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Acknowledgements. .......................................................................................3
Foreword by Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG. ........................ 4
Preface by the Honourable Prime Minister of India,
Manmohan Singh............................................................................... 7
Statement by Hector M. Timerman, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
International Trade and Worship of Argentina................................... 8
Statement by Branko Ba
č
i
ć
, Minister of Environmental Protection,
Physical Planning and Construction of the Republic of Croatia.......... 9
Statement by Constantin Traian Iga
ş
, Minister of Administration
and Interior, Government of Romania.............................................. 10
Statement by Ambassador Martin Dahinden, Director-General,
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.............................. 11
Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General Of UNESCO............... 12
Statement by Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of The World
Meteorological Organization............................................................ 13
Effective financing that reduces risk to natural hazards ................... 14
Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary General for
Disaster Reduction, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction
Education for sustainable development and education for
disaster risk reduction: a winning combination................................ 19
Olivier Laboulle, Assistant Programme Specialist and Mark Richmond, Director,
Division of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO
The development of the Global Framework for Climate Services ..... 22
Geoffrey B. Love, Director of the Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction
Services Department of the World Meteorological Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland
International Recovery Platform: better rebuilding for
resilient recovery.............................................................................. 25
Sanjaya Bhatia, Knowledge Management Officer, International Recovery
Platform Secretariat, Japan
Strengthening the Asian system for disaster risk reduction............... 28
Atsushi Koresawa, Asian Disaster Reduction Center
Humanitarian response and disaster risk reduction in
New Zealand and the Pacific........................................................... 31
Dr. Richard Smith, Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management,
New Zealand
Capacity-development and DRR:an Indian experience ..................... 35
Professor Santosh Kumar, National Institute of Disaster Management,
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Challenges in the implementation of HFA in South Asia ................. 39
Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma, Secretary General, South Asia Association for
Regional Cooperation
Disaster resilience: a national goal in Australia ................................ 42
The Australian Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Indonesia: improving investment in communities
for risk reduction ............................................................................ 47
Sugeng Triutomo, Deputy Chief for Prevention and Preparedness, National
Agency for Disaster Management, Indonesia
Earthquake risk reduction in Indonesia ........................................... 50
Krishna S. Pribadi and Wayan Sengara, Center for Disaster Mitigation,
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Disaster risk reduction in Turkey .................................................... 54
I. Ejder Kaya, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, Turkey
Preventive risk reduction through space technology ........................ 57
Dr. Anond Snidvongs, Acting Executive Director, Geo-Informatics and
Space Technology Development Agency, GISTDA, Thailand
Disaster risk reduction in Gracias a Dios, Honduras ........................ 59
GOAL Honduras
Hazardscape: community preparedness in Brunei Darussalam ........ 63
Yahya Haji Abdul Rahman, National Disaster Management Centre, Brunei
Darussalam
Argentina: working together for disaster risk reduction .................. 66
Gabriel M. Fuks and Carlos E. Zaballa, White Helmets Argentina
Disasters – a part of life ................................................................... 68
Eugen Visan, Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior, General
Inspectorate for Emergency Situations
Disaster risk reduction in Croatia .................................................... 71
Damir Trut, General Director, Damir
Č
emerin, Deputy Civil Protection
Commander and Nataša Holcinger, Officer for Prevention Measures,
National Protection and Rescue Directorate, Croatia
Cyclone hazard and unpredictability:
preparing coastal communities ....................................................... 74
Yugraj Singh Yadava, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-
Governmental Organisation
Reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing resilience in Nigeria ........... 78
Muhammad Sani Sidi, Director General, National Emergency
Management Agency, Nigeria
Integrated disaster risk reduction in the Southeast Asian region ...... 80
Dato’ Ibrahim Bin Komoo, Southeast Asian Disaster Prevention Research
Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia
Integrating disaster risk reduction in water,
sanitation and hygiene (WASH) ...................................................... 83
Erik Rottier, Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator, CARE Nederland
An integrated approach to disaster mitigation at
Nyachilenda River ........................................................................... 86
Abel Chigunduru, Engineering Coordinator and Charlie Kabanga,
Programme Coordinator, Disaster Risk Reduction & Food Security,
GOAL Malawi
Risk reduction and adaptation:
good concepts with great challenges ................................................ 90
Hassan Ahmad and Siti Sayadi, Mercy Relief, Singapore
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