Priorities for the new international agreement on reducing disaster risk
Chair:
Sam Bickersteth, CDKN
Speakers:
Tom Mitchell, ODI
Steve Barnes, UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat and UK lead on HFA2
Mihir Bhatt, Director, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
Shamika Sirimanne, Director, ICT and DRR, UNESCAP
Description
2015 is a crucial year for promoting efforts to reduce disaster risk. Not only is it likely that we will see a successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), we are also likely to see new Sustainable Development Goals, as well as a new Climate Change Agreement. This represents a unique alignment of major international policy frameworks, and an unparalleled opportunity to make inroads into reducing disaster risk globally, regionally and nationally.
Key to this is the growing realization over the decade of the HFA that risk and development are inextricably linked. We cannot extract the creation, avoidance or reduction of disaster risk from development processes or those associated with economic growth. Risk management has to be enshrined as part of development and only then, can development progress be adequately protected and disasters risks minimized.
This guide to the future framework for DRR, jointly produced by CDKN and ODI, is intended to aid decision makers by highlighting what should be covered by a new agreement. It is particularly aimed at those in government responsible for contributing to the new agreement. The guide is organized into a set of modules, each representing important aspects of the successor to the existing HFA, and presents evidence in the form of infographics and summary messages.