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

Prevention and mitigation

Climate Change 2001 Mitigation.

7. Reaffirms that all regional efforts should serve the purpose of strengthening international cooperation aimed at the creation of a global multihazard early warning system, including the newly established Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

2 The IOC Assembly, during its twenty third session, adopted resolution XXIII 12 establishing an Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.

Radiation mitigation and standard setting

The Subcommittee agreed that work should continue on the establishment of a global system to manage natural disaster mitigation, relief and prevention, as recommended in the Vienna Declaration.

(f) To work expeditiously towards the establishment of a worldwide early warning system for all natural hazards with regional nodes, building on existing national and regional capacity such as the newly established Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

in the workshop on mitigation assessments

The view was expressed that space debris mitigation practices were not limited by the licensing of a space system but continued with the treaty derived need for supervision and control, which was necessary throughout the operational and disposal phases of a space system.

Global hands on training workshop on mitigation assessments

The Republic of Korea subsequently joined the arrangement and the four countries agreed on the following two space projects the Small Multi Mission Satellite (SMMS) and the Satellite Disaster Mitigation System (SDMS).

Since the effects of climate change have been observed in many areas around the world, thinking about mitigation makes sense everywhere. But we found that mitigation

The practice of partnerships within and outside the United Nations system was one of the strengths of UN Habitat, which should also play a role in disaster mitigation and rehabilitation programmes covering urban settlements.

The Committee noted that the United States had endorsed the IADC space debris mitigation guidelines and that its domestic agencies were implementing debris mitigation practices consistent with them.

Agriculture was cited as a typical sector having considerable potential not only for integration of mitigation and adaptation but also for integration of mitigation into economic and rural development.

The Subcommittee noted that the United States had endorsed the IADC space debris mitigation guidelines and that its domestic agencies were implementing debris mitigation practices consistent with the IADC guidelines.

The Subcommittee had also made significant progress on space debris mitigation, having agreed on a two year workplan to develop a document based on the IADC space debris mitigation guidelines.

The discussion covered various issues, such as Convention synergies, drought management, governance, rural land use practices, and the integration of drought mitigation into investment planning and science and technology for drought mitigation.

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

Support by farmers' organizations of individual farmers in adaptation and mitigation initiatives

Welcoming the role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the establishment and implementation of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System, given the importance of strengthening regional and subregional cooperation and coordination, which is essential for effective early warning system arrangements for tsunamis,

Emphasizing also the role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in coordinating the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System, given the importance of strengthening regional and subregional cooperation and coordination, which is essential for effective early warning system arrangements for tsunamis,

Meteorological observation from satellites mitigation was contributing to improved weather forecasting and the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters such as hurricanes, as well as efforts to address the devastating effects of climate change.

22 8 Further improvement of environmental emergency prevention, preparedness, assessment, response and mitigation

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

The women's leadership programme on conflict mitigation and peace building has started in Indonesia.

Increased funding opportunities are needed for climate change adaptation as well as mitigation measures.

The size, frequency and complexity of recent disasters has often overwhelmed national capacities to deal with the aftermath the international community must provide support for local prevention and mitigation efforts, and for the development of an early warning system and appropriate construction technologies.

That handbook would be useful in designing passivation, re orbiting and other debris mitigation activities.

Throughout the sessions, participants had the opportunity to discuss technical concerns relating to mitigation assessments.

Costs associated with climate change mitigation and adaptation already represent an added burden for farmers.

However, in the long run, the gains accruing from climate change mitigation will pay off.

Recalling that the Inter Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction has been serving as the main forum within the United Nations system for devising strategies and policies for disaster reduction and ensuring complementarity of action by agencies involved in disaster reduction, mitigation and preparedness,

Recalling also the Declaration adopted at the Special ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on the Aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami held in Jakarta on 6 January 2005 which underlined the importance of establishing regional mechanisms on disaster prevention and mitigation as an early warning system

ASEAN, for its part, had improved its response to disasters and was creating early warning systems to complement and contribute to the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System being developed by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The view was expressed that the IADC space debris mitigation guidelines could be endorsed by the Subcommittee as the technical background to the document on space debris mitigation being developed in the framework of the Working Group on Space Debris.

Possible areas of work on technologies for adaptation should be further discussed Mitigation and adaptation further understanding of the cross cutting nature of mitigation and adaptation technologies and to what extent they can be considered as complementary activities is recommended.

Continue with the intersessional work as required to expedite agreement on a space debris mitigation document.

Don Quijote is a mitigation precursor mission currently under study by the European Space Agency (ESA).

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

UNICEF increased its involvement in water quality improvement in 2004 and gains were made in arsenic mitigation.

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

A few Parties used the Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (COMAP) model and others used cost benefit analysis.

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.