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MAY 2022
Statement Adopted by the Thematic Group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Highlighting the need for participation of persons with disabilities through their representative organizations in building resilient societies, we call for governments to ensure implementation of the Sendai Framework and to fulfil their legal obligations under the CRPD. We ask to achieve this by prioritizing the development and implementation of fully inclusive DRR and climate action strategies.
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MAY 2022
More disasters, less inclusion: will transformation start in Bali?
At the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, IDA calls on all participants to empower people with disabilities by building capacity and reducing vulnerabilities, and developing inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction policies, to increase awareness of people’s requirements and capabilities.
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