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)