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| Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction | |
|---|---|
| Name | Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| Type | Multilateral policy forum |
| Established | 2007 |
| Region | Global regions |
| Parent organization | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction |
Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction convene multilateral actors to coordinate disaster risk reduction across United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Economic and Social Council, United Nations Secretariat, and regional intergovernmental institutions. These Platforms align regional strategies with global frameworks such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and interact with sectoral frameworks including the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Hyogo Framework for Action. They bring together national authorities, subnational bodies, humanitarian agencies, development banks, and scientific networks to translate international commitments into regional policies.
Regional Platforms aim to operationalize the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction across geographic regions represented by entities such as the African Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European Union, and the Inter-American Development Bank. They provide a venue for policy dialogue among representatives from United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, and Caribbean Development Bank to mainstream risk reduction into investment frameworks. Platforms promote alignment with multilateral agreements like the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and support linkage to regional instruments such as the African Union Agenda 2063 and the European Green Deal.
Governance of Platforms typically involves coordination among regional commissions such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Institutional frameworks link regional secretariats of bodies like the Pacific Islands Forum, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, and the Andean Community with UN entities including the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization. Legal and policy instruments referenced include the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption in regional resilience planning and the European Civil Protection Mechanism for cross-border response coordination.
Stakeholders encompass national disaster management agencies such as Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Disaster Management Authority (India), Civil Defence Ireland, and regional ministries represented through forums like the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. International stakeholders include United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Development Programme, World Meteorological Organization, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and development finance institutions like the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Academic and scientific partners involve networks such as the International Science Council, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the International Council for Science, and universities including University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Tokyo.
Platforms facilitate regional risk assessments using tools and datasets from agencies such as the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, and the United States Geological Survey. Data-sharing partnerships link initiatives like the Copernicus Programme, Group on Earth Observations, Global Flood Awareness System, and the Global Seismographic Network to national monitoring systems. Collaborative products often draw on research from institutions such as NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, British Geological Survey, and Japan Meteorological Agency to inform regional hazard mapping, early warning, and risk modeling.
Capacity building is coordinated with actors including the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Children's Fund, World Health Organization, and regional training centers like the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and the Pan American Health Organization. Programs integrate methodologies from the Sendai Framework, lessons from the Hyogo Framework for Action, and technical standards from the International Organization for Standardization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Exercises and simulations often involve partners such as North Atlantic Treaty Organization civil protection components, regional coast guards like the European Maritime Safety Agency, and multinational research consortia from Imperial College London and Peking University.
Representative mechanisms include the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative, the African Risk Capacity, the European Civil Protection Mechanism, and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility. Regional Platforms have been instrumental in coordinating responses to events such as Cyclone Pam, Hurricane Maria, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and El Niño–Southern Oscillation impacts through partnerships with World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and United Nations Development Programme. They have helped implement regional strategies like the African Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response.
Challenges include financing gaps identified by institutions such as the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, institutional fragmentation across entities like United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and regional development banks, and data interoperability issues involving the Group on Earth Observations and national meteorological services. Future directions emphasize scaling climate risk finance through mechanisms involving the Green Climate Fund, enhancing early warning systems in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, and strengthening linkages to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Strengthened partnerships among multilateral development banks, regional organizations, scientific bodies, and civil society institutions such as Oxfam International and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are central to advancing regional resilience.
Category:Disaster risk reduction