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Social and Economic Vulnerability Assessment (SEVA)

Social and Economic Vulnerability Assessment (SEVA). A way forward. Step 1: Define the Goals of the SEVA. ID constraints and opportunities Facilitate collaboration and reduce conflict Reduce CC impacts to communities and vulnerable groups Inform effective decision-making

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Social and Economic Vulnerability Assessment (SEVA)

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  1. Social and Economic Vulnerability Assessment (SEVA) A way forward

  2. Step 1: Define the Goals of the SEVA • ID constraints and opportunities • Facilitate collaboration and reduce conflict • Reduce CC impacts to communities and vulnerable groups • Inform effective decision-making • Turn this into an elevator speech (explaining: who cares) on why we need to do SEVA • Keep in mind: ecological in the background, social in the foreground

  3. Step 2: Using Broad-Scale Data for Preliminary Characterization • Develop synthesis of CC vulnerability and AC in resource communities in North America /developed world (building on Dan’s review) to inform selection and understanding of data • Secondary data: census, recreation surveys, etc. • Preliminary characterization of forests according to type and use • Preliminary ID of stakeholders

  4. Step 3: In-depth Case Studies • Use information from step 2, and synthesis of approaches and methods (building on Dan’s review) to guide selection of case study forests and communities • Conduct in collaboration with stakeholders, communities, NFS social scientists and managers (an interdisciplinary team) • Examine both vulnerability and adaptive capacity

  5. Step 4: Develop Guide/Toolkit/Methods • Utilize results/learning from case studies to develop guide/tools/methods to be replicated in different places • Including methods that can be utilized when resources are limited and without PRA approval

  6. Step 5: Monitoring and Learning • Build in processes and mechanisms to understand how vulnerability and AC are changing over time (link to large scale monitoring initiatives) • Build in assessment to adapt guide/tools/methods to fit changing conditions

  7. Scenarios • Rich – the whole thing! • Poor – structure and link existing cases to build knowledge, toolkit, and community of practice • Medium – do step 1 and 2, then incremental cases

  8. Resources • NSF • Other funding • Ideas?

  9. Other Actions (need to figure out when) • Capture existing case studies (book?) • Review and catalog existing tools/resources • Develop community of practice, including forum for managers and scientists • Webinar on SEVA • Short write-up on the strengths and weaknesses of secondary data • Consider how to link to planning processes

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