Reversed mainstreaming?Climate change and time preference in community disaster management
Pablo Suarez, Ph.D. Boston University Department of Geography
Development & Adaptation Days at COP 11Montreal - December 3, 2005
Mainstreaming adaptation: definition and caricature
Promoting adaptation
by integrating policies and measures to address climate change
into ongoing sectoral and development planning and decision making.
The climate ch
ange stream Water & Sanitation
Disaster Mgment
Housing
Food Sec
Health
Participatory Workshops on Climate Change
Intro: “learn & share”Flood impacts?What during flood?Causes?Info: predictabilityWhat can be done differently?
Exposure
Vulnerability
Adaptive Capacity
Today, tomorrow, and the rest of the future
Complexity
Time
Community-BasedDisaster Mgment
(CBDM)
CC Adaptation
Sustainable Development
Now
Issues:• Time discounting• Dynamic inconsistency• Variance within community
Food security
1 -
Three climate change thoughts from women in the field
Dhaka: “… in 3 days…”
Limpopo: “I see…”
Río de la Plata “… my children…”
Reversed mainstreaming: a sketch
“Ask not just what CBDM can do for CC…
ask what CC can do for CBDM”Rethink role of futureClimate change as plausible explanationFor the most vulnerable, reach hearts (and minds)
Promoting ongoing sectoral and development planning and decision making
by integrating information, insights and resources from climate change
into policies and measures to address more immediate needs.
CC
stream
Wat & San
Disaster Mgm
ent
Food
Sec
