Speaking at the event, Mr. Johannes Stenbaek Madsen from the European External Action Service Delegation in Astana commented: “What I learned at the workshop convinced me that all the involved development partners will be able to deal much more effectively with disaster preparedness in the future. I consider it a real paradigm shift that we will now focus on and measure the cost of being insufficiently prepared for disasters in terms of numbers of casualties and monetary value.”

Ms. Paola Albrito, Chief of UNISDR regional office for Europe UNISDR, agreed: “The Sendai Framework Monitor will also provide direct inputs to the first report on achieving progress on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. The commitment in the region to disaster risk reduction serves as a significant boost to the regional, national and local efforts on sustainable development, protecting lives and safeguarding communities.”

The workshop took place as part of UNISDR’s on-going efforts supporting disaster risk reduction in the region, funded by the European Commission.

Date:

12 Mar 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe (UNISDR EUR)

Themes:

Capacity Development, Climate Change, Advocacy & Media, Urban Risk & Planning

Hazards:

Earthquake

Countries:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Regions:

Europe, Asia