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1. CCA AND DRR IN EUROPE
: A Review On
Governance
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2. CCA & DRR: common agenda?
Climate Change Disaster Risk
CC has been addressed through DR has been addressed through
mitigation as source is considered response as source is considered
human non-human
Focus on hydrometereological Includes other hazards
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hazards and deal with long term (geomorphological, technological)
issues (greater uncertainty) and focus on short term issues
Move towards prepareness (less uncertainty)
(includes irreversibility and short Move towards prepareness
term) (includes human behaviour and
long term)
Common goal: reduce societies’ vulnerability to threats.
Such convergence justifies a coordinated approach 2
covering both short and long term planning for both.

3. Governance versus Management
Management Governance
Allocation of resources and oversee Strategic task of setting the
of the day-to-day operations of the organisation's goals, direction,
organisation : “How” the limitations and accountability
organisation will reach those goals frameworks : "What" the
and aspirations. organisation does and what it
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More technical/operational. should become in the future
More political/strategical.
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4. Goals and methodology of the
report
http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/20591
Jointly commissioned with UNISDR Europe
to Global Climate Adaptation Partnership
•Goals
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Explore major governance issues within both fields in Europe
Identify interaction between CCA and DRR in Europe
•Methodology
Analysis of existing joint mechanisms at European level
Interviews with key actors in both fields
•Specificity of European region
Existence of common legislation/directives , common research
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5. On networks and communication
• Main drawbacks
 Divergent approaches of researchers and policy makers
 Lack of information sharing between entities
 Insufficient links between researchers on CCA and DRR
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• Key recommendations
 Greater involvement of policy makers in project design
 New exchange opportunities between research and policy
 Necessary broker in the areas of CCA and DRR
• Suggested steps forward
 Reinforce policy evaluation of projects by science adviser
 Focused workshops with researchers and policy makers 5
 Use existing IOs events and tools to link CCA and DRR

6. On capacity building
• Main drawbacks
 Lack of common ground to develop common ideas
 Insufficient communication skills of researchers
 Absence of specific communication budget in projects
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• Key recommendations
 Develop common approach researchers/policy makers
 Facilitate better communication practices
 Support projects who include adequate communication
• Suggested steps forward
 Organization of capacity building workshops
 Adequate educational curricula for universities
 Include specific communication goals in projects 6

7. On joint projects and programmes
• Main drawbacks
 No links between various domains of study
 Inaccuracy due to specific disciplinary approaches
 Declining resources due to financial situation
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• Key recommendations
 Develop JPs as they are more cost-effective
 Identify synergies for joint processes and procedures
 Search alternative resources to foster joint projects
• Suggested steps forward
 Coordination between evaluators of related projects
 Joint review of Cancun Adaptation Framework and HFA
 Donors based identification of critical issues 7

8. On information flow
• Main drawbacks
 Limited accessibility to pertinent data
 Conclusions of research little focused for policy makers
 Linguistic barrier to pertinent documents
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• Key recommendations
 Reinforce clearinghouse mechanisms
 Collect more local level data to identify clear actions
 Spread more widely key documents among final users
• Suggested steps forward
 Disseminate already existing survey reports
 Support community based DRR interventions
 Develop linguistic versions of key documents 8

9. On national actions’ role
• Main drawbacks
 Little contact between entities in charge of CCA and DDR
 Remaining gaps between policy and stakeholders
 Excessive focus on purely national threats
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• Key recommendations
 Promote collaboration across ministries and sectors
 Develop partnerships between government and others
 Share experiences on CCA and DRR with other countries
• Suggested steps forward
 NPs interface between policy entities and with research
 Involvement of NPs in national research projects
 Active participation of NPs in thematic group of EFDDR 9

10. Follow-up: lessons from CC
National Adaptation Plans
• Need to study national governance
 Actual policies are mainly national/regional/local
 Explore issues already addressed in National Adaptation Plans
 Identify gaps yet to fill
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• Survey of actual situation
 Analyse the existing strategies at national level
 Compare national situations to identify good practices
• Study launched by the European Forum for DRR
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11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
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