From risk to resilience: An integrated approach to harmonise climate change and disaster risk planning

Climate change and disaster risk reduction and management are treated as separate thematic issues at both international and national level. The policies, regulatory framework and planning guidelines for disaster risk reduction and climate change are different. There were attempts in the past to harmonize climate change and disaster risk planning at the local level. However, these attempts were limited to projects which aimed at mainstreaming climate change and disaster planning within the project activities and framework. There were no concrete efforts to bring the two planning processes together.
This discussion note is prepared to examine both opportunities and challenges of harmonizing different framework and guidelines on climate change and disaster risk. It is intended to stimulate discussion on the need for a common framework of
understanding.