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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Contact: See: Shelter & Climate Change Brussels Nov 2008