A Framework for the Assessment of Population Risk and Resilience to Climate Change

A Framework for the Assessment of Population Risk and Resilience to Climate Change

Summary

UNFPA developed a Population Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework, and a tool (DECA) to consolidate information essential for building resilience and sustainability in communities, and particularly among women and girls. The framework aligns UNFPA’s targeted vulnerable population with disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, and complements INFORM by adding a demographic perspective. This approach has been applied in a range of countries, including Malawi and Indonesia.

Author/Editor

UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund

Year

2016

Themes

Climate Change

Environmental Resilience

Gender

Housing

Resilience & Risk Reduction

Risk & Resilience

Strategy & Planning

Urban Governance and Legal Frameworks

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Goal 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Goal 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

New Urban Agenda Commitments

Environmentally Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development
Sustainable Urban Development for Social Inclusion and Ending Poverty

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