UNDRR is the United Nations focal point for disaster risk reduction. UNDRR oversees the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supporting countries in its implementation, monitoring and sharing what works in reducing existing risk and preventing the creation of new risk. Learn more here: https://www.undrr.org
This is a first attempt to bring together disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), urbanism and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) topics in a coherent manner in the region, albeit from a DRR perspective. It accounts for emergent approaches and risks, recognizing the large degree of uncertainty characterizing the period we live in, and the associated cascading and systemic risks within and across natural, health, financial, environmental, economic and social systems. It is envisaged this will signal the beginning of a process of RAR reports, with those in the future focusing on priority region specific areas identified in this RAR. While this work has a regional scope, the RAR-Arab States recognizes that risk management requires global cooperation and risk governance mechanisms, given the interdependence of systems.
This policy brief discusses the key actions required to build back better and enhance the health resilience from all hazards amid COVID-19 by introducing the theoretical concepts of health system recovery; highlighting the global efforts, goals, and commitment in disaster and health context; addressing the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on different dimensions with an emphasis on the health system infrastructure and the need for building back better; exploring global and regional policy alternatives for health system resilience and building back better from disasters post-COVID-19. The policy brief then concludes by offering recommended actions for the way forward at regional, national, and sub-national levels.
Thematic Discussion: Can health-oriented regional supply chains aid recovery from the pandemic and boost preparedness for future pandemics or disasters?
10:00 - 11:30 am (Beirut Time – UTC+2) Thursday, 17 March 2022 Location: Beirut, LebanonFormat: Hybrid