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July 23 2014
HFA helps Armenia reduce risk
Date:23 Jul 2014
Source(s):UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and
Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon (UNISDR
ONEA-GETI); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction -
Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (UNISDR AP)
By Andy McElroy
Yerevan - Armenia's Minister of Emergency Situations has praised the
Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) for inspiring "significant progress"
in his country's efforts to reduce disaster risk.
Minister Armen Yeritsyan said the implementation of the HFA over the
last decade, provided a good starting point for the upcoming World
Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in Sendai, Japan, in March
2015, and that Armenia "is optimistic that a very useful new framework
to help countries further reduce their disaster risk would be
developed". A new framework will be adopted at the World Conference
following extensive worldwide consultations.
The Minister added: "We have seen significant gains in our country as
a result of implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action, which Armenia
adopted in 2005. We have: strengthened our policies in risk reduction;
integrated disaster risk reduction in government policies and plans;
and recognized this issue as a country priority for our development
and increasing security.
"We have learnt that disaster risk reduction cannot be done by one
ministry or agency alone but is the responsibility of several
ministries and many partners. And we have benefitted from an inclusive
approach to disaster risk reduction with big contributions from
partners such as the Red Cross.
"We also value the sharing of international experience and we hope to
step up such partnerships with our national academy for disaster risk
reduction playing a leading role to build local and national
government capacity in Armenia and in the region."
Minister Yeritsyan was addressing a "Mainstreaming Climate Change and
Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development" forum hosted at
his ministry in the capital Yerevan. Sixty city leaders and DRR
practitioners from Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
Macedonia, Russia, and Tajikistan heard the Minister outline the
importance of urban resilience.
"Sixty-five percent of the Armenian population currently lives in
cities and this increasing trend is seen throughout the world. For us
ensuring city resilience is a priority. We have enjoyed a fruitful
partnership with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
and we are proud to have 10 Armenian cities in its Making Cities
Resilient campaign," Minister Yeritsyan said.
The forum, organized with the support of UNISDR's Global Education and
Training Institute (GETI) based in Incheon, Republic of Korea, is
leading participants through the initial steps of developing a
resilient city action plan, based on the Ten Essentials of the Making
Cities Resilient campaigns, for their respective municipalities.
Armenia is exposed to a variety of hazards including earthquake,
landslides, floods, drought, and hailstorms. The Spitak earthquake, in
December 1988, killed at least 25,000 people and left 517,000
homeless.
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news/v.php?id=38712
July 23 2014
HFA helps Armenia reduce risk
Date:23 Jul 2014
Source(s):UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and
Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon (UNISDR
ONEA-GETI); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction -
Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (UNISDR AP)
By Andy McElroy
Yerevan - Armenia's Minister of Emergency Situations has praised the
Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) for inspiring "significant progress"
in his country's efforts to reduce disaster risk.
Minister Armen Yeritsyan said the implementation of the HFA over the
last decade, provided a good starting point for the upcoming World
Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, in Sendai, Japan, in March
2015, and that Armenia "is optimistic that a very useful new framework
to help countries further reduce their disaster risk would be
developed". A new framework will be adopted at the World Conference
following extensive worldwide consultations.
The Minister added: "We have seen significant gains in our country as
a result of implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action, which Armenia
adopted in 2005. We have: strengthened our policies in risk reduction;
integrated disaster risk reduction in government policies and plans;
and recognized this issue as a country priority for our development
and increasing security.
"We have learnt that disaster risk reduction cannot be done by one
ministry or agency alone but is the responsibility of several
ministries and many partners. And we have benefitted from an inclusive
approach to disaster risk reduction with big contributions from
partners such as the Red Cross.
"We also value the sharing of international experience and we hope to
step up such partnerships with our national academy for disaster risk
reduction playing a leading role to build local and national
government capacity in Armenia and in the region."
Minister Yeritsyan was addressing a "Mainstreaming Climate Change and
Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development" forum hosted at
his ministry in the capital Yerevan. Sixty city leaders and DRR
practitioners from Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
Macedonia, Russia, and Tajikistan heard the Minister outline the
importance of urban resilience.
"Sixty-five percent of the Armenian population currently lives in
cities and this increasing trend is seen throughout the world. For us
ensuring city resilience is a priority. We have enjoyed a fruitful
partnership with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
and we are proud to have 10 Armenian cities in its Making Cities
Resilient campaign," Minister Yeritsyan said.
The forum, organized with the support of UNISDR's Global Education and
Training Institute (GETI) based in Incheon, Republic of Korea, is
leading participants through the initial steps of developing a
resilient city action plan, based on the Ten Essentials of the Making
Cities Resilient campaigns, for their respective municipalities.
Armenia is exposed to a variety of hazards including earthquake,
landslides, floods, drought, and hailstorms. The Spitak earthquake, in
December 1988, killed at least 25,000 people and left 517,000
homeless.
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news/v.php?id=38712