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Cities around the world have faced more challenges since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbates vulnerabilities and has a tremendous impact on urban health and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic reveals the new reality: cities are living with uncertainties and facing much more complex risks. To transition to resilient and sustainable urban futures, cities need to
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"While it is increasingly recognized that communities must be engaged throughout the full cycle of emergency preparedness, readiness, response and recovery, the question remains how community engagement can be ensured." Community engagement in emergencies is known to be critical, as empowering people to help themselves can save lives.
How the integration of health and disaster risk reduction can set Asia-Pacific on a path towards resilience
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Author Omar H. Amach
The COVID-19 pandemic was in many an unexpected event that caught the world off guard. The World Economic Forum s 2020 Global Risks Report, for example, did not include pandemics in its list of 10 most likely risks.
However, while the pandemic was unexpected, it was not unavoidable.
A number of global framework and guidelines were developed in recent years to prevent and manage the occurrence of such disasters.
Key among them is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, which includes biological hazards, such as pandemics, as one of the main risks that countries ought to plan against in line with the International Health Regulations (2005).