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The IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risksof Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance
Climate Change Adaptation
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Impacts from weather and climate events depend on
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Exposure
Vulnerability
Nature and severity of event
Losses from climate-related disasters
Economic losseshave increased Increasing exposure is major cause
Fatalities are higher in developing countries
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Observed and projected changes in weather and climate extremes
Heat
Heavy precipitation
Drought
Storm surge
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Projected:
10-fold increase in frequency of extreme heat events later this century
Strategies can help manage disaster risk now and also help improve people’s livelihoods and well-being
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The most effective strategies reduce risks nowwhile also providing development benefits
There are solutions
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• Portfolio of actions
–Communicate, Reduce, Transfer, Respond
• Multi-hazard management approaches
• Benefits from linking local to global scales
• Iterative approach
There are solutions
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• Portfolio of actions
–Communicate, Reduce, Transfer, Respond
• Multi-hazard management approaches
• Benefits from linking local to global scales
• Iterative approach
There are solutions
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• Portfolio of actions
–Communicate, Reduce, Transfer, Respond
• Multi-hazard management approaches
• Benefits from linking local to global scales
• Iterative approach
There are solutions
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• Portfolio of actions
–Communicate, Reduce, Transfer, Respond
• Multi-hazard management approaches
• Benefits from linking local to global scales
• Iterative approach
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Climate change adaptation
Disaster risk management
Sustainable development
Strategies that integrate:
How can we make these strategies reality?