Linking Scientific Knowledge to Strengthening Socio-economic Resilience to Climate-related Disasters

Day 3 (10 March 2021) - 7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum
Stream: Economic Sector Resilience
Enabler: Science and Assessment
Session Title: Status and Challenges for Linking Scientific Knowledge to Strengthening Socio-economic Resilience to Climate-related Disasters
Lead organiser: Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MoEJ)
Co-organiser: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES);

Robust climate risk information that also captures local socio-economic, physical and ecological characteristics, is essential for pursuing resilient economic development. This session will discuss progress and identify priorities to strengthen processes for assessing climate risk and communicating and disclosing risk information to inform investments in adaptation critical for resilient economic development.
Key messages:
• Investments are needed in generating, processing, analysing and updating climate and disaster risk information that can inform economic development in public and private sector. Such investments should be viewed as regional public goods with requires long-term financial support.
• Use of existing climate risk assessment platforms and tools should be strengthened for guiding decision-making at all levels.
• Disclosure of climate risk by public and private organizations will be critical to steer economic growth in a resilient direction.

Moderator:
Peter King - Senior Policy Advisor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Keynote:
Kazuhiko Takemoto - Visiting Professor, the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)

Panellists:
Keiko Yoshikawa Deputy Director, Center for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
Masaaki Nagamura - Fellow, International Initiatives, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Anaa Hassan - Assistant Director, Ministry of Environment, Maldives
Radhika Murti - Director, Global Ecosystem Management Programme International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)