A cost benefit approach to adaptation options and disaster risk management

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A cos t benefi t approach t o a dapt a tion options and di saster r i sk mana gement As ian Dev elopment B ank, 1 7 Nov ember 2 01 1, Manil a Ivo Menzinger Managing Director Global Partnerships

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A cost benefit approach toadaptation options anddisaster risk managementAsian Development Bank, 17 November 2011, Manila

Ivo MenzingerManaging DirectorGlobal Partnerships

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picture of extreme event  

Tohoku tsunami 2 01 1; source and c opyright: SOS Earthquakes

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Adaptation is only one element of acomprehe ns ive risk response s trategy

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Managing total climate risk requires acost-effective adaptation portfolio

Infrastructureand asset- basedresponses

Technologicaland proceduraloptimizationresponses

Systemic andbehavioralresponses

Risk transfer andcontingentfinancing

Portfolio ofresponses

Hazards

Value

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Cost/benefit 1

 Averted loss (M $)

Residual loss

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expected loss

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expected loss

Drainage

systems (rf)

Soil techniques

Drainage systems (ir)

Irrigation controls

Drip irrigation Cropengineering (ir)

IntegratedPest Mgmt. (ir)

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Sprinkler irrigation

Watershed +rwh

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Cropengineering (rf)

Example Maharashtra, IndiaAdaptation strategies in a climate change context

State of Maharashtra:

1 Estimated present value out to 2030 at 2009 dollars

Risk transfer

• Risk transfer measures are effective for low-frequency, high severity events• Through providing a price signal to risk, insurance reduces total risk

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A comprehensive risk response strategy comprises mitigation, adaptation,and transfer of risk.

Adapta tion options include behavioural, technological, infras tructure, and

financial response s.

A systematic cost-benefit analysis of availab le adaption options provides asound basis for decision making.

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Conclusions

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Thank you 

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