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Toward a Sustainable and Resilient FutureChapter 8Table of ContentsExecutive Summary .................................................................................................................................4398.1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................4418.2. Disaster Risk Management as Adaptation:Relationship to Sustainable Development Planning ...............................................................4438.2.1. Concepts of Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development and how they are Related..............4438.2.2. Sustainability of Ecosystem Services in the Context of Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation......4458.2.3. The Role of Values and Perceptions in Shaping Response ..............................................................................................4468.2.4. Technology Choices, Availability, and Access...................................................................................................................4478.2.5. Tradeoffs in Decisionmaking: Addressing Multiple Scales and Stressors........................................................................4488.3. Integration of Short- and Long-Term Responses to Extremes.................................................4508.3.1. Implications of Present-Day Responses for Future Well-Being .......................................................................................4508.3.2. Barriers to Reconciling Short- and Long-Term Goals.......................................................................................................4518.3.3. Connecting Short- and Long-Term Actions to Promote Resilience..................................................................................4538.4. Implications for Access to Resources, Equity, and Sustainable Development ........................4548.4.1. Capacities and Resources: Availability and Limitations...................................................................................................4548.4.2. Local, National, and International Winners and Losers....................................................................................................4568.4.3. Potential Implications for Human Security ......................................................................................................................4578.4.4. Implications for Achieving Relevant International Goals................................................................................................4588.5. Interactions among Disaster Risk Management, Adaptation toClimate Change Extremes, and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions..............................4588.5.1. Thresholds and Tipping Points as Limits to Resilience ....................................................................................................4588.5.2. Adaptation, Mitigation, and Disaster Risk Management Interactions............................................................................4598.5.2.1. Urban................................................................................................................................................................................................4608.5.2.2. Rural .................................................................................................................................................................................................4618.6. Options for Proactive, Long-Term Resilience to Future Climate Extremes..............................4628.6.1. Planning for the Future....................................................................................................................................................4628.6.2. Approaches, Tools, and Integrating Practices ..................................................................................................................4638.6.2.1. Improving Analysis and Modeling Tools............................................................................................................................................4648.6.2.2. Institutional Approaches...................................................................................................................................................................4648.6.2.3. Transformational Strategies and Actions for Achieving Multiple Objectives.....................................................................................4658.6.3. Facilitating Transformational Change ..............................................................................................................................4668.6.3.1. Adaptive Management .....................................................................................................................................................................4678.6.3.2. Learning............................................................................................................................................................................................4678.6.3.3. Innovation ........................................................................................................................................................................................4688.6.3.4. Leadership ........................................................................................................................................................................................4698.7. Synergies between Disaster Risk Management andClimate Change Adaptation for a Resilient and Sustainable Future.......................................469References ...............................................................................................................................................471438