1. The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action ( ): Building Resilience for Climate Change Canadian Risk and Hazards - Knowledge and Practice- Network, 7th Symposium Fredericton, New Brunswick, 27 October Sálvano Briceño, Director, UNISDR United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Introduction: SB Director at UNISDR, main concern: develop a culture of prevention with regards to natural hazards. Deaths and destruction due to natural phenomena can be easily avoided or at least reduced with simple knowledge and basic investments. It must at least be avoided in future developments. 1

2. Overview I
Global data, trends and economic perspective on “natural” disasters II
The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action ( )
III
Climate change, a main disaster reduction issue
This will be discussed in the following three sections. Providing a scope here only.

3. I Global data, trends, and economic perspective on “natural” disasters
Basic conclusions of the First Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction by the United Nations of 2009:
Higher population density of areas that have experienced relatively high mortality during the past two decades. Nearly one fourth of total land area and more than three fourths of world’s population are subject to a relatively high risk from one or more hazards.
More than four fifths of GDP is located in areas of relatively high economic risk subject to one or more hazards.
More than half of the world’s GDP is located in high-risk areas subject to two or more hazards.
35 countries have more than 5% of the population in areas at risk from three or more hazards.
96 countries have more than 10% of the population in areas at risk from two or more hazards.
160 countries have more than 25% of the population in areas at risk from one or more hazards.

4. Two main sources of data on disasters: MunichRe and CRED, both focus on disaster impacts: victims, people affected and economic impact.
New approach by GAR/DRR: data on vulnerability trends in order to provide early advice to governments. GAR2009 set the stage, GAR2011 will provide more detailed information, a collective effort of several international institutions, including the two above plus World Bank, UNEP, WMO, UNDP and a number of academic institutions.

6. 2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction Basic conclusions
Higher population density in areas that have experienced relatively high mortality during the past 2 decades, nearly 1/4 of total land area & more than 3/4 of world’s population are subject to relatively high risk from 1 or more hazards
More than 4/5 of GDP is located in areas of relatively high economic risk subject to 1 or more hazards
More than half of the world’s GDP is located in high-risk areas subject to 2 or more hazards
35 countries have more than 5% of the population in areas at risk from 3 or more hazards
96 countries have more than 10% of the population in areas at risk from 2 or more hazards
160 countries have more than 25% of the population in areas at risk from 1 or more hazards.
Next GAR will be released in early 2011 for discussion at the third Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, 8-13 May It will contribute and complement the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC expected for 2014.

7. What is Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)?
A conceptual framework consisting of ways and means:
To minimize disaster risks by reducing the degree of vulnerability and increasing resilience capacity
To avoid (prevention) or to limit (mitigation and preparedness) the adverse impacts of natural hazards with a sustainable development approach
Natural hazard + Exposure
Vulnerability - Capacity
Disaster Risk = X

8. Global Trends - Disasters are NOT natural
Greater exposure to natural and human-induced hazards, climate change and variability
HAZARDS +
EXTREME EVENTS
Socio-economic: poverty and unsustainable development styles, unplanned urban growth and migrations, lack of risk awareness and institutional capacities...
Physical: insufficient land use planning, housing & critical infrastructure located in hazard prone areas...
Environmental degradation: ecosystem
and natural resource depletion (coastal, watershed, wetlands, forests…)
VULNERABILITY
Of the two components of risk: hazard and vulnerability, we can only act on the second one hence the need to concentrate on it as a matter of policy priority in land use planning and all development sectors
Root-causes of vulnerability are mainly human (culture – understanding risk), social (participatory governance, community development), economic (investments, fiscal policies), environmental (ecosystem protection)

9. The six principles of sustainability
The vision of disaster risk reduction: Building resilient communities towards sustainable development
The six principles of sustainability
Reducing risk or building resilience to disasters is a sustainability requirement, thus a mayor goal for society
Can sustainable development be achieved without taking into account the risk to natural hazards? Short answer: NO!
Managing risk therefore is an essential component in all sectors of sustainable development plans, housing, health, agriculture, education, transport, energy, tourism, etc.

10. The Study ‘Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters – The Economics of Effective Prevention’ Overview by World Bank and the ISDR system
Evaluate economic arguments related to disaster risk reduction, through a cost-benefit analysis of different DRR policies and measures
Influence the broader thinking related to disaster risk, awareness of the potential to reduce the costs of disasters, and guidance on the implementation of disaster risk-reducing interventions
The Overview Study was issued last week and the full report will be formally launched in the coming weeks, November 2010 (copy of overview available here,
keep an eye on Preventionweb.net for full report)

11. II
The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action ( )

12. Disaster Reduction – An Agenda in Progress
1989: IDNDR – promotion of disaster reduction, scientific development
1994: 1st WCDR - Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action – Mid-term review IDNDR, first disaster reduction policy guidance
1998: UNDP inherits DRR function from DHA (former OCHA) for supporting capacity development on DRR at national level
2000: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) – for increased public awareness, link to sustainable development, enlarged coordination at int’l and regional levels, networking and partnerships ISDR secretariat, UN Trust Fund
2002: Johannesburg Plan of Implementation- WSSD Includes a new section on “An integrated, multi-hazard, inclusive approach to address vulnerability, risk assessment and disaster management…”
2005: 2nd WCDR - Hyogo Framework for Action : Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters
2007: 1st session Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2007)
Monitor HFA progress, facilitate further actions and partnerships, take stock, identify gaps and obstacles and share lessons and good practices
2009: 2nd session Global Platform for DRR (GP2009) Monitor HFA progress, identify gaps and priorities
2010: Mid-term review of the HFA and links with CC Adaptation COP-16, MDGs 2010 review and 2012 Sustainable Development Rio Summit
2011: 3rd session Global Platform for DRR (GP2011, Geneva, 8-13 May 2011) Monitor HFA progress, identify gaps and priorities
Evolution of Disaster Risk Reduction Agenda, similar to environmental awareness, from initial scientific findings to understanding risk (shift in thinking) and changing attitudes and behaviour (policy and community action)
Main expectations now are full integration of DRR in humanitarian and development action and in particular in CC and sectoral policies

13. Disaster Reduction – An Agenda in Progress, cont…
Next challenges, to 2015 and beyond…
DRR as first step required for adaptation to CC in successor agreement to Kyoto Protocol (Jo’burg 2011 or Korea 2012…)
Hazard risk as essential requirement in MDGs and development (land-use, urban and sectoral planning)
Hazard risk reduction recognized as essential ecosystem service by environmental policies and legislation
Wider public understanding of risk and vulnerability, in particular of building safety for homes, schools, offices…
Risk awareness and knowledge, a regular feature in educational programmes at all levels, same as health or traffic prevention
Wider risk governance implemented by governments

14. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Launched in 2000 by UN General Assembly Resolution A/54/219 as successor of the International Decade on Natural Disaster Reduction – IDNDR, :
The ISDR aims at building disaster resilient communities by promoting increased awareness of the importance of disaster reduction as an integral component of sustainable development, with the goal of reducing human, social, economic and environmental losses due to natural hazards and related technological and environmental disasters.
ISDR is a successor of International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction ( ), established in 2000
The mission of ISDR is to build disaster resilient communities by raising awareness, integrating knowledge and wisdom of disaster reduction into public policies for sustainable development
Technological, biological and environmental hazards are also addressed

15. World Conference on Disaster Reduction
2nd WCDR, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, January 2005
Hyogo Framework for Action : Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters (HFA)
3 Strategic goals
5 Priorities for action
Implementation and follow-up
168 Governments, 78 regional and int’l orgs, and 161 NGOs attended
Integrate disaster risk reduction into policies, plans and programmes of sustainable development and poverty reduction
Recognize risk reduction as both a humanitarian and development issue – in the context of sustainable development
Focus on national and local implementation, with bilateral, multilateral, regional and international cooperation
The HFA focuses in particular on National Implementation with the support through bi-lateral, regional and international cooperation.
Priorities for action :
1. Governance: ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority with strong institutional basis for implementation (UNDP, World Bank)
2. Risk identification: identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warning (WMO, UNU, EC/JRC)
3. Knowledge: use knowledge , innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels (UNESCO, UNICEF, IFRC)
4. Reducing the underlying risk factors (UNEP, WHO, UN/HABITAT, FAO, ILO, private sector…)
5. Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response (UN/OCHA, WFP, IFRC)

16. Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (continued)
3 strategic goals:
- The integration of disaster risk reduction into sustainable development policies and planning
- The development and strengthening of institutions, mechanisms and capacities to build resilience to hazards
- The systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into the implementation of emergency preparedness, response and recovery programmes
Hyogo Framework for Action was adopted by 168 Governments at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, January 2005).
Hyogo Framework for Action is 10 year action plan for disaster risk reduction with a set of three strategic goals and five priorities.
ISDR plays the facilitating role of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and also monitoring role of the progress of the global implementation of the HFA.

17. Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (continued)
Five priorities for action:
1. Governance: ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority with strong institutional basis for implementation
2. Risk identification: identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warning
3. Knowledge: use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels
4. Reducing the underlying risk factors in various sectors (environment, health, construction, private sector etc.)
5. Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response
Recent progress in implementation of the HFA:
- National Platforms for DRR have been established in 52 countries.
- Regional and sub-regional strategies have been adopted– Asia (Beijing Plan of Action), Africa (AU/NEPAD), Europe (Council of Europe), Pacific (Madang Framework), LAC (OAS), ASEAN, SAARC, ECO, ECOWAS, ECCAS, IGAD, ACS, CEPREDENAC, CDEMA, CAN/CAPRADE, Mercosur… with Ministerial commitments.
- Increased commitment –UN agencies, the World Bank, Regional Development Banks, Donor agencies, EC.
- Increased engagement of different sectors (housing, health, education, environment, tourism, etc)
- Increased engagement of NGO actors (Global network of civil society organizations including mayor NGOs, World Vision, Action Aid International, Care, OXFAM, Save the Children, Tearfund, etc)

18. Build a disaster risk reduction movement – ISDR system
The objective: To reduce disaster risk, worldwide, focusing on nations and communities
The instrument: Hyogo Framework for
Action
The vehicle: ISDR system - ‘movement ’
The secretariat: UNISDR
More info at:

19. Why an ISDR system?
Respond to current disaster trends with calls of international community for increased support to risk reduction and HFA in MDGs, UNFCCC, SIDS, LDCs, Green Economy Initiative and UNCSD 2012 (Rio+20)
Build common understanding and shift towards culture of risk and prevention at all levels (global, regional, national, local, personal…)
Increase national and local level capacity for reducing risk in a coordinated and systematic manner
Increase political space for disaster risk reduction (financial investments in all development sectors from public and private sources, CC Adaptation and MDGs achievement, sustainable development…)
Same reasons apply to national and local DRR systems…

20. Nations and communities Supporting mechanisms Global Platform for DRR
The ISDR system
Nations and communities
Responsible for national strategies and programmes, baseline studies, reporting…
national platforms
Government agencies, local authorities,
NGOs, CBOs, technical organizations, private sector, media…
Support and technical advice to agencies, authorities, institutions and organizations
Governance
Global coordination
Supporting mechanisms
UN General Assembly,
ECOSOC
ISDR Support Group
ISDR regional, thematic & stakeholder platforms
UN Country Teams
WB GFDRR
Red Cross/Red Crescent
Global Platform for DRR
USG Humanitarian Affairs Management Oversight Board
Inter-agency group
ISDR secretariat
Management, oversight
Programme guidance, joint work programmes, monitoring, networking, partnerships

21. ISDR system levels of action (“platforms”)
National
National initiatives with multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral and multi disciplinary approaches
Support from UN country team – when appropriate
Regional & Sub-regional
Based on existing regional and sub-regional strategies and mechanisms
coordinated international and regional
efforts to support national and
ISDR programme
local capacities
Thematic & Stakeholders
Building on existing networks, clusters, programmes and other mechanisms
Global
Biennial sessions
For sharing and common guidance and coordination

22. Global Assessment Report for DRR & HFA Monitoring
Contributions by partners commissioned under preparation and in some cases, completed. A total of 58 interdependent activity streams underway to feed into the four main sections of GAR:
An enhanced analysis of global risk patterns, trends and drivers
A 2nd round of HFA progress reporting ( ) by governments and ISDR partner organizations
Defining effective disaster risk reduction strategies
Identification of enabling environment for DRR
To be launched early 2011 for discussion at 3rd session of Global Platform for DRR (Geneva, 8-13 May 2011)

23. HFA Mid-Term Review 2010 Global
Seeks to answer specific Key Questions in order to address strategic and fundamental matters concerning HFA implementation by 2015 and beyond.
Tools:
Literature review
In-depth studies
Workshops
Online debates
One-on-one interviews
Canada participated in consultation in Washington, DC, USA

24. 2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign
Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!
Objective:
Achieve resilient, sustainable urban communities through actions taken by local governments to reduce disaster risk → Know More;→ Invest Wisely;→ Build More Safely…
Ten-Point Checklist - Essentials for Making Cities Resilient
Monitoring on implementation of DRR activities at local level
Indicators developed in line with checklist 24

25. 2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign
Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready! cont.
Global Launch: 30 May 2010, Bonn, Germany
Regional Launch in the Americas: 31 May 2010, Lima, Peru and in other regions at Bonn, Davos, Delhi, Durban…
Certificate of Commitment
to Disaster Resilience 25

26. 2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign
Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready! cont.
15 cities getting ready in the Americas:
Bogotá (Colombia)
District of North Vancouver (Canada)
Guayaquil & Quito (Ecuador)
Larreynaga-Malpaisillo, Quezalguaque & Telica (Nicaragua)
Mexico City (Mexico)
North Little Rock (USA)
Port-au-Prince (Haití)
Posadas & Santa Fe (Argentina)
San Juan de Flores (Honduras)
Santa Tecla (El Salvador)
Santísima Trinidad, Beni (Bolivia)

27. 2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction Campaign
Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready! cont.
Partnerships
Building an alliance for promoting wide public participation in planning and decision-making for risk reduction, with local governments and other relevant actors:
City associations/networks: UCLG, EMI, CityNet, Metropolis, ICLEI
National DRR Platforms and HFA focal points
Int’l partner institutions (UN-Habitat, UNDP, ILO, WHO, World Bank, UNICEF and IFRC)
Civil society: Community-based organizations, NGOs, academic institutions, business associations…
Regional organizations: Organization of American States, PAHO, IADB, UN/ECLAC, ACS, CDEMA, CEPREDENAC, CAPRADE, MERCOSUR…
Several regions have a network, task force or platform, e.g. Asia Task Force on Urban Risk and also in the Americas… 27

28. Ten-point Checklist - Essentials for Making Cities Resilient (based on HFA)
1. Put in place organization and coordination to understand and reduce disaster risk, based on participation of relevant sectors and civil society. Build local alliances. Ensure that all departments understand their role in reducing risk (prevention, mitigation and preparedness measures)
2. Assign a budget for promoting disaster risk reduction and provide incentives for homeowners, low-income families, communities, businesses and public sector to invest in reducing the risks they face
3. Maintain up-to-date data on hazards and vulnerabilities, prepare risk assessments and use these as the basis for urban development plans and decisions. Ensure that this information and the plans for your city’s resilience are readily available to the public and fully discussed with them
4. Invest in and maintain critical infrastructure that reduces risk, such as flood drainage, adjusted where needed to cope with climate change
5. Assess the safety of all schools, health facilities and other critical infrastructure and upgrade these as necessary

29. Ten-point Checklist - Essentials for Making Cities Resilient (based on HFA), continued…
6. Apply and enforce risk-compliant building regulations and land use planning principles. Identify safe land for low-income citizens and develop upgrading of informal settlements, wherever feasible
7. Ensure education programmes and training on disaster risk reduction are in place in schools and local communities
8. Protect ecosystems and natural buffers to mitigate floods, storm surges and other hazards to which your city may be vulnerable. Adapt to climate change by building on good risk reduction practices
9. Install early warning systems and emergency management capacities in your city and hold regular public preparedness drills
10. After any disaster, ensure that the needs of the survivors are placed at the centre of reconstruction with support for them and their community organizations to design and help implement responses, including rebuilding homes and livelihoods that are safer

30. Parliamentarian Initiative for DRR
Activities
Targeted advocacy among parliamentarians
Partnership building with sub-regional and regional parliamentary fora and assemblies
Technical support and guidance to parliamentarians who become advocates and champions for greater synergies between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Numerous UNISDR Consultative Meetings for parliamentarians, e.g. Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva and regional groups
 Manila Declaration, Malta Declaration...

31. Parliamentarian Initiative for DRR
Results and Impacts, inter alia
More than 900 parliamentarians from 130 countries aware of DRR in the context of climate change and development
5 parliamentarians from Argentina, Costa Rica (former), Kenya, the Philippines, and Senegal actively promoting disaster risk reduction
New legislation on DRR+CC Adaptation approved in Philippines and project of Law prepared by the Senate of Mendoza (Argentina)
West African Parliamentarians Meeting resulted in a Plan of Action for integrating disaster risk reduction into the eight areas of the MDGs in June in 2010
Advocacy Kit for Parliamentarians Disaster Risk Reduction: An Instrument for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, at 123rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (Geneva, 6 October 2010)

32. Private Sector Engagement for DRR
Global
Private sector and DRR concept and work plan developed
Establishment of a private sector advisory group under way
International Day on Disaster Reduction (13 Oct) with active participation from private sector representatives
SRSG participation at several major private sector meetings, including UN Global Compact Summit 2010
Economics
Collaboration with the World Bank on the report Natural Hazards and Unnatural Disasters, to be launched Nov 2010

33. Media activities Global
Handbook for Multi-Media Reporting on Disaster Risk Reduction
Practical manual for media professionals in reporting on disaster risk reduction issues
Available in six languages
Media Training Workshops in all Regions

34. National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction
HFA paragraph 16 (a): Support the creation and strengthening of national integrated disaster risk reduction mechanisms, such as multi sectoral national platforms with designated responsibilities at the national through to the local levels to facilitate coordination across sectors. National platforms should also facilitate coordination across sectors, including by maintaining a broad based dialogue at national and regional levels for promoting awareness among the relevant sectors
Main functions: multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder consultation mechanism linked to highest levels of authority, for advice and facilitation of risk reduction processes in a country, province, city or town; awareness, knowledge and policy development (not the same as civil protection or disaster management coordination committees for response to disasters)
Currently there are 63 formally established platforms in addition to many more similar mechanisms (committees, commissions, forums, etc.) working on DRR

35. National Platforms for DRR
Argentina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Canada
Cape Verde
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Republic of
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
France
Gabon
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lesotho
Macedonia
Madagascar
Mali
Mexico
Monaco
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russian Federation
Senegal
Seychelles
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela
Zambia

36. III
Climate change, a main disaster reduction issue

37. Climate change and disaster risks
Evidence of more extreme events already found (IPCC Assessments) – temperatures rising, loss of glaciers and polar ice, droughts, heavy rainfall, heat and cold waves, stronger tropical cyclones, floods…
Populated deltas as well as small island developing states (SIDS) are most at risk to sea-level rise
Impacts in 3 ways: (i) more extreme events (increased frequency and intensity) in same areas (ii) more extreme events in new areas, not prepared for them and (iii) new impacts from sea level and temperature rise, glacier melting and greater stresses on ecosystems and water
IPCC Special Report on Managing Risk of Extreme Events for 2011 and contribution to 5th Assessment Report 2014
A more detailed research into the management of risk of extreme weather events is currently being carried out, process started in 2008 and will conclude in 2011, will be a mayor contribution to the IPCC 5th Assessment Report for 2014

38. Climate policy to reduce disaster risks
UNFCCC COP Bali Action Plan proposes “risk management and risk reduction strategies, including risk sharing and transfer mechanisms” … and … “disaster reduction strategies and means to address loss and damage in developing countries”
UNFCCC Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action agreed on DRR and HFA for CC adaptation at COP 15 Copenhagen 2009, expected to be confirmed at COP 16 Cancun 2010
Disaster risk reduction still to be integrated in national CC adaptation plans (NAPAs and other), and in criteria for adaptation funds
Clear recognition of CC adaptation and DRR in the Bali action plan, Poznan, Copenhagen and expected at Cancun and Jo’burg 2011
Current text for Cancun is in Doc FCCC/AWGLCA/2010/14
Under Enhanced action on adaptation:
“… The Conference of the Parties,
4. Invites all Parties to enhance adaptation action under the Adaptation Framework [for
Implementation] taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, and specific national and regional development priorities, objectives and circumstances, [and whereby developing country Parties shall be supported by developed country Parties and in accordance with paragraph 6 below], to undertake, inter alia:
(e) Enhancing climate change related disaster risk reduction strategies, considering the Hyogo Framework for Action where appropriate; early warning systems; risk assessment, and management and sharing and transfer mechanisms such as insurance [, compensation and rehabilitation]; at local, national, sub regional and regional levels, as appropriate, to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in those developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change [and/or to the impact of the implementation of response measures];

39. Disaster risk reduction is a powerful tool for climate change adaptation
Vulnerability to climatic hazards is a common concern
Reduced risk means better adapted communities
Proven disaster reduction tools are available, e.g., risk assessments, early warning systems, proper land use planning, ecosystem management, building codes, insurance and micro-finance schemes, etc.
High expectation to receive more accurate, timely and downscaled climate information through better monitoring, WMO’s proposed Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)
Main actions by UNISDR:
Support UNFCCC processes (COP sessions –next Cancun, 29 Nov-10 Dec 2010-, Nairobi Work Programme, Adaptation Fund, member states)
Support coordination and initiatives by UNGA, SG, UN/CEB and ISDR system partners, mainly UNDP, World Bank, IFRC, OCHA, UNEP, WMO
Provide Member States with guidance and information on policies and methods, and support national-level linking CC and DRR agendas, jointly with UNDP and World Bank
Develop and advocate clear messages on the importance of DRR for climate change adaptation

40. Practical national priorities and measures
First priorities (i) National Adaptation Plans to include risk assessments, focused on vulnerabilities and (ii) Strengthened institutions (policies, legislation and organizational mechanisms) to focus on risk reduction for CC (and other natural hazards)
Measures (i) Risk-related zoning and building codes, (ii) Protection of ecosystems as environmental buffers, (iii) Management of floods and droughts, (iv) Protection of critical facilities e.g. hospitals, (v) Early warning and response systems. (vi) Public education and awareness raising…

41. Climate change and disaster risk are intertwined issues
Important opportunity to achieve reductions in disaster risk
HFA as an important available tool for adaptation to climate change and other hazards (earthquakes, etc.)
ISDR strategy and mechanisms in place, more partnerships to take actions and work together

42. Thank you www.preventionweb.net & www.unisdr.org
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