Transcript NWP Workshop on Methods and Tools & Observations and Data

II Regional Platform for
Disaster Risk Reduction in
the Americas
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Climate Change Adaptation
Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
15 – 17 January 2011
Carlos Fuller
Deputy Director
The Caribbean Community
Climate Change Centre
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Endorsed by the CARICOM Heads of Government
in July 2002
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An intergovernmental specialized agency of
CARICOM with an independent management that is
guided by
The CARICOM Council of Trade and Economic
Development (COTED) on policy matters.
A board of directors with responsibility for
strategic planning.
A technical secretariat headed by an Executive
Director with responsibility for tactical planning.
• The Centre is mandated to coordinate the regional
response to climate change and its efforts to
manage and adapt to its projected impacts.
 Operational since
January 2004
 Located in
Belmopan, Belize
• The Centre possesses full juridical personality.
• Financially independent
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Members
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Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
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Belize
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Dominica
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Grenada
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Jamaica
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Suriname
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Saint Lucia
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St. Kitts and Nevis
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St. Vincent & the Grenadines
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Trinidad and Tobago
COP 16/MOP 6
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SBSTA: NWP
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SBI: 1/CP.10
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AWGLCA: Cancun Agreement
Cancun Agreement
14.Invites all Parties to enhance action on adaptation under
the Cancun Adaptation Framework, taking into account
their common but differentiated responsibilities and
respective capabilities, and specific national and regional
development priorities, objectives and circumstances, by
undertaking, inter alia, the following:
(e) Enhancing climate change related disaster risk reduction
strategies, taking into consideration the Hyogo
Framework for Action where appropriate; early warning
systems; risk assessment and management; and sharing
and transfer mechanisms such as insurance, at local,
national, subregional and regional levels, as appropriate;
Cancun Agreement
(i) Improving climate-related research and systematic
observation for climate data collection, archiving,
analysis and modelling in order to provide decision
makers at national and regional levels with improved
climate-related data and information;
Cancun Agreement
25. Recognizes the need to strengthen international
cooperation and expertise to understand and reduce loss
and damage associated with the adverse effects of
climate change, including impacts related to extreme
weather events and slow onset events;
Including sea level rise, increasing temperatures, ocean acidification,
glacial retreat and related impacts, salinization, land and forest
degradation, loss of biodiversity and desertification.
Cancun Agreement
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26. Decides to hereby establish a work programme in
order to consider, including through workshops and
expert meetings, as appropriate, approaches to address
loss and damage associated with climate change impacts
in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to
the adverse effects of climate change;
Cancun Agreement
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28. Work programme to:
a) Possible development of a climate risk insurance
facility to address impacts associated with severe weather
events;
(b) Options for risk management and reduction; risk
sharing and transfer mechanisms such as insurance,
including options for micro-insurance; and resilience
building, including through economic diversification;
(c) Approaches for addressing rehabilitation measures
associated with slow onset events;
Cancun Agreement
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New additional, predictable funding to be
provided in the short, medium and long-term
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US$30 billion: 2010-2012
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US$100 billion: by 2020
Question?
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Los datos y informacion necesario para asesoria de
vulnerabilidad, alertas, mitigacion y rehabilitacion
despues de desastres son suficientes par las nuevas
amenazas, cambios de intensidades o frequencias de
estas amenazas? O es necesario que se aumente,
cambie la manera de recompilar datos, …?”
Is the data and information necessary for vulnerability
assessments, warnings, disaster mitigation and
rehabilitation sufficient to meet the new threats, changes
in intensity and frequency of extreme events provoked by
climate change? Or do we need to increase data
collection and change the way we gather data…?