Abstract
One relatively novel way of assessing the characteristics and limitations of resilience and vulnerability (R&V) is undertaken in this article by investigating a growing alternative paradigm—loss and damage (L&D) policy. The idea of L&D as an emerging policy may be surprising to many in the disaster risk management community, and so we first outline the origins of this trend, and then explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of adopting it. This short article represents our preliminary opinions and observations regarding this reintroduction of a long-established concept. We also present results from a very brief peer-group survey on some of the first immediate reactions towards L&D policy. At this early stage, this article cannot offer a full-fledged analysis, but our reflections may serve as a starting point to encourage further discussion.
Highlights
In February 2013, around 50 authors from the upcoming 5th assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—international scholars and experts from various fields dealing with climate change—gathered for aP
We present results from a very brief peer-group survey on some of the first immediate reactions towards loss and damage (L&D) policy
Sakdapolrak Department of Geography, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany three-day workshop in Bonn hosted by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) to discuss the question of how to deal with the consequences of climate change
Summary
In February 2013, around 50 authors from the upcoming 5th assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—international scholars and experts from various fields dealing with climate change—gathered for a. While the fact that experts, scholars, and policy-makers meet to discuss this issue might not be remarkable, the interesting aspect of this workshop was that the umbrella theme was loss and damage (L&D). The meeting in Bonn was part of the L&D in vulnerable countries initiative (see http://www.lossanddamage.net), which has produced a considerable body of material (policy briefs, working papers, and research reports). The aim of the meeting, as Sohnke Kreft, one of the organizers of the workshop put it, was to introduce this new policy construct to the scientific community and to initiate and intensify the communication between science and policy on the emerging agenda of the climate negotiation process. Would a focus on loss & damage due to disasters or climate change be a viable alternative to resilience or vulnerability?
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