The project will support the development of national DRR strategies and disaster loss accounting systems in compliance with the Sendai Framework to help guide future DRR investments by providing more precise information on countries’ risk profiles and where disaster losses are occurring. The Center for DRR and Emergency Situations, based in Kazakhstan, will help generate regional risk scenarios and strengthen regional cooperation. In addition to being prone to extreme weather events, earthquakes and landslides, Central Asian countries are also at risk from ‘Natech’ accidents, where natural hazards or disasters impact installations are causing fires or the release of hazardous materials.

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