wrr-2010-11-question-3-response-4-ac9c0f7535b6020e.pdf

This research paper by Dr. Paul B. Siegel proposes a "no-regrets" approach to climate change adaptation by integrating disaster risk management (DRM), climate change adaptation (CCA), and social protection (SP) through spatially enabled governance. The author argues that development agencies should support the creation of adaptive social protection systems that are globally guaranteed, nationally managed, and locally administered, utilizing GIS and spatial data infrastructure to build resilience among the poor and vulnerable.

• The author advocates for a "no-regrets" approach to decision-making, which consists of actions that are economically, socially, and environmentally justifiable regardless of whether a specific climate threat or natural hazard actually occurs.
• Effective resilience-building requires the integration of three historically separate disciplines: disaster risk management (DRM), climate change adaptation (CCA), and social protection (SP), forming what is termed "adaptive social protection."
• Spatially enabled governance, utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), and Information and Communication Technology (ICT), is essential for territorial planning and the identification of vulnerable populations.
• The author proposes a "risk-adjusted Social Protection Floor" that guarantees basic social rights and services (such as food security, health, and education) while incorporating climate-related and other natural or man-made hazards.
• Development agencies should prioritize technology transfer, including hardware, software, and institutional capacity building, to help local governments implement spatially enabled governance.
• The World Bank's Ethiopia Productive Safety Nets Project is cited as an example of an integrated approach using community-based means testing, remote sensing, and GIS to support early warning and rapid response systems.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). wrr-2010-11-question-3-response-4-ac9c0f7535b6020e.pdf. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-01/wrr-2010-11-question-3-response-4.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. wrr-2010-11-question-3-response-4-ac9c0f7535b6020e.pdf. n.d. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-01/wrr-2010-11-question-3-response-4.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendwrr201011question3response4ac9c0f7535b6020epdf, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{wrr-2010-11-question-3-response-4-ac9c0f7535b6020e.pdf}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2023-01/wrr-2010-11-question-3-response-4.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }