Incorporating climate change and growth into the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
This policy paper aims to inform the preparation of the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015 by evaluating how the principles of the HFA may need to evolve in the new Framework to help tackle challenges such as climate change and the continued growth of populations and wealth in hazard-prone areas, which is expected to push the human and economic costs of disasters to even higher levels. It considers whether the Priorities for Action of the HFA are suitable to encourage and inform action that is consistent with the strategies laid out by the 2012 Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and others. From this, it draws a set of preliminary recommendations for the Post-2015 Framework. This analysis is intended to provide a foundation for further discussion, investigation an d consultation.