1. SHELTER & THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE Graham Saunders Head, Shelter Department, IFRC Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008 BUILDING BACK BETTER Graham Saunders Head, Shelter Department, IFRC

2. Building back better….mitigation and adaptation  Addressing causes and consequences  Field realities – practical action  Key principles Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008

3. Addressing causes and consequences  Environmentally- aware approaches to shelter & settlement to reduce contribution to climate change  Appropriate shelter & settlement responses to minimise impact of climate change Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008

4. Philippines post-typhoons … Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008  Scale of need  Shelter vulnerabilities  Promoting safe shelter  Local replicability

5. Sudan post-floods … Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008  Incremental disaster  Existing coping strategies  Shelter & livelihoods  Awareness-raising for all

6. Building back better means….  Understanding and reducing shelter & settlement risks and vulnerabilities  Promoting better or changed practices in settlement planning, approach to construction and preparedness Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008

7. Contact: graham.saunders@ifrc.org See: www.ifrc.org Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008