This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia has been prepared in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It will provide thematic analysis as input to the production of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR/DRR) to be launched at the second session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2009.
The Hyogo Framework for Action specifies that disaster risk is compounded by increasing vulnerabilities related to various elements including unplanned urbanization. As one of the five priorities for action of the Hyogo Framework for Action, key activities are specified to reduce the underlying risk factors (Priority 4) and urban risk reduction is the crucial area of work to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action.
Resource collections
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience