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17 SupportingClimateRiskManagementatScale… 395 Demand for broad-based risk and resilience science insight is thus strongwith thepost 2015agenda in full swing: theSendaiFramework forAction is seeing fur- ther implementation at various levels, SDGsarebeing assessed,mainstreamedand linked todevelopmental programmingandproject implementation; theParis ambi- tionwill need to be operationalised in terms of transforming energy andmobility systems towards complete decarbonisationby2050, aswell as strongly supporting climateadaptation (CCA).However, there is robustevidence tosuggest thatcurrent actionandambitionis insufficient tokeepclimatechangeat“non-dangerous”levels. Compared to theambitionvoiced in theParisagreement to limitanthropogenically- inducedwarmingtobelow2°C,respectively1.5°C,currentclimatemitigationambi- tionisprojectedtoleadtosignificantlygreaterwarming,3°Cifnationalpledgesare implemented,4°Cifbusinessasusualiscontinued,addingtoclimate-relatedimpacts already experienced across the globe (Climateactiontracker 2018).Asdiscussed in other chapters in this volume (see chapters by Handmer andNalau 2018; Heslin 2018; Landauer and Juhola 2018) high-level warmingwouldmean pushing some social systemsandecosystemsover their adaptation thresholds.As a consequence, there is demand for global evidence to support rampingup efforts for dealingwith risks beyond adaptation. This perspective has strong overlaps with the attribution questionas laidout in the introduction (chapterbyMechler et al. 2018). 17.1.2 LocalPractitioner’s Imperative—Learning toLive andThrivewithFloodsWhileReducingRisk Calls for assessing andmanaging risks “beyond adaptation” are being echoedbya practice perspective dealingwith severe risks linked to current climate variability already.Akeychallengeidentifiedandtobeaddressedbydevelopmentpractitioners workingonriskandresilienceissuesisthenaggingfeelingthatadisastercouldwash awaygenerations of hardwork by a community in seconds. The limitation for the humanitarian sector is a focus onurgent needs andgetting the community backon track,without having the luxury of remainingwith the community as they start to rebuildtheirlives.Thus,thetransitionfromDisasterRiskPreparedness/Management intoCommunityDevelopment, that is ideally sustainable and long-term, iswidely recognised as a critical challenge in international development. At the same time, for communities around theworldwellbeing isdependenton theabilitynotonly to respondtohazardsbutalso tomaketherightchoicesabout their futuredevelopment (seeFig.17.1 for anexampleonflood risk). Large-scale disasters, such as—floods, cannot completely be avoided, but there aremeasures thatcanbetakentoensure theydonotdiminishhard-earnedeconomic anddevelopmentgains.Learning to live, and thrive,withfloodsmeansconsidering floodriskinplanningandinvestmentdecisionsrightfrominception,aswellastaking steps toprotectassetsalreadyat risk. Italsomeansplanningfor responseandrecov- ery,whichprotects andevenenhancesdevelopment andgrowthpotential.Contrary