Increasing Civil Society's capacity to deal with changing extreme weather risk: negotiating dichotomies in theory and practice

关于气候变化的科学共识预计，欧洲的极端事件将显著增加，尤其是热浪、干旱和强降水事件。与此同时，自20世纪90年代中期以来，英国政府管理日益增加的极端天气风险的方法已经从自上而下的中央强制模式转变为公民社会（CS）发挥关键作用的下放责任模式。秘书长职责的这些变化也正在其他国际环境中发挥作用。该系列研讨会旨在严格审查CS在极端天气适应（准备、恢复、预防、缓解、评估）方面不断变化的作用。该系列包括9个跨学科，跨学科和跨专业的研讨会，来自国内和国际的计算机科学和非学术组织的代表都很有代表性。他们将在CS如何准备极端天气风险和从实际事件中恢复的研究和实践中导航和谈判挑战和机遇。研讨会系列讨论将利用英国和国际参与者（来自不同学科的学者，CS代表，社区企业，风险管理机构）之间的对话。合作伙伴包括国家/苏格兰洪水论坛和气候外展和信息网络。案例研究设置为英国2007年洪水、2013/2014年萨默塞特洪水水平；飓风桑迪在纽约/新泽西；瓦努阿图，马尔代夫和孟加拉国。该系列将组织三个主题：1：公民社会：新的公民身份，社会网络和“新兴公众”：国家在社会中的角色正在发生变化，需要国家与个人（公民身份）之间的新关系，以及CS的定义。如果我们要管理极端天气带来的风险，并共同努力增强抵御能力，了解这些至关重要。该系列研讨会首先考察了CS在英国和国际上（欧洲、美国、澳大利亚）的角色发生的不同转变，以及对“参与”和“公民身份”的新理解的发展。2：在极端天气适应和治理中重塑社会空间：该系列研讨会将提供机会，讨论气候变化内部和与气候变化之间的联系——从公民与国家之间的主要垂直互动，到第三部门、非正式团体和网络、公共部门、私营部门和政府机构之间日益增长的横向互动。积极参与极端天气适应的行动者范围的扩大，使得以前彼此独立运作的机构、团体和网络之间有必要达到一定程度的融合，从而创造了新的社会空间。在定义这种新的社会空间时，必须倾听被边缘化和被剥夺权利的人的声音。3 .实现公民社会在管理极端天气事件和风险方面的创新：在世界许多地方，当地的CS创造性地应对极端天气事件的影响-要么通过以新的方式使用技术，要么通过社会和艺术创新。本系列的这一部分探讨了从这些创新的集体经验中学习，以及它们对适应极端天气的CS的功能、资本和赋权的影响。这些研讨会将与位于英国不同地区的CS组织和其他参与者共同主办，并且可以通过虚拟方式最大限度地提高国家/国际参与度，以汇集研究、实践和社会学习中存在的不同观点和方法，以提高弹性。不同的研讨会产出将共同制作，并为不同的受众量身定制，注重可持续性/遗产：专用网站、一套立场文件、学术从业者期刊文章、在线讨论论坛、twitter feed、报纸文章和参与性工具包。

Scientific consensus on climate change anticipates marked increases in extremes in Europe particularly in heatwaves, droughts and heavy precipitation events. At the same time, UK government approaches to the management of increasing extreme weather risk have shifted since the mid-1990s from a top-down centrally imposed model to devolved responsibility where Civil Society (CS) is a key player. These changes in the responsibilities of CS are also being played out in other international settings. The seminar series aims to examine critically the changing role of CS in Extreme Weather Adaptation (preparation, recovery, prevention, mitigation, evaluation). The series comprises 9 seminars - interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and inter-professional - with strong representation from CS and non-academic organisations, both nationally and internationally. These will navigate and negotiate challenges and opportunities for research and practice in how CS prepares for extreme weather risk, and recovers from actual events. The seminar series discussions will capitalise on dialogue between new configurations of UK and international participants (academics from different disciplines, CS representatives, businesses in the community, risk management agencies). Partners include National/Scottish Flood Forums, and Climate Outreach and Information Network. Case-study settings are UK 2007 floods, 2013/2014 floods Somerset levels; Hurricane Sandy in New York/New Jersey; Vanuatu, Maldives, and Bangladesh.The series will be organised to three themes: 1: Civil Society: new citizenship, social networks and 'emerging publics': The role of the State in society is changing, requiring new relationships between the State and individuals (citizenship), and CS to be defined. Understanding these is critical if we are to manage risk from extreme weather and work together towards building greater resilience. The seminar series starts by examining different shifts that have taken place in role of CS in the UK and internationally (Europe, US, Australia), and development of new understandings of 'participation' and 'citizenship'.2: Reframing social spaces in extreme weather adaptation and governance: The seminar series will offer opportunities to discuss changing associations within and with CS - from primary vertical interactions between citizens and the State, to increasingly horizontal interactions between the third sector, informal groups and networks, public sector, private sector and government agencies played out at local level. The expansion of the range of actors actively involved within Extreme Weather Adaptation has necessitated a level of convergence between institutions, groups, and networks that formerly operated separately from each other, thereby creating new social spaces. In defining such new social spaces, voices of the marginalised and disenfranchised must be heard.3: Achieving Civil Society innovations in managing extreme weather events and risk: In many parts of the world, local CS has responded to extreme weather event impacts creatively- either through using technology in new ways or through social and artistic innovation. This part of series explores learning from collective experiences of these innovations and their implications for the functioning, capital and empowerment of CS within Extreme Weather Adaptation.The seminars will be co-hosted with CS organisations and other players, situated in different UK locations, and be available virtually to maximise national/international engagement to draw together different perspectives and approaches that exist in research, practice and social learning for increased resilience. Diverse seminar outputs will be co-produced and tailored to different audiences, with attention to sustainability/legacy: dedicated website, set of position papers, academic-practitioner journal articles, online discussion forum, twitter feed, newspaper articles and participatory toolkit.