What was the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction?
At the invitation of the Government of Japan, the United Nations organized the January 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in Kobe, Japan so that the international community could come together to: 1) take stock of the progress made on disaster risk reduction across the world since the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction held in Yokohama in 1994; and 2) make plans for the next ten years. The WCDR also marked the 10th anniversary of the devastating Kobe earthquake.The magnitude of the Indian Ocean Tsunami provided important momentum for the adoption of a key outcome document at the WCDR: the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015): Building the Resilience of Communities and Nations to Disasters. This document represents a strong commitment by the international community to address disaster risk reduction by taking specific progressive actions over the next ten years.
At the invitation of the Government of Japan, the United Nations organized the January 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in Kobe, Japan so that the international community could come together to: 1) take stock of the progress made on disaster risk reduction across the world since the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction held in Yokohama in 1994; and 2) make plans for the next ten years. The WCDR also marked the 10th anniversary of the devastating Kobe earthquake. The magnitude of the Indian Ocean Tsunami provided important momentum for the adoption of a key outcome document at the WCDR: the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015): Building the Resilience of Communities and Nations to Disasters. This document represents a strong commitment by the international community to address disaster risk reduction by taking specific progressive actions over the next ten years. Canada was actively involved in the meetings and negotiations leading up to the WCDR, and was r
