Hi Chris,
I was thinking about the key elements of the DRR stage, and it highlighted for me just how significant the impacts of climate change will be not only on the frequency and severity of disasters such as tropical storms, droughts or bushfires but also on our ability to respond to these disasters. Each of the elements of the DRR are interconnected but the security of food, water and biodiversity; and economic and social development, in particular, will be affected across the board by the complexities of climate change in the coming years. So while disasters will become more frequent and severe, the DRR stage will also become more difficult through lessened food, water and biodiversity security and the consequences that this will have on social and economic development in developing places.
The BBC article on Madagascar shows this in a really poignant way, as climate change is/will disproportionately affect developing and poorer people.
Regards, John