Climate Adaptation Framework Regional Research Final Report Project Reference Number: CAF2015-RR08-CMY-Chiba Addressing Non-economic Losses and Damages Associated with Climate Change: Learning from the Recent Past Extreme Climatic Events for Future Planning The following collaborators worked on this project: 1. Yohei Chiba, IGES, Japan, [email protected] (Proponent) 2. SVRK Prabhakar, IGES, Japan, [email protected] 3. Antonio P. Abamo, Visayas State University, Philippines, [email protected] 4. Md. Atikul Islam, Khulna University, Bangladesh, [email protected] 5. Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati, GIDR, India, [email protected] 6. Sangam Shrestha, AIT, Thailand, [email protected] Copyright © 2015 Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research APN seeks to maximise discoverability and use of its knowledge and information. All publications are made available through its online repository “APN E-Lib” (www.apn-gcr.org/resources/). 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Methodology ................................................................................................................... 11 3. Results ............................................................................................................................ 18 4. Discussion ...................................................................................................................... 21 5. Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 23 6. Future Directions ............................................................................................................. 24 7. References ..................................................................................................................... 25 8. Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 27 Non-Economic Loss and Damages in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Koyra Upazila ... 42 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 42 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................... 44 3. Results ............................................................................................................................ 56 4. Discussion ...................................................................................................................... 62 5. Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 66 6. Future Directions ............................................................................................................. 67 7. References ..................................................................................................................... 68 8. Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 71 Non-Economic Loss and Damages in India: Issues and Way Forward ......................... 90 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 90 2. Past Extreme events: Assessment of Damage and Loss ................................................ 92 3. Policy and Institutional Responses .................................................................................. 95 4. Conclusions and Way Forward........................................................................................ 96 5. References ..................................................................................................................... 97 Economic and Non-Economic Loss and Damage from Droughts in Western India: The Role of Adaptation Measures ......................................................................................... 100 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 100 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................. 102 3. Results and Discussion ................................................................................................. 109 4. Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 117 Final Report: CAF2015-RR08-CMY-Chiba 3 5. References ................................................................................................................... 118 6. Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 122 Non-Economic Loss and Damage in Philippines: A Case Study of Super Typhoon Yolanda ............................................................................................................................ 124 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 124 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................. 130 3. Results and Discussion ................................................................................................. 136 4. Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 152 5. Recommendation .......................................................................................................... 154 6. References ................................................................................................................... 155 7. Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 156 Non-Economic Loss and Damages in Thailand: A Case Study of Floods in Pathumthani Province .................................................................................................... 160 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 160 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................. 162 3. Results and Discussion ................................................................................................. 167 4. Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 172 5. References ................................................................................................................... 173 6. Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 174 4 Final Report: CAF2015-RR08-CMY-Chiba Project Overview Project Duration : July 2014 – June 2017 Funding Awarded : US$ 40,000 for Year 1; US$ 38,000 for Year 2 Key organisations : Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), involved Hayama, Japan: -Dr. SVRK Prabhakar, Senior Policy Researcher, Adaptation Task, Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area -Mr. Yohei Chiba, Policy Researcher, Adaptation Task, Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh: Prof. Md. Atikul Islam, Professor, Environmental Science Discipline Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Gujarat, India: Dr. Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati, Assistant Professor Visayas State University, Visca, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines: Dr. Antonio P. Abamo, Associate Professor and Dean, College of Management and Economics Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand: Dr. Sangam Shrestha, Associate Professor Project Summary The non-economic loss and damages (NELDs) caused by climate-related disasters have not been often considered in most disaster risk assessments and not been reported in most post- disaster reports and databases to the extent they deserve the attention; despite these losses could constitute major proportion of the total loss and damages (L&Ds) of any disaster events. Issues such as lack of proper recognition among the stakeholders engaged in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) for value that society attaches to NELDs are compounded to a certain extent by the lack of simple methods to identify, prioritize and measure NELDs constitute crucial barriers in considering them in decision making at all levels. Keeping these in