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- Summary:
- This guide focuses on the implementation of Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) priorities at the lowest levels of government – the local/municipal level. In addition, it aims to educate local policymakers and actors on how to effectively integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR) into sustainable development planning, building and maintaining institutional mechanisms and capacities for DRR, and relaying DRR principles to their respective communities. The HFA focuses on 5 areas of disaster risk management (DRM): Risk Identification, Risk Reduction, Risk Transfer, Adverse Event Management, and Recovery. With these it also seeks to develop a culture that will foster resilience and safety. Structured like a manual, the document looks at each priority individually and the tools necessary to carry them out. To summarize: Priority 1 – understand what is meant by DRR, develop a DRR framework and plan of action and know who the stakeholders in the process are. Priority 2 – understand how to communicate and disseminate disaster risk information, determine community risk level and develop early warning systems. Priority 3 – develop a disaster information system and create public awareness through DRR training programs and networks. Priority 4 – promote building safety and proper urban and land planning, develop a disaster recovery plan and poverty reduction initiatives, and introduce instruments to hedge/share economic risks. Priority 5 – develop, strengthen, and assess the capacity of disaster preparedness planning and programming mechanisms. While one finds the document to be quite long, its instructive value far surpasses one’s expectation. The use of diagrams brings the concepts to life. The summary tables by themselves bring clarity to the steps and questions local stakeholders should take and ask, making the implementation of the HFA relatable to the local context. The boxes and sidebars provide concrete examples of the tasks required, tools used, and methodologies followed by various local and state actors. This document is a necessary tool in developing community level involvement in DRR. ( English )
- Subject:
- General Disaster Risk Management ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Shaw, R., Matsuoka, Y., Tsunozaki, E. (2009). A guide for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action by local stakeholders. Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies.
- General Note:
- Consultant Version
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- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13022743
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