Loss and damage

LOSS AND DAMAGE WATER-THE FORGOTTEN AGENDA BY

NANDAN MUKHERJEE, JOHN S ROWAN AND AINUN NISHAT

FOUR QUESTIONS

1.

2.

Climatological 1295.00 12% Hydrological 4252.00 39%

CAN WE LIVE WITHOUT WATER? DO WE HATE WATER?

Geophysical 1068.00 10% Water related 8435.00 78% Biological 1298.00 12%

Meteorological 2888.00 27%

3. DO WE AVOID WATER? Why water is missing in the global politics related to climate change and environment?

4. CAN WE MANAGE WATER? Avoided, unavoided and unavoidable Damaged building by River Bank Erosion (Bangladesh) Damaged building by Sandy (USA)

Kees van der Geest and Koko Warner (2012)

WATCH THE CULPRIT..

Vulnerability is growing!!

Hazard exposure is increasing!!

Development deficit

Poor governance

Risk Political Economy Inappropriate, inadequate planning

Global mitigation ambition is under question!!

Global adaptation progress has limits!!

CURRENT RESEARCH AGENDA

Developing a river basin management plan for the Ganges-BrahmaputraMeghna river basins under the lens of loss and damage

Emission reduction Risk reduction

Slow and rapid onset Economic and noneconomic

Loss Risk pooling and transfer

Damage

Direct and indirect

Managing the residuals

Management

Tangible and intangible

UNFCCC work programme

Assessment

THANK YOU CONTACT: NANDAN MUKHERJEE , PHD STUDENT, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, UOD. EMAIL: NMUKHERJEE@DUNDEE.AC.UK) PROFESSOR JOHN S ROWAN, PHD SUPERVISOR AND DEAN, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, UOD. EMAIL: (J.S.ROWAN@DUNDEE.AC.UK)