DISASTER

RESPONSE
& RISK
REDUCTION
MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IS
AIMED AT PREVENTING NEW AND
REDUCING EXISTING DISASTER
RISK AND MANAGING RESIDUAL
RISK, ALL OF WHICH
CONTRIBUTE TO
STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE
AND THEREFORE TO THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT.

A SECURE AND RESILIENT

NATION WITH THE
CAPABILITIES REQUIRED
ACROSS THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY TO PREVENT,
PROTECT AGAINST, MITIGATE,
RESPOND TO, AND RECOVER
FROM THE THREATS AND
HAZARDS THAT POSE THE
GREATEST RISK.”

WHY IS
DISASTER
RISK
REDUCTION
IMPORTANT?
THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
DISASTERS AFFECT LIVES,
LIVELIHOODS AND HEALTH;
IMPACTING THE ECONOMIC,
PHYSICAL, CULTURAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF
INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND
COUNTRIES.