Disaster risk reduction

Integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Indian Ocean disaster risk reduction for a safer world

Indian Ocean disaster risk reduction for a safer future

Indian Ocean disaster risk reduction for a safer future

New developments include partnerships in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to promote disaster risk reduction and to design subregional common policies on disaster risk reduction.

We recognize that the international community has accumulated much experience with disaster risk reduction through the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and the succeeding International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.

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.

General statements Indian Ocean Disaster risk reduction for a safer future

The secretariat of ISDR uses satellite imagery in disaster risk reduction.

Some progress is being made towards overcoming vulnerability to natural hazards by integrating disaster reduction measures into development strategies. Those efforts involve linking climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, as well as ensuring that implementation of the Millennium Development Goals supports disaster risk reduction.

We reaffirm the vital role of the United Nations system in disaster risk reduction.

In Asia, Governments are building greater commitments to disaster risk reduction through several mechanisms.

Current uses of space based services to support risk reduction and disaster management activities

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

Most important, States should also conceive mechanisms that allow bottom up disaster risk reduction initiatives, originating at the community level and contributing to the shaping of disaster risk reduction policy and programmes at the national level.

Noting the importance of the ongoing work of the Working Group on climate change and disaster risk reduction, established by the Inter Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction,

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,

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

Disaster reduction posed a challenge to all countries, especially developing countries, and the international community needed to build capacities for risk reduction, adaptation, early warning and post disaster reconstruction.

In an effort to enhance synergy between the NAPA process and efforts towards disaster risk reduction, the Chair of the LEG participated in a video conference of the Interagency Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction during SBI 22.

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,

India set up its national disaster management authority to strengthen the national and institutional legislative system to deal with disaster risk reduction.

The agreements reached at the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction were of interest to all vulnerable developing countries, which would benefit from global risk reduction and disaster preparedness strategies.

Recognizing that disaster risk reduction is a cross cutting issue in the context of sustainable development,

Africa s potential can be harnessed only by adaptation to climate change, using disaster risk reduction mechanisms.

(d) Disaster risk reduction diminishes the need for humanitarian emergency interventions in the aftermath of disasters

It is a vehicle for strengthening the financing of and support to disaster risk reduction globally.

Sustainable disaster risk reduction needs to become an integral component of environmental, economic and social development.

Recognizing that disaster risk reduction is a cross cutting issue in the context of sustainable development,

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,

Shifting from emergency disaster response to more proactive disaster prevention, risk reduction and mitigation will, in our view, be the key to success.

The World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, in January 2005 recognized the contribution of space technology to disaster reduction and emphasized the need to incorporate space based services routinely to support risk reduction.

In this connection, a special session on the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster, convened at the World Conference to review that disaster from a risk reduction perspective, delivered the Common Statement of the Special Session on Indian Ocean Disaster Risk Reduction for a Safer Future as its outcome.

Identified actions that would support the further use of space technology for risk reduction and disaster management

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

Recognizing the significant role played by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in disaster preparedness and risk reduction, disaster response, rehabilitation and development,

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

Disaster related legislation and regulatory frameworks within the context of strengthened national systems are essential to creating an enabling environment for disaster risk reduction.

As a participant in the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, IFRC viewed risk and vulnerability reduction not as a cost, but as an investment.

Long term disaster risk reduction for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in Nicaragua Algeria the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Djibouti Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Draft common statement of the Special Session on the Indian Ocean Disaster Risk Reduction for a Safer Future

The Conference attracted worldwide attention and assumed an unprecedented level of significance with regard to disaster risk reduction.

The technical and institutional links between adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction are under increasing discussion.

The outcomes of the recent World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Kobe, Japan, from 18 to 22 January 2005, can support national and regional programmes and strategies for risk reduction and disaster management.