Risk reduction, therefore, entails reducing vulnerability to hazards.

As a participant in the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, IFRC viewed risk and vulnerability reduction not as a cost, but as an investment.

Disaster reduction, reducing vulnerability and building resilience in the event of natural disasters contribute to the achievement of sustainable development.

Some progress is being made towards overcoming vulnerability to natural hazards by integrating disaster reduction measures into development strategies.

Emphasizing that disaster reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Emphasizing that disaster reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Emphasizing that disaster reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Recognizing that disaster reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Emphasizing that disaster reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Emphasizing that disaster reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

It highlighted the importance of handling vulnerability to achieve a sustainable reduction in poverty in line with the first Millennium Development Goal.

Emphasizing that disaster reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

The vulnerability of slum dwellers should be reduced through the promotion of land use planning policies aimed at environmental sustainability and risk reduction.

Emphasizing that disaster risk reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

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

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

As vulnerability to disasters poses great challenges to socio economic development, disaster risk reduction and management emerge as important development issues.

In addition, any progress made in reaching the goals will not automatically contribute to a reduction in human vulnerability to natural hazards.

Disaster reduction is synonymous with lowering this vulnerability, a daunting challenge facing Southern African governments during a time of fiscal restraint and economic structural adjustment.

Emphasizing that disaster risk reduction, including reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, is an important cross cutting element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development,

Bearing in mind the efforts made by the Central American Governments to reduce the risks and mitigate the consequences of the natural disasters in the region, including the adoption of the Strategic Framework for the Reduction of Vulnerability and Disasters in Central America and the Central American Five Year Plan for the Reduction of Vulnerability to and the Impact of Disasters, 2000 to 2004,

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 need to integrate a gender perspective in the design and implementation of all phases of disaster risk reduction management, with a view to reducing vulnerability,

7. Stresses that, in order to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards, risk assessments should be integrated into disaster risk reduction programmes at national and local levels

It demonstrates once again our vulnerability to natural phenomena and reminds us that we must incorporate disaster prevention and disaster risk reduction into our development policies.

(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

This type of capacity building integrating local knowledge and technology is particularly valid in the implementation process of the Millennium Development Goals and relates specifically to poverty eradication and vulnerability reduction.

Strengthening community level capacities to address disasters is especially needed, considering that appropriate disaster reduction measures enable the community and individuals to reduce their vulnerability to disasters.

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,A 59 228. in particular section II, on natural disasters and vulnerability

She recognized the important role of trade for growth and poverty reduction in LDCs and noted the vulnerability of many of these countries as a result of their high economic concentration in primary commodities.

With regard to the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the country was developing remote sensing capacities to help identify hazard vulnerability and risk populations and, ultimately, reduce the disaster impact.

The Age of Vulnerability

A World of Vulnerability

At the XVIth Meeting of Ministers of Health of MERCOSUR and Associated States, Agreement No. 05 04 established the Intergovernmental Commission on Risk Management and Vulnerability Reduction within the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), providing as follows

And you know how I feel about vulnerability. I hate vulnerability.

UNOSAT works with several United Nations organizations and large non governmental organizations to improve humanitarian response to crises and natural disasters, as well as post crisis sustainable recovery and vulnerability reduction.

Recalling General Assembly resolutions 57 256 of 6 February 2003, 58 214 and 58 215 of 23 December 2003, and 59 233 of 22 December 2004 on natural disasters and vulnerability and international strategy for disaster reduction,

The Moral Vulnerability of Markets

Since 2002, UNOSAT has delivered services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through the Internet and directly in the field, in the areas of early warning, crisis response, sustainable recovery and vulnerability reduction.

Security of tenure and improvements in shelter, water and sanitation have automatic knock on effects in terms of health and nutrition, gender equality and the empowerment of women, and reduction of vulnerability to HIV AIDS and other diseases.

Group of 77 (on the draft resolutions on the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction natural disasters and vulnerability climate change, Agenda 21 Convention on Biological Diversity desertification UNEP Governing Council and the Code of Ethics for Tourism)

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,A 60 180. in particular section II, entitled Disasters associated with natural hazards and vulnerability a development challenge

Emphasizing that gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are fundamental elements in the reduction of their vulnerability to HIV AIDS, and emphasizing also that the advancement of women and girls is key to reversing the pandemic,

Also stresses that gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are fundamental elements in the reduction of their vulnerability to HIV AIDS, and emphasizes that the advancement of women and girls is key to reversing the pandemic

Brené Brown The power of vulnerability