Food Security, Climate Food Security, Climate Adaptation and DRRAdaptation and DRR

Geneva, 18 June 2009Geneva, 18 June 2009

+ droughts, floods, hurricanes & other disasters;+ droughts, floods, hurricanes & other disasters; + extreme weather events;+ extreme weather events; - agricultural productivity in already fragile areas;- agricultural productivity in already fragile areas; - water availability in arid and semi arid regions; - water availability in arid and semi arid regions; + health and sanitation problems affecting + health and sanitation problems affecting

malnutrition;malnutrition;

+ increasing social tensions and rising conflicts over + increasing social tensions and rising conflicts over scarce resourcesscarce resources

(IPCC, (IPCC, 2007)2007)

CC will impact hunger & malnutrition

Nombre Edad (en años)Peso (kg) Talla (cms.) EstadoJohnny 11.

328 120 Desnutrición severa

Glenda 9 21 117 Desnutrición moderadaDaniel 5.8 19 112 Normal

Climate change is about people

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEKKey areas of CCA work in support to Governments and ey areas of CCA work in support to Governments and

communitiescommunities

1.1. Prepare for and respond to Prepare for and respond to climate related disasters and climate related disasters and emergenciesemergencies

2.2. Enhance livelihoods protection Enhance livelihoods protection and help mitigate risks on the and help mitigate risks on the most vulnerablemost vulnerable

3.3. Scale up community-based Scale up community-based projects to reduce vulnerability, projects to reduce vulnerability, and enhance food security and and enhance food security and overall resilienceoverall resilience

4.4. Capacity development, Capacity development, knowledge sharing and systems knowledge sharing and systems developmentdevelopment

HaitiHaiti Among Govt main partners in the Among Govt main partners in the

National Disaster Risk Reduction National Disaster Risk Reduction ProgramProgram

Leading preparedness work and Leading preparedness work and vulnerability analysisvulnerability analysis

Targeted activities to rehabilitate Targeted activities to rehabilitate agricultural land in response to agricultural land in response to the last severe hurricane damage. the last severe hurricane damage.

Emergency response interventions Emergency response interventions to avoid deterioration of the to avoid deterioration of the nutritional status of beneficiaries.nutritional status of beneficiaries.

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Ethiopia - MERETEthiopia - MERET Managing Environmental Resources to Managing Environmental Resources to

Enable Transitions to more sustainable Enable Transitions to more sustainable

livelihoods (MERET)livelihoods (MERET)

Government ownedGovernment owned

Diversifying livelihoods, building resilience, Diversifying livelihoods, building resilience,

enhancing land productivityenhancing land productivity

““Where there is MERET there is no hunger” Where there is MERET there is no hunger”

Strengthening national disaster management systemsStrengthening national disaster management systems Developing climate proof assets and infrastructure Developing climate proof assets and infrastructure Focusing on food security, social protection and Focusing on food security, social protection and

health of the most vulnerablehealth of the most vulnerable

Bangladesh

KENYKENYAA

Supporting efficient resource Supporting efficient resource management in fragile management in fragile ecosystems/environments.ecosystems/environments.

Livelihoods protection for the Livelihoods protection for the promotion of long-term promotion of long-term sustainable food security.sustainable food security.

Production Systems

High Potential

Marginal Agricultural

Agro-pastoral

Predominately Pastoral

L. Victoria

NAIROBI

North EasternEasternRift Valley

Coast

L. Turkana

2

1

PROVINCES1. Nyanza.2. Western.

Kenya's Production/Livelihood Systems.

Largely Cereal and DairyCentral

Source: FEWS NET-Kenya

Innovative DRR/EPR tools and Innovative DRR/EPR tools and mechanismsmechanisms

Risk transfer mechanismRisk transfer mechanism Index insurance (Ethiopia, China)Index insurance (Ethiopia, China) VAM + disaster riskVAM + disaster risk Multi-hazard EWMulti-hazard EW

In conclusionIn conclusion

CC is a risk multiplier/accelerator CC is a risk multiplier/accelerator affecting global food security and affecting global food security and hunger hunger

Continuity - CC adaptation can build on Continuity - CC adaptation can build on DRR/EPR work DRR/EPR work

CC awareness reinforces the need for CC awareness reinforces the need for robust preparedness and CCA/DRR/EPR robust preparedness and CCA/DRR/EPR mainstreaming mainstreaming

Many Many thanksthanks