A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Disaster risk reduction in NorwayDisaster risk reduction in NorwayAiming for a safe and robust society where everyone Aiming for a safe and robust society where everyone
takes responsibilitytakes responsibility
Strasbourg, 07 May 2007
Petter Nuland
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
385 199 km2
Length (direct line N-S): 1 752 km
Width: min. 1.6 km, max. 430 km
Total coast line: 25 148 km
Population: 4.5 million
(Oslo: 500.000)
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 1Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 1: : Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national priority with a strong institutional national priority with a strong institutional
basis for implementationbasis for implementation Establishing a National Establishing a National Platform for Disaster Risk Platform for Disaster Risk ReductionReduction
A strengthened mandate for A strengthened mandate for disaster risk reduction through a disaster risk reduction through a Royal DecreeRoyal Decree
Adapting to the effects of a Adapting to the effects of a changing climatechanging climate
One National point of contact One National point of contact for the ISDR systemfor the ISDR system
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 2Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 2: : Identify, assess and monitor disaster Identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warningrisks and enhance early warning
Annual National Annual National vulnerability and vulnerability and preparedness reportpreparedness report and other and other multidisciplinary and multidisciplinary and trans-sectoral reportstrans-sectoral reports
Research- and science Research- and science based knowledgebased knowledge
The The ÅkenesetÅkeneset early early warning systemwarning system
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Åkneset
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Disaster risk reduction in the school Disaster risk reduction in the school - Education and training for children - Education and training for children and youths and youths
Guides and publications on aspects Guides and publications on aspects related to disaster risk reductionrelated to disaster risk reduction
Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 3: Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 3: Use knowledge, innovation and education to Use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all build a culture of safety and resilience at all levelslevels
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 4Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 4:: Reduce the underlying risk factorsReduce the underlying risk factors
Building codes and the Planning and Building codes and the Planning and building actbuilding act
Land-use planning and Mapping risk Land-use planning and Mapping risk areasareas
Flood plain managementFlood plain management
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 5: Hyogo Framework Priority for Action 5: Strengthen disaster preparedness for Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective responseeffective response
A new cross-departemental secure A new cross-departemental secure digital emergency communication digital emergency communication networknetwork
New Act concerning civil defence, New Act concerning civil defence, civil protection, and local level civil protection, and local level disaster risk reduction disaster risk reduction
A safe and robust society – where everyone takes responsibility
Challenges and the way forwardChallenges and the way forward Only 1/3 of municipalities have done Only 1/3 of municipalities have done
comprehensive risk and vulnerability comprehensive risk and vulnerability analysis the latest 4 yearsanalysis the latest 4 years
Which municipalities will need better Which municipalities will need better resilience and what is national and resilience and what is national and what is local responsibility?what is local responsibility?
How to ensure that local level has How to ensure that local level has the appropriate knowledge and the appropriate knowledge and competences?competences?
How will national level vulnerability How will national level vulnerability affect the local level?affect the local level?
How to link the local, national, and How to link the local, national, and international levels?international levels?
Plans and structures
Audits
and guidance
Excericses
Risk and vulnerability
analysis
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