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Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disaster 2007 Author: UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) In January 2005, 168 Governments adopted a 10-year plan to make the world safer from natural hazards at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The Hyogo Framework is a road map for disaster risk reduction efforts during the next decade. Its goal is to substantially reduce disaster losses by 2015 – in lives, and in the social, economic, and environmental assets of communities and countries. The Hyogo Framework offers guiding principles, priorities for action, and practical means for achieving disaster resilience for vulnerable communities.
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Bureau for Crisis Prevention (United Nations Development Program) 2007 This first Annual Outlook provides background on BCPR’s strategic priorities and describes key areas of work. BCPR has a main focus on crisis prevention related with natural disaster or violent conflicts. This outlook will give an overview, an account and a forecast about the BCPR’s activities which are reflected through country projects. The second part describes a selected number of global initiatives in the areas of conflict prevention and risk reduction, and recovery, e.g. Climate Risk Management, International Recovery Platform, and Surge. In the third Part UN and Inter-governmental Initiatives are highlighted, e.g. Reform of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. This report is interesting for DRR-People because UNDP plays an important role in disaster risk management at the country level, e.g. in Sri Lanka, Kyrgystan, Liberia, El Salvador, Jordan, Albania, South Asia, Mozambique, and Sudan. Also a point of interest is the support of countries developing climate risk management strategies to manage climate-related threats. For whom: Project Managers, NPOs
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Mainstreaming Hazard Risk Management into Rural Projects 2006 Author: World Bank One of the major roles of the international institutions related to natural disasters has been funding relief and reconstruction efforts. In recent years, however, the World Bank has recognized the need to finance projects whose aim is to reduce risk. This paper addresses the issue of streamlining hazard risk management into individual projects in the rural sector. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness and understanding of risk and disaster management and to provide concrete examples of past projects demonstrating ways to mainstream hazard risk management components.
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Reducing the Risk of Disasters – A DFID policy paper 2006 Author: DFID (Department for International Development, UK) Helping to Achieve Sustainable Poverty Reduction in a Vulnerable World. This paper summarises DFID’s policy on disaster risk reduction as it applies to natural and technological disasters. It sets out the key elements of disaster risk reduction and why it is important. The policy is valuable for areas where disaster risk poses a threat to sustainable development. The approach presented reflects the increasing priority DFID and the rest of the UK Government accords to risk management and it builds on work including disaster response, livelihoods, food security and social protection.
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UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction On Better Terms 2006 This booklet aims to lay down the foundation for collaboration between practitioners working on climate change and disaster risk reduction experts. Both discipline have developed similar concepts. However, the terminology is often interpreted in different ways. The booklet explains a few key concepts in order to clarify meanings and to foster better mutual understanding. The selection of key concepts discussed in this booklet include: Vulnerability, Risk and Disaster Risk Reduction, Risk Assessment and Climate Change, Impact Assessment, Mitigation, Adaptation, Adaptive Capacity and Coping Capacity. The list remains is not yet comprehensive, further key terms will be included in future versions of the booklet. For whom: Project Managers, Backstoppers
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Mainstreaming Hazard Risk Management in Poverty Reduction Strategies 2006 Author: World Bank A strategic framework for action
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Invest to prevent disaster 2005 Author: The potential benefits and limitations of micro-insurance as a risk transfer mechanism for developing countries ProVention ConsortiumInsurance is an established instrument for transferring natural disaster risks by providing indemnification against losses from a disaster event in exchange for a premium payment. Like insurance, risk transfer for developing countries raises important issues regarding the role of the international donor community in making such instruments affordable and linking risk transfer directly with preventive and preparedness measures for reducing risks. The intent of micro-insurance is to provide easily accessible insurance cover for small-scale assets and livestock at affordable premiums by keeping transaction and other costs low.
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Integrating disaster reduction into development: recommendations for policy-makers. Policy Brief 2004 Author: ProVention Consortium This policy brief outlines recommendations for integrating assessment of natural hazard-related risks in project design, appraisal and evaluation. Related policies and strategies and strong commitment to risk reduction are critical in ensuring that the tools will be revised and applied with due effect. This briefing note is based on the report 'Measuring Mitigation': Methodologies for assessing natural hazard risks and the net benefits of mitigation – A scoping study, edited by ProVention Consortium.
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Reducing Disaster Risk – A Challenge for Development. A global Report 2004 Author: UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) This report shows that billions of people in more than 100 countries are periodically exposed to at least one event of earthquake, tropical cyclone, flood or drought. The report argues that disaster risk is not inevitable and offers examples of good practice in disaster risk reduction that can be built into ongoing development planning policy. Moreover, this report introduces a pioneering Disaster Risk Index (DRI) that measures the relative vulnerability of countries to three key natural hazards – earthquake, tropical cyclone and flood.
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Disaster Preparedness and Prevention (DPP): State of play and strategic orientations for EC policy. 2003 Author: ECHO (European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office) As a key donor of development assistance and humanitarian aid the European Commission (EC) must have a vital interest in promoting sustainable development. It is a necessary but not sufficient condition to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. Specific disaster preparedness and prevention measures are necessary to ensure the success of sustainable development. The objective of this paper is to present the outline for an EC strategy on disaster preparedness and prevention.
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