scholarly journals Science and Technology Networks: A Helping Hand to Boost Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030?

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Šakić Trogrlić ◽  
Lydia Cumiskey ◽  
Annisa Triyanti ◽  
Melanie J. Duncan ◽  
Nuha Eltinay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Sendai Framework

Role Played by Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction: From Framework Planning to Implementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1222-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshio Koike ◽  
Haruo Hayashi ◽  
Kenji Satake ◽  
Kenichi Tsukahara ◽  
Akiyuki Kawasaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
The Status ◽  
Synthesis Report ◽  
Technological Community ◽  
Disaster Science

The Hyogo Framework for Action, which was adopted in 2005, promotes the creation and strengthening of national platforms designated as national integrated disaster risk reduction (DRR) mechanisms. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (the Sendai Framework) emphasizes the role played by science and technology in DRR decision-making and the importance of the support provided by the international scientific and technological community in DRR. The Global Forum on Science and Technology for Disaster Resilience 2017 (Tokyo Forum 2017) agreed to formulate guidelines supporting national platforms for DRR by efficiently utilizing scientific and technological tools and producing a synthesis report on disaster science and technology. Since each country is attributed the primary responsibility for implementing the aforementioned agreement according to its national needs and conditions, it should develop a mechanism that allows all stakeholders to share information on science and technology for DRR in their own language. Each national platform should review the status and issues of ongoing DRR efforts based on scientific and technological knowledge, enhance multi-sectoral discussion among various stakeholders about how DRR should be implemented in the country, and achieve consensus on the practical measures to be designed and implemented from a macro perspective. This paper defines a series of actions to be performed by the national platform of each country as the “Nation’s Synthesis” and proposes the relevant functions and international cooperation frameworks to be established.

Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance to Manage Disaster Risk: Output of the Global Forum on Science and Technology for Disaster Resilience 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1177-1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichi Tsukahara ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Global Forum ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Hyogo Framework For Action

The importance of disaster risk governance was stated in the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in 2005. However, effective measures towards strengthening disaster risk governance from the science and technology community have not been sufficiently implemented since then. In the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) in 2015, “strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk” was established as one of the four action items, and many roles for the science and technology community were stated in the SFDRR. This report introduces the discussions and outcomes regarding the role of the science and technology community in strengthening disaster risk governance at the Global Forum on Science and Technology for Disaster Resilience 2017.

scholarly journals Reflections on a Science and Technology Agenda for 21st Century Disaster Risk Reduction

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amina Aitsi-Selmi ◽  
Virginia Murray ◽  
Chadia Wannous ◽  
Chloe Dickinson ◽  
David Johnston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Disaster Risk

Development and validation of a geospatial model for monitoring indicators of the Sendai framework using the example of flooding in Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Urrutia ◽  
Guido Riembauer ◽  
Angel A. Valdiviezo-Ajila ◽  
Stalin Jímenez ◽  
Antonio R. Andrade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Loss And Damage ◽  
Flood Loss ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Development And Validation

<p>The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) provides a concrete agenda for evidence-based policy for disaster risk reduction as a key component of the post-2015 global development agenda. However, the progress of implementing the seven Global Targets of the SFDRR at the national level via the monitor of a set of thirty-eight indicators is obstructed due to a lack of available, accessible, and validated data on disaster-related loss and damage, especially in developing countries. This weakens the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of the Sendai monitoring process. In the case of floods, which account for the highest number of people affected by hazards,[WY1]  there is a strong need for innovative and  appropriate tools for monitoring and reporting flood impacts.</p><p>The country of Ecuador and their validated national flood loss and damage database, which stretches back to 1970, is a stark counterpoint to the norm and serves as the case study for this research. In this research we develop a geospatial model approach, which combines earth observation-based information products with additional geospatial data to result quantitative measures for selected indicators of the SFDRR and validate them based on an existing database on flood loss and damage in Ecuador. Specifically, we build on automated  derivation of flood event characteristics from a full year of Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar data to assess flood hazard in Ecuador, and complement this with geospatial data on flood-related exposure and vulnerability to model selected indicators of the SFDRR in a spatially explicit way. The validation process of this geospatial model is conducted in reference to in situ loss and damage data related to flooding for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. The derivation of information products is conducted in close collaboration with the National Service for Risk and Emergency Management of the Government of Ecuador, the country office of the United Nations Development Program, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. It is thereby assured that the development and validation of this methodology is in line with the national and international approach of implementing the SFDRR.</p><p> </p>

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