29 April 2014
Under the title Demographic Differential Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation, 40 researchers from different disciplines discussed demographic and socio-economic differentials to the benefit of the international risk, vulnerability and climate change community. The seminar was organized jointly by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Climate Change, the College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok), and IIASA's World Population Program.
Some of the key points raised at the conference include:
The seminar program is available online on the IUSSP website.
Wolfgang Lutz
Thematic introduction to the conference
Session 1: Differential impacts of natural disasters: Mortality
Martin Flatø, Andreas Kotsadam
Droughts and gender bias in infant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zhongwei Zhao, Yuan Zhu, J. Zhao, Ed Tu
Who have been more vulnerable to extreme temperature? Observations made in Taiwan 1971-2007
Emilio Zhagheni, Raya Muttarak, Erich Striessnig
The differential impact of meteorological disasters on mortality: Evidence from death registration systems
Session 2: Differential impacts of natural disasters: Loss and damage, response and recovery
Kees van der Geest, Koko Warner
Vulnerability, coping and loss and damage from climate events
Dani Alfah, Roni Hermoko, Wayan Suriastini, Bondan Sikoki
Demographic differentials in vulnerability and resilience in a disaster-prone community: Evidence from the longitudinal study of Merapi 2012
Session 3: Differential risk perceptions and coping strategies
Jacqueline Meijer-Irons
Who perceives what? A demographic analysis of environmental risk perception in rural Thailand
Chandrashekhar and Bornali Dutta
Livelihood strategies in response to drought and its socio-economic determinants in Andhra Pradesh, India
Joan Urquiola, Leonardo Florece, Juan Pulhin, Victoria Espaldon
Social vulnerability and adaptation to climate variability and extremes at northern Barangays of Puerto Princesa city, Philippines
Session 4: Migration as coping and adaptation strategies
Charles Teller, Teshome Desta, Dula Etana, Yordanos Seifu
Migratory patterns and differential vulnerability as adaptation to climate variability: Case studies of rural youth outmigration in Ethiopia
Caroline Zickgraf, Nathalie Perrin, François Gemenne
Assessing how demographic differentials affect migration patterns under extreme climate scenarios
Session 5: Case study of differential vulnerability in Thailand and Phang Nga province
Nopphol Witworapong, Raya Muttarak, Wiraporn Pothisiri
Social participation and disaster risk reduction behaviours: Case study of tsunami-risk areas in southern Thailand
Thanyaporn Chankrajang, Raya Muttarak
Who is concerned and does something about climate change? Gender and education divide among Thais
Raya Muttarak, Wolfgang Lutz, Wiraporn Pothisiri
Where would you build your new house? Demographic differentials in adaptation
Elke Loichinger, Samir KC
4-D population scenarios for future adaptive capacity in Phang Nga
Session 7: Vulnerability and risk assessment: Micro-level perspective
Andres Ignacio, Grace Cruz, Sabine Henry
Assessing the efficacy of social vulnerability measurements through the impacts of disasters
Chukwuedozie Ajaero, Arinze Mozie
Socio-demographic differentials in vulnerability to flood disasters in rural southeastern Nigeria
Session 8: Vulnerability and risk assessment: Global-level and comparative perspective
Stefan Kienberger, An Notenbaert, Joost Vervoort, Demian Snel
Crystal ball or future pathways: Opportunities and constraints for spatially explicit vulnerability scenarios to climate change impacts
Danan Gu, Patrick Gerland, Kirill Andreev, Nan Li, Thomas Spoorenberg, Gerhard Heilig
Risks of exposure of world’s cities to natural hazards
Mark Montgomery, Samir Souidi, Deborah Balk
Extreme-Event Risks and Adaptation: What Can We Learn from Guatemala?
Session 9: Projecting vulnerability through the lens of human capital
Erich Striessnig
Future differential vulnerability to natural disasters by level of education
Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Wolfgang Lutz
The demography of human development and climate change vulnerability: A projection exercise
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Joint Wittgenstein Centre/IUSSP International Seminar
23 Apr 2014 - 25 Apr 2014
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