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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
An integrated community and ecosystem-based approach to disaster risk reduction in mountain systems
Environmental Science and Policy, Volume 94, Year 2019
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The devastating 2015 earthquakes in Nepal highlighted the need for effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) in mountains, which are inherently subject to hazards and increasingly vulnerable to extreme events. As multiple UN policy frameworks stress, DRR is crucial to mitigate the mounting environmental and socioeconomic costs of disasters globally. However, specialized DRR guidelines are needed for biodiverse, multi-hazard regions like mountains. Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) emphasizes ecosystem conservation, restoration, and sustainable management as key elements for DRR. We propose that integrating the emerging field of Eco-DRR with community-based DRR (CB-DRR) will help address the increasing vulnerabilities of mountain people and ecosystems. Drawing on a global mountain synthesis, we present paradoxes that create challenges for DRR in mountains and examine these paradoxes through examples from the 2015 Nepal earthquakes. We propose four principles for integrated CB- and Eco-DRR that address these challenges: (1) governance and institutional arrangements that fit local needs; (2) empowerment and capacity-building to strengthen community resilience; (3) discovery and sharing of constructive practices that combine local and scientific knowledge; and (4) approaches focused on well-being and equity. We illustrate the reinforcing relationship between integrated CB- and Eco-DRR principles with examples from other mountain systems worldwide. Coordinated community and ecosystem-based actions offer a potential path to achieve DRR, climate adaptation, sustainable development, and biodiversity conservation for vulnerable ecosystems and communities worldwide. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Authors & Co-Authors
Klein, Julia A.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Tucker, Catherine May
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
Steger, Cara Elizabeth
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Nolin, Anne W.
United States, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
Reid, Robin S.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Hopping, Kelly A.
United States, Boise
Boise State University
Taber, Andrew B.
Italy, Rome
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Molden, David James
Nepal, Kathmandu
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal
Alcántara-Ayala, Irasema
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Lavorel, Sandra
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Mu¨ller, Birgit R.
Germany, Leipzig
Helmholtz Zentrum Für Umweltforschung
Grêt-Regamey, Adrienne
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Boone, Randall B.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Bourgeron, Patrick S.
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Castellanos, Edwin J.
Guatemala, Guatemala City
Universidad Del Valle de Guatemala
Dong, Shuikui
China, Beijing
Beijing Normal University
Seidl, Roman
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Thorn, Jessica Paula Rose
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Statistics
Citations: 61
Authors: 18
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.envsci.2018.12.034
ISSN:
14629011
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy