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necessary to facilitate integration of climate impact information with local development knowledge Module
to create pathways that promote resilience and adaptation to climate change.

? Third, understanding adaptation as part of ecosystem management and development requires
balancing the focus of the biophysical risks associated with climate change with specific risks and
opportunities in order to address issues such as ecosystem and human well-being, capacity and
long-term development.

This module outlines key approaches to help in assessing vulnerability to climate change in the context
of other non-climatic issues and stresses such as environmental change and consumption levels, and
their integration with other drivers and pressures. In this way, they make use of the general DPSIR
framework. The DPSIR framework also helps in mainstreaming responses to climate change with other
development measures. 9-12 December, 2013 - Abu Dhabi, UAE

This module is structured according to the following logic:

Overview of the course materials

? Introduction and learning objectives
Relevance

Characteristics of vulnerability and scope of the assessment

? Defining vulnerability

? Specifying vulnerability to climate change
Vulnerability assessment and the DPSIR framework

Monitoring vulnerability

Impacts of climate change and their assessment

Creating responses – determining the adaptation options

? Mainstreaming climate change into development decisions
? Developing adaptation responses

Prioritizing adaptation responses

Developing a basic implementation plan and a communication strategy

? Implementing adaptation responses

? Communicating climate change and adaptation

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