And, in each case, the intertwining of the technical and the political produced disaster.

These actors are best placed to recognize and address disaster risk accumulation in their own environment, and represent the first line of response in case of disaster.

The response to the recent tsunami disaster in Asia is a case in point.

There needs to be a recent backup at an alternate secure location, in case of such kind of disaster.

In this regard, several delegations expressed their support for allowing objection to be made on a case by case basis subsequent to a natural disaster and prior to the deployment of emergency assistance.

The scope of legal protection in the case of an operation for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in the event of a natural disaster had also been discussed.

It, along with the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, was adopted in direct response to the April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

First, the tsunami disaster illustrated the lack of a systematic disaster management framework, including disaster mitigation measures, in many countries.

These are not isolated cases. For every disaster and high profile case that hits the headlines, there are many more that we never hear about.

This is the largest metropolitan area disaster in decades, and it was not a natural disaster it was a disaster of engineering.

This Protocol shall apply to an operation conducted for the purpose of delivering emergency humanitarian assistance in case of natural disaster unless the host State expresses its objection to such application.

Each of these crises involved a highly technical issue, but also a much broader set of political problems. And, in each case, the intertwining of the technical and the political produced disaster.

Important documents, data, and settings can be protected by storing them in a backup. In the case of a disaster, you would be able to recover them from that backup.

In the eastern Caribbean, a regional initiative the Eastern Caribbean Donor Group has been established to support the coordination of external emergency assistance in case of a major natural or technological disaster.

Where necessary, the Member States will identify a coordination body, authorized to organize interaction of disaster management and rescue services, and creation of a system of assistance in case of natural disasters and emergency situations.

Relevant United Nations organizations and donor Governments should strengthen the capacity of disaster prone countries in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and post disaster recovery within a disaster risk reduction framework, by supporting relevant initiatives in this field.

Disaster beckoned.

Disaster preparedness

Disaster response

Disaster recovery

Disaster Relief

20. Welcomes the global review of disaster reduction initiatives coordinated by the secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and emphasizes the importance of periodic review as a means of discussing disaster trends, assessing policies aimed at mitigating the impact of disaster and offering examples of successful initiatives

Peter Haas Haiti's disaster of engineering

Mr. Leigh (United Nations Volunteers, UNDP) noted that often volunteers were the first responders in the case of a natural disaster but stressed the need for their efforts to be properly organized and supported.

Emphasizing also the importance of integrating risk reduction into all phases of disaster management, development planning and post disaster recovery,

In support of this, UNDP will deploy national disaster risk reduction advisers to assist national efforts in capacity building for disaster risk reduction in 20 of the most disaster prone countries of the world.

Disaster and Development

(f) Disaster management

Blair s EU disaster

Global Disaster Recovery

Disaster risk reduction

for Disaster Reduction

We have committed 425 million towards a comprehensive package of disaster relief measures for disaster victims and reconstruction assistance.

Disaster relief requires timely and updated geo social databases and situational analysis for the various phases of the disaster

7. Decides to raise the maximum limit of an emergency cash grant to 100,000 United States dollars per country in the case of any one disaster, within existing resources available from the regular budget of the United Nations

Recognizing also the clear relationship between development, disaster risk reduction, disaster response and disaster recovery and the need to deploy efforts in all these areas,

Recognizing the clear relationship between development, disaster risk reduction, disaster response and disaster recovery and the need to continue to deploy efforts in all these areas,

3 Including ESCAP, ASEAN, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and the Asian Disaster Reduction Centre.

Disaster management is a complex portfolio, and though most countries have an established national disaster management agency, the magnitude of the disaster is sometimes way beyond their capabilities hence the apparent state of paralysis which follows.

Bush s Second Gulf Disaster

C. Post disaster recovery

Recognizing also the clear relationship between development, disaster risk reduction, disaster response and disaster recovery and the need to continue to deploy efforts in all these areas,

Several countries found it practical to use disaster resistant hospitals as an example of a benchmark for reducing overall disaster risk.

The Asian Disaster Reduction Centre is a specialized organization for disaster reduction based in Kobe, Japan.

Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction