Traditional and Indigenous knowledges

La participación de las comunidades indígenas en las actividades de reducción del riesgo de desastres, puede salvar vidas durante catástrofes, señalaron expertos de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS) en el Día Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres 2015...

USAID announced its support for a new disaster risk management program to be implemented by the Viet Nam Red Cross in response to the IDDR. USAID’s support is aimed at helping Viet Nam’s communities increase their resilience against disasters and will utilize a community-based approach to improve the DRM knowledge and skills of VNRC, local government, community members and schools...

Mr. Hoang Van Thang, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the disaster events in Viet Namincreased the importance of correctly utilizing traditional knowledge and experiences to complement scientific knowledge in assessing natural disaster risks and in developing and implementing policies and plans to help mitigate such risks...

The President of Gambian, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the provisions of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for a strong focus on local communities and indigenous peoples with their traditional knowledge and resources, reports the Daily Observer. These were contained in a statement on the occasion of the celebration of IDDR 2015...

'We know that investment in risk reduction and preparedness pays off. We also know very well that disasters hit the local populations the hardest and thus their knowledge and capacity to prevent, manage, and respond to disasters is essential. In fact, without knowledge about disaster risks you cannot successfully manage them and build resilience,' Development Committee Members say on the occasion of the IDDR, 13 October...

On 13 October each year, we observe IDDR, a day to consider the importance of disaster preparedness that helps save lives and livelihoods. Through its Disaster Preparedness Programme, the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) supports disaster preparedness activities throughout the world and we have taken the opportunity to highlight a few of them on our website today...

Eight communities living with the threat of floods, storms, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions were today recognised as Champions of Disaster Risk Reduction by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).

India has had some significant success in reducing the death tolls from cyclones and flooding in recent years due to better preparedness and early warnings. In October 2014 and October 2013 large scale evacuations saved many lives as early warnings were disseminated in a timely and effective way to endangered populations along the Bay of Bengal.