Disaster Risk Reduction

In order to address the impact of the Wenchuan earthquake, which occurred on 12 May 2008 and registered 8.0 on the Richter scale, the Government of China will implement an effective, comprehensive, and sustainable recovery program. At the same time, it is important that the government consider how the recovery process can contribute to disaster risk reduction (DRR), the objective being to make communities and assets significantly more resilient to the impact of future disasters. A primary aim of recovery management is to use the opportunity to build or strengthen resilience in society that is, its citizens, livelihoods, buildings, critical facilities, government administration, and the natural environment. To establish an effective DRR framework, key institutional actors and stakeholders need to work together and be aware of their respective roles and responsibilities. These include the national, provincial, and local government levels, the relevant government ministries and agencies, and local communities. An effective disaster management system covers the following five aspects: (i) risk identification; (ii) emergency preparedness; (iii) institutional capacity building; (iv) risk mitigation; and (v) catastrophe risk financing.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Trohanis, Zoe, Dastur, Arish, Xu, Ting, Cira, Dean
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-12
Subjects:	BUILDING CODES, CATASTROPHIC INSURANCE, COMPULSORY INSURANCE, COVERAGE, DEATH TOLL, DEBRIS REMOVAL, DEVASTATION, DISASTER, DISASTER ASSISTANCE, DISASTER INSURANCE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER MITIGATION, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER RECOVERY, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RELIEF, DISASTER RESPONSE, DISASTER RESPONSE TRAINING, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DISASTER_RISK, DISASTERS, EARLY WARNING, EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE, EARTHQUAKES, EMERGENCIES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY PLANS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, EVACUATION, FIRST AID, FLOODS, GOVERNMENT INSURANCE, INCOME, INCOME GROUPS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE COVERAGE, INSURANCE INDUSTRY, INSURANCE LAW, INSURERS, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, MITIGATION MEASURES, NATURAL CATASTROPHE, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARDS, PRIVATE INSURANCE, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, RECONSTRUCTION, REINSURANCE, RESERVES, RISK ASSESSMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RISK MITIGATION, SAFETY, SAFETY NETS, SEARCH AND RESCUE, TYPE OF DISASTER, UNDERWRITING, WORLD DISASTER REPORT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13337563/disaster-risk-reduction https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10124
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