Natural disaster risk management and climate change

In recent years, the global climate has undergone certain changes and has had a lot of impact on our lives. According to statistics, 75% of natural disasters are caused by the weather. The Secretary-General of the United Nations pointed out in his 2008 report that the disaster caused by the weather has reached 80 billion U.S. dollars a year, which has exceeded the annual growth rate of 8.4% in 2000-2007.

Factors leading to climate change and potential crisis

On the one hand, climate change is due to population growth. On the other hand, it is due to the development of uncontrolled urban areas and the unrestrained use of materials and resources. Since 2008, half of the world’s people have lived in cities. It is estimated that more people will live in cities by 2030, which will increase the chances of natural disasters and difficulties in controlling risks. For example, the Ruhr area in Germany is such a place. Their infrastructure may lead to high risk, and 60 million people are living on the coast, which is also very dangerous, because with the global warming, sea level may rise. In fact, in some megacities, many people live in areas where flooding is possible.

Climate change will lead to further aggravation of the risk. The extreme weather in the future is likely to increase further. This is already the consensus of everyone. Therefore, we have to estimate the possibility of further risks and disasters in the future. Without a comprehensive precautionary plan, it is difficult to cope with this danger.

How disaster relief can adapt to the new challenges brought about by climate change

Relief and adaptation to climate change are topics that are increasingly being explored. The main goal of disaster relief is to reduce the harm to society while increasing the possibility of restoring production and living, and prevent new disasters from arising. Therefore, disaster relief should have a clear plan and plan, including risk assessment, as well as long-term measures, such as how to deal with disasters in formulating building standards. Predictions are uncertain, and policy makers must clearly and explicitly express this unlikely place. In this way, all inputs are clear, and all departments and citizens know what they are doing.

We must actively adapt to climate change and how to reduce disasters, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Regional emission reduction is very important, because climate change has a great impact on each region, so we must have targeted emissions reductions. For example, each place needs to set specific emission reduction targets, and regional forecasts and risk assessments are important. In addition, all decisions must take into account the impact of the establishment of each project on climate change, or the impact of climate change on each project to be implemented. Now that Germany has begun to do such a work, called climate inspection or climate warning, GTZ is engaged in this work. This factor must be taken into account in every project, so that the project can be implemented smoothly and reduce risks. For the United Nations development projects, it is also very meaningful.

New Requirements of Climate Change for Disaster Risk Management

To adapt to climate change relief, we should do the following. The first point is to increase the ability to predict the impact of climate change on regional and local conditions. The credibility of predictions can help decision makers make correct decisions to reduce disasters and prevent disasters. The second point is to increase people’s ability to protect themselves in a targeted way. We must sum up some experiences from past disasters and apply them to new relief efforts. It is necessary to assess the success or failure of past disaster relief. For example, Germany summed up the past floods, examined the disasters that have taken place on a macro level, and then learned some important lessons and lessons from them. The third point is to provide decision-makers with an easy-to-operate disaster relief plan that allows them to make decisions quickly because the decision-making process must be fast enough.

In short, in the strategy to deal with climate change, we must attach great importance to disasters caused by extreme weather. The exchanges between policymakers and countries and regions are very important. The existing resources in various places should be transparent and open regarding the success of disaster relief and unsuccessful lessons. They can be shared with the whole world, and they can jointly provide disaster relief, mutual cooperation, and mutual cooperation. All of these are crucial factors in the success of disaster relief.

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