Forward-Thinking Perspectives Towards Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction for Synergetic Resilience-building and Addressing Loss and Damage

Climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) are deeply interlinked and aim to achieve shared objectives of resilience-building and averting, minimizing, and addressing loss and damage (L&D). Current global frameworks such as the Paris Agreement or the Sendai Framework recognize these linkages, which have significant implications in terms of how CCA and DRR are planned and implemented. However, implementation processes on all levels often do not transform these linkages into operational advantages. Country-level experiences and learnings can offer entry points to identify potential interconnections, overlaps, co-benefits, and synergies to enhance resilience-building and better address L&D. Based on the case studies in this publication, this forward-thinking paper explores what kinds of evidence, information, institutional arrangements, and monitoring frameworks could be needed to enhance and operationalize synergies and develop a holistic framework that links CCA and DRR to effectively build resilience and address L&D.