EGU23-881
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-881
EGU General Assembly 2023
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Assessing vulnerability and risk to livelihoods in river deltas socio-ecological systems: alignment of the GDRI with global frameworks’ indicators

Emilie Cremin1, Sumana Banerjee3, Sonia Murshed6, Jack O'Connor2, Hieu Hong Hua5, Da Van Huynh5, Thanh Son Vo4, Hue Thi Van Le4, Salehin Mashfiqus6, Zita Sebesvari2, Andy Large7, and Fabrice Renaud1
Emilie Cremin et al.
  • 1University of Glasgow, Social Sciences, School of Interdisciplinary studies, Scotland, UK
  • 2United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn
  • 3Jadavpur University, India
  • 4Central Institute of Natural Ressources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Vietnam
  • 5Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • 6Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
  • 7University of Newcastle, UK

Disasters have significant impacts on the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the interlinkage between sustainable development and disaster risk reduction is not considered enough in risk assessment tools. A greater alignment with global frameworks would ease the monitoring while increasing the capacity to address data availability issues for indicator-based assessments.

To bridge this gap, we use the Global Delta Risk Index (GDRI), which is composed of multiple components to assess risks to livelihoods: hazards, vulnerability, and exposure of social-ecological systems. The modular library of indicators of the GDRI has been further aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster and Risk Reduction (SFDRR). To improve the accuracy of the risk assessment, the list of indicators has been weighted and scored through consultation with stakeholders.

This research presents the initial results of a multi-hazard risk assessment that encompasses SDG and SFDRR indicators in three Asian river deltas: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Mekong and Red River. This work aims at better informing risk management and supporting delta-level interventions to influence progress towards sustainability and resilience of river deltas.

How to cite: Cremin, E., Banerjee, S., Murshed, S., O'Connor, J., Hong Hua, H., Van Huynh, D., Vo, T. S., Thi Van Le, H., Mashfiqus, S., Sebesvari, Z., Large, A., and Renaud, F.: Assessing vulnerability and risk to livelihoods in river deltas socio-ecological systems: alignment of the GDRI with global frameworks’ indicators, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-881, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-881, 2023.

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