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STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING VULNERABILITY &
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESExpert Group Meeting on Strategies for Eradicating Poverty to Achieve Sustainable Development for AllMoushumi Chaudhury, Climate Resilient Practice at the World Resources InstituteUNDESA, May 9, 2017
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VULNERABILITY & POVERTY
Source: World Bank 2016
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CLIMATE CHANGE & THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Source: United Nations 2016
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CLIMATE-INFORMED DEVELOPMENT
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OBJECTIVES
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Objective 1 | Identify strategies to reduce
vulnerability, build resilience & address poverty
• Conduct vulnerability assessments
• Incorporate uncertainty into resilience planning
• Engage socially marginalized groups
• Monitor, evaluate & learn what works
• Scale adaptation options
Objective 2 | Provide recommendations on the
application of these strategies
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KEY DEFINITIONS
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Adaptation | Economic, social &
environmental response to climate stimuli
& impacts
Vulnerability | Degree of susceptibility to
an adverse climate event, including
exposure, sensitivity & adaptive capacity
Resilience | Ability of a system to absorb
climate-induced shocks by either
retaining basic structures or bouncing
back better
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CONDUCTING A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
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Vulnerability assessment components include:
• Biophysical exposure to climate risks
• Socioeconomic vulnerability
• Adaptive capacity
• Institutional mapping
• Climate impacts on poverty
• Gender analysis
Case Study | Vulnerability assessment in Kenya
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UNCERTAINTY IN RESILIENCE PLANNING
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Case Study | Scenario planning
in Bangladesh
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ENGAGING SOCIALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS
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Socially marginalized groups:
• Include disabled individuals,
the elderly, women, slum
dwellers & impoverished
indigenous groups
• Have limited participation &
influence due to social &
economic disadvantages
Case Study | Community-based
adaptation in Lao PDR
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MONITORING, EVALUATION & LEARNING
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Monitoring & evaluation objectives
include:
• Focus on process and/or
outcomes
• Implementation adjustments
• Management under
uncertainty
• Learning & exchange
• Transparency & accountability
Case Study | National level
monitoring & evaluation in The
Philippines
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SCALING ADAPTATION OPTIONS
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Scale to positively impact
millions of people through
evidence
• Horizontal Scaling
Pathway
• Vertical Scaling Pathway
Case Study | Flood & saline
tolerant rice
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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• This set of four strategies can
address poverty.
• Multiple strategies should be
used together to maximize
impact.
• Reducing vulnerability & building
resilience requires collaboration
among multiple partners across
various scales.