Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the education sector resource manual

 · Climate Change as a Human Factor. Climate change is defined as change in global or regional climate patterns, which may include increases and decreases in temperature as well as changes in severe weather events. These changes in severe weather may increase both the frequency and intensity of disasters and the likelihood of mega disasters. The enactment of Republic Act otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of has laid the basis for a paradigm shift from just disaster preparedness and response to disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).The National DRRM Plan serves as the. MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE (ADAPTATION MITIGATION) AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PRIORITIES IN COUNTY SPATIAL PLANNING FRAMEWORKS Briefing Note 2: Legal and Policy Frameworks for County Spatial Planning 1. Introduction Pursuant to the County Government Act, , counties are obliged to prepare GIS.

into some of the cross-cutting issues such as climate change and adaptation, disaster risk governance and gender and disaster risk issues. 2. DEFINING THE CONCEPTS Various terms linked to the activities which we have come to understand as disaster risk reduction, have evolved and been refined over the past 50 years. An over-. Conduct Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction training for vulnerable communities Develop gendered and accessible knowledge products and IEC materials that include local and indigenous knowledge on water resources management, climate change. approach to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. The guide is also a useful resource for other stakeholders, including staff from lo- cal, district and national government.

Natural Disasters and Supply Chain Disruption Management (Dmitry Ivanov and Evelyn Wendler); Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Integration. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement and the associated Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) agenda call on governments to educate. Addressing climate change as one of the drivers of disaster risk, while respecting good practices and training and education on disaster risk reduction.