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Localising vulnerability assessments

Localising vulnerability assessments. Presented by Johanna Johnson. Natadola, Fiji. Sensitivity. Exposure. Potential impact. Adaptive capacity. Vulnerability. The Challenge. ?. Key considerations. Resources are often limited Time is critical.

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Localising vulnerability assessments

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  1. Localising vulnerability assessments Presented by Johanna Johnson

  2. Natadola, Fiji

  3. Sensitivity Exposure Potential impact Adaptive capacity Vulnerability The Challenge ?

  4. Key considerations • Resources are often limited • Time is critical Existing knowledge and information invaluable • Downscaling from regional to community level • Long-term community capacity Pathway from assessment to action

  5. Existing knowledge and information • Main food security and livelihood activities • Key community assets & values • Links between climate and activities • Past response to change (e.g. natural disasters) • Current issues (drivers of change) • Future issues (e.g. climate change)

  6. Assessment to action

  7. A participatory approach for determining adaptation actions and considerations for their implementation Building resilient futures

  8. Pathway to Adaptation Scoping Identifying options Evaluation of options Planning implementation What do the adaptations look like and what is their relative cost? (ii) What people, organisationsand institutions are needed to facilitate adaptations? (iii) What is likely impact of the adaptations on the natural resource base? What are the current and likely future impacts of a changing climate? (ii) What does a desirable future farming/fishing livelihood look like? (iii) What adaptation actions may address impacts and help realise the desired future? Can an informed decision be made about what adaptations will be implemented? What are the social, economic or environmental triggers that will indicate when it is time to implement an adaptation? What are the key issues and drivers of change impacting the resilience of fishers and farmers livelihoods?

  9. Current climate How do current trends in temperature and rainfall drive fishing and farming activities? Source: S. Park (WFC)

  10. Future: options & vision

  11. Communicating: present Lobster life cycle

  12. Communicating: the future

  13. Community participation

  14. Conclusions • Use available knowledge and information • Integrate across scales (local, national, regional) and sectors • Multi-disciplinary • Largely participatory; building local capacity • Rapid and action-orientated Local knowledge provides relevance

  15. Thank you j.johnson@c2o.net.au

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