Sensitivity
Sensitivity is the degree to which a system or species is affected, either adversely or beneficially, by climate variability or change. In contract, coping capacity is the ability of people, organisations and systems, using available skills and resources, to manage adverse conditions, risk or disasters. The capacity to cope requires continuing awareness, resources and good […]
Disaster Risk Management
Disaster risk management (DRM) is the organisation, planning and application of measures preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters. DRM and disaster risk reduction (DRR) are interlinked: DRR is the policy objective of DRM, and the goals and objectives of the latter are defined in DRR strategies and plans. Source: EEA
Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction
The sustainable management, conservation, and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that reduce disaster risk by mitigating hazards and by increasing livelihood resilience. Source: PEDRR
Vulnerability
The conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets or systems to the impacts of hazards. Source: UNDRR
Exposure
Exposure includes the people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas. Source: UNDRR
Disaster
Disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society, at any scale, due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity and leading to one or more of the following: human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts. Source: UNDRR
A New Global Biodiversity Framework For Disaster And Climate Resilience
A webinar by CMCC, IUCN, UNDRR, UNEP, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Wetlands International on adapting to change and meeting the 2050 biodiversity targets through Nature-based Solutions
On assessing co-benefits of NbS
Marija Bočkarjova, University of Twente, presents Nature-based Solutions and their co-benefits during the NATURANCE General Assembly
The role of the private sector in supporting and implementing NbS in the risk financing space
Ariane Kaploun, AXA climate, explores the role of Nature-based Solutions in the financing sector for risk management
Cost-effectiveness of Nature-based Solutions for reducing disaster risk
#NaturanceTalks – Marta Vicarelli, University of Massachusetts, provides comprehensive review of the existing literature on the cost-effectiveness and equity of Nature-based Solutions.