Roles, Position and RCRC Engagement in Climate Change

SEA Climate Change Training

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   Red Cross Red Crescent Policies, Strategies, Tools and Guidelines related to Climate Change

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Key objectives of this session

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At the end of this activity, the participants

are able to:

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Have a good understanding of RCRC

policies, strategies, guidelines, tools and position on CCM and CCA.

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  Together for Humanity (Resolution 1), Governments and National Societies acknowledged the threats posed in humanitarian terms by environmental degradation and climate change. www.ifrc.org

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  commitments

Commitments were made to address climate change in the following ways:

• raise awareness on climate change
• provide humanitarian assistance
• improve capacity to respond
• decrease vulnerability of communities most strongly affected

• • integrate climate risk management into policies and plans

• • mobilise human and financial resources, giving priority to

  actions for the most vulnerable

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  tackling climate change

  IFRC’s mission of building safer and resilient communities and addressing climate change is clearly stated as a priority under the Strategic Aim 2 of the IFRC Strategy 2020 “Enable Healthy and Safe

Living”.

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  Adaptation: adjusting and preparing for change

  Strategy 2020 “We also contribute to mitigating the progression of climate change through advocacy and social mobilization to promote sustainable community development that optimizes communities’ carbon footprints”

  Strategy 2020 “Our climate change adaptation work is through scaling up disaster risk reduction measures and strengthening traditional methods of coping with disasters that are relevant in particular environmental contexts”

  Mitigation: tackling the causes of climate change

  ‘Mitigation’ and ‘Adaptation’ Photo: IFRC

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RCRC Climate Guide

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   Climate change basics

   Dialogues

   Communications

   Disaster Management

   Community Risk Reduction

   Health and Care

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• Six-Day forecasts, Three-

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  IRI-IFRC partnership: IFRC Map room

   Collection of maps provides information for humanitarian decision-making around the world.

   types of early action that can be taken based on these maps.

  Month Forecasts, Past Conditions, Recent Climate Trends, Vulnerability Indicators…..

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  IFRC-WMO partnership (in slide master)

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  WMO and IFRC signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on tackling climate risks The memorandum reflects the importance of making science- based climate information and prediction accessible and understandable to local actors and communities to reduce the risk of climate-related disasters www.ifrc.org

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  climate risks CORE PRINCIPLES OF A

    SUCCESSFUL VCA PROCESS differently in the different

  What needs to be done

  CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS

   VCA tools AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM

   IN THE VCA PROCESS the context of climate

  Review of the VCA tools in

  VULNERABILITY AND CAPACITY

   change and how to use them ASSESSMENT IN URBAN to asses climatic risk

  AREAS condition at community level. COMPLEMENT the VCA

   TOOLBOX – ANALYSING

  ISSUES RELATED CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN RISK www.ifrc.org

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  RCRC reference centres related to climate change

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  Climate Centre in 2002

The RC/RC Climate Centre is the reference

   centre on climate change of the RC/RC family Supports the RC/RC Movement to understand

   and address the humanitarian consequences of climate change and extreme weather events www.ifrc.org

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  Climate Centre in 2002

Main approach:

  

Raise awareness on the topic climate change

   Advocate for climate change adaptation and disaster

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risk reduction (within and outside the RC/RC

Movement) Analyze relevant forecast information on all

   timescales Integrate knowledge of climate risks into RC/RC

   strategies, plans and activities www.ifrc.org

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  Help people and institutions learn about climate change and its humanitarian consequences www.ifrc.org

  Paying for Predictions

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Global Forecast Total Rain and Snow September to November 2014

Issued Aug 2014

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  Produced by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)

  IRI’s next forecast:

  18 September 2014

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  More tailored forecasts at IFRC maproom: iri.columbia.edu/maproom/IFRC

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  (in slide master) Establish and enhance partnerships

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  Addressing climate change requires partnerships with for example: meteorological office, government agencies and NGOs etc. www.ifrc.org

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  Advocacy and policy dialogue (in slide master)

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  at the local, national as well as international level,

the RC can influence people/ policies!

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  Photos: Danish Red Cross Document and share experiences and information

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It is the most vulnerable among the vulnerable that will be

the most affected by climate change – with less area to live, less food to eat, fewer resources to combat the changes, the impacts will be felt more acutely by poorer communities.

  The RCRC’s ‘Strategy 2020’ emphasizes both climate change

adaptation (the main focus for humanitarian work) and mitigation.

What is the difference? Adaptation: adjusting and preparing for the impacts of climate change; mitigation: tackling the causes of climate change The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre: The RCRC Climate Centre was created as a reference centre to provide technical support to the RCRC family on climate-related matters. With a small HQ in the Hague and staff situated around the world, it supports the RCRC Movement to understand and address the humanitarian consequences of climate change, providing a range of expertise including DRR experts, scientists and policy specialists. www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds.

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