How to include and empower

the vulnerable

in disaster risk reduction

Hugh MacLeman, Special Advisor, British Red CrossODI, 25 November 2014

Links between poverty and disaster risk

> Up to 325 million extremely poor people living in the 49 most hazard exposed countries by 2030

> Poverty reduction as a component of risk reduction Vulnerability and exposure to hazards Poverty as a driver of disaster risk

> Disaster risk reduction as a component of poverty reduction Disaster resilience and poverty

Poverty and disasters in post-2015 processes

> Post-2015 framework for DRR Focus on vulnerable countries but not on people living

in poverty Moving from resilience to risk prevention and risk

reduction may have a more positive impact for the poor

> World Humanitarian Summit Recognises the increasing number of poor people in

hazard prone environments and differentiates urban and rural poor

> Post-MDGs / Social Development Goals Considers a broader set of hazards with a more

nuanced understanding of poverty

Poverty anddisasters: Gaps and opportunities

> Context-specific and differentiated understanding of both disasters and poverty

> Increased understanding of the interaction between disaster risk reduction and poverty reduction strategies

> Recognising both the opportunities and the limitations of people’s engagement in decision making processes

> Strengthening coherence with both the proposed sustainable development goals and the World Humanitarian Summit dialogue