5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
A Holistic Approach Towards International Disaster Resilient Architecture by ...
West Africa regional
1. Strengthening Local
Climate Change Adaptation
and DRR Strategies
in West Africa
Implementing Ecosystem-Based DRR
Jean-Marc Garreau
IUCN - West and Central Africa Programme
- ecosystem capacities to deliver goods and services, such as protection of people and their belongings, as well as for reduction of exposure
Cheaper because designed by those who will implement them with local natural resources
MULTI RESULTS as they respond to short term needs such as food and energy, as well to longer term issues such as risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Good approaches to poverty reduction