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Disaster risk management
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Disaster risk management –
an integral and important part of German development policy
German development cooperation sees disaster risk management as a key task in achieving sustainable development. It is an integral part of Germany's commitment to reducing poverty. Here too, vulnerable societies must develop their own abilities to overcome crises, just as they must in the case of crises with other root causes.
Because of this, the Federal Republic of Germany has taken on the task of supporting and promoting participatory development processes. All groups and individuals affected are involved in planning and realising a joint strategy. This is frequently integrated into the overarching goal of political and social transformation.
Climate protection is also an important aspect of disaster risk management. Germany therefore advises and supports its partner countries in this field, for instance through the "Climate Protection Programme for Developing Countries" and the advisory project on "Disaster Risk Management in Development Cooperation". Parallel to this, the Federal Republic of Germany promotes the use of renewable energies in developing countries.
Sector project "Disaster Risk Management in Development Cooperation"
On behalf of the BMZ, the sector project "Disaster Risk Management in Development Cooperation" helps mainstream disaster risk management in development projects and programmes in high-risk countries. To this end, the project advises the BMZ with respect to developing a portfolio in these countries that is geared to the imperatives of disaster prevention. It also supports BMZ in terms of positioning Germany at international level in the field of disaster risk management.
Support for international activities
At international level, Germany supports the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) in Geneva. Germany contributes its wide-ranging development policy experience to the process of strategy development within the United Nations. The United Nations conventions that are closely linked to disaster risk management, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention to Combat Desertification, receive financial and technical support from the German government. The concrete realisation of the conventions is supported within the framework of existing bilateral and multilateral development cooperation.
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