Disaster mitigation

2. Disaster relief and mitigation

2. Disaster relief and mitigation

Shifting from emergency disaster response to more proactive disaster prevention, risk reduction and mitigation will, in our view, be the key to success.

(viii) Developing preventive and preparedness measures, as well as risk mitigation and disaster reduction, including early warning systems

(b) Natural disaster mitigation ( 17 million)

(d) Disaster mitigation, relief and reconstruction.

Disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and relief

Disaster risk mitigation and preparedness are integral to the planning of human settlements in countries prone to natural disasters.

Panel discussion Lessons learned from the recent earthquake tsunami Indian Ocean disaster investing in risk reduction, mitigation and preparedness

DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION IN DEVELOPING AND

(iii) Including natural disaster risk mitigation, early warning, preparedness and post disaster considerations and related capacity building measures in human settlements planning and development, including at regional level

Relevant United Nations organizations and donor Governments should strengthen the capacity of disaster prone countries in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and post disaster recovery within a disaster risk reduction framework, by supporting relevant initiatives in this field.

It promotes an integrated approach to disaster mitigation.

E. Disaster prevention and mitigation in developing and

(a) More effective integration of disaster risk considerations into sustainable development policies, planning and programming at all levels, with special emphasis on disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and vulnerability reduction

The Puebla Panama Plan included a natural disaster prevention and mitigation initiative, which incorporated risk management considerations in projects in all sectors.

Disaster risk reduction

(c) Adopt, or modify where necessary, legislation to support disaster risk reduction, including regulations and mechanisms that encourage compliance and that promote incentives for undertaking risk reduction and mitigation activities.

(a) The more effective integration of disaster risk considerations into sustainable development policies, planning and programming at all levels, with a special emphasis on disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and vulnerability reduction

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84. Disaster mitigation. Compared with the fourth cycle, there was a significant shift in this category towards enhanced capacity building for vulnerability reduction and disaster mitigation.

First, the tsunami disaster illustrated the lack of a systematic disaster management framework, including disaster mitigation measures, in many countries.

For that reason, Guatemala concurs with the Secretary General's recommendation that the relevant United Nations organizations and donor Governments should strengthen the capacities of disaster prone countries in disaster mitigation, preparedness and response as well as post disaster recovery, within a disaster risk reduction framework.

He called for quick implementation of all such disaster mitigation measures.

The United Nations can help disaster prone countries in developing disaster mitigation programmes and early warning systems.

A Global Strategy for Disaster Risk

(a) Strengthening the risk mitigation products offered by official sector agencies.

(c) Technical expertise to assist post disaster evaluations to provide advice on specialized aspects of disaster mitigation and relief

The United Nations can further help disaster prone countries to develop disaster mitigation programmes and an early warning system.

The Yokohama Strategy for a Safer World Guidelines for Natural Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Mitigation and its Plan of Action ( Yokohama Strategy ), adopted in 1994, provides landmark guidance on reducing disaster risk and the impacts of disasters.

5. Disaster prevention and mitigation in developing and utilizing mineral and water resources.

Disaster relief and mitigation, and special emergency for United Nations Development Organizations (programme

These regional bodies support national efforts in natural disaster mitigation, preparedness and response.

Disaster mitigation measures should be built into development programmes as an integral part of the continuum from disaster to rehabilitation.

Also at its 27th meeting, the Council held a panel discussion on lessons learned from the recent earthquake tsunami Indian Ocean disaster investing in risk reduction, mitigation and preparedness.

Their actions typically fall into the risk mitigation or loss severity reduction phases of the risk management process.

These crises have also highlighted the undeniable need to prioritize disaster management and mitigation.

In addition, disaster mitigation projects in Guinea, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe have been updated.

Integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Some multilateral developments related to disaster risk reduction

The forthcoming World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction would provide new opportunities to strengthen the disaster mitigation capacity of the international community.

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IV. TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION IN DEVELOPING AND UTILIZING MINERAL RESOURCES

Using some WFP provided relief assistance for disaster mitigation or rehabilitation as well as relief