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Fig.4.11 Globalmapidentifyinghigh-level risks.NoteThelower the returnperiod thehigherare
thechancesofagapevent. SourceBasedonHochrainer-Stigler et al. (2014)
Overall,arisk-layeringplusrisktolerance-basedapproachsupportstheintegrated
assessment of risk portfolios across global to country, down to local levels—a fea-
ture that is beneficial especially in the context of identifying theLoss andDamage
risk space andcorresponding implementationmeasures.Asmentioned throughout,
decisionmakers, communitiesor societieswilldiffer in theirunderstandingofwhat
constitutes acceptable, tolerable and intolerable risk. Thus, risk layers will differ
according todecisionsat stake, context, andstakeholders involved.
4.5 Implications forResearchandPolicy
The L&D debate has been contested among those advocating compensation for
actual losses and damages, versus those that have been suggesting support should
be extended for tackling potential losses and damages, most prominently as part
of further employingdisaster riskmanagement and climate insurance applications.
Our discussion proposed an actionableway forward for the deliberations based on
a broad interpretation and conceptualisation of comprehensive CRM, importantly
aligning and balancing notions of distributive and compensatory justice. The sug-
gestedapproach involves inashort-mediumterm,needs-basedperspective, support
for risk management actions, which fall beyond countries’ ability to prevent and
Loss and Damage from Climate Change
Concepts, Methods and Policy Options
- Title
- Loss and Damage from Climate Change
- Subtitle
- Concepts, Methods and Policy Options
- Authors
- Reinhard Mechler
- Laurens M. Bouwer
- Thomas Schinko
- Swenja Surminski
- JoAnne Linnerooth-Bayer
- Publisher
- Springer Open
- Date
- 2019
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-319-72026-5
- Size
- 16.0 x 24.0 cm
- Pages
- 580
- Keywords
- Environment, Climate change, Environmental law, Environmental policy, Risk management
- Categories
- International
- Naturwissenschaften Umwelt und Klima