1. Mainstreaming
disaster risk
reduction into
climate change
adaptation
strategies: a
governance point of
view
Forest Fire
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EFDRR/DKKV

2. Survey of WG 1 of EFDRR on the
mainstreaming process
A questionnaire was developed by the Working group and
sent to 43 countries in Europe
23 countries answered the questionnaire
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3. Presentation about
• A survey of WG 1 of EFDRR on the
mainstreaming process
• The Adaptation Action Plan of the German
Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
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12. Adaptation Action Plan of the German
Strategy for Adaptation to Climate
Change
• Providing knowledge, informing, enabling
• Framework-setting by the German Federal Government
• Activities for which the Federal Government is directly responsible
• International responsibilities
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13. • Providing knowledge, informing, enabling
To further enhance our understanding about the effects of
climate change, support dialogue, participation and the
building of networks, without delaying the implementation
of adaptation
„Acting in face of uncertainty“
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14. • Framework-setting by the German Federal
Government
Implementation of the Adaptation Strategy together with
Länder and all relevant stakeholders;
Projects offered, incentives, setting legal or technical
frameworks, standardization and funding policy
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15. • Activities for which the Federal
Government is directly responsible
Clear definition of the reponsibilities of the federal
government as e.g. owner of land, property and
infrastructure and as constructor of infrastructur
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16. • International responsibilities
European and international level
Adaptation as an important component of German
development assistance
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17. • Cross-Cutting
DRR is a central component of CCA and vice versa
Networking will be intensified and the network expanded
The National Platform for DRR is and will be a central
partner in the process
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18. Thank you very much for your attention!
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