The Sendai Report

This report argues that the practice of
disaster risk management (DRM) is a defining characteristic
of resilient societies, and should therefore be integrated,
or 'mainstreamed', into all aspects of
development. The report will inform the Development
Committee at the annual meetings 2012, and support
discussion at the Sendai dialogue, a special event
co-organized by the Government of Japan and the World Bank
as part of the Annual Meetings program. This event will
engage delegates on the importance of mainstreaming DRM,
drawing upon the lessons from the great East Japan
earthquake and tsunami of 2011, and other disasters. This
paper includes the following headings: disasters and
development: an alarming trend; disaster risk management in
action; national policies and planning; International
Development Cooperation; disaster risk management at the
World Bank; the way forward: priorities and opportunities;
and glossary and references.