Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Swiss Embassy Dhaka

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction / Climate Change in Development

Matthias Anderegg – SDC Regional DRR Coordinator South-Asia – Nov 2012 Presentation - 2: Introduction to the SDC tool and guidance “CEDRIG”

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Climate, Environment and DRR Integration

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Reference documents The CEDRIG Handbook

Disaster Risk Reduction – some history since 1990 – frameworks, tools

1990‘s: International Decade for Natural Disaster Risk Reduction  1995 Kobe Earthquake 1999: Creation of UNISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction  2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Interlink to: 2000: International Development Goals  The Millenium Development Goals 2000 – 2015… the post-2015 debate 2005 : The 10-year plan to make the world safer from natural hazards  Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 – 2015

2007: SDC Guidelines on DRR

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Disaster Risk Reduction: an important dimension of sustainable development 2009: OECD Policy Guidance for Integrating CCA into Development Co-operation

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Climate Change Adaptation: a critical development issue 2012: SDC CEDRIG – Climate, Environment and DRR Integration Guidance

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Systematic integration of DRR /CCA into Development

2007: SDC Guidelines on DRR Disaster Risk Reduction: an important dimension of sustainable development

Purpose of the SDC DRR Guidelines 2007:

Show how SDC contributes to global efforts to substantially reduce the disaster losses in lives and social, economic and environmental assets of communities and countries by:

1) reaffirming that disaster risk reduction is a fundamental dimension of safe life and livelihood and sustainable development, 2) taking into consideration that many SDC activities – albeit labeled differently – implicitly contribute to disaster risk reduction, 3) providing guidelines on how to cope systematically with disaster risks emanating from natural hazards, 4) integrating disaster risk reduction in existing SDC planning and operational processes 

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OECD Policy Guidance: Integrating CCA into Development Co-operation ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 2009: OECD Policy Guidance for Integrating CCA into Development Co-operation

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Climate Change Adaptation: a critical development issue

The objectives of this policy guidance are to: Recognize implications of climate change on development  enhance knowledge; explain methodology  promote understanding for needed measures (adaptation) Identify appropriate approaches  integrate climate adaptation into development policies - at national, sectoral and project levels and - in urban and rural contexts  develop and use tools and learn from examples Identify practical ways to support partners  reduce vulnerability to climate-variability and climate-change

The OECD Guidance motivated SDC to combine the DRR / CCA tool !

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SDC CEDRIG – Climate, Environment and DRR Integration Guidance

SDC CEDRIG – Climate, Environment and DRR Integration Guidance Structure of CEDRIG: Part I = Aim, Concept and Support Material of CEDRIG

 Motivation and scope  Organisational and procedural issues  Supporting materials

Part II = The CEDRIG Handbook

 Module 1: Risk and Impact Screening   Module 2: Detailed Assessment at Strategic and Programmatic Level Module 3: Detailed Assessment at Project Level

Note:

 The handbook is self-explanatory  It is hands-on guidance

SDC CEDRIG – Part I – Aim, Concept and Scope

Systematic integral integration of reflections related to risks 

Enhance overall resilience of systems and communities

A screening tool for risk management 

Consideration of Risk Perspective and Impact Perspective

Three different risk perspectives: 

Climate, Environmental and Disaster Risks

Two different impact perspectives 

Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Impact Mitigation

CEDRIG is a support tool for risk identification related to:

Climate Change

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Environmental Degradation

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Tectonic Activities

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Impacts on GHG emissions and / or the environment

CEDRIG Part I – Risk perspective Disaster risks and its influencing factors Risk perspective - combination of different factors

CEDRIG Part I – Overlaps CCA / adaptation to degraded environment The CC and Environmental Community and the DRR Community must work together !

CEDRIG Part I – Integrating Climate Change and DRR into Development

Left side: Focus on vulnerability and overlaps with traditional development practices Right side: Target the climate change impacts outside the realm of development

CEDRIG Part I – Key terms for the impact perspective

The „lion‘s share of GHG emissions are produced in developed  However, reducing them should not be neglected in countries developing countries

Also activities for development or humanitarian aid can lead to increased GHG…

Development Cooperation  Optimize projects to reduce possible negative environmental impacts

CEDRIG Part I – Scope

Risk Perspektive and Impact Perspective  both must be considered in Humanitarian Aid so as in Development

CEDRIG Part I – Principles

Modular approach and flexibility  Module1 = Risk and Impact Screening If necessary (i.e. if the result of Module 1 shows evidence):  Module 2 = Detailed Assessment at Strategic and Programmatic Level  Module 3 = Detailed Assessment at Project Level

CEDRIG Part I – Main Elements of CEDRIG

Module 1 –

Risk and Impact Screening

 First filter to assess risk relevance emanating from:

CC, environmental degradation, and/or tectonic hazard; or if there is impact on GHG emissions and/or the environment

Module 2 –

Risk Assessment Lens

at Strategic and Programmatic Level  Only to be applied if Module 1 shows evidence

Systematic integration of adaptation to CC and to degradated environment

Module 3 –

Detailed Assessment at Project Level

 Applied if possible significant risks from disasters or impacts identified in Module 1

Risks and impacts, identification of adaptation, risk reduction options, mitigation options

CEDRIG Part I – Organisation and Procedures

CEDRIG Part I – Organisation and Procedures – Module 1

CEDRIG Part I – Organisation and Procedures – Module 2

CEDRIG Part I – Organisation and Procedures – Module 3

Organisation and Procedures

Thank you !