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- Summary:
- The document is a presentation of the “Climate Proofing for Development” approach developed by GTZ, which aims at incorporating climate change concerns into the development planning process. It seeks to raise awareness by stimulating international dialogue on the practical aspects of adaptation amongst practitioners and the donor community. The document has four sections. In the first, the 3 main principles of Climate Proofing for Development are covered. Principle one focuses on the importance of procedures. In order to adapt development planning to climate change, institutions must reconfigure familiar modes of operation. This process should build upon the interests of the concerned institutions rather than imposed from the top down. The second principle emphasizes the approach’s adaptability to varied contexts, socio-economic and political conditions, and institutional realities. The third focuses on how incorporating a diversity of perspectives enhances the success of the approach by matching knowledge of local conditions with the expertise of climate science and policy making. The next section outlines the approach’s methodology. Step 1 requires gathering information on current and future climate trends to identify what aspects of planning are specifically affected. In step 2, stakeholders and experts conduct analyses of the biophysical and socio-economic effects of climate change on each exposed area, taking into account how effects in one translate to negative impacts in the other. The third step requires that options for action be developed for the most significant effects of climate change. These options are evaluated based on their strategic relevance, their urgency, side effects, flexibility, cost-benefit ratios, and whether they are politically and socially sustainable. The final step integrates selected options into planning, monitoring, and evaluation processes. The next section presents examples from Morroco, Mali, and Vietnam of possible uses of the approach at different levels of policy formation and implementation. While this approach can be enhanced using technology, it is not a prerequisite to its use, making it usable across societies regardless of their level of development. Beyond this aspect of its accessibility, the approaches emphasis on incorporating varied perspectives not only makes it adaptable to varied contexts, but also enables a stronger sense of ownership, thus increasing chances of the long-term sustainability of adaptive measures. ( English )
- Subject:
- Climate Change ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Hahn, M., Fröde, A. (2010). Climate proofing for development: adapting to climate change, reducing risk. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
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- Florida International University
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- Resource Identifier:
- FI13042414
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