Climate change and natural disasters: macroeconomic performance and distributional impacts

Literature Review

Article : Climate Change and Local Level Disaster Risk Reduction Planning

Citation : Prabhakar S , Srinivasan A , Shaw R (2009 , Climate Change And local Level Disaster Risk Reduction Planning , Mitig Adapt Strategy Glob Change ,14 ,7-33

Methodology

The paper is based an extensive secondary data based research Researchers have used various data available at sources like Inter governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC , National Adaptation Programme Of action (NAPA ) and Centre For research On Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED . Analysis of these and data of local level disaster risk helped

researcher to propose development of local level self learning and evolving organisation

Key Issues /Observations

Authors identified problems in existing disaster risk reduction practices and felt a need for change . In this research , the important aspect to be discussed is the development of tools and techniques that helps to identify the local level disaster risk reduction and planning Authors have covered various aspects of climate change , risk , disaster relief phase , rehabilitation and reconstruction process , mitigation and preparedness at different levels . This article helps in identifying the actors to be consider for mainstreaming like uncertainties linked with climate change and risk , economic implications , capacity limitations perception and awareness limitations and understanding the roles of communities working in disaster risk reduction plan , learning and evolving the group community

They recommend that climate , disaster and policy communities need to prepare for long term disaster risk reduction with cooperation at local level . At the local level , development of tools and techniques to deal with climatic...