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- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13010991/00001
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- Summary:
- This document is a report of the United Nations’ World Conference on Disaster Reduction convened in Kobe, Hyogo (Japan) in January 2005. The report presents an assessment of global disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives since the adoption of the Yokoyama strategy in 1994. It also presents the 2005 Hyogo declaration, and the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). As a result of the Yokoyama Strategy, there has been great progress in terms of the growing scope and sophistication of DRR concepts. This progress, according to the document, entails the development of a common DRR terminology and increasing coordination between important stakeholders. The Yokoyama Strategy also called for a multi-sectoral and multi-level approach to DRR, viewing the development of capacities for DRR at both national and local levels and across sectors as key to reducing the impact of multiple hazards. One of the major challenges to meeting this objective is the lack of systematic implementation, collaboration, and reporting. There are serious gaps in terms of frameworks established at the international, regional, and national levels, and what is going on at the local and communal levels, where action is most critical. In terms of the Hyogo declaration, conference participants declared their commitment to reinforcing global DRR initiatives, particularly underlining the role of disasters in undermining efforts towards sustainable development goals. They reiterated their engagement to promoting disaster mitigation and building resilience at both national and local levels. The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) specifically emphasizes the need to make DRR a national and local priority. The framework calls for the development of institutional foundations linking national and local mechanisms for the identification, evaluation, and monitoring of disaster risks and the establishment of early warning systems. Most importantly, the HFA encourages the development of a culture of resilience at all levels of DRR activity, whether policy-making or implementation. Lastly, the framework calls on country participants and other stakeholders to reinforce disaster preparedness for timely and adequate responses. This publication presents two dominant frameworks for DRR implementation: the Yokoyama Strategy and the HFA. The latter framework is presented as an update to the former, and is thus recommended by the UN/ISDR as source of reference for global DRR initiatives. The HFA is regarded as a milestone for international disaster reduction efforts, setting out an ambitious agenda to substantially reduce losses in life, as well as social, economic, and environmental assets around the world related to disaster. ( English )
- Subject:
- General Risk Management ( English )
- Subject:
- General Risk Reduction ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2005). Report of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction. United Nations (UN).
- General Note:
- Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 18-22 January 2005
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- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13010991
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