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Framing vulnerability, risk and societal responses: the MOVE framework
Joern Birkmann,Joern Birkmann,Omar D. Cardona,M. L. Carreño,Alex H. Barbat,Mark Pelling,Mark Pelling,Stefan Schneiderbauer,Stefan Kienberger,Margreth Keiler,David Alexander,Peter Zeil,Torsten Welle +12 more
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The framework presented enhances the discussion on how to frame and link vulnerability, disaster risk, risk management and adaptation concepts and shows key linkages between the different concepts used within the disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation research.Abstract:
The paper deals with the development of a general as well as integrative and holistic framework to systematize and assess vulnerability, risk and adaptation. The framework is a thinking tool meant as a heuristic that outlines key factors and different dimensions that need to be addressed when assessing vulnerability in the context of natural hazards and climate change. The approach underlines that the key factors of such a common framework are related to the exposure of a society or system to a hazard or stressor, the susceptibility of the system or community exposed, and its resilience and adaptive capacity. Additionally, it underlines the necessity to consider key factors and multiple thematic dimensions when assessing vulnerability in the context of natural and socio-natural hazards. In this regard, it shows key linkages between the different concepts used within the disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) research. Further, it helps to illustrate the strong relationships between different concepts used in DRM and CCA. The framework is also a tool for communicating complexity and stresses the need for societal change in order to reduce risk and to promote adaptation. With regard to this, the policy relevance of the framework and first results of its application are outlined. Overall, the framework presented enhances the discussion on how to frame and link vulnerability, disaster risk, risk management and adaptation concepts.read more
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The geographies of community disaster resilience
TL;DR: The Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) as discussed by the authors measure the inherent resilience of counties in the United States according to six different domains or capitals as identified in the extant literature: social, economic, housing and infrastructure, institutional, community, and environmental.
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Climate change impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa: from physical changes to their social repercussions
Olivia Serdeczny,Sophie Adams,Florent Baarsch,Dim Coumou,Alexander Robinson,Alexander Robinson,William Hare,Michiel Schaeffer,Mahé Perrette,Julia Reinhardt +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, climate change projections for this region point to a warming trend, particularly in the inland subtropics; frequent occurrence of extreme heat events; increasing aridity; and changes in rainfall, with a particularly pronounced decline in southern Africa and an increase in East Africa.
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Social vulnerability to floods: Review of case studies and implications for measurement
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis of 67 flood disaster case studies (1997-2013) was conducted to identify demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and health as the leading empirical drivers of social vulnerability to damaging flood events.
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Exploring the relationships between urbanization trends and climate change vulnerability
TL;DR: This article explored the relationship between urbanization, economic development and socio-economic vulnerability on a global scale, and found that countries with rapid urbanization and economic transformation face significant challenges with respect to sensitivity and the lack of capacities, and these challenges tend to be greater the lower the income of the respective country.
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