Disaster risk mitigation and preparedness are integral to the planning of human settlements in countries prone to natural disasters.

The Department also promotes pre disaster planning as well as the study, prediction, prevention and control of natural disasters.

The services of an international expert in disaster planning and management will be made available for a minimum period of one year to assist in all aspects of economic and social planning for disaster management.

Emphasizing the importance of addressing vulnerability and integrating risk reduction into all phases of natural disaster management, post natural disaster recovery and development planning,

Emphasizing the importance of addressing vulnerability and integrating risk reduction into all phases of natural disaster management, post natural disaster recovery and development planning,

Emphasizing the importance of addressing vulnerability and integrating risk reduction into all phases of natural disaster management, post natural disaster recovery and development planning,

Disaster reduction must be incorporated in national sustainable development policies and economic planning.

As an example, Bangladesh published its Corporate Plan 2005 2009 A Framework for Action, which lays out a national vision to reduce the vulnerability of the people, especially the poor, to the effects of natural, environmental and human induced hazards .

Urges Governments, in planning for disaster preparedness and responding to natural disasters, to integrate a gender perspective as well as to ensure that women take an active and equal role in all phases of disaster management

National and local governments should rationalize a strategy for funding disaster management planning.

(a) More effective integration of disaster risk considerations into sustainable development policies, planning and programming at all levels, with special emphasis on disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and vulnerability reduction

4. Recognizes the effort of the White Helmets model in helping to involve stricken populations or those at risk in the tasks of planning, training, mobilizing and providing immediate response in disaster situations

Emphasizing also the importance of integrating risk reduction into all phases of disaster management, development planning and post disaster recovery,

Disasters invariably divert funds from development programmes to emergency relief and recovery, and the Indian Ocean tsunami highlighted once again the need for integration of disaster planning in development programmes, including the building of local capacities for disaster preparedness and response.

Disasters invariably divert funds from development programmes to emergency relief and recovery and the tsunami of 2004 highlighted once again the need for integration of disaster planning into development programmes, including the building of local capacity for disaster preparedness and response.

The WFP is concerned with man made disasters and has provided guidelines for staff working in situations of natural disasters and refugee crises.

Their disastrous effects, however, can be lessened significantly if well conceived disaster response plans and mitigation strategies are in place prior to their occurrence.

Greater awareness in respect of natural disaster risk management planning and capacity building at the national level will be crucial.

The view was expressed that member States could include the threat of near Earth objects in their disaster preparedness planning.

13. Notes that the Central Register of Disaster Management Capacities, including the Directory of Advanced Technologies for Disaster Response, has the potential to support planning preparedness and response activities, and requests the Secretary General to propose options to enhance its relevance

24. To assist in the advance planning of relief efforts, vegetation monitoring information was used to assess regional food and water supplies and to mitigate the risks of drought, pest infestation and environmental contamination.

Mass exoduses caused by natural disasters

66. He hoped that the International Decade for National Disaster Reduction would result in a more focused plan of action to mitigate the effects of such disasters and to assist disaster prone countries in the area of preparedness.

Bearing in mind the critical importance of prevention, preparedness and contingency planning for a timely and effective response to both natural and other emergencies by the Governments concerned and the international community,

GIS can be used to model various hazard and risk scenarios for planning the future development of an area.

The establishment of a national disaster management plan was essential in order to provide a reference framework for all the agencies participating in risk management. The National Institute for Disaster Management should also be strengthened in order to enable it to transcend the emergency planning stage and embark on the task of coordination with a view to preparing a national disaster management plan.

The main objective of GDOS would be to minimize damage in large scale disasters.

Traditionally, disasters are classified as either natural or man made.

Rule 4 of the provisional rules of procedure of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction provides that

(d) Community involvement in the planning and implementation of disaster reduction measures.

Here, we support measures to strengthen mechanisms for planning for and dealing with emergency situations caused by disasters.

Natural and environmental disasters

They should make use of existing capabilities and be well integrated into disaster reduction and disaster management policies and plans.

51. Large scale disasters are striking whole regions.

Stressing the importance of advancing the implementation of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and its relevant provisions on vulnerability, risk assessment and disaster management,

(e) To increase the reliability and availability of appropriate disaster related information to the public and disaster management agencies in all regions, as set out in the relevant provisions of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

It is recommended that Governments of disaster prone countries include the utilization of the UNDAC team in their national response plans and disaster response exercises.

Monitoring of man made and natural disasters

Although the sovereignty of the country affected by the disaster should be recognized, the planning and administration of this process must also include recipient countries.

While ensuring that relief assistance is properly delivered, attention should also be given to disaster prevention and reduction, including helping the affected countries develop medium and long term plans for disaster reduction and establishing national and regional mechanisms for the monitoring, prevention and assessment of major disasters.

The recent earthquake and tsunami triggered a debate on the need for the establishment of regional early warning mechanisms for disaster prevention, development and the strengthening of response preparedness, mitigation and contingency planning, as well as measures to prepare communities for future disasters.

48. Habitat activities concerning small countries are focused on settlement planning and development, disaster mitigation and housing and infrastructure management.

During the year, work was carried out to finalize a theoretical framework for the analysis of social vulnerability and its inclusion in disaster management planning.

114. The view was expressed that the proposed continuation beyond the year 1999 under subprogramme 20.3, Natural disaster reduction, of activities related to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction was not justified, taking into account that the responsibility for natural disaster mitigation, prevention and preparedness was transferred to UNDP under the terms of resolution 52 12 B and that the Decade itself was ending in 1999.

A joint Southern effort to create a warning system for disasters was already being planned.