Strengthening Partnerships Towards Disaster Risk Reduction For Small Island Developing States

Strengthening Partnerships Towards Disaster Risk Reduction For Small Island Developing States

Small island developing States (SIDS) are highly prone to hazards both natural and man-made. The experiences of SIDS often serve as a precursor to what other countries may face in the future. The vulnerability of SIDS to the damaging impacts of disasters severely impacts their development. While SIDS have made strides in implementing disaster reduction measures, increased efforts are needed by both SIDS and their development partners to reduce disaster losses and implement national, regional and global frameworks including the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 and its successor.

The Featured Event will call for action on critical issues, on capacity building, disaster risk management, education, adaptation measures, traditional knowledge and climate change mitigation to strengthen resilience to disasters in SIDS. The event will engage directly with the leaders and experts of some of the most vulnerable countries in the world; with the common purpose of strengthening the resilience of SIDS.

Discussions will also inform preparations for the Third International Conference on SIDS in 2014 and help shape thinking towards disaster risk reduction in the post-2015 development agenda as it relates to this group of most vulnerable countries.

Further details: http://www.preventionweb.net/globalplatform/2013/programme/featuredevent...

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