From systemic risks to systemic resilience: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for risk management and recovery in the SADC
Hagenlocher, Michael, Sparkes, Edward, Manyuchi, Albert, Kita, Stern, Cotti, Davide, Nkemakonam, Naomi Ukatu, Pfeiffer, Samira, Werners, Saskia E., Gina, Sithembiso, Banda, Alex and Dlamini, Nana (2023). From systemic risks to systemic resilience: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for risk management and recovery in the SADC. Southern African Development Community Secretariat (SADC) Secretariat Disaster Risk Reduction Unit (DRRU).
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Sub-type Policy brief Author Hagenlocher, Michael
Sparkes, Edward
Manyuchi, Albert
Kita, Stern
Cotti, Davide
Nkemakonam, Naomi Ukatu
Pfeiffer, Samira
Werners, Saskia E.
Gina, Sithembiso
Banda, Alex
Dlamini, NanaTitle From systemic risks to systemic resilience: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for risk management and recovery in the SADC Publication Date 2023-11 Place of Publication Gaborone Publisher Southern African Development Community Secretariat (SADC) Secretariat Disaster Risk Reduction Unit (DRRU) Pages 10 Language eng Abstract In our interconnected world, the impacts of climate change, hazards and shocks are increasingly felt across economic sectors and borders, undermining progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This calls for a paradigm shift in how we are used to manage risks and recover from disasters – namely from hazard-by-hazard and sectoral approaches to a systems approach that takes a whole-of-society perspective. This policy brief presents recommendations from the project “Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for understanding and managing cascading and systemic risks in the SADC region (CARICO SADC)” funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in collaboration with the Disaster Risk Reduction unit of the Southern African Development Cooperation (SADC). In this project, the Republics of Malawi and South Africa served as case studies to document country-level examples that show how the pandemic exacerbated risks in specific contexts. In consultation with the SADC DRR Unit, thematic focuses were placed on gender, informality and cross-border collaboration. Based on stakeholder workshops in Malawi and South Africa, desk study, and a review of COVID-19 response and recovery plans in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, this policy brief: - Highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has interacted with other hazards and shocks in the SADC region and led to cascading impacts across sectors and borders, - Emphasises the opportunities that lie in accounting for the systemic nature of risk in risk assessment, management and recovery, - Provides recommendations for systemic recovery from COVID-19 and concurring hazards in the SADC region. In doing so, we advocate for enabling inclusive, cross-sectoral and transboundary approaches for risk management and recovery that consider all relevant hazards to strengthen systemic resilience. This encompasses the full spectrum of possible compounding and cascading effects for different social groups and across sectors. Keyword Systemic risks
Systemic recovery
Risk management and recovery pathways
Multihazard
Southern African Development CommunityCopyright Holder SADC Secretariat Copyright Year 2023 Copyright type Creative commons -
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