Towards a Cumulative Effect in Combating Climate Change with Special Focus on Disaster Risk Reduction: Paris Agreement, SDGs and the Sendai Framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-108
Author(s):  
Alexander Solntsev
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Sendai Framework

scholarly journals Enhancing Integration of Disaster Risk and Climate Change Adaptation into Irish Emergency Planning

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-108
Author(s):  
Peter Medway ◽  
Stephen Flood ◽  
Dug Cubie ◽  
Martin Le Tissier
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Survey Responses

AbstractThis chapter critically assesses the integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction with a special focus on the Irish policy and governance context. The chapter first presents a comprehensive overview of the Irish policy environment for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction including its current level of integration. Analysis of alignment with global and regional drivers of integration is then considered. Next, drawing on empirical research conducted with multidisciplinary experts across the Republic of Ireland, the chapter employs the SHIELD model, developed by the EU-funded ESPREssO project, which outlines six pathways to enhance integration across the domains of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. The pathways comprise of sharing knowledge, harmonising capacities, institutionalising coordination, engaging stakeholders, leveraging investments and developing communication. Findings of stakeholder focus groups and survey responses highlight the challenges and opportunities for impactful integration between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Ireland from a practitioner perspective across the six SHIELD pathways. Finally, conclusions from the study indicate the importance of governance, management and coordination of systems for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction; the sequencing of policy-making, planning and research; and the significance of specificity in relation to use of the six SHIELD pathways.

scholarly journals Brief communication: Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction – success or warning sign for Paris?

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 2189-2193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Mysiak ◽  
Swenja Surminski ◽  
Annegret Thieken ◽  
Reinhard Mechler ◽  
Jeroen Aerts
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Warning Sign ◽  
World Conference ◽  
The Third ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. In March 2015, a new international blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) was adopted in Sendai, Japan, at the end of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR, 14–18 March 2015). We review and discuss the agreed commitments and targets, as well as the negotiation leading the Sendai Framework for DRR (SFDRR) and discuss briefly its implication for the later UN-led negotiations on sustainable development goals and climate change.

scholarly journals Challenges in Implementing Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Goniewicz ◽  
Frederick M. Burkle
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Essential Step ◽  
Sendai Framework

Currently, weather conditions and extreme weather are becoming more frequent and more intense. Along with climate change, the vulnerability of society and individual regions to the risk of various types of threats also increases. The objectives of “The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030”, are the first global political frameworks of the United Nations program designed for the period post-2015. The original priority objectives of the Framework are: Understanding disaster risk, strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk, investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience, and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. The provisions contained in the document are an essential step towards building global political coherence with an apparent reference to health, development, and climate change. The article is briefly reporting current Disaster Risk Reduction related programs and policies in Poland, contributions as part of The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction implementation, and its challenges.

scholarly journals Protecting the Health and Well-being of Populations from Disasters: Health and Health Care in The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amina Aitsi-Selmi ◽  
Virginia Murray
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Publication Type ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Health And Well Being

AbstractThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030 is the first of three United Nations (UN) landmark agreements this year (the other two being the Sustainable Development Goals due in September 2015 and the climate change agreements due in December 2015). It represents a step in the direction of global policy coherence with explicit reference to health, economic development, and climate change. The multiple efforts of the health community in the policy development process, including campaigning for safe schools and hospitals, helped to put people’s mental and physical health, resilience, and well-being higher up the DRR agenda compared with its predecessor, the 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action. This report reflects on these policy developments and their implications and reviews the range of health impacts from disasters; summarizes the widened remit of DRR in the post-2015 world; and finally, presents the science and health calls of the Sendai Framework to be implemented over the next 15 years to reduce disaster losses in lives and livelihoods.Aitsi-SelmiA, MurrayV. Protecting the health and well-being of populations from disasters: health and health care in The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016;31(1):74–78.

scholarly journals Brief Communication: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction – success or warning sign for Paris?

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 3955-3966 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mysiak ◽  
S. Surminski ◽  
A. Thieken ◽  
R. Mechler ◽  
J. Aerts
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Warning Sign ◽  
World Conference ◽  
The Third ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. In March 2015, a new international blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been adopted in Sendai, Japan, at the end of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR, 14–18 March 2015). We review and discuss the agreed commitments and targets, as well as the negotiation leading to the Sendai Framework for DRR (SFDRR) and discuss briefly its implication for the later UN-led negotiations on sustainable development goals and climate change.

scholarly journals The Alignment of Australia’s National Construction Code and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Achieving Resilient Buildings and Communities

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 429
Author(s):  
Wesley Wei ◽  
Mohammad Mojtahedi ◽  
Maziar Yazdani ◽  
Kamyar Kabirifar
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Building Resilience ◽  
The Impact

The risks associated with extreme weather events induced by climate change are increasingly being recognized, and must be addressed through each country’s construction regulations, building codes, and standards. Ensuring that buildings and cities are resilient against disasters is becoming more important. Few studies have analyzed the impact of global polices and frameworks in reducing disaster risks and increasing resilience in built environments. This research reviews disasters associated with climate change in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, analyzing how Australia’s National Construction Code is aligned with the framework and the potential implications for reducing disaster risk. Decision-makers in construction companies in Sydney, Australia, were surveyed. The results show there is a statistically significant link among the National Construction Code, the Sendai Framework, and building resilience. The Sendai Framework is an effective mediator in this three-pronged relationship that can further enhance building resilience in Australia. Stakeholders in the construction industry will need to incorporate disaster risk reduction practices, especially authorities, such as local governments, building commissioners, and building certifiers that are responsible for the approval, quality, and defects mitigation of development applications and best practices. Overall, implementation of the Sendai Framework will help develop more regulations and standards for resilient buildings, set targets, and make improvements over time in the Australian construction industry.

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