Brief Communication: CATALYST – a multi-regional stakeholder think tank for fostering capacity development in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
M. P. Hare1,C. van Bers1,P. van der Keur3,H. J. Henriksen3,J. Luther6,C. Kuhlicke6,F. Jaspers7,C. Terwisscha van Scheltinga7,J. Mysiak4,E. Calliari4,K. Warner2,H. Daniel2,J. Coppola5,and P. F. McGrath5M. P. Hare et al.M. P. Hare1,C. van Bers1,P. van der Keur3,H. J. Henriksen3,J. Luther6,C. Kuhlicke6,F. Jaspers7,C. Terwisscha van Scheltinga7,J. Mysiak4,E. Calliari4,K. Warner2,H. Daniel2,J. Coppola5,and P. F. McGrath5
Received: 12 Feb 2013 – Discussion started: 08 Aug 2013 – Revised: 12 Mar 2014 – Accepted: 13 May 2014 – Published: 22 Aug 2014
Abstract. This brief communication presents the work and objectives of the CATALYST project on "Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation" funded by the European Commission (October 2011–September 2013). CATALYST set up a multi-regional think tank covering four regions (Central America and the Caribbean, East and West Africa, the European Mediterranean, and South and Southeast Asia), intending to strengthen capacity development for stakeholders involved in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation, in the context of natural hazards. This communication concludes with a selection of recommendations for capacity development in DRR and climate change adaptation from the perspective of governance issues.
