DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCALLY-LED DISASTER RESPONSE PREPARATION TOOL: THE CASE OF THE OIL SPILL ON THE COAST OF BAHIA IN 2019
Climate Emergency, Transformation of Human Systems, Community-Based Adaptation, Locally Led Adaptation, Contingency Planning, Climate Justice.
Communities in general are on the front line of tackling the climate emergency. Therefore, they need to reflect on human systems transformation processes for climate adaptation and resilience. Preparing contingency plans to respond to the climate emergency is one of these processes. Research project to assess the impact of the 2019 oil spill accident on artisanal fishing communities on the coast of Bahia showed that fishermen and shellfish gatherers were the first to respond, however, without adequate protective equipment or training, putting their health at risk. The research results point to the need to prepare local communities to build community-based and locally led contingency and adaptation plans. This paper aims to offer tools to facilitate locally led community-based adaptation to address the climate emergency in human systems, and the objectives of its products are: 1) to contribute to the construction of knowledge about the importance of locally led adaptation, i.e., local risk management, development and implementation of community-based contingency plans; 2) propose a social technology for building locally led community-based contingency plans for disasters, in the format of a manual adapted from the KRITIS methodology, easy to understand and execute; 3) Expand the discussion on the topic and raise awareness among interested parties for dialogue in all spheres, including advocacy for construction of public policies relevant to locally led community-based adaptation