Linking Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Action, and Cultural Resource Management for Development

Summary

Climate change has taken over a large part of the disasters and development agenda. In examining the theory behind climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation (CCA), disaster risk reduction (DRR), and development, it is apparent that climate change offers little new. Climate change is one factor amongst many influencing hazards, to be considered when improving development and reducing vulnerabilities. This conclusion is reinforced by seeing that actions on the ground to deal with climate change mitigation and adaptation are issues which need to be implemented for improved development. This is true for cultural resource management and its integration across DRR research, emergency management and regional planning. Consequently, a theoretical and practical framework is proposed to better integrate these different sectors, especially by making climate change action a subset of wider development topics. Case studies of regional collaborations are offered.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2018   •
• What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us: The Intersection of Archaeology and Public Awareness of Climate Change Impacts

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Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

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PaperId(s): 1058