Managing Climate Change Risks and Disaster Policies
Year: 2023
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Managing climate change risks is a complex process that requires a comprehensive approach. Disaster risk management, which is included in this process, refers to the process of assessing, reducing and managing risks associated with natural or human-made disasters. In this context, the policies that constitute disaster management are formed by a number of factors such as the readiness to accept the reality of climate change, institutions and capacity, as well as the desire to include climate change risk assessment and management in development strategies. This process involves identifying potential hazards, assessing their likelihood and impact, and developing strategies to mitigate their impacts. This study aims to examine disaster policies created to manage the risks brought by climate change. A disaster policy that neglects to build capacity and increase resilience, which are prerequisites for managing climate change risks, will most likely fail to take significant steps to reduce vulnerability to risks. Reducing vulnerability or increasing resilience is an important aspect of climate change risk. To do this, a new approach to climate change risk and changes to institutional structures and relationships are required. Full paper presented at the 14th International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences (CUDES 2023), 11-12 October 2023, Tbilisi, Georgia. Published in: CUDES 2023: Current Debates in Social Sciences, Abstracts & Proceedings, IJOPEC Publication, pp. 141-147.
Institution: Batman University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223032012