Accelerating the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in Asia and the Pacific

Asian disaster management news, May-August 2010, vol.16, no.2:

This new issue focuses on the implementation of the 'Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015' (HFA) in Asia and the Pacific through its five specific Priorities for Action. The issue has two main sections: (i) the HFA and the Asian Ministerial Conferences on Disaster Risk Reduction and (ii) taking stock HFA implementation in Asia. Several experienced and committed practitioners shared their valuable insights.

With a total nine articles from the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Practical Action, the European Commission, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) as well as the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), the publication was prepared on the occasion of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR).

It contains:
- AMCDRR as the Asian Regional Platform for DRR; with Ministerial Direction on Setting the Regional Action Agenda, by ADPC
- HFA Implementation in Asia and the Pacific, by ADRC
- Regional Synthesis Reports on HFA Implementation in Asia and the Pacific
- Hyogo Framework for Action: Red Cross Red Crescent Mid-Term Review, by IFRC
- Reviewing progress since the first, second and third Asian Ministerial Conferences on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), by Practical Action
- Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management; a regional mechanism supporting the implementation of HFA in Asia and Pacific region, by ADPC
- Development and Disaster Risk Reduction: An EU – Asia Partnership, by ECHO
- Regional Stocktaking and Mapping of DRR interventions in Asia and the Pacific: the DRR Project Portal
- Asia-Pacific Gateway on Disaster Risk Reduction and Development, by UNESCAP
- Publications on HFA

Priorities for Action addressed:

(1) Making disaster risk reduction (DRR) a priority, (2) Improving risk information and early warning, (3) Building a culture of safety and resilience, (4) Reducing the risks in key sectors, and (5) Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response.