Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
A/RES/69/283
telecommunications systems; develop such systems through a participatory process;
tailor them to the needs of users, including social and cultural requirements, in
particular gender; promote the application of simple and low-cost early warning
equipment and facilities; and broaden release channels for natural disaster early
warning information;
(c) To promote the resilience of new and existing critical infrastructure,
including water, transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, educational
facilities, hospitals and other health facilities, to ensure that they remain safe,
effective and operational during and after disasters in order to provide live-saving
and essential services;
(d) To establish community centres for the promotion of public awareness
and the stockpiling of necessary materials to implement rescue and relief activities;
(e) To adopt public policies and actions that support the role of public
service workers to establish or strengthen coordination and funding mechanisms and
procedures for relief assistance and plan and prepare for post-disaster recovery and
reconstruction;
(f) To train the existing workforce and voluntary workers in disaster
response and strengthen technical and logistical capacities to ensure better response
in emergencies;
(g) To ensure the continuity of operations and planning, including social and
economic recovery, and the provision of basic services in the post-disaster phase;
(h) To promote regular disaster preparedness, response and recovery
exercises, including evacuation drills, training and the establishment of area-based
support systems, with a view to ensuring rapid and effective response to disasters
and related displacement, including access to safe shelter, essential food and nonfood relief supplies, as appropriate to local needs;
(i) To promote the cooperation of diverse institutions, multiple authorities
and related stakeholders at all levels, including affected communities and business,
in view of the complex and costly nature of post-disaster reconstruction, under the
coordination of national authorities;
(j) To promote the incorporation of disaster risk management into postdisaster recovery and rehabilitation processes, facilitate the link between relief,
rehabilitation and development, use opportunities during the recovery phase to
develop capacities that reduce disaster risk in the short, medium and long term,
including through the development of measures such as land-use planning,
structural standards improvement and the sharing of expertise, knowledge, postdisaster reviews and lessons learned and integrate post-disaster reconstruction into
the economic and social sustainable development of affected areas. This should also
apply to temporary settlements for persons displaced by disasters;
(k) To develop guidance for preparedness for disaster reconstruction, such as
on land-use planning and structural standards improvement, including by learning
from the recovery and reconstruction programmes over the decade since the
adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action, and exchanging experiences,
knowledge and lessons learned;
(l) To consider the relocation of public facilities and infrastructures to areas
outside the risk range, wherever possible, in the post-disaster reconstruction
process, in consultation with the people concerned, as appropriate;
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