CIVILCLIM – Civil Protection and Climate Vulnerability

Background and Goals

The project is researching the relationships between disaster prevention and climate change. The objective is to investigate the factors that determine the capacity for local adaptation to climate change. This is done by studying long-term institutional learning within disaster prevention institutions as a result of extreme weather events. One of the main issues is the generation of knowledge to improve on more effective long-term proactive measures. "Proactive" means measures that reduce society's vulnerability to extreme weather events.

The research questions for the project are:

  • What findings can be obtained from historical examples of preventive measures to reduce social vulnerability to extreme weather events?
  •  Does climate change represent substantial new challenges for the disaster prevention system?
  •  Could efforts to reduce social vulnerability to climate change create a need for institutional change in the disaster prevention system?

Content time

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Research area/region

Country
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Steps in the process of adaptation to climate change

Step 1: Understand and describe climate change

Approach and results 

no climate scenario considered

Further Parameters 

extrem weather events

Step 2a: Identify and assess risks - climate effects and impact

Approach and results 

The project deals with disaster prevention for extreme weather situations and looks at society as a whole rather than individual sectors.

Step 2b: Identify and assess risks - Vulnerability, risks and chances

Approach and results 

Vulnerability will be addressed through extreme weather events.

Step 3: Develop and compare measures

Measures and/or strategies 

The possible need for an institutional change in the disaster prevention system is outlined as a possible adaptation measure in this project. To determine this more precisely, stakeholder meetings will be held.

Participants

Funding / Financing 

Norwegian Research Council

Project management 

Western Norway Research Institute (WNRI)

Cooperation/Partners 

Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI);

Center for Clean Technology and Environmental and Environmental Policy (CSTM), University of Twente

Contact

Western Norway Research Institute (WNRI)-Vestlandsforsking
Postbox 163
6851 Sogndal
Norway

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Fields of action:
 civil protection and disaster management  cross sectoral