“It is clear that it will be hard to eradicate poverty and eliminate hunger in parts of Asia if stronger action is not taken at local level to reduce disaster risk and ensure the protection of all sections of society particularly the poor,” said Ms. Mizutori, highlighting the need for an inclusive all-of-society approach to building disaster resilience that fully engages women, children and young people, older persons and people with disabilities.
The three-day Conference attracted 3,500 people to the Mongolian capital from over 1,500 organizations including representatives from more than 50 countries.
On behalf of the Government of Mongolia, host of the Conference, Deputy Prime Minister, Enkhtuvshin Ulziisaikhan, said, “This conference has strengthened the resolve of Asian leaders and all stakeholders to implement the global plan for reducing disaster losses, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Our goal is to fund and increase the scope of our work in disaster prevention at local level.”
In the Ulaanbaatar Declaration the need to promote risk-sensitive public and private investments for building disaster resilience was highlighted; in particular, to make new infrastructure resilient and inclusive and design innovative solutions for affordable retrofitting of existing infrastructure.
The need to reinforce public-private partnerships in disaster risk reduction was also stressed, including the use of different disaster risk transfer and financing instruments such as insurance, forecast-based financing and social protection schemes.
At the closing ceremony the Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Ms. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells announced that the Government of Australia will host the next Asian Ministerial Conference in Australia in 2020
Date:
9 Jul 2018
Sources:
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
Themes:
Capacity Development, Community-based DRR, Advocacy & Media
Hazards:
Cyclone, Drought, Flood, Heat Wave, Land Slide, Wild Fire
Regions:
Asia