Financing+an+international+strategy+to+cope+with+natural+and+man-made+disasters


 * Main points to consider about the issue**
 * Disasters are events that occur and deliver destruction at very large magnitudes. Usually a sudden catastrophe.
 * These destroy human living conditions.
 * They are frequent in the "Ring of Fire" region and South America.

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 * What the international has already done**
 * ADPC (Asia Disaster Preparedness Center) is an organization that supports sustainable development and advancing safety in communities.
 * The ADRN (Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network) promotes coordination, sharing of information and cooperation among NGO's. This is to efficiently reduce the effects of disaster and to improve response in the Asia-Pacific region.
 * Primer on Natural Disaster Preparedness and Coping Mechanisms is a group that is dedicated to giving background information as well as guidelines that should be followed before, during and after a disaster.
 * Country's point of view**
 * Colombia is a site of frequent natural disasters.
 * Colombia has created a Natural Disaster Management Office in order to help prevent disasters and to increase response.


 * Steps that can be taken towards this issue**
 * Spreading awareness.
 * Increasing safety precautions by way of donations or increased funding within individual nations.
 * Creating initiatives in order to create a large fund dedicated solely to each specific natural disaster.

http://www.pemsea.org/knowledge-center/links-to-coastal-and-marine-topics/natural-and-man-made-hazard-prevention-and-management

http://www.caribank.org/titanweb/cdb/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/9FB25BD231DCD787042573CD0062F282/$File/NatDisMngtStrat&OpGdlnesPaper[1].pdf?OpenElement

http://iaemeuropa.terapad.com/resources/8959/assets/documents/UN%20DMTP%20-%20National%20Disaster%20Management%20Structure.pdf

Clauses: //Acknowledges// the multiple groups that have been formed to tackle the problem of disasters.

//Believing// that the spread of awareness is a key stepping stone in the process of countering and coping with disasters.

//Reaffirms// the fact that disasters are most frequent in the "Ring of Fire" region and South America.

//Recognizing// that disasters are events that occur and deliver destruction at very large magnitudes and are usually a sudden catastrophe.

__Proposes__ that the IMF and World Bank each donate an equal amount of funds, of which the exact amount will be determined in the upcoming World Economic Forum (which is to take place on 25-29 of January, 2012), annually to the ADRN as their purpose will generally make the threat and effects of a disaster far less troublesome. a. Dramatically increase the effectivity of the organization, which will also lead to an increase in: i. Co-ordination ii. Sharing of information and co-operation among NGO's related to the issue iii. Efficiency of response b. General environmental stability within the region in the long run.

__Suggests__ the guidelines set by the ADPC be used to create a new organization which will be functioning at a global scale as opposed to being operational in Asia alone; those guidelines include but aren't limited to the following: a. Supporting sustainable development and disaster-risk management solutions b. Advancing safety in communities c. Raising awareness by: i. Facilitating the spread and exchange of disaster-risk expertise, experience and information ii. Broadcasted advertisements d. Improving disaster risk management knowledge and skills