Coastal Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Review of Policy, Programme and Practice for Sustainable Planning Outcomes

Emmanuel Tolulope Busayo and Ahmed Mukalazi Kalumba
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Emmanuel Tolulope Busayo: Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Ahmed Mukalazi Kalumba: Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: Climate change and disaster risk are serious concerns considering the vulnerability of coastal areas and cities to various climate-disaster threats. Hence, the urban populace and planning stakeholders are grappling with the challenges of seeking ways to integrate adaptation measures into human livelihoods and planning systems. However, the synergy between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) remains fragmented and vague. Therefore, this review highlighted recent theoretical and practical methodologies for sustainable planning outcomes in relation to CCA and DRR themes. This paper provides a new model, Problem analysis model (PAM), designed to analyse Origin–Cause–Effect (impacts)–Risks identification and Answers to climate-related disaster at the local or community level. Lastly, three identified enablers were extensively discussed (policy, programme and practice) as a step towards the model implementation and to improve sustainable planning outcomes.

Keywords: climate change adaptation; coastal areas; disaster risk reduction; problem analysis model; sustainable planning outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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