Preparing for AMCDRR: A Strategic Agenda

Publication language
English
Date published
01 Aug 2016
Publisher
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
Type
Articles
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster risk reduction
Countries
India
Organisations
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)
Link
http://www.aidmi.org/publications.aspx

Preparing for AMCDRR: A Strategic Agenda The disaster risk reduction aspects highlighted in this issue serve to depict the manner in which leading countries, including India, have addressed and mitigated different disasters in the past and the lessons learned. The aim of this issue is to bring innovative ideas to AMCDRR in order to accelerate regional implementation and monitoring. By active hosting of AMCDRR India will renew its commitment to the Sendai Framework and pursue a resilient and sustainable future for all citizens. Southasiadisasters.net is titled, 'Preparing for AMCDRR: A Strategic Agenda.' It highlights the importance of India in preparing itself for hosting the First Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in November 2016 after the advent of the Sendai Framework.

This issue's contents includes: 

  1. Miyamoto's Role in Implementing SFDRR in Asia;
  2. Women and Disaster; 
  3. Building Resilient Futures;
  4. Disaster Risk Reduction and Horticulture in Uzbekistan;
  5. GBV and Disasters — South Asia Context;
  6. Why the Start Network Matters Now to Asia;
  7. World Humanitarian Summit, Climate Change and Interventions to Address Slow Onset Events;
  8. Making National Museums Safe from Disasters and
  9. Key Agenda for Gender and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Contributors include: Mihir R. Bhatt with AIDMI Team; Dr. H. Kit Miyamoto, Structural Engineer, Miyamoto International, Inc., USA; Binapani Mishra, Secretary, Society for Women Action Development, Odisha, India; Sara Ahmed, Member, TIFAC–IDRIM 2015 Organising Committee, India; Umidjon Sayfudinov, Horticulture Specialist, Project Support to sustainable economic development in selected regions of Uzbekistan; May Maloney and Sayeeda Farhana, IFRC; Dr Deepti Sastry, Head of Evidence, Start Network, U.K.; Vositha Wijenayake, Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA); Dr. Rohit Jigyasu, UNESCO, Chair holder Professor, Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage; and Christina Haneef, IFRC, Regional Gender and Diversity Officer, South East Asia (Bangkok). Theme: AMCDRR, SFDRR, Climate Change, DRR, Gender