1. Urban Risk Reduction in Arab Region
Zubair Murshed

2. Context Hyogo Framework of Action Making Cities Resilient Campaign
Arab Strategy for DRR

3. Why Urban
Risks transforming
Cities expanding
Vulnerabilities growing

4. Water* Extended droughts* Degriculture Food*
Alarm Bells
Water*
Extended droughts*
Degriculture
Food*
The report from the analysts Maplecroft, says that the ten countries most at risk are: Somalia (1), Mauritania (2), Sudan (3), Niger (4), Iraq (5), Uzbekistan (6), Pakistan (7), Egypt (8), Turkmenistan (9) Syria (10), and Yemen.

5. 56 % (overall) 70 % (GCC and North Africa) 87 % (Lebanon) And counting
Going Urban
56 % (overall)
70 % (GCC and North Africa)
87 % (Lebanon)
And counting

6. Arab City Coastal Seismic City as country* Who is managing ??? *
Disaster preparedness ???

7. Session purpose
To arrive at a common understanding of urban risks and define time-bound, achievable targets for disaster risk reduction in Arab cities.

8. An Arab Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Cities.
Session outcome
An Arab Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Cities.

9. Session Flow Urban risks in the region Existing systems in Arab cities
Good Practices
Arab Declaration on DRR in cities

10. Thank You