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The climate conference aims aimed to find solutions to address climate change. One of them concerns natural disaster risk reduction (DRR). Feedback on the “Climate change: disaster risk reduction and adaptation” conference in which Julia Julie Mayans, Food Security and Livelihoods referent at SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL attended was part of the panel with other members of the French Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (FNDRR).
In 2014, 87% of natural disasters were a direct result of climate change. 211 million people have beenwere affected by these disasters. In comparison, victims of conflict are 5 times fewer. Natural disasters and climate change have a significant impact on the most vulnerable populations on earth, as well as on the ecosystems in which they live. Climate change is going to worsen inequalities and increase the number of climate refugees. “But multi-sector solutions exist, enabling the reduction of this impact, including in the sectors of Water, Hygiene, Sanitation and the development of more resilient economic activities, such as in the agricultural sector”, explains Julie Mayans. During this conference, members of the French Network for DRR FNDRR insisted that the messages below should be included in Paris Agreement.
Include the populations and support the local actors
“With the other participants of this conference, we all have approved the idea that the promotion of a participatory approach is one of the solutions to reducing disaster risk. This includes the integration of the most- at-risk populations in the elaboration and the implementation of policies for the management of disaster risk and the adaptation to climate change. It also appeared essential to us to support the reinforcement of the local actors’ and governments’ capacity to prepare for, and respond to disasters in order to reduce the effects of climate change.”
Design , funding and follow-up
“Three other major aspects were also targeted. The first is to ensure the integration of DRR and climate change adaptation (CCA) in the design and implementation of actions from the outset onset of an emergency phase, the reconstruction and development phases, and also ensure the establishment of common mechanisms of monitoring-evaluation of the international agreements (Sustainable Development Goals, Sendai Framework, COP21 Climate Agreement). It also appeared to us that this anticipation and follow-up will not be efficient without the significant increase in public and private funding for DRR and CCA at local, national and international levels.”