1. Linking DRR, adaptation and development to address the underlying causes of risk Presenter: Gregor Vulturius Collaborators: Lisa Schipper, Frank Thomalla, Karlee Johnson, Richard Klein, Marion Davis Stockholm Environment Institute

2. Disasters, Climate Change and Development

3. Framework for understanding disaster risk

4. Year of opportunities 2015

5. Relationship between DRR and adaptation Different purposes and perspectives Fragmented knowledge, institutions and policy Poor stakeholder coordination Ongoing effort to link DRR and adaptation

6. Two entry points for linking DRR and adaptation

7. 1. Transformative Change Acknowledge the problem that adaptation is seen as incremental not transformative Engage those that influence vulnerability Understand hazards and vulnerability as one issue Guidance for DRR to incorporate climate change “Corrective DRR”

8. 2. Learning for better policies Knowledge about disaster and climate risk needs to be relevant, legitimate and credible Iterative, knowledge-based processes informing decision making Good governance Vulnerability focus

9. frank.thomalla@sei-international.org NEW SEI INITIATIVE Transforming Development and Disaster Risk Reduction Our vision is to better understand the social-ecological causes of complex environmental risks, and equitable adaptive processes, so that society can better anticipate, act and learn to build resilience in development over time. Frank Thomalla frank.thomalla@sei-international.org

10. Find out more + get in touch Booth 6-056 @SEIClimate @GregorVulturius www.sei-international.org