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Food Security, Climate Adaptation and DRR. Geneva, 18 June 2009. CC will impact hunger & malnutrition. + droughts, floods, hurricanes & other disasters; + extreme weather events; - agricultural productivity in already fragile areas; - water availability in arid and semi arid regions;
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Food Security, Climate Adaptation and DRR Geneva, 18 June 2009
CC will impact hunger & malnutrition • + droughts, floods, hurricanes & other disasters; • + extreme weather events; • - agricultural productivity in already fragile areas; • - water availability in arid and semi arid regions; • + health and sanitation problems affecting malnutrition; • + increasing social tensions and rising conflicts over scarce resources (IPCC, 2007)
Nombre Edad (en años) Peso (kg) Talla (cms.) Estado Johnny 11.3 28 120 Desnutrición severa Glenda 9 21 117 Desnutrición moderada Daniel 5.8 19 112 Normal Climate change is about people
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEKey areas of CCA work in support to Governments and communities • Prepare for and respond to climate related disasters and emergencies • Enhance livelihoods protection and help mitigate risks on the most vulnerable • Scale up community-based projects to reduce vulnerability, and enhance food security and overall resilience • Capacity development, knowledge sharing and systems development
Haiti • Among Govt main partners in the National Disaster Risk Reduction Program • Leading preparedness work and vulnerability analysis • Targeted activities to rehabilitate agricultural land in response to the last severe hurricane damage. • Emergency response interventions to avoid deterioration of the nutritional status of beneficiaries.
Ethiopia - MERET • Managing Environmental Resources to Enable Transitions to more sustainable livelihoods (MERET) • Government owned • Diversifying livelihoods, building resilience, enhancing land productivity • “Where there is MERET there is no hunger” Slide 6
Bangladesh • Strengthening national disaster management systems • Developing climate proof assets and infrastructure • Focusing on food security, social protection and health of the most vulnerable
KENYA • Supporting efficient resource management in fragile ecosystems/environments. • Livelihoods protection for the promotion of long-term sustainable food security.
Innovative DRR/EPR tools and mechanisms • Risk transfer mechanism • Index insurance (Ethiopia, China) • VAM + disaster risk • Multi-hazard EW
In conclusion • CC is a risk multiplier/accelerator affecting global food security and hunger • Continuity - CC adaptation can build on DRR/EPR work • CC awareness reinforces the need for robust preparedness and CCA/DRR/EPR mainstreaming