Updates on HFA progress and Post
HFA Consultation in Asia
Yuki Matsuoka, Head, UNISDR Office in Japan
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
4 March 2014
Tokyo, JapanFor ACDR 2014 Session 1

75% of deaths due to disasters from 1970 to2011 from Asia Pacific

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Where we came from:
Foundations of the global work for DRR
Establishment of UN Disaster Relief Office (1971)“to promote the study, prevention, control and prediction of naturaldisasters”
International Framework of Action for the IDNDR (1989)“fostering international cooperation in the field of natural disasterreduction”
Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action (1994)“to achieve a safer world by the end of this century”
Geneva Mandate on Disaster Reduction (1999)“to shift from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention”
Hyogo Framework for Action (2005)“building the resilience of nations and communities”

HFA 2005-2015

Participating Stakeholders
in Global Platform 2013
Over 3,500 participants from 172
countries participated in GP 2013
Governments to provide accountability,coordination and resources.
Mayors Make Cities Resilient campaign:
Emphasis on risk assessment, practicalapplications, infrastructure and investment.
Parliamentarians Their role at national andlocal levels, awareness raising in finance andplanning ministries.
Private Sector An increased role in looking
for sustainable and common-sense solutions
to pragmatic disaster risk reduction.
Academic and Scientific Community toapply evidence, guide risk assessment,
methodologies, technological developments.

Women
Young peopleChildrenElderly
People with disability
as new actors for change and to mobilize
untapped resources in communities.
NGOs and Civil Society Organizations
to promote voices from various
perspectives, outreach and engagement
Community organizations
to promote community voices,
outreach and engagement.

Monitoring of HFA ProgressNational Reports on HFA Implementation (2-year cycle)
Three cycles: 2007-2009, 2009-2011, 2011-2013
146 Countries participated in at least one cycle or more.
Analyses and reports on implementation in each region / sector
via the partnership such as regional platforms / thematic platforms

Global Assessment Report on DRR (2-year cycle)
・ Analyze the national reports and regional / thematic reports
and evaluate the efforts and challenges to achieve the HFA・ Suggest the policy initiatives to cope with unbalance andconcerns
Global Platform (2-year cycle)•The UN Secretary General’s Report at the UN General Assembly (every year)•HFA Mid-term review (2010, the 5th year of adoption)

Progress in HFA implementation 2007-2013

IWorld Conference onDisaster Risk Reduction 2015
UN General Assembly Resolution 67/209 (2012) decided to convene theWorld Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to:ü Review the implementation of the HFA over its 10-year term.
ü Adopt a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction.

UNISDR was requested to serve as the secretariat of the WCDRR and to facilitate thedevelopment of a post-2015 framework for DRR.
UN General Assembly Resolution in 2013 decided the dates and the venue for WCDRR:
14-18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, JapanWCDRR will also aim at developing a Political Declaration
and a compilation of Voluntary commitments.

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Managing Risk to Achieve
Resilience
Emerging recommendations for
the Post 2015 Framework for DRR(HFA2) from Asia Consultations

HFA2 consultations in Asia
• Phase 1 of HFA2 consultations in Asia
• (March 2012 – May 2013) identified seven key areas fortackling down in more depth answering:Ø What are the required actions in HFA2?
Ø Who will implement? With which targets and indicators to underpin
accountabilities?
Ø How to do?

The 7 Key Areas:
1.Building community resilience – turning vulnerability into resilience

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2.DRR, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Integration
3.Local actions
4.Vulnerability, gender equality
5.Addressing underlying causes of risks
6.Governance and Accountabilities
7.Engaging private sector

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HFA2: Key Areas in Asia

IFRC

ADPC

ADRRN

DuryogNivaran

Kyoto Univ

ADRRN

ESCAP &ADPC

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7.

Building
community
resilience –turningvulnerability
intoresilience

Sustainable
development,
climatechange anddisaster risk
reduction
integration

Local level
action

Women as aforce inresiliencebuilding,
gender equity
in DRR

Reducing
exposure/un
derlying risk
factors

Strengthen
ing risk
governance andaccountabi
lity

Incentivizing
DRR in theprivate
sectorKey Area
Coordinator

KEY AREAS
HFA2 Input
from Asia

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Key Area 1: Building community resilience – What actions arerequired to build the resilience of communities?
Recommendations••••

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Build community resilience to small and medium scaled disasters
Develop instruments to ensure that adequate budgets are available
to local governments
Build capacities of local government
Undertake risk reduction programmes to secure current and future
livelihoods
Engagement and coordination with the private sector to expand
their business continuity planning to include at risk communities
near their operations, and throughout their global supply chain
Ensure that community resilience is integrated into local
development planning and will lead to long-term sustainability ofcommunity-based programmes

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Key Area 2: DRR, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Integration – Where, at what level and how integration has
proved effective?
•Risk management, based on comprehensive risk analysis, must be
the centerpiece of development•

Simplified, clear and standardized terminologies•

Whole-of-government approach for integration at all levels.
Decision on which agency is responsible for mainstreaming andempower that agency with high-level political support and funding•

Building capacities at all levels of government. Consideration of theinclusion of DRR and CCA capabilities in the TORs of at least one
key personnel in each of the relevant ministries, departments oragencies•

A holistic approach encompassing both natural and human-induced
disasters as a more effective way to address multiple risks that are
faced by communities and build resilience

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Key Area 3: Local actions – What enables local actions for DRR
and resilience building?
• Simplification and demystification of the technical documents of all
the 3 frameworks (SDGs, HFA2, Climate Change)• Integrate the CCA, DRR and SD goals and principles into thenational, regional and local education curriculum to institutionalize
the concepts• Establish common terminologies for all the 3 frameworks that areunderstood and accepted by the local stakeholders• Adequate and frequent trainings, particularly to parliamentarians
and community leaders and local champions• Institutionalize and integrate local knowledge into the local
adaptation of goals, priorities and action at the community level.
• Create a common monitoring mechanism and assessment tool tomeasure policies and programmes against DRR, SD and CAA

Emerging recommendations (4)Key Area 4: Vulnerability, gender equality – What are themeasures required to facilitate an enhanced role for different
groups of women in DRR and resilience building?

www.unisdr.org• Women play an active role in all aspects of DRM and resiliencebuilding but these roles are rarely acknowledged and notincluded into formal systems• Need of focus and special actions to address specificvulnerabilities and build resilience of women• All partnerships for DRM and resilience building must be
inclusive of women at all levels.

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Key Area 5: Addressing underlying causes of risks – How candecision-making be improved to reduce human and economic
exposure systematically?
• Reduce the underlying risk factors of poverty reduction and sustainabledevelopment• Enforce environmental plans & legislations for Disaster Risk Reduction• Enhance economic viability of risk-reduction measures (cost-benefit,cost-effectiveness, tools, etc.)• Ensure Disaster Risk Reduction for industrial production sector• Ensure appropriate roles of Insurance and private sector• Enforce structural codes and land use regulations• Prepare, utilize and share data based on scientific evidences• Institutionalize community based disaster risk reduction• Address risk reduction in recovery and reconstruction• Enhance DRR education to help reduce underlying risk factors

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Key Area 6: Governance and Accountability: How to strengthenrisk governance mechanisms and accountabilities for DRR andresilience building?

www.unisdr.org• Ensure participatory spaces for citizens with adequate legal
support, transparent communications and an inclusive policy.
•Stronger community-local government partnerships is key toimproving both the relevance and effectiveness of policies that helpreduces risk.

•Clear roles and responsibilities with establishment of Terms ofReference across public and private institutions would underpin
accountability in a governance framework.

•Strengthening Targets and indicators would facilitate measurable
outcomes and strengthen review and effectiveness of action.

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Key Area 7: Engaging private sector: How can the private sector
be incentivized to reduce disaster risk in their investment
decisions?
•Recognition of the important role, responsibility and accountability of the private
sector in DRM:

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Private sector investment is explicitly recognized to be one of principal drivers of risks
in societies
Responsibility of private sector to undertake more risk-sensitive investments, onethat builds profitable and sustainable business models and contribute to the society’sresilience enhancement

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Ø•Provision of an enabling environment for the effective engagement of the private
sector in DRM

ØLegal framework; monetary and non-monetary incentives; better access to risk
information; encourage risk disclosure and, as necessary, facilitate and support theimplementation of risk financing and insurance•Promotion of multi-stakeholder partnerships in DRM

ØMulti-stakeholder forums for exchanging good practices, strengthening coordination,
finding synergies and holding one another accountable to respective responsibilities
at all levels

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HFA2IFRCADPCADRRN, UCLG
(Tbc)

DuryogNivaran

Kyoto UniADRRNESCAP & ADPC

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Buildingcommunity
resilience –turningvulnerability
intoresilience

Sustainable
development,
climatechange anddisaster risk
reduction
integration

Local level
action

Women as aforce inresiliencebuilding,
gender equity
in DRR

Reducing
exposure/
underlying
risk
factors

Strengthening riskgovernanceandaccountabilityIncentivizing
DRR in theprivatesector

6 AMCDRR

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6 AMC
Sub-themes

Technical Session
Leads

Enhancing
Resilience at Local
LevelsIFRC / ADRRN

Input(Annex to the AMCDRR
declaration)

IAP Meetingin April

6AMCDRR Expected
outputLinkages between areas

TS 1Peer review
of all theseven draftby 7 March
KEY AREAS
Asia Pacific HFA2 2014
Key Area
Coordinator

TS 2

TS3

Increase public
investments for disasterand climate risk
management to sustainand protect
development gains

Private Sectorrole – public andprivatepartnership for
DRR

UNDP / WorldBank

ESCAP/ ADPC

Background document (informingdiscussion in Technical sessions)
Conference Outcome documents:
1.Declaration (drawing on TS, plenaries andTS background doc)
2.Asia Pacific HFA2 Input (30-40 page asAnnex)
3.Stakeholder commitment statements (asAnnexes)

“Disaster risk reduction is essential tosustainable development. It helps saveand preserve the achievements of ourdevelopment efforts. It helps mitigate thedestructive effects of natural disasters
on physical materials, as well as social andeconomic infrastructures.”
H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic ofIndonesia, addressing the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster
Risk Reduction in Yogyakarta, 23 October 2012