Recommendations for the post-2015 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFAII): calling for increased attention to the need for integrated water and wetland management to reduce disaster risk

  Available online: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/recommendations-post-2015-hyogo-framework-act [...]

This paper summarizes a set of recommendations on wetlands for inclusion in the post-2015 HFA, calling for increased attention to the need for integrated water and wetland management to reduce disaster risk. It argues that emerging trends in disaster risks underline the need to consider the role of water and wetland management as important elements of disaster risk reduction and risk management strategy as wetlands are crucial in regulating the water cycle by reducing peak flood flows, storing excessive precipitation or recharging groundwater.

Language(s): English

Tags: Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Water ; Flood Add tag