UN/ISDR Releases Proposal to UNFCCC for Follow-Up on Bali Action Plan

October 2008: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has released its proposal in response to the Bali Action Plan’s call for enhanced action on adaptation through consideration of disaster risk reduction strategies, risk management and risk transfer mechanisms.

The proposal is directed to the Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the UNFCCC (AWG-LCA) and was prepared in consultation with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, while inputs were received from a number of UN Agencies. The paper proposes that parties draw upon the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, in the design and implementation of adaptation actions. It contains specific proposals pertaining to: national planning for adaptation; the enhancement of knowledge sharing; the streamlining and scaling up of financial and technological support; and institutional frameworks for adaptation. [The Proposal]