CATALYST – a multi-regional stakeholder think tank for fostering capacity development in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

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.

Citation: Hare, M. P., van Bers, C., van der Keur, P., Henriksen, H. J., Luther, J., Kuhlicke, C., Jaspers, F., Terwisscha van Scheltinga, C., Mysiak, J., Calliari, E., Warner, K., Daniel, H., Coppola, J., and McGrath, P. F.: Brief Communication: CATALYST – a multi-regional stakeholder think tank for fostering capacity development in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 2157-2163, doi:10.5194/nhess-14-2157-2014, 2014.