President Rouhani said yesterday that “Any shortcomings in Government constructed buildings in the earthquake zone will be punished.” 

Mr. Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, the Prosecutor General in Kermanshah, said today, that the quality of construction of heavily damaged new buildings would be investigated. 

Mr. Mohammad-Esmaeil Najjar, Head of the Iranian National Disaster Management Organization (NDMO) and Deputy Interior Minister has constantly highlighted his country’s “poor preparedness for disasters”, while stressing that “More than 80 percent of the regions in Iran are prone to natural disasters”. 

According to cases studies submitted to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to highlight the successes of the 10-year Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in 2015, Iran has begun efforts to become more prepared for disasters. 

Iran’s health system has developed and institutionalized a metrics system for disaster risk management that provides policymakers with annual qualitative information on indicators. The system has expanded throughout Iran and includes indicators, measurement tools, and protocols for data collection, analysis, reporting, and feedback targeting hospitals, primary healthcare facilities, and households. 

The Government of Iran also allocated more than US$4.5 billion between 2006 and 2014 in the renovation and retrofitting of schools, leading to resilient school infrastructure and an increase of students’ life safety from 33% in 2006 up to 67% in 2014.

Date:

15 Nov 2017

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Hazards:

Earthquake

Countries:

Iran, Islamic Rep of, Iraq