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Reversed mainstreaming? Climate change and time preference in community disaster management

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 11 Montreal - December 3, 2005 . Health. Food Sec. Housing. Disaster Mgment.

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Reversed mainstreaming? Climate change and time preference in community disaster management

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  1. 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 11 • Montreal - December 3, 2005

  2. Health Food Sec Housing Disaster Mgment Water & Sanitation The climate change stream 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.

  3. Adaptive Capacity Exposure   Vulnerability Participatory Workshops on Climate Change Intro: “learn & share” Flood impacts? What during flood? Causes? Info: predictability What can be done differently?

  4. Issues: • Time discounting • Dynamic inconsistency • Variance within community 1 - Food security • Today, tomorrow, and the rest of the future Complexity Sustainable Development CC Adaptation Community-Based Disaster Mgment (CBDM) Time Now

  5. Dhaka: “… in 3 days…” Río de la Plata “… my children…” Limpopo: “I see…” • Three climate change thoughts from women in the field

  6. Food Sec Disaster Mgment Wat & San CC stream Reversed mainstreaming: a sketch 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. • “Ask not just what CBDM can do for CC… • ask what CC can do for CBDM” • Rethink role of future • Climate change as plausible explanation • For the most vulnerable, reach hearts (and minds)

  7. Thank you suarez@bu.edu

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