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Climate Change, Preparedness, Reponse, and Mitgation
Climate Change, Preparedness, Reponse, and Mitgation
Monday, 11 July 2016: 10:45-12:15
Location: Hörsaal 5A G (Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG))
RC39 Sociology of Disasters (host committee) Language: English
Dramatic climate variability is already threatening the lives, livelihoods, and health of millions, especially the poor and vulnerable. The failure of mainstream global governance in providing political and financial steering towards adaptation and mitigation is continuously being exposed to public judgment after the fiascos of Copenhagen 2009, Rio 2012, and Lima 2014, among others. Future changes in precipitation, sea level, glacial cover, and incidence of extreme events are expected to affect food security, nutrition, and availability of water, sanitation, shelter, health, labor productivity, productive sectors, and household incomes. Thus, the issues of risk governance and justice should be high on the global agenda.
Because climate change is influenced by social factors, such as models of living, population growth, urbanization, and inequalities between and within countries, its challenges cannot be tackled without the full participation of societies. Understanding climate change impacts, taking the appropriate measures to address this global crisis, and turning these challenges into opportunities will be the focus of this session.
Papers addressing coping capacity, adaptation strategies that promote learning and innovation, and reduce inequality, and changes in health, education, and social protection policies are encouraged.
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