Preparing for crisis: investing in climate adaptation and disaster resilience

This is an edited recording of an online event that considered how we can increase the coherence between disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation expenditure.

The increasing frequency and intensity of climate hazards is ringing alarm bells globally. Disaster-related damages are being exacerbated by climate impacts causing devastating death, destruction and displacement. Investment in preventative and protective measures is of utmost importance and urgent, yet the funding gap continues to grow.

This IIED Debates event, organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 7 March 2023, was hosted in partnership with United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).

It explored what is needed to channel funding towards climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and loss and damage, to reduce the impact of disasters and protect lives and livelihoods.

Speakers:

0:00 Introduction
0:35 Paul Steele (moderator) is chief economist at IIED. He specialises in the linkages between environment, climate and poverty reduction
2:12 Mathieu Verougstraete is the head of infrastructure and finance for resilience for the United Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
12:30 Seon-Mi Choi is a climate specialist with disaster resilience expertise who has worked for UNICEF, UNEP and UNDP
27:16 Yacine Bio Tchané is an economist with 13 years of experience in public finance and international development across sub-Saharan Africa
34:47 Lena Weingaertner is a research associate at ODI's risks and resilience programme, working on disaster risk management and financing
44:05 Nazira Dista is the national director of risk management at Mozambique's Ministry of Economy and Finance
55:45 Javier Pava Sánchez is the general director of Colombia’s national unit for disaster risk management
1:06:06 Question-and-answer session

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