Regeringsledere og ministre fra Asien efterspørger et internationalt program, der skal sikre skoler og hospitaler mod naturkatastrofer. Det skriver Verdensbanken i en pressemeddelelse onsdag.
YOGYAKARTA, October 25, 2012: The Yogyakarta Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia, urged for support towards local-level efforts to make schools safer in a cost-effective manner and a global program for safe schools and hospitals.
Early action is particularly vital in making the most of investments in ‘Safe Schools and Hospitals’.
“Adopting resilience measures during planning and implementation processes is a win-win situation. The additional costs are minimal, and inaction can have dire consequences further down the road,” says Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The Government of Indonesia, in partnership with the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), brought together decision makers from national governments and development organizations to share best practices in building resilient schools and hospitals, and to explore ways to scale-up and adapt successful programs to disaster-vulnerable countries.
Experience shows there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Countries need to understand the levels of risk their face, undertaking robust risk analysis in order ensure that design and constructions are in compliance with technical standards.
“Action must begin today,” said Muhammad Nuh, Minister of Education and Culture, Government of Indonesia. “In order to proactively address the risks of natural hazards to protect our schools, we need to understand the exposure to risk and what cost-effective measures are available.”
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