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Managing the Risks of Climate Extremes and Disasters in the Caribbean – What can we learn from the IPCC Special Report?
IPCC Working Groups I and II, the Overseas Development Institute and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), supported by Norway’s Climate and Pollution Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are organizing a series of outreach events worldwide as a means to inform about the possible impacts of and options for managing the risks of climate extremes and disasters by region, as assessed in the IPCC Special Report.
A global series of outreach events explore the possible impacts of weather and climate extremes and disasters by region, featuring findings contained in the IPCC Special Report for Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). The events are designed for policymakers, business leaders, academics, and civil society organizations whose policies and programs are or may be affected, and are open to the media. Previous events took place in Dakar (Senegal), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bangkok (Thailand), Delhi (India), Beijing (China) and Havana (Cuba), between April and June 2012.
IPCC, CDKN, the Norway’s Climate and Pollution Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) are organizing a launching of the results of the IPCC SREX for Central and South America, to be held in São Paulo-Brazil in during August 16-17, 2012.
The IPCC SREX Regional Outreach Meeting is designed for policymakers, business leaders, academics, and civil society organizations whose policies and programs are or may be affected. The events are open to the media. Highlights of the report will be presented at each event by its authors:
- Extremes, exposure, and vulnerability in the context of the Special Report
- Observations and projections of extremes
- Observations and projections of impacts and losses
- Risk management options for improving current and future practice
- Approaches to moving towards a sustainable and resilient future