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MONGOLIA PARTICIPATES IN UNESCAP SESSION
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The Second Session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction, a subsidiary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), was held from June 29 to July 1 in Bangkok, Thailand.
It brought together representatives of governments of some 30 countries and international organizations. The gathered have discussed disasters situation in Asia-Pacific regions, its influences on socio-economy and environment, and have agreed to speed up an implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015 that calls for making disaster risk reduction a national development priority.
Mongolia has been represented there by a delegation headed by L.Dashpurev, the Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the UNESCAP. The Mongolian side has said that number of dangerous natural phenomena has increased in the last years, and losses due to them have amounted to three per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mr L.Dashpurev has mentioned about the occurred in the winter of 2009-2010 Dzud disaster that covered almost 81 per cent of Mongolia.
He has said Mongolia's parliament approved in May this year the state policy on protection against disasters and a national program on strengthening its capability after having accorded them to the HFA and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
He has added Mongolia's Government wants to develop regional cooperation with countries, with the UN and other international organizations in reducing risks of disasters, for example in implementing projects and programs on creating the latest disasters and earthquakes alarm complex system.
Recurring and increasingly severe natural disasters striking the Asia-Pacific region have become a serious obstacle to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and slowed down the pace of economic development in the region.
Discussions at the Session highlighted the severe life and livelihood threatening impact of disasters including “Dzud” or snow storms in Mongolia, droughts and floods in Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan, drought and forest fires in the Russian Federation and earthquakes and tsunamis in Indonesia and Japan.
Reliable and quality data are crucial for effective disaster preparedness and Asia-Pacific countries have asked ESCAP to support national capacity building in the collection and analysis of disaster data for better disaster preparedness and vulnerability assessments, and to provide training on disaster assessment methodologies.
ESCAP, with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and other regional partners, have been requested to build regional knowledge through the publication of the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report and the development of the web-based Asia-Pacific gateway for disaster risk reduction and development.
The Session highlighted the need for building resilience especially in least developed countries. The Session also strategized to expand information and communications technologies and space applications in disaster risk reduction to serve the core agenda of ESCAP in inclusive and sustainable development. Additionally, the Pacific Island countries sought assistance with training on space applications for disaster risk management.
B.Khuder
It brought together representatives of governments of some 30 countries and international organizations. The gathered have discussed disasters situation in Asia-Pacific regions, its influences on socio-economy and environment, and have agreed to speed up an implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015 that calls for making disaster risk reduction a national development priority.
Mongolia has been represented there by a delegation headed by L.Dashpurev, the Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the UNESCAP. The Mongolian side has said that number of dangerous natural phenomena has increased in the last years, and losses due to them have amounted to three per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mr L.Dashpurev has mentioned about the occurred in the winter of 2009-2010 Dzud disaster that covered almost 81 per cent of Mongolia.
He has said Mongolia's parliament approved in May this year the state policy on protection against disasters and a national program on strengthening its capability after having accorded them to the HFA and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
He has added Mongolia's Government wants to develop regional cooperation with countries, with the UN and other international organizations in reducing risks of disasters, for example in implementing projects and programs on creating the latest disasters and earthquakes alarm complex system.
Recurring and increasingly severe natural disasters striking the Asia-Pacific region have become a serious obstacle to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and slowed down the pace of economic development in the region.
Discussions at the Session highlighted the severe life and livelihood threatening impact of disasters including “Dzud” or snow storms in Mongolia, droughts and floods in Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan, drought and forest fires in the Russian Federation and earthquakes and tsunamis in Indonesia and Japan.
Reliable and quality data are crucial for effective disaster preparedness and Asia-Pacific countries have asked ESCAP to support national capacity building in the collection and analysis of disaster data for better disaster preparedness and vulnerability assessments, and to provide training on disaster assessment methodologies.
ESCAP, with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and other regional partners, have been requested to build regional knowledge through the publication of the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report and the development of the web-based Asia-Pacific gateway for disaster risk reduction and development.
The Session highlighted the need for building resilience especially in least developed countries. The Session also strategized to expand information and communications technologies and space applications in disaster risk reduction to serve the core agenda of ESCAP in inclusive and sustainable development. Additionally, the Pacific Island countries sought assistance with training on space applications for disaster risk management.
B.Khuder
