Challenges in Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into Development: Infrastructure and DRM

Public Seminar showcasing projects under “Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming DRM in Developing Countries” that have demonstrated how DRM can be mainstreamed into various sectors in developing countries and discuss challenges and the lessons learnt

Overview

For many years, Japan and the World Bank have been working in partnership to support Disaster Risk Management (DRM) efforts by disaster-prone developing countries. In April 2013, the Government of Japan announced Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming DRM in Developing Countries. Subsequently, World Bank DRM Hub, Tokyo was established within the World Bank Tokyo Office.

With global losses from disasters averaging nearly $200 billion per year, countries need quick and scalable solutions. The “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030” adopted in March 2015 provides a framework for action that focuses on disaster risk management. Over the last five years, the World Bank Group’s disaster-related commitments have grown year on year, reaching $5.6 billion in FY15.

Taking the opportunity of the visit of Francis Ghesquiere, Manager of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), this public seminar will showcase projects that have demonstrated how DRM can be mainstreamed into various sectors in developing countries and discuss challenges and the lessons learnt. This seminar will investigate mainstreaming challenges in South Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on transport and energy, and the activities supported by the Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming DRM in Developing Countries that aim to integrate disaster resilience in these sectors. We hope this seminar will provide a forum of discussing how mainstreaming can be advanced.

The agenda can be found on the event website