Disaster Risk Reduction for Economic Growth and Livelihood

Ian Davis, an architect, is a Visiting Professor in Disaster Risk Management in Copenhagen, Kyoto, Lund and Oxford Brookes Universities. He works in Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery. In 1996 he received the UN Sasakawa Award for his contribution to Disaster Prevention. He has been on the board of four NGO’s, advised Governments/ UN Agencies and is author or editor of 17 books. Kae Yanagisawa is Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency. She has a long-term career in international development at JICA and UNDP. She gained knowledge and experience in disaster risk reduction while she was leading the disaster relief operations of JICA. She is a Visiting Professor in development cooperation at Meiji University. Kristalina Georgieva is Vice President of the European Commission. From 2010 to 2014, she was the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.　Before joining the European Commission, she held various positions at the World Bank including Director for Sustainable Development and Vice President and Corporate Secretary. In October 2014, she was recognized as a Champion of Disaster Risk Reduction by the secretariat of International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. .  

Forewords Preface Introduction Part 1: Resilience ifor sustainable development in a changing environment 1. Building resilience to disasters and climate change in the age of urbanization 2. Climate change and disaster risk reduction: Adaptation to uncertainties of changing climate 3. From drought to resilience Part 2: Building awareness for disaster risk reduction 4. Effective planning for disaster risk reduction 5. Economic analysis of investment in DDR measures 6. Institutionalizing and sharing the culture of prevention: The Japanese experience Part 3: Achieving build back better in recovery and reconstruction 7. Recovery and reconstruction: An opportunity for sustainable growth through "Build Back Better" 8. Lessons from promoting "Build Back Better" in the post-tsunami recovery of Aceh Part 4: Increasing the roles of stakeholders 9. Community empowerment and good governance: The way forward for DRM in developing countries 10. The role of the private sector in disaster risk management following catastrophic events 11. Disaster risk governance and the principles of good governance Part 5: Tools and technologies for disaster risk reduction 12. National disaster databases: An essential foundation for disaster risk reduction policies and disaster-realted sustainable development goals and targets 13. Disaster intelligence: Using geospatial technology to improve resilience in developing countries