Reflection of Challenges and Opportunities within the COVID-19 Pandemic to Include Biological Hazards into DRR Planning

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Chi Shing Wong¹  Emily Ying Yang Chan¹  Kevin Kei Ching Hung¹  Ada Ho Yin Fong²  Rajib Shaw³  Caroline Dubois⁴  Yong-kyun Kim⁵  Antonia Loyzaga⁶  Ambika Dabral⁷  Ranit Chatterjee⁷ 

[1] Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;GX Foundation, Hong Kong, China;Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa 252-0882, Japan;JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Ministry of Interior and Safety, Sejong 30128, Korea;National Resilience Council, Pasay City 1300, Philippines;Resilience Innovation Knowledge Academy (RIKA), New Delhi 110059, India;

关键词: health-EDRM;    disaster risk reduction;    biological hazards;    Sendai Framework;    COVID-19, pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18041614

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

COVID-19 has reinforced the need to revisit the integration of health within disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies for biological hazards in a system-wide approach. In November 2020, DRR experts attended the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (APP-DRR) Forum to share progress and learnings in the areas of health system resilience, data management, residual risk management, risk communication, digital literacy, and knowledge product marketing. Advancements for health in DRR included the importance of multi-sectoral, multi-hazard action plans; adaptation to technological advancements in data collection, dissemination and protection; promoting the health and wellbeing of essential and nonprofessional workers; and improving inclusivity in digital literacy. COVID-19 has affected progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and created a unique opportunity within DRR to re-evaluate the adequacy of response mechanisms against concurrent, cascading or interacting risks of future biological hazards. Health emergency disaster risk management (Health-EDRM) is a new World Health Organization paradigm that includes DRR at intra-, inter- and multidisciplinary levels. Scientific advancement under Health-EDRM is necessary for health and non-health actors in DRR education and research. Continuous education on the multifaceted risk governance is a key to building awareness, capacity and accelerating towards achieving the international DRR and the SDG targets.

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