Speaking at the occasion, the Deputy Head of the Liaison Office for the UN Campus – Bonn, Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Stefan Kruschke, acknowledged progress achieved so far and emphasized the complex challenges posed by natural and man-made hazards.

“Disasters create complex challenges, destroying human lives and dignity which require more action’, Mr. Kruschke said.

The Sendai Framework targets and indicators also measure progress on three critical SDGs: Goal 1, end poverty in all its forms everywhere; Goal 11, make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, and Goal 13, take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

The event in Bonn coincided with World Tsunami Awareness Day, which takes place each year on 5 November. The occasion for participants to further discuss the importance of target (d) of the Sendai Framework which was this year the main focus of the Day. Target (d) aims at reducing disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services.

Speaking about the Tsunami Awareness day, Mr. Mena reminded the audience about how tsunami poses a real threat even for people living in countries far away from high tsunami risk zones because often these areas are popular tourist destinations, thus making the visitors vulnerable, especially given that they are less informed than the resident communities.

Date:

13 Nov 2019

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe (UNDRR ROE)

Regions:

Africa, Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania