This chapter focuses on the linkages between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, highlighting opportunities to build more resilient systems through a combination of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ measures.
Citation
Perera, D.; Smakhtin, V.; Pischke, F.; Ohara, M.; Findikakis, A.; Werner, M.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Koeppel, S.; Plotnykova, H.; Hulsmann, S.; Caponi, C. 2020. Water-related extremes and risk management. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020: water and climate change. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.58-67.
Authors
- Perera, D.
- Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
- Pischke, F.
- Ohara, M.
- Findikakis, A.
- Werner, M.
- Amarnath, Giriraj
- Koeppel, S.
- Plotnykova, H.
- Hulsmann, S.
- Caponi, C.