Fragmentation in disaster risk management systems: A barrier for integrated planning

Rivera, Claudia; Tehler, Henrik; Wamsler, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.09.009

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“…For example, in the public sector, DRR and CCA goals are pursued by first integrating relevant DRR and CCA policy instruments into sectorial policies and then ensuring that the sectorial policy goals are harmonised with the goals of DRR and CCA. (COM 2013;Rivera et al 2015;Pilli-Sihvola and Väätäinen-Chimpuku 2016).…”

Section: Economic Analysis Of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Chamentioning

confidence: 99%

Overadaptation to Climate Change? The Case of the 2013 Finnish Electricity Market Act

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In this paper, we put forward a definition of over-adaptation in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) projects. We detail an illustrative case in which the response to extreme weather risk while aligned with the goals of CCA, is implemented beyond the economically efficient scale. We undertake a cost-benefit analysis of the 2013 Finnish Electricity Market Act, enacted partially as a reaction to long, storm-induced electricity blackouts experienced after 2000. The Act imposes strict requirements on electricity distribution companies as regards the duration of blackouts. Meeting these requirements entails investments amounting to billions of euros. As a benefit, we quantify the avoided cost from the blackouts for households and producers. Our results, derived from Monte-Carlo simulations, show that for urban areas, the net expected value is positive. However, in rural areas less strict requirements could have been economically more efficient. Our results indicate that distributional impacts and correspondence between those who benefit and those who pay the costs should be taken into account in DRR and CCA policies that require large-scale investments. We also note that the population affected by a disaster may not accept DRR and CCA that are successful in terms of regulation and implementation. This applies when societal and individual preferences do not coincide.

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Section: Economic Analysis Of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Chamentioning

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Overadaptation to Climate Change? The Case of the 2013 Finnish Electricity Market Act

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“…The need for such advancement suggests that a lack of capacity in holistic and integrated risk assessments is a barrier for transition to a disaster-resilient city (cf. Rivera et al 2015). In the context of social-ecological resilience, there were substantially more responses on the need for a social learning effort to develop capacity to influence governance structures at different levels as well as underlying norms (triple-loop learning).…”

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What does resilience mean for urban water services?

Johannessen¹,

Wamsler²

2017

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ABSTRACT. Disasters and climate change impacts, as well as increased water demand, pose serious risks to the provision of sustainable urban water services, e.g., drinking water, sanitation, and safe drainage, especially in cities. These challenges call for a transition toward improved water management, including considerations of "resilience." However, because the resilience concept has multidisciplinary origins it is open to multiple interpretations, which poses a challenge to understanding and operationalizing the concept. We explore how resilience thinking can be translated into urban water practice to develop the conceptual understanding of transitions toward sustainability. The study is based on a literature review, interviews with water experts, as well as four case studies in South Africa, India, Sweden, and the Philippines. We identify seven key principles or attributes of urban water resilience and the related transition process. We find that resilience building needs to discern between and manage three levels (i.e., socioeconomic, external hazard considerations, and larger social-ecological systems) to be sustainable. In addition, we find that human agency is a strong driver of transition processes, with a certain level of risk awareness and risk perception providing one threshold and a certain capacity for action to implement measures and reorganize in response to risks being another. The difficulty of achieving "knowledge to action" derives from the multiple challenges of crossing these two types of identified thresholds. To address long-term trends or stressors, we find an important role for social learning to ensure that the carrying capacity of urban water services is not exceeded or unwanted consequences are created (e.g., long-term trends like salinization and water depletion). We conclude that the resilience term and related concepts add value to understanding and addressing the dynamic dimension of urban water transitions if the key principles identified in this study are considered.

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“…Beneficiaries of this activity are communities affected by the disaster. Disaster management requires considerations of several stakeholders, and also their interaction (Rivera, 2015;Couto and Latour, 2016).…”

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Institutional Empowerment Policy of the Municipal Disaster Management Board in Padang City, West Sumatera Province, Indonesia

Khairul¹,

Purnweni²,

Suwitri³

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Public Management (ICPM 2016)

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Abstract-In Indonesia, awareness of considering disaster risks in each developmental process should be made more efficient and effective based on the country's position which is prone to various disasters. This study presented analysis on disaster management in Padang City, West Sumatera Province, Indonesia, by proposing municipal institutional empowerment, with the Municipal Disaster Management Board as the leading independent actor, using Actor Network Theory. Padang Disaster Management Board is now the sub-section of the Fire Department, less empower for being effective in disaster situation. It is recommended that this Municipal Board should be directly under the authority of Padang Mayor, in close cooperation with Army/Police units and disaster experts.

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Fragmentation in disaster risk management systems: A barrier for integrated planning

Cited by 44 publications

References 23 publications

Overadaptation to Climate Change? The Case of the 2013 Finnish Electricity Market Act

Overadaptation to Climate Change? The Case of the 2013 Finnish Electricity Market Act

What does resilience mean for urban water services?

Institutional Empowerment Policy of the Municipal Disaster Management Board in Padang City, West Sumatera Province, Indonesia

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