Partner Session

Just Add Water for Resilience:
From Climate Risk Assessments to National Climate Policies

Overview

Date and time (ICT)	To be decided by the organizers
Partner	Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA)
Associate partner(s)	Deltares GIZ ICIWaRM UNESCO-IHP
Title	Just Add Water for Resilience: From Climate Risk Assessments to National Climate Policies
Objective(s)	To explore how bottom-up / inside out approaches to risk assessment can provide a more effective, synergistic approach to climate resilience, which can consider the special risks and opportunities associated with water hazards and water resilience
Abstract	How we diagnose climate risk plays an important role in how we address those risks. Many organizations are only beginning to integrate climate risk assessment into project development cycles, while national climate planning staff often struggle to integrate ministries and policies through issues such as climate finance, NDCs, and NAPs. In this session we will present a series of cases that show how emerging methodologies in climate risk assessment, reduction, and integration policies can accelerate the adoption of water resilience across programs, communities, and policies. We will present three examples at distinct levels of governance to highlight the utility of so-called bottom risk assessment for cities, ministries, and national decision makers.
Speakers	Dr. John Matthews Dr. Guillermo Mendoza Dr. Koen Verbist Mr. Anil Mishra Ms. Kelsey Harpham
Mode of delivery	Online
Contact person	Dr. John Matthews