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Measuring Resilience to Climate Extremes and DisastersAdaption, Anticipation, Absorption and Transformation THROUGH BRACED
ContentIntroduction to 3As
◦ Adaptive Capacity◦ Anticipatory Capacity◦ Absorptive capacity
Transformation
Conclusion
Introduction to 3As Understanding framework for measuring resilient outcomes from BRACED projects are highlighted in this paper.
A set of interrelated capacities to absorb, anticipate and adapt to climate extremes and disasters.
Adaptive Capacity“The ability of social systems to adapt too multiple, long-term and future climate change risks, and also to learn and adjust after a disaster.”
◦ Assets and incomes
◦ Strengthening and adapting livelihoods
◦ Climate information
◦ Basic services
◦ Other elements
Assets and income
Initiatives aim to build assets andincrease the incomes of vulnerablecommunities as a way of enhancing their adaptive capacity
Strengthening and adapting livelihood
Tracking how communities are strengthening their livelihoods by adapting to long-term changing climate conditions.
Track access to climate-smart services and technologies.
Climate informationVital Information on long-term climatechange\
Track the number of people who have accessto ‘weather forecasts’, ‘climate change prediction information’ and other general information on climate change
Basic servicesThe quality of basic service provision significantly affects the ability of individuals and communities to adapt to climate extremes and disasters.
Other activitiesActivities focusing on livelihood or naturel resource management.
Adaptive Capacity
Anticipatory capacity“The ability of social systems to anticipate and reduce the impact of climate variability and extremes through preparedness and planning.”
◦ Preparedness and planning
◦ Capacity and coordination
◦ Risk information
Capacity and coordination
Tracking changes in the capacityof vulnerable communities and institutionsPreparedness and planning
Supporting communitiesin preparing and planning for climate extremes and disasters
Monitoring and evaluation of CBDRM activities
Risk information
Generation, distributionand uptake of information on the riskof climate extremes and disasters.
Enhance use of ‘Early warning systems’
Anticipatory capacity
Absorptive capacity“The ability of social systems, using available skills and resources, to face and manage adverse conditions, emergencies or disasters.”
◦ Savings and safety nets◦ Substitutable and diverse assets and resources◦ Other elements
Substitutable and diverse assets and resources
Key to communities having the capacityto face and manage adverse conditions isthe ability of individuals/households tosubstitute one critical asset with another.
Crop diversification, dietary diversity are some of the examples.
Savings and safety nets
Focus on savings in enhancingthe capacity of individuals to buffer shocks and stresses
Mobile banking systems in remote areas, Indexed based livestock insurance are few examples
Other elementsSocial Networks and support systems
Absorptive capacity
Transformation“It can describe an unintended change, but generally refers to deliberate attempts to engineer the changes required to achieve a desired goal or outcome.”
◦ Leadership, empowerment and decision making processes◦ Strategic planning and policy◦ Innovative approaches
Strategic planning and policy
Ability of individuals/households tosubstitute one critical asset with another.
Crop diversification, dietary diversity are some of the examples.
Leadership, empowerment and decision making processes
Empowerment of women; focus on women leadership
Innovative approaches
Innovative approaches to enhance 3As. Like-• Innovative warning Systems.• Provision of hazard insurance
Transformation
ConclusionThe 3A is an effective approach to understanding resilience because :
◦ It breakdowns concept of resilience in three capacities or abilities;◦ Outcomes of diverse projects can be analyzed and compared;◦ Tracking changes in three capacities provides ex-ante perspective;◦ Insights have a wider influence on global resilience policies and programs.