“It is an inclusive reach of engagement…backbone countries will provide resources and equal contributions,” Dr. Mizan said.
The ASEAN Joint Disaster Response Plan, which is a guidance, that consists of 9 modules on ASEAN planning and agenda committee to facilitate the procedure of post-disaster management within the member states.
Covering a wider range area compared to ASEAN, agenda and activities applied in disaster risk management in the Pacific is completely different. Contrary to ASEAN agenda and activities, the Pacific only has ‘Voluntarily Guidelines’, which form a framework for resilient development in the Pacific. As described by Dr. Mizan, there are three main goals as the primary focus, namely;
1. Strengthened integrated adaptation and risk education,
2. Low carbon development, and
3. Strengthened disaster preparedness.
The discussion on disaster risk management and prevention the impact of climate change has narrowed down to several points to consider.
“They want to make a new culture of separating waste while also supporting climate change mitigation and reducing greenhouse gases.” Dr. Mizan said.
These points were made based on observations that correlate the relationship between human activities and climate change in which will result in a natural disaster.
Climate change mitigation emphasizes how to reduce greenhouse gases, whereas Disaster Mitigation focuses more on reducing the risk of a disaster in present time based on past data.
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