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Governmental approaches and methods referring to disaster risk reduction, national capacity building, policy design and legislation, and State-led, coordinated post-disaster recovery efforts.
A National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a nationally owned and nationally led forum or committee for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.
Kenya: Plugging the gaps in disaster preparedness
11 Mar 2010, IRIN
Kenya's failure to put in place a comprehensive disaster preparedness policy means its response to high-risk events such as droughts, floods, epidemics and major accidents tends to be slow, poorly coordinated and unnecessarily expensive, say specialists...
- Indicator 1.1 [PDF, 136Kb]National policy and legal framework for disaster risk reduction exists with decentralised responsibilities and capacities at all levels
- Indicator 4.4 [PDF, 101Kb]Planning and management of human settlements incorporate disaster risk reduction elements, including enforcement of building codes
- Indicator 4.6 [PDF, 85Kb]Procedures are in place to assess the disaster risk impacts of major development projects, especially infrastructure
- Indicator 5.2 [PDF, 99Kb]Disaster preparedness plans and contingency plans are in place at all administrative levels, and regular training drills and rehearsals are held to test and develop disaster response programmes.
- Indicator 5.4 [PDF, 88Kb]Procedures are in place to exchange relevant information during hazard events and disasters, and to undertake post-event reviews
- La prise en charge des risques naturels par les sciences humaines et sociales (in French)18-22 Mar 2010, Algeria (Bab Ezzouar)
- Workshop on the disaster management act 200527-28 Mar 2010, India (Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu)
- Mekong River summit02-05 Apr 2010, Thailand (Khon Kaen)
- Earthquake disasters: from rapid response toward mitigationUNIGE, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Disaster ManagementGlobal Fields Inst, Nairobi, Kenya
- Conflict, Development and DisastersWageningen Univ, Wageningen
- A guide for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action by local stakeholders2010, Graduate School of Global Environ Studies; Kyoto Univ; UNISDR - Hyogo
- Climate, disasters and international development2010
- Trade and climate change2009, UNEP; UNWTO
- Adaptation negotiatorUnited States of America (Washington, DC), U.S. Dept of State, United States of America - gov
External Online Resources
- America Latina Genera
- Climate and Disaster Governance (CDG)
- Con los pies en la tierra: a DPAE educational resource on earthquake in Bogotá (in Spanish)
- Dialogue on climate change adaptation for land and water managment
- DKKV: Database of documentation on EU disaster preparedeness
- HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management (IFM HelpDesk)
- Integrated Risk Governance Project
- Martinique: risques et nuisances (in French)
- NZAID: The Pacific strategy 2007-2015: reducing vulnerability
- Special report: managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation (IPCC)
- Tearfund international learning zone (TILZ): disaster risk reduction
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan: disaster reduction - Japan's action
- UNFCCC: adaptation to climate change
- UNFCCC: National communications Annex I
- UNFCCC: Non-Annex I national communications
- UNISDR The Americas: HFA-pedia - Anguilla
- Water management in Taiwan
- WHO and UNEP: Health and Environment Linkages Initiative (HELI), climate change risk for policymakers
Find or contribute curricular, extra-curricular and public awareness materials on disaster prevention and school safety for primary, secondary, vocational, community-based education and public awareness.
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.