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Urban Risk Reduction in Arab Region. Zubair Murshed . Hyogo Framework of Action Making Cities Resilient Campaign Arab Strategy for DRR. Context . R isks transforming C ities expanding V ulnerabilities growing . Why Urban . Alarm Bells. W ater* Extended droughts* Degriculture
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Urban Risk Reduction in Arab Region Zubair Murshed
Hyogo Framework of Action Making Cities Resilient Campaign Arab Strategy for DRR Context
Risks transforming Cities expanding Vulnerabilities growing Why Urban
Alarm Bells Water* Extended droughts* Degriculture Food* The report from the analysts Maplecroft, says that the ten countries most at risk are: Somalia (1), Mauritania (2), Sudan (3), Niger (4), Iraq (5), Uzbekistan (6), Pakistan (7), Egypt (8), Turkmenistan (9) Syria (10), and Yemen.
Going Urban 56 % (overall) 70 % (GCC and North Africa) 87 % (Lebanon) And counting
Arab City Coastal Seismic City as country* Who is managing ??? * Disaster preparedness ???
Session purpose To arrive at a common understanding of urban risks and define time-bound, achievabletargets for disaster risk reduction in Arab cities.
Session outcome An Arab Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Cities.
Session Flow Urban risks in the region Existing systems in Arab cities Good Practices Arab Declaration on DRR in cities