Water and disaster: High-Level Expert Panel on Water and Disaster/UNSGAB

This report presents a comprehensive action plan designed to minimize the loss of life and destruction brought on by increasing numbers of water-related disasters worldwide (such as floods, droughts, tidal waves, storm surges, etc.) and also to minimize loss of life in post disaster/conflict conditions.

It aims to bring life and a sense of urgency to the agreement reached at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in 2005, the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015). The panel states that it stands ready to monitor the cited governments and institutions and to report their progress to the international community.

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Date:

2009

Pages:

21 p.

Sources:

World Water Council (WWC)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Hyogo Liaison Office (UNISDR Hyogo)
United Nations Secretary General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)
Korea Water Forum (KWF)
Japan Water Forum (JWF)