Description
In this thought leadership module, you will explore the fundamental aspects of harnessing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) synergies and the lessons learnt by those who are at the forefront of comprehensive disaster and climate risk management.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should:
- Have a clear understanding of the synergies between DRR and CCA.
- Be able to define integration between DRR and CCA .
- Identify good practices on DRR-CCA integration and implementation
- Facilitate further changes in attitudes and behaviours towards the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Course Contents
- Lesson 1: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Identifying the connections.
- Lesson 2: Understanding the need for a synergized approach.
- Lesson 3: Promising beginnings: Harnessing synergies.
- Lesson 4: Advancing the process: integrated approaches at the implementation level
- Lesson 5: Building durable synergies across dimensions
- Activity: Simulating scenarios to bring DRR and CCA closer ]
- Lesson 6: Opportunities for enhanced synergies
- Key messages
Target Audience
The module is targeted at decision-makers and -shapers, and disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation focal points, who are directly involved in developing national Disaster Risk Reduction strategies and National Adaptation Plans at the local, subnational, national, regional, and international levels.
Other officials and stakeholders that can contribute to advancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation synergies can also make use of the course.
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