Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration Across Scales

The text discusses how global interconnectivity and development pathways influence disaster risk and vulnerability. It identifies the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as the primary international mechanisms for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, noting that their differing mandates and scopes have historically hindered the integration of these two fields.

• Global factors such as population growth, economic growth, and interconnectivity can either decrease vulnerability or increase disaster risks.
• The integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk management has been difficult because the UNFCCC and UNISDR possess different objectives, mandates, and capacities.
• Disaster risk management has traditionally evolved through both top-down legislation and bottom-up processes starting at the local level, whereas climate change adaptation has been driven by the global recognition of human-caused climate change.

APA

Klein, R., & Siebert, C. K. (2012). Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration Across Scales. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/managing-the-risks-international-level-and-integration-across-scales/

Chicago

Klein, Richard, and Clarisse Kehler Siebert. Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration Across Scales. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012. https://www.sei.org/publications/managing-the-risks-international-level-and-integration-across-scales/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{klein2012managing, author = {Klein, Richard and Siebert, Clarisse Kehler}, title = {{Managing the Risks: International Level and Integration Across Scales}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2012}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/managing-the-risks-international-level-and-integration-across-scales/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }