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Part II

Since the declaration of the IDNDR in 1990 and in particular since the adoption of the HFA in 2005, the disaster risk management sector has grown exponentially in both size and salience.

It could be argued that the disaster risk management sector first became conscious of its own existence at the International Conference on Disaster Mitigation Program Implementation in Ocho Rios, Jamaica in 1984 (Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1985

Virginia Polytechnic Institute. 1985,Proceedings of the International Conference on Disaster Mitigation Program Implementation, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, November 12-16, 1984.. .

). Yet only 51 international participants attended that conference, indicating the small size of the incipient sector at that time. In contrast, the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva in May 2013 attracted over 3,500 participants, including 172 government delegations, 240 nongovernmental organizations, 175 businesses, 30 parliamentarians from 26 countries as well as local government representatives, scientists and academics. Over thirty years, the size of the sector has increased by two orders of magnitude.

PreventionWeb, the United Nations-hosted global portal for disaster risk management information, now identifies 32,600 professionals involved in the disaster risk management sector, compared to 5,000 in 2006.1 This represents only a small proportion of those who actually work in the sector at the national or local level. According to PreventionWeb, in 2013 there were 1,127 conferences, seminars, workshops and other events that connected and integrated the sector, again reflecting only a small proportion of the events occurring on the national and local stage.

As the sector has grown, government self-assessments prepared using the HFA Monitor (UNISDR, 2011b

UNISDR. 2011b,Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters: Mid-Term Review 2010-2011, Geneva, Switzerland: UNISDR.. .

, 2013b, 2013c; UNISDR et al., 2009

UNISDR, The German Committee for Disaster Reduction and EUROPA Major Hazards Agreement. 2009,Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action in Europe: Advances and Challenges, Report for the period 2007- 2009. Geneva.. .

) provide evidence of an enormous investment by governments in new legislative and instrumental systems, policies, budgetary allocations, information systems, early warning mechanisms, disaster preparedness, and to a lesser extent in corrective disaster risk management.

(Source: UNISDR, 2013a

UNISDR. 2013a,Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva, Switzerland: UNISDR.. .

Figure II.1 Progress in implementing the HFA (2007-2013)

	114 Part II Since the declaration of the IDNDR in 1990 and in particular since the adoption of the HFA in 2005, the disaster risk management sector has grown exponentially in both size and salience. It could be argued that the disaster risk management sector first became conscious of its own existence at the International Conference on Disaster Mitigation Program Implementation in Ocho Rios, Jamaica in 1984 (Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1985 x Virginia Polytechnic Institute. 1985,Proceedings of the International Conference on Disaster Mitigation Program Implementation, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, November 12-16, 1984.. . ). Yet only 51 international participants attended that conference, indicating the small size of the incipient sector at that time. In contrast, the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva in May 2013 attracted over 3,500 participants, including 172 government delegations, 240 nongovernmental organizations, 175 businesses, 30 parliamentarians from 26 countries as well as local government representatives, scientists and academics. Over thirty years, the size of the sector has increased by two orders of magnitude. PreventionWeb, the United Nations-hosted global portal for disaster risk management information, now identifies 32,600 professionals involved in the disaster risk management sector, compared to 5,000 in 2006.1 This represents only a small proportion of those who actually work in the sector at the national or local level. According to PreventionWeb, in 2013 there were 1,127 conferences, seminars, workshops and other events that connected and integrated the sector, again reflecting only a small proportion of the events occurring on the national and local stage. As the sector has grown, government self-assessments prepared using the HFA Monitor (UNISDR, 2011b x UNISDR. 2011b,Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters: Mid-Term Review 2010-2011, Geneva, Switzerland: UNISDR.. . , 2013b, 2013c; UNISDR et al., 2009 x UNISDR, The German Committee for Disaster Reduction and EUROPA Major Hazards Agreement. 2009,Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action in Europe: Advances and Challenges, Report for the period 2007- 2009. Geneva.. . ) provide evidence of an enormous investment by governments in new legislative and instrumental systems, policies, budgetary allocations, information systems, early warning mechanisms, disaster preparedness, and to a lesser extent in corrective disaster risk management. (Source: UNISDR, 2013a x UNISDR. 2013a,Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva, Switzerland: UNISDR.. . .) Figure II.1 Progress in implementing the HFA (2007-2013)	Page 1 Page 10 Page 20 Page 30 Page 40 Page 50 Page 60 Page 70 Page 80 Page 90 Page 100 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 ->Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 130 Page 140 Page 150 Page 160 Page 170 Page 180 Page 190 Page 200 Page 210 Page 220 Page 230 Page 240 Page 250 Page 260 Page 270 Page 280 Page 290 Page 300 Page 310