Law and Policies that Protect the Most Vulnerable Against Climate-Related Disaster Risks: Findings and Lessons Learned from Kenya

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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Abstract: This study represents a complementary output of the research project â??Leave No One Behind - Developing Climate-Smart/Disaster Risk Management Laws that Protect People in Vulnerable Situations for a Comprehensive Implementation of the UN Agenda 2030â?.1 The project highlights the need for greater coherence between Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR),2 as part of a holistic approach to global governance as envisioned within the framework of the UN Agenda 2030 and its centrepiece,the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The basic connections between CCA and DRR lie in their partly overlapping goals,namely the reduction of losses due to weather and climate-related hazards (including both slow-onset and sudden events) and the improvement of community resilience (i.e.,their capacity to regain equilibrium after critical system disruptions) with a particular focus on the vulnerable within the community.