1. Comparative Emergency Management
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2. Session Objectives
Provide an overview of various international efforts to enhance the practice of emergency management
Describe international efforts to provide standard performance measures for the emergency management profession
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3. The IDNDR International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
Mission:
“improve each United Nations (UN) member country’s capacity to prevent or diminish adverse effects from natural disasters and to establish guidelines for applying existing science and technology to reduce the impact of natural disasters”
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4. IDNDR Goals
Improve each country’s capacity to mitigate the effects of natural disasters
Devise appropriate guidelines and strategies for applying existing scientific and technical knowledge
Foster scientific and engineering endeavors aimed at closing critical gaps in knowledge
Disseminate existing and new technical information
Develop measures for the assessment, prediction, prevention, and mitigation of natural disasters
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5. Yokohama Strategy
May 1994
Product of a meeting to measure the progress of IDNDR
UN members developed and agreed upon a new strategy to address natural disaster risk
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6. Yokohama Principles Risk assessment is a required step
Disaster prevention and preparedness reduce the need for disaster relief.
Disaster prevention and preparedness are integral aspects of development policy and planning
Development and strengthening of capacities to prevent, reduce, and mitigate disasters is a top priority
Early warnings of impending disasters and their effective dissemination
Participation at all levels in prevention
Vulnerability reduction through proper design and patterns of development
Technology and information sharing
Environmental protection
Each country bears the primary responsibility for protecting its people, infrastructure, and other national assets from the impact of natural disasters
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7. Hyogo January 2005 “Framework for Action”
Outlined members’ resolve to pursue “the substantial reduction of disaster losses, in lives and in the social, economic and environmental assets of communities and countries by 2015.”
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8. Hyogo Goals
Effective integration of disaster risk into sustainable development policies, planning, and programming
The development and strengthening of institutions, mechanisms, and capacities at all levels, in particular at the community level, that can systematically contribute to building resilience to hazards
The systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into design and implementation of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery programs in the reconstruction of affected communities
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9. Hyogo Priorities
Ensuring that disaster risk reduction is a national and local priority with a strong institutional basis for implementation
Identifying, assessing, and monitoring disaster risks and enhancing early warning
Using knowledge, innovation, and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels
Reducing underlying risk factors
Strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels
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10. Examples of Standards NFPA 1600 EMAP AS/NZS 4360:2004 ISO 31000
ISO IWA 5:2006
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