09. Global approach to improved wellbeing

Climate Compatible Development: a global approach to improved wellbeing

Wednesday 28 March 2012 - Challenges to Progress, 10:30

Room 12

Chaired by Sam Bickersteth and Natasha Grist

Convenors: Natasha Grist, Climate and Development Knowledge Network; Yolanda Kakabadse; World Wildlife Foundation, Ecuador; Katrina Brown, University of East Anglia and Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research; Stef Raubenheimer, SouthSouthNorth; Andre Cau dos Santos, EMBRAPA (Brazilian Enterprise for Agricultural Research)

We examine approaches to climate compatible development (CCD) and their ability to stimulate improved wellbeing for humans and ecosystems. Speakers present new case studies from the theory and practice of CCD to discuss the benefits, limitations and solutions of this more holistic approach to development. Invited posters illustrate further cases and theoretical reflections.

How economic growth and rational decisions can make disaster losses grow faster than wealth

Dr. S. Hallegatte^{1 , 2}; Dr. F. Nadaud¹; ¹World Bank, USA ²Meteo-France, France ³CIRED, France

Transformations to resilient futures: development from the local to the region in east Africa

Dr. K. Galvin¹; Dr. R. Reid¹; Dr. R. Boone¹; Dr. D. ole Nkedianye²; Dr. J. Njoka³; Dr. P. Thornton⁴; ¹Colorado State University, USA ²Reto o Reto, Kenya ³University of Nairobi, Kenya ⁴International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya

Population Dynamics and Climate Compatible Development in Africa

Mr. C. Mutunga¹; Dr. E. Zulu²; Mr. R-M. De Souza¹; ¹Population Action International (PAI), USA ²African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), Kenya

Relating climate compatible development to human wellbeing

T. Lissner¹; F. Pinto¹; P. Pradhan¹; L. Costa¹; D.E. Reusser¹; D. Rybski¹; J.P. Kropp¹; ¹Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany