On the Hyogo Framework for Action:

1. Urge all the stakeholders at the regional, sub-regional, national and local levels to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action, in line with the five priorities for action and identified critical tasks for implementation and follow-up;

2. Encourage the national governments to formulate Action Plans according to their national priorities for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and to put in place national mechanisms for periodic review of the implementation of these Action Plans;

3. Encourage the national governments to enhance regional and sub-regional cooperation for disaster risk reduction, including early warning, capacity building, networking and sharing of information and good practices among stakeholders;

4. Encourage the national governments and regional and sub-regional organizations to develop reporting mechanisms to monitor the progress made to achieve the goals of the Hyogo Framework for Action and to link such reports to other development processes, including the national strategies for poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals;

5. Urge the national governments and regional and sub-regional organizations to apply and adapt, as appropriate, the set of basic indicators and benchmarks developed by the UN/ISDR for monitoring the progress in disaster risk reduction.

On mainstreaming disaster risk reduction:

6. Encourage the national governments to mainstream disaster risk reduction into national sustainable development strategies, plans and programmes in key areas such as poverty eradication, housing, water, sanitation, energy, health, agriculture, education, infrastructure and environment and to ensure that development does not create further disasters;

7. Urge the national governments to further strengthen the legislative frameworks and institutional mechanisms for disaster risk reduction, promote multi-stakeholder coordination through the mechanism of National Platform, develop capacities at the national and local levels through awareness, education and training and strengthen the governance systems for disaster risk reduction, particularly at the local level;

8. Encourage the national governments to place communities at the centre of all aspects disaster risk management through community based disaster preparedness, mitigation and response;

9. Urge the national governments and scientific, academic and technological institutions to carry out risk assessment as an ongoing process and strengthen the technology-driven initiatives in research and development, early warning and their dissemination, while simultaneously linking scientific knowledge with indigenous coping mechanisms in these areas;

10. Urge the national governments to strengthen financial mechanisms for disaster reduction, including risk transfer and risk finance including innovative approaches in microfinance, micro insurance, etc;

11. Encourage the national governments to make special efforts to mainstream gender issues in disaster risk reduction so as to reduce the vulnerability of women and to recognize the important role women can play in disaster risk reduction;

12. Urge the national governments to integrate disaster risk reduction in school education and make the schools safer for the children as per the Bangkok Action Agenda 2007;

13. Further urge the national governments, the civil society and other stakeholders to develop mechanisms to protect the interests of physically and mentally disabled persons, the senior citizens, children, orphans and other vulnerable sections of society and promote social inclusiveness in disaster reduction including preparedness activities.

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