SAFETY 2016Tampere 19 September 2016

Mette Lindahl OlssonStrategic Advisor

Operations SectionCoordination & Operations Department

MSB

25 years of international commitment to disaster risk reduction

 

Scope

• “The framework applies to the risk of small-scale and large-scale, frequent and infrequent, sudden and slow-onset disasters, caused by natural or man-made hazards as well as related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks.” (paragraph 15)

Adds small-scale, slow-onset natural or man-made hazards and related biological hazards

 

“Each State has the primary responsibility to prevent and reduce disaster risk, including through international, regional, sub regional, transboundary and bilateral cooperation”

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

• Shift from reducing existing vulnerability to prevent the creation of new risks

• People-centred preventive approach to DRR

• Primary responsibility of States for DRR

• Shared responsibility for DRR with stakeholders

• Scope includes small-scale, slow-onset and man-made

MSB national focal point

At national level responsible for;•Implementation•Coordination•Reporting

Also;•Support implementation in the region•Promote review and update relevant national legislation•Promote coherence across agreements (DRR, Climate, Agenda 2030…)•Participate in Regional and Global Platforms

MSBs Director General speaking at the World cnference, Sendai, Japan 2015.

UNISDR Making Cities Resilient Campaign

Now almost 3300 cities

Local National Regional GlobalRole of Stakeholders

International Cooperation and Global Alliance

All of society approach

Expected Outcome• Focus on disaster risk in addition to earlier focus on

disaster loss in Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)• Focus on livelihoods, health and physical and cultural

assets, in addition to lives and social, economic and environmental assets

• “The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries” (paragraph 16)

What to remebmber?1. Tampere declaration make references to Sendai to get the whole

picture from disasters to injuries? 

2. National DRR strategy in all countries by 2020

3. Need to strengthen coordination and national platforms for DRR 

4. European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction, EFDRR, Open forum 2017 in Turkey 

5. Global Platform meeting on DRR 22-26 May 2017 in Cancun, Mexico

6. Over 3300 cities have joined the Making Cities Resilient campaign

7. Global DRR Day 13 October 2016 with focus on reducing mortality  

8. EFDRR Base Line – countries forming their broadened coordination on DRR an are waiting for guidance on National Strategies and reporting through indicators.

Thank you!