Ji-ah Paik, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea who hosted the event, welcomed the speakers and Mami Mizutori, head of UNISDR and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General, made the link between reducing economic impacts from disaster to implementation of the Sendai Framework – the globally agreed framework for reducing disaster risk.

Cyrille Honoré, of the World Meteorological Organization, highlighted the role that multi-hazard early warning systems can play in saving lives and promoting a coordinated approach.

Overall, the sentiments of the speakers were summarized in the link made by Daniel Kull, World Bank,  between disaster reduction and achieving the goals laid out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

“Disaster risk reduction equals poverty reduction,” said Mr. Kull.

Date:

19 Oct 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Themes:

Capacity Development, Community-based DRR, Risk Identification & Assessment, Economics of DRR, Disaster Risk Management

Countries:

Australia, Korea, Dem People's Rep of, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey