Report of Alliance of International Science Organizations on Disaster Risk Reduction (ANSO-DRR) Conference 2020

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 23; p. 8772
• Main Authors: Chan, Emily Ying Yang, Wong, Chi Shing, Hung, Kevin Kei Ching, Kalonji, Gretchen, Cui, Peng, Zhou, Gordon, Shaw, Rajib
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26-11-2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Alliances; Climate change; Collaboration; Conference Report; COVID-19; Disaster management; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Education; Emergency preparedness; Health risks; Higher education; Higher education institutions; Humans; Initiatives; Innovations; International cooperation; International organizations; Nonprofit organizations; Organizations; Presidents; Risk management; Risk reduction; Risk Reduction Behavior; Scholarships & fellowships; Science; Scientists; Sustainable development; Technological change; Technology transfer; Hong Kong China; China; Pakistan; COVID-19; disaster risk reduction (DRR); 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; ANSO-DRR; Paris Agreement; Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction; ANSO; multidisciplinary cooperation among disaster and healthcare sciences; Belt and Road Initiative; alliance of regional science organizations; health emergency and disaster risk management (Health-EDRM)
• ISSN: 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238772

This article summarizes the proceedings of the four-session meeting (webinar) conducted by the Alliance of International Science Organizations on Disaster Risk Reduction (ANSO-DRR) on 18 May 2020. ANSO-DRR is an international, nonprofit and nongovernmental scientific alliance bringing together academies of science, research organizations and universities which share a strong interest in disaster risk reduction in the regions along the land-based and maritime routes of the Belt and Road Initiative. ANSO-DRR convenes an annual meeting to review its work progress and discuss its scientific programs. The first session was the opening statements and was followed by the introduction and updates on ANSO-DRR in the second session. The third session was the depiction of the big picture of ANSO, the umbrella organization of ANSO-DRR, led by the Assistant Executive Director of ANSO, while the fourth session was a presentation of perspectives on the strategic development of ANSO-DRR. One of ANSO-DRR's key strategies is to enhance disaster mitigation and response through multidisciplinary cooperation among disaster and healthcare sciences (i.e., health emergency and disaster risk management (Health-EDRM)). It aims to enhance DRR efforts by performing as an instrument in connecting people along the Belt and Road regions, focusing on DRR resource and database development, involving higher education institutions in DRR efforts and increasing disaster resilience in built infrastructures.