Understanding climate challenges now: Risk, vulnerability and resilience assessments
Delivered by: Institute for Sustainable Futures-UTS, International WaterCentre/Griffith University, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, WaterAid, Plan International, International Rescue Committee (IRC), UNICEF, Water for Women
Capacity to undertake climate risk assessments and vulnerability analyses has been identified as a gap by regional and global development partners in the WASH sector. In an online survey of organisational needs and priorities in 2021, Water for Women partners rated capacity in climate risk identification, vulnerability, and resilience assessments as their number one need (equal to financing). This training practically responds to this voiced need and gap in the region and extends training developed within Water for Women to the wider WASH & water resource management sector.
Learning or other Objectives:
To build the capacity and confidence of water and WASH practitioners in undertaking climate risk, vulnerabilities and resilience assessments.
Outcomes
- Participants are able to identify existing tools and approaches utilised in undertaking climate risk identification, vulnerability, and resilience assessments that can be incorporated into their future activities, and which are appropriate to their contexts and objectives
- Participants have an increased consideration of gender, social inclusion and disability within assessments.
- Participants are facilitated to share practical experiences and challenges in undertaking assessments and learn from others.
