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

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

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.

Noting the critical role played by local resources, and by existing in country capacities, in natural disaster management and risk reduction, disaster response, rehabilitation and development,

It demonstrates once again our vulnerability to natural phenomena and reminds us that we must incorporate disaster prevention and disaster risk reduction into our development policies.

Disaster risk mitigation and preparedness are integral to the planning of human settlements in countries prone to natural disasters.

7. Stresses that, in order to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards, risk assessments should be integrated into disaster risk reduction programmes at national and local levels

Disaster risk reduction

Greater awareness in respect of natural disaster risk management planning and capacity building at the national level will be crucial.

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.

The Puebla Panama Plan included a natural disaster prevention and mitigation initiative, which incorporated risk management considerations in projects in all sectors.

Emphasizing that disaster risk reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Noting the critical role played by local resources, as well as by existing in country capacities, in natural disaster response and risk management,

Emphasizing that disaster risk reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Such a system would enable countries at risk to exchange information on disaster forecasts and to undertake a joint response to natural disasters.

Thirdly, with regard to natural disaster situations, we understand that the Protocol will be applicable only in instances where there is exceptional risk.

A Global Strategy for Disaster Risk

Recognizing further that certain measures for disaster risk reduction in the context of the Hyogo Framework for Action can also support adaptation to climate change, and emphasizing the importance of strengthening the resilience of nations and communities to natural disasters through disaster risk reduction programmes,

Using space technologies for natural disaster management

Emphasizing that disaster risk reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important cross cutting element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

The Risk and Disaster Management Programme provides local government, communities and business organizations with practical strategies for mitigating and recovering from conflicts and natural disasters.

A request for clarification as to whether the element of risk must be predominant for the draft protocol to apply in natural disaster situations was also made.

Integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

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

(1) Training Workshop on Community Based Disaster Risk Management

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

11. Encourages relevant United Nations organizations to support the efforts of Member States, as appropriate, to strengthen systems for identifying and monitoring disaster risk, including vulnerability and natural hazards

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.

The World Conference on Disaster Reduction, which began today in Kobe, Japan, provides an opportunity for all Member States to identify measures to guard against the risk of natural disasters.

That unprecedented natural disaster affected millions of lives in many countries.

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.

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,

General statements Indian Ocean Disaster risk reduction for a safer future

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

(iii) Implementation of an integrated, space based global natural disaster management system

(ii) Implementation of an integrated, space based global natural disaster management system

Almost one year ago, South East Asia suffered an unprecedented natural disaster.

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,

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

Recognizing that natural disasters are a cause of displacement and that the consequences of hazards can be prevented or substantially mitigated by integrating disaster risk reduction strategies into national development policies and programmes,

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,

Remote sensing of the Earth, meteorological and environmental monitoring and natural disaster management

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