Tomoko Suga

How do we:
- motivate Local Government leaders to invest in DRR and resilience
- encourage national actions to improve DRR implementation at local level
- enhance collaboration between citizen groups and local governments for effective risk reduction
To prioritize disaster risk reduction for local government is the necessity for national, regional and global efforts, recognize the importance of international cooperation and its promotion in support of national efforts, in particular for developi…

Comment by Tomoko Suga March 2013
How do we:
- motivate Local Government leaders to invest in DRR and resilience
- encourage national actions to improve DRR implementation at local level
- enhance collaboration between citizen groups and local governments for effective risk reduction
The local government is ultimately the decision-maker for implementation of policies in the final analysis. Governments appear, reluctant to react to issues unless there is a problem to be solved or it is a local government issue. In order to enco…

Comment by Tomoko Suga March 2013
Changes in severity and frequency of extreme weather and climate events and consequent changes in behaviour
In response to the question raised earlier in the dialogue, ‘What extreme climate events do you experience in your region? Have you had experience of implementing DRR actions in these contexts?' Water crisis is a major issue for Japan experien…

Comment by Tomoko Suga December 2012
Learning lessons from mainstreaming DRR into development planning and sectors
In response to the question raised earlier in the dialogue, ‘What are the experiences in your country on mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction into development planning and sectors? What are the lessons learned?’ Since the disaster crisis in Jap…

Comment by Tomoko Suga December 2012
Linking DRR and CCA in policy, programming and institutional partnership
In response to the question raised earlier in the dialogue, ‘What examples can you give us of progress in DRR CCA collaborative working, changing mindsets and policies that reorient incentives?’ Good practices are developed at own institutional le…

Comment by Tomoko Suga December 2012
Changes in severity and frequency of extreme weather and climate events and consequent changes in behaviour
Vulnerability to poverty is triggered by changes in severity and frequency of extreme weather, climate events, consequent changes in behaviour and deepened by climate change impacts. Agriculture and productivity are drastically reduced by extreme an…

Comment by Tomoko Suga December 2012
Learning lessons from mainstreaming DRR into development planning and sectors
Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction should involve all stakeholders and development planning and sectors at institutional level. Sustainability frameworks to develop are vulnerabilities for socio-behavioural, economic and environmental impacts. So…

Comment by Tomoko Suga December 2012
Linking DRR and CCA in policy, programming and institutional partnership
Holistic approach can be integrated by expanded principles of sustainability for disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and involve all stakeholders. Broad range of regional distribution of climate change related areas are water resource…

Comment by Tomoko Suga December 2012
For greater impact, should we better mainstream disaster risk reduction into other post-2015 goals and how?
Impacts for environmental, health and social reasons indicate better integration for disaster risk reduction into post 2015 goals. Initial comments were made to mainstream disaster risk reduction by voluntary actions from member states and climate c…

Comment by Tomoko Suga November 2012
How best can disaster risk reduction be reflected in the post-2015 development agenda?
Disaster risk reduction goals can be reflected in the post-2015 development agenda by developing challenges and opportunities in the light of evolving global developments. Through lessons learned from recent disasters, the goals are to identify poli…

Comment by Tomoko Suga November 2012
Including disaster risk reduction and resilience in post-2015 development goals - what are the options?
Sustainable development and poverty were defined as options for disaster risk reduction and resilience. Long-term strategies for energy resources and alternative or renewable energy sources have been implemented since the disaster crisis in Japan. T…

Comment by Tomoko Suga November 2012
Including disaster risk reduction and resilience in post-2015 development goals - what are the options?
Goals are to establish measures and mechanisms from political, environmental and social angles related to disaster risk reduction and resilience. Each and every nation builds prosperity through different means and strategies to address issues for di…

Comment by Tomoko Suga November 2012
How are groups with special needs best recognized and their knowledge harnessed for their participation in the different priority area for resilience?
Elderly people are particularly, and also disabled people are vulnerable to natural disasters and projected climate change impacts in developing countries. Emergency care is substantially reduced for pregnant women who may suffer from life-threateni…

Comment by Tomoko Suga October 2012
How to make women and girls the visible force of resilience?
The least developed countries in the world experience lack of stability for efficiency, accountability and sustainable solutions for the vulnerable population. The area that requires strength for visible force of resilience concerns women and girls …

Comment by Tomoko Suga October 2012
What top three elements should be addressed in the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction?
Among many elements that should be addressed in the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction are lessons learned from more recent natural disasters and in the near future. The current recovery process should be implemented into building resil…

Comment by Tomoko Suga October 2012
What are major challenges to action on disaster risk reduction and building resilience? How do we tackle them?
The main five priorities for action from HFA and external factors to consider are vulnerability in regions, communities and cultures. Trends from dialogues indicate the concern of participants from the least developed countries for international act…

Comment by Tomoko Suga October 2012
How do we accelerate HFA implementation and enhance the momentum for DRR in the remaining three years till 2015?
Many natural disasters have occurred recently, major hazards include the Queensland floods in Australia and Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan. Contributions towards best practice are significant factors that indicate lessons lear…

Comment by Tomoko Suga September 2012
Key achievements in building resilience since the adoption of the HFA in 2005
More emphasis and priority should be made towards developing countries as it continues to experience lack of productivity for natural disaster risk in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Some of the least developed countries su…

Comment by Tomoko Suga September 2012
Key issues for discussion and suggested improvements in format in subsequent rounds
Developing countries are driven by the lack of economic and urban development, country-specific policy work and governance. Discussion for long-term vision of sustainable development, the significance and ‘concept of human security’ would be an oppo…

Comment by Tomoko Suga September 2012
What are your expectations from the first online dialogue as a whole?
Online dialogue enables wide participation from global network and social inclusion of diverse people from practitioners to community level. The methodology is similar to a bottom up approach used to share knowledge and gather information from indiv…

Comment by Tomoko Suga September 2012
What are opportunities & challenges in the consultation process described in the background paper?
Disaster risk reduction and economic consequences are related issues that can be made priority as the risk increase from rapid growing economies. The least developed countries in the world continue to deteriorate, thus not providing stability when d…

Comment by Tomoko Suga September 2012
What are your expectations from the consultation process towards the development of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction?
The public awareness is important through capacity development in developed and developing countries. Public information is a significant factor to educate trends, progress and challenges that contribute towards strengthening policies related to cli…

Comment by Tomoko Suga September 2012

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