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Nat ional cl imate r isk assessments &National adap tat ion
p lans (NAPs)
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National climate risk assessments:
a key first step!
Over 60 Red Cross Red Crescent assessments have beenwritten
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Policy dialogue
Highlight humanitarianconsequences of CC
Engage with relevantsectors
Ensuring the needs of themost vulnerable are
addressed in national andsectoral climate changepolicies
Photo: IFRC
Adjust NS work
How could changing risk
patterns affect vulnerability Assess how the NS shouldadjust
existingprogrammes/projects
Draft an action plan
Assess fundingopportunities /fundingmechanisms
Assess climate risks and impacts relevantto the NS context
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Main focus of national climate riskassessments
1. Describe current weather-related risks2. Describe climate
trends(past) andprojections(future)3. Impacts and vulnerability
(also per relevant sectors)4. Reflect how these impacts affectyour
work
5. Action Plan
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Keep it simple:
Dont confuse yourself andreaders with too much complex
data
National climate risk assessment
Keep it real and relevant:
Dont include things that you
cant explain
and which are not relevant tothe work of the RCRC
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Climate trend and projections information can be found atsources
such as:
- Your ministry of environment, meteorological office, etc.
- UNDP country profiles
- IPCC regional summaries
- WB country profiles
- National adaptation strategies/NAPAs- UNFCCC
communications
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PMI Nat ional Cl imate Risk As sessment
Introduction to National Climate Risk Assessment
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Influence policy and resource allocation
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...otherwise risk funding may go to protect infrastructure
and
not reach vulnerable communities
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Nepal Red Cross Society NAPA /LAPA
Introduction to NRCS engagement in National
Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) process
Introduction to Local Adaptation Plan of Action
(LAPA) in Nepal
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Engage in NAP
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Summary document
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1. You have checked the draft national climate change
adaptation
policy, which you think does not adequately address
humanitarian
challenges of climate change
2. You are now working with your Secretary General and the heads
of
the disaster management and health departments to prepare for
ameeting with the government officials responsible for
adaptation
policy and planning. Your interests of the meeting are:
How can humanitarian concerns be better included in a
revised
draft of the national climate change policy?
What role could your National Society could play in implementing
a
policy more focused on adaptation for vulnerable people?
Exercise the situation
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Form teams
approx. 60% will be NS reps
approx. 40% will be government reps
Exercise Role play: Convince your
goverment
Government teams:
Prepare yourself to meet
RCRC as officials from:
Ministry responsible for
DM
Min of Environment (CC)
Min of planning
Min Health
Etc.
RCRC teams:
List key questions you and your
superiors would raise with thegovernment officials
List five specific things your
National Society could offer to
help the government: practical
ideas on climate changeadaptation that would fit into a
climate change adaptation policy
