What makes a home resilient?

 A resilient home is a Risk-informed location;  a Resilient construction;  a place where Regular maintenance are held.

The SendaiFramework for Disaster Risk Reduction identifies the resilience of critical infrastructure as a key component for disaster risk reduction – in line with Goal 9 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls for “sustainable industrial development; universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services; sustainable transport systems; and quality and resilient infrastructure”. The Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) reported that, in 2018 alone, 1,889 infrastructure assets in 20 countries in Europe and Central Asia were damaged or destroyed as a result of disasters, amounting to direct economic losses of over $3 billion. Climate change further exacerbates disaster risks as it affects the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, droughts and floods, placing an additional burden on assets (e.g. droughts and extreme weather affect the critical supply of water for industry). The energy, transportation and water sectors in Europe are particularly at risk; climaterelated hazards could significantly affect the lifespan or operation of critical infrastructure in these sectors. Estimates show a 60 per cent rise in the cost of damages due to extreme weather events in the region over the next 30 years. Studies also indicate that the cost of the recovery of infrastructure from climate changeinduced hazards could jump tenfold under a business-asusual scenario. On top of this, a number of current and emerging factors pose additional risks to assets: population growth and rapid urbanization; ageing infrastructure and a lack of investment in building new or retrofitting old infrastructure; the lack of disaster risk and climate change impact considerations in construction designs and in retrofitting projects; and unsustainable investment decisions – all of which increase exposure to hazards. An increase in cyber threats have added an additional layer of complexity, which will only continue to grow as technology develops. The resilience and sustainability of critical infrastructure depends on the continuous efforts of planners, architects, developers, owners, operators and all other involved parties to implement adequate measures and comply with standards that clearly incorporate disaster risk and climate change impact considerations. Governments, public authorities and regulators are primarily responsibility for developing and adopting protection mechanisms and regulations that incorporate risk prevention, reduction and resilience measures when investing in, building, maintaining and retrofitting critical infrastructure. These measures have been adopted, to a varying degree, by countries in the region, allowing us to identify both good practices and gaps in building the resilience of critical infrastructure.Safer homes help build safer communities. 

This #DRRDay, see how by following the hashtags: #ResilienceStartsAtHome

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