Learning lessons from mainstreaming DRR into development planning and sectors

Loy Rego
Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:40:22 +0000

Recent disasters in developing and developed countries have once again demonstrated that natural disasters cause serious social and economic setbacks to development and poverty reduction programs. Loss of life remains at unacceptable levels. Investments in productive and social infrastructure, agriculture and livelihoods are destroyed, and scarce development resources are diverted to relief and recovery. Disaster risk has accumulated as a result of development choices and decisions made without consideration of disaster risk.

Over the last decade, an active push to change this has begun with initiatives to mainstream DRR into development decision making and build resilient societies and infrastructure. Many of these efforts are working at the local level to integrate community level risk reduction and preparedness work into local development planning and investment processes. This third question seeks to explore these experiences and understand what worked so that such efforts can be up scaled.

What are the experiences in your country on mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction into development planning and sectors? What are the lessons learned?

We encourage you to share your experiences and reflect on the lessons that can be shared and transferred.