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).
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The FINANCIAL The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – has launched a new Focus Group to contend with the increasing prevalence and severity of natural disasters with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). In close collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the ITU Focus Group on AI for natural disaster management will support global efforts to improve our understanding and modelling of natural hazards and disasters. It will distill emerging best practices to develop a roadmap for international action in AI for natural disaster management.
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Amcham advises companies to plan for disasters, pandemics
Friday 19 February 2021
Coco Reef Resort and Spa, Crown Point, Tobago. Companies in the region must include planning for the impact of natural disasters and pandemics in their strategic vision, advised the American Chamber of Commerce TT. File photo -
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