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As climate change intensifies temperatures and renders communities without heat and power, passive systems, such as solar design and thermal mass, are simple in design and do not involve mechanical or electrical devices to condition indoor environments. By incorporating them in building codes, officials can help improve community resilience.
'With the majority of Americans at risk for some type of natural hazard,' says Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer in a report by McGraw-Hill Construction, 'planning for and mitigating against disasters should be a key focus for policymakers at all levels of government. If we are strategic about how and where we build, hazardous events don't have to be devastating disasters.'...
The conference will explore issues that are most critical to advance the dialogue regarding disaster mitigation including:
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.