1st ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) – 2020’
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27th Feb, 2020
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Context
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs presided over the valedictory session of the 1st ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) – 2020.
- The one-day conference focussed on enhancing human capacity in terms of better understanding about coastal disaster risks and effective collaborative actions, by implementing Prime Minister’s 10-point agenda and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, for reducing the risk and enhancing the resilience amongst the affected stakeholders.
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Who organised it?
- The 1st ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) was organised by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), in New Delhi.
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What is the aim of the conference?
- The aim of the conference was to explore and debate the most recent advances in the discipline, to enhance the understanding of the issues and solutions on various facets for coastal disaster risk reduction and resilience.
- It also emphasised on dissemination of information related to national and local strategies for coastal disaster risk reduction and resilience as well as to develop a network mode roadmap for addressing the gaps by engaging with the institutions, researchers and experts.
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What is the objective of the conference?
- The conference is directed towards understanding past and present processes and through different approaches involve in coastal disaster risk reduction and resilience with the following objectives:
- To enhance the understanding of the issues and solutions on governance and administration for coastal disaster risk reduction and resilience
- To discuss about current practices in the coastal disaster risk reduction and monitoring technologies for coastal hazards risks and resilience with case examples
- To highlight the environmental and emerging issues in context with urbanization, development and climate change
- To share experiences related to community based coastal disaster risk reduction and resilience
- To disseminate information related to national and local strategies for coastal disaster risk reduction and resilience as well as to develop a network mode roadmap for addressing the gaps by engaging with the institutions, researchers and experts.
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What is Prime Minister’s 10-point agenda on DRR?
- The Prime Minister’s 10-point agenda on DRR is -
- All development sectors must imbibe the principles of disaster risk management.
- Work towards risk coverage for all-starting from poor households to SMEs to multi-national corporations to nation states.
- Encourage greater involvement and leadership of women in disaster risk management.
- Invest in risk mapping globally. For mapping risks related to hazards like earthquakes we have accepted standards and parameters.
- Leverage technology to enhance the efficiency of our disaster risk management efforts.
- Develop a network of universities to work on disaster issues.
- Utilise the opportunities provided by social media and mobile technologies.
- Build on local capacity and initiative.
- Opportunity to learn from a disaster must not be wasted. After every disaster there are papers on lessons that are rarely applied.
- Bring about greater cohesion in international response to disasters.
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About Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
- The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks:
- Understanding disaster risk;
- Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk;
- Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and;
- Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
- It aims to achieve 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 over the next 15 years.
- The Framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015.
Quick Recap
- 1st ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) – 2020—presided by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs—organised by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).
- National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) was constituted under an Act of Parliament.
- Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction—adopted during Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015.
