Report: Giving Risk Reduction a Regional Dimension [PDF]
Pages: 43
Size: 1.2 MB
Authors: The World Bank and ISDR
This report on Track I was distributed during the second session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Geneva on June 16 to 18, 2009. It summarizes Track I’s progress towards building regional and global partnerships for disaster risk reduction (DRR). It details the following initiatives:
- Creating political space for DRR
- Enhancing the capacity of regional inter-governmental organizations for DRR
- Advocating disaster-resilient health systems
- Placing DRR in climate change adaptation (from global advocacy to local impact) It also highlights progress within each region.