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

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

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.

(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.

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

Disaster risk reduction

Remote sensing satellites were useful in formulating disaster mitigation measures and in monitoring, and could assist in risk analyses by promoting understanding of the processes that led to natural disasters.

The ultimate goal is to help countries to establish technical capacities in disaster management, including risk assessment, mitigation, early warning and response communication systems in a more cost effective manner.

Space technology offered tremendous potential for assisting in disaster response and mitigation.

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.

A Global Strategy for Disaster Risk

That was a national mission, integrating space applications along with other relevant information for disaster warning, disaster mitigation and efficient management of hazardous events.

In 1993, a coordination centre had been established to strengthen national risk management capabilities and, in 1999, the members of the Central American Integration System had decided to establish joint mechanisms for risk prevention and disaster mitigation, with the help of the corresponding national and regional institutions.

(i) Paragraph (a) should read Increased capacity of developing countries for preparedness in disaster prevention and mitigation.

(a) Support the decision of ASEAN to establish regional mechanisms on disaster prevention and mitigation, inter alia

Integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Such risk evaluations or information on alternative risk mitigation measures submitted by Parties may be found on the Rotterdam Convention web site (www.pic.int).

Thirdly, there is continuing need to develop and strengthen national and regional capacity in disaster management and mitigation.

Those efforts involve linking climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, as well as ensuring that implementation of the Millennium Development Goals supports disaster risk reduction.

In support of this, UNDP will deploy national disaster risk reduction advisers to assist national efforts in capacity building for disaster risk reduction in 20 of the most disaster prone countries of the world.

(1) Training Workshop on Community Based Disaster Risk Management

Indian Ocean disaster risk reduction for a safer world

Indian Ocean disaster risk reduction for a safer future

The funding was predominantly for reconstruction and disaster mitigation activities at the country level from a variety of donors.

We fully support efforts in the area of natural disaster mitigation, especially in the light of recent global trends.

New developments include partnerships in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to promote disaster risk reduction and to design subregional common policies on disaster risk reduction.

Risk mitigation activities and reducing the hazardous conditions under which a threat can materialize are the next step.

General statements Indian Ocean Disaster risk reduction for a safer future

The secretariat of ISDR uses satellite imagery in disaster risk reduction.

Palu and Donggala have been hit by tsunamis several times in the past 100 years, according to Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency.

Emphasizing the responsibility of all States to undertake disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts in order to minimize the impact of disasters,

IFRC contributed to the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction through increased preparedness, response activities, small scale mitigation, education, advocacy and partnerships.

Recognizing the clear relationship between development, disaster risk reduction, disaster response and disaster recovery and the need to continue to deploy efforts in all these areas,

Emphasizing also the importance of integrating risk reduction into all phases of disaster management, development planning and post disaster recovery,

Noting the ongoing work of all the working groups established by the Inter Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction, namely the Working Group on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, the Working Group on Disaster Reduction in Africa, the Working Group on Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster Impact Assessment and the Working Group on the World Conference on Disaster Reduction,

Recognizing also the clear relationship between development, disaster risk reduction, disaster response and disaster recovery and the need to continue to deploy efforts in all these areas,

In addition to disaster preparedness and mitigation, Kyrgyzstan supports initiatives on the creation of a worldwide early warning system for natural disasters.

Several countries found it practical to use disaster resistant hospitals as an example of a benchmark for reducing overall disaster risk.

They called for the international community to support appropriate initiatives and mechanisms for strengthening national and regional capabilities for natural disaster prediction, prevention, and mitigation, as well as post disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation.

India set up its national disaster management authority to strengthen the national and institutional legislative system to deal with disaster risk reduction.

Emphasizing also the responsibility of all States to undertake disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts in order to minimize the impact of natural disasters,

Emphasizing also the responsibility of all States to undertake disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts in order to minimize the impact of natural disasters,

(i) Paragraph (a) should read Increase in the number of developing countries having the technical capacity to deal with disaster prevention and mitigation.