He added: “Not only can disaster risk reduction reduce the impact of disasters but it also contributes to economic sustainability and growth. Therefore, it’s important to be able to measure progress towards the Sendai Framework targets at both global and national levels.”

The training is focused on strengthening capacities of the Sendai Framework focal points on using the Sendai Framework Monitor in addition to being able to use the new National Loss Accounting System, as they take the lead coordination role in reporting on the progress of the 15-year disaster risk reduction framework.

“Egypt is very keen to continue measuring progress on disaster risk reduction, through the Sendai Monitoring tool specifically related to social and economic losses attributed to disasters,” said General Aly Haredy, Director of Disaster Risk Reduction and Crisis Management in the Government of Egypt.

Recently Egypt adopted its National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction which calls for collection of disaggregated data including by age, sex and disability, he added.

Egypt was an active contributor to the process of formulating the indicators for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030), through the Open-ended Inter-Governmental Expert Working Group on Indicators and Terminology Relating to Disaster Risk Reduction.

Date:

14 Mar 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States (UNISDR ROAS)

Themes:

Capacity Development

Countries:

Bahrain, Comoros, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Palestine, State of