Fourteen Actions and Six Proposals for Technology-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia

This research paper outlines fourteen actions and six proposals to enhance the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 in Asia, emphasizing the role of science and technology in shifting from disaster management to risk reduction.

• The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 advocates for a transition from managing disasters to reducing risks. This transition necessitates a comprehensive understanding of risk across environment, hazards, exposure, and vulnerability, the integration of disaster risk into planning and development across all sectors, and the use of cost-benefit analyses to prioritize long-term resilience investments.
• The Sendai Framework assigns primary responsibility for preventing and reducing disaster risk to individual states and highlights the necessity of science and technology. Specifically, it calls for the development and distribution of science-based risk tools and methodologies, the utilization of research institutions and networks for DRR, and a stronger connection between science and policy.
• Asia is characterized by high population density, uneven development, and a high frequency and intensity of hazards, resulting in a significant proportion of global disaster losses. Because disaster risk is increasing due to globalization and climate change, the document asserts that global 2030 DRR targets cannot be met unless disaster casualties and property losses decrease in Asia, necessitating an urgent increase in science and technology-based DRR capacity.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Fourteen Actions and Six Proposals for Technology-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia. https://www.sei.org/publications/fourteen-actions-six-proposals-technology-based-disaster-risk-reduction-asia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Fourteen Actions and Six Proposals for Technology-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/fourteen-actions-six-proposals-technology-based-disaster-risk-reduction-asia/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018fourteen, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Fourteen Actions and Six Proposals for Technology-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/fourteen-actions-six-proposals-technology-based-disaster-risk-reduction-asia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }