparedness, response and recovery measures in a systematic way in order to achieve faster recovery and sustainable development.
The learning objectives of the session are to:
- Understand why it is vital to integrate these sectors and strengthen the linkages between DRM, climate change adaptation and social protection
- Explore lessons learnt on how sectoral integration can foster disaster and climate resilience and facilitate more rapid and sustainable post-disaster recovery
- Examine operations in which : a) social protection programs incorporate DRM/CCA components, b) DRM programs incorporate social protection measures
- Discuss opportunities and challenges for further work on DRM/CCA and SP in the EAP region
Agenda and key issues
• Opening (Introduction of participants and objectives)
• Social Protection and DRM: trends and linkages
• Country case studies: Ethiopia, Pakistan
• Social Impact Assessments in post-disaster contexts
• Q&A and open discussion
• Conclusions
Presenters
Cynthia Burton (Canberra, Australia)
Social Protection and Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank
Matthew Hobson (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
PSNP Donor coordinator, The World Bank
Iftikhar Malik (Islamabad, Pakistan)
Senior Social Protection Specialist, The World Bank
Patricia Fernandes (Beijing, China)
Social Development Specialist, The World Bank
Moderator
Cynthia Burton
Social Protection and Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank
Target Audience
The target audience for this learning session is government staff and development partners working in DRM, Social Protection and Climate Change Adaptation.
• EAP professional staff working on DRM, SP and CCA
• National and sub-national government officials/partners working in DRM, Social protection and Climate Change Adaptation
• ASEAN member state counterparts
• Other partners and stakeholders such as academics, private sector, practitioners, civil society groups that are active in the field of disaster risk management, environment, infrastructure, finance
• World Bank staff and other donor staff in country
Language
English
Registration
Please send us your name, organization, telephone number and e-mail address by this form or FAX (03-3597-9161).
There will be live-webcasting on the day of the session. A button allowing access to the live stream of the event will appear on the main program page shortly before the event begins.
To view webcasting, participants will need a PC with internet access, Windows media Player Version 10.0.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2011 Series