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The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015):

Building Resilience for Climate Change

Canadian Risk and Hazards

- Knowledge and Practice- Network, 7th Symposium Fredericton, New Brunswick, 27 October 2010

Sálvano Briceño, Director, UNISDR United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

www.unisdr.orgwww.preventionweb.net

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Overview

I Global data, trends and economic perspective on “natural” disasters

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IIIThe UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015)

Climate change, a main disaster reduction issue

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I Global data, trends, and economic perspective on “natural” disasters

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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.

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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

X Vulnerability - Capacity

= Disaster Risk

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Global Trends - Disasters are NOT natural

Greater exposure to natural and human-Greater exposure to natural and human-induced hazards, climate change and induced hazards, climate change and variabilityvariability

Socio-economic: poverty and unsustainable Socio-economic: poverty and unsustainable development styles, unplanned urban development styles, unplanned urban growth and migrations, lack of risk growth and migrations, lack of risk awareness and institutional capacities...awareness and institutional capacities...

Physical: insufficient land use planning, Physical: insufficient land use planning, housing & critical infrastructure located in housing & critical infrastructure located in hazard prone areas...hazard prone areas...

Environmental degradation: ecosystemEnvironmental degradation: ecosystem and natural resource depletion (coastal, and natural resource depletion (coastal,

watershed, wetlands, forests…)watershed, wetlands, forests…)

HAZARDS +HAZARDS +EXTREME EVENTSEXTREME EVENTS

VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY

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The vision of disaster risk reduction: Building resilient communities towards sustainable development

The six principles of

sustainability

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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)

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II The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015)

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Disaster Reduction – An Agenda in Progress1989: IDNDR 1990-1999 – promotion of disaster reduction, scientific development1994: 1st WCDR - Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action – Mid-term review IDNDR, first disaster reduction policy guidance1998: UNDP inherits DRR function from DHA (former OCHA) for supporting capacity development on DRR at national level2000: 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 Fund2002: 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 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters2007: 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 priorities2010: Mid-term review of the HFA and links with CC Adaptation COP-16, MDGs 2010 review and 2012 Sustainable Development Rio Summit2011: 3rd session Global Platform for DRR (GP2011, Geneva, 8-13 May 2011) Monitor HFA progress, identify gaps and priorities

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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

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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, 1990-1999:

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.

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World Conference on Disaster Reduction2nd WCDR, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 18-22 January 2005

Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: 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

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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

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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

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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 2005-2015

The vehicle: ISDR system - ‘movement ’

The secretariat: UNISDR

More info at: www.preventionweb.net

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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…

Why an ISDR system?

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The ISDR system

Nations and communities

Global coordination

Supporting mechanisms

national platforms

Government agencies, local authorities,

NGOs, CBOs, technical organizations, private sector, media…

Global Platform for DRR

USG Humanitarian Affairs Management Oversight Board

Inter-agency group

ISDR secretariat

ISDR Support Group

ISDR regional, thematic & stakeholder platforms

UN Country Teams

WB GFDRR

Red Cross/Red Crescent

UN General Assembly,

ECOSOC

Support and technical advice to agencies, authorities, institutions and organizations

Management, oversight

Programme guidance, joint work programmes, monitoring, networking, partnerships

Governance

Responsible for national strategies and programmes, baseline studies, reporting…

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ISDR system levels of action (“platforms”)

NationalNational initiatives with multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral and multi disciplinary approaches

Support from UN country team – when appropriate

Regional & Sub-regionalBased on existing regional and sub-regional strategies and mechanisms

Thematic & StakeholdersBuilding on existing networks, clusters, programmes and other mechanisms

GlobalBiennial sessions

For sharing and common guidance and coordination

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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 (2009-2010) 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)

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HFA Mid-Term Review 2010

GlobalSeeks to answer specific Key Questions in order to address strategic and fundamental matters concerning HFA implementation by 2015 and beyond.

Tools:Literature reviewIn-depth studiesWorkshopsOnline debatesOne-on-one interviews

Canada participated in consultation in Washington, DC, USA

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2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction CampaignMaking 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

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2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction CampaignMaking 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

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2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction CampaignMaking 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)

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2010 – 2011 World Disaster Reduction CampaignMaking 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…

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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

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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

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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...

Parliamentarian Initiative for DRR

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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)

Parliamentarian Initiative for DRR

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Economics

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•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

Private Sector Engagement for DRR

•Collaboration with the World Bank on the report Natural Hazards and Unnatural Disasters, to be launched Nov 2010

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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

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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

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ArgentinaBotswanaBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCanadaCape VerdeChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Republic ofCosta RicaCroatiaCzech RepublicDjiboutiDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorFrance

GabonGermanyGhanaGuatemalaHungaryIndonesiaIranItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanLesothoMacedoniaMadagascarMaliMexicoMonacoNicaraguaNiger

National Platforms for DRR

NigeriaPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandRussian FederationSenegalSeychellesSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSweden SwitzerlandTajikistanTanzaniaTogoUgandaUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaVenezuelaZambia

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Climate change, a main disaster reduction issue

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Climate change and disaster risks

1. 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…

2. Populated deltas as well as small island developing states (SIDS) are most at risk to sea-level rise

3. 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

4. IPCC Special Report on Managing Risk of Extreme Events for 2011 and contribution to 5th Assessment Report 2014

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Climate policy to reduce disaster risks

1. UNFCCC COP 13 2007 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”

2. 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

3. Disaster risk reduction still to be integrated in national CC adaptation plans (NAPAs and other), and in criteria for adaptation funds

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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)

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Practical national priorities and measures

1. 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)

2. 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…

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• 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

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Thank you

United Nations, secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

International Environment House II 7-9 Chemin de Balexert, CH 1219 Chatelaine

Geneva 10, SwitzerlandTel: +41 229178907 & 8

Fax: +41 229178964Email: isdr@un.org

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