Survey on Priority Actions for Science and Technology to Implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

The 1st Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction on 23-24 of August 2016 was organised by UNISDR with support from IRDR and other partners, which aims to discuss the key issues, challenges, needs and opportunities in the application of science in policy-making. The conference generated an outcome document, which consists of twelve recommended actions aligning with and contributing to the Science and Technology Roadmap.

The purpose of this survey is to collect feedback about the twelve actions from a wide range of stakeholders. The analyses of the survey will be presented at the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 02-05 November 2016 in New Delhi, India. Additionally, we will make the results available through the IRDR website.

The below survey consists of 2 sections: (I) General Information (II) The twelve actions based on the 4 priority areas of the Sendai Framework.

The estimated time for completing the survey is approximately 10-15 minutes.

If you have any difficulties in interpretation of terminologies, please refer to the definitions of UNISDR on disaster risk reduction via the link: https://www.unisdr.org/partners

Part I: General information

1.In what country do you work or study?(Required.)

2.What is your gender?(Required.)

3.What is your age?(Required.)

4.Which of the following best describes the field in which you received your highest degree?(Required.)

Other (please specify)

6.Your email address?(Required.)

Part II: The twelve actions for Science and Technology based on the 4 priority areas of the Sendai Framework

Priority 1: Understanding Disaster Risk

7.Which action do you think in Priority 1 is the most relevant to your work from your professional activities?(Required.)

Action 1. Enhance national and local disaster risk assessment and disaster loss and damage accounting, with a specific focus on urban risks.

Action 2. Use space and disaster risk mapping technologies and strengthen the capacity for using these technologies for improved understanding of disaster risks at global, national and local level.

Action 3. Strengthen regional exchange on disaster risk information and science in order to better understand complex disaster risks including risks of transboundary, cascading and compound disasters.

9.What else could be done from your professional standpoint in Priority 1?(no more than 30 words)

Priority 2: Strengthening Disaster Risk Government to Manage Disaster Risk

10.Which action do you think in Priority 2 is the most relevant to your work from your professional activities?(Required.)

Action 4. Strengthen science-policy-practice nexus at the national and local level through: increased dialogue and networking among scientists and policy makers; better evidence to inform decision making, proactive involvement of the science and technology community in national and local platforms for DRR. Support these platforms to be multi-stakeholder partnerships, particularly the private sector, civil society and media to deliver science-based solutions to reduce disaster risk based on technological user-friendly tools and methods.

Action 5. Develop inter-disciplinary national science and technology plan to support implementation of the Sendai Framework.

Action 6. Enhance collaboration between local governments and local academia, institutes and other partners to promote people’s knowledge and traditions and to sustain and replicate many good practices that exist locally for science-based decision making.

12.What else could be done from your professional standpoint in Priority 2? (no more than 30 words)

Priority 3: Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience

13.Which action do you think in Priority 3 is the most relevant to your work from your professional activities?(Required.)

Action 7. Make DRR an area of focus within higher education including networking between universities. Jointly develop research and higher education programmes that contribute to the building of resilient communities and societies. Promote the knowledge broker education and training programmes to help close the gap between disaster risk science and end-users.

Action 8. Ensure risk-sensitive investments. Enhance science and technology community’s role in building public private partnership, such as for critical infrastructure and in emerging industries.

Action 9. Develop young professionals in the field of multi-disciplinary disaster risk reduction. In particular, more women and girls should be engaged in DRR research and a gender marker should be a key element of many aspects of such enquiry.

15.What else could be done from your professional standpoint in Priority 3? (no more than 30 words)

Priority 4: Enhancing Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction

16.Which action do you think in Priority 4 is the most relevant to your work from your professional activities?(Required.)

Action 10. Promote the role of inter-disciplinary science and technology in effective pre-disaster planning, preparedness, response, rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction to build back better.

Action 11. Develop an efficient and effective cooperation among science community and business sector by utilizing the advancements of the fast developing information and communication technology (ICT) including big data.

Action 12. Research into innovative solutions to promote the whole-of-society engagement, innovative financial mechanisms and maximize social capital for DRR including disaster resilience fund, to provide urgently needed resources to disaster affected communities for quick recover, and to help business sector shift towards sustainable and resilient development pathway.

18.What else could be done from your professional standpoint in Priority 4? (no more than 30 words)

19.Please identify TOP 5 actions from the above 12 actions in the order of importance.(Required.)

Actions

TOP 1

TOP 2

TOP 3

TOP 4

TOP 5

Thank you for your input!

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