Improved decision-making to act in anticipation of hazards: SHEAR research outcome
This brief outlines advances made in decision-making for disaster preparedness, response and recovery. The Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) programme worked with stakeholders at all levels and across sectors to improve anticipatory capacities and decision-making processes to enhance action in the face of future hazards.
Taking actions in advance of hazards is a key component of disaster risk management, which is increasingly recognized in international, national and local policy frameworks and strategies. Appropriately planned preparedness actions can reduce the impact of the hazard and meet people’s dire needs. Incorporating disaster preparedness into long-term development plans is integral to its sustainability and effectiveness. SHEAR projects successfully worked with decision-makers across levels and sectors to support disaster preparedness. Developing the long-term capacity of local stakeholders to act upon forecasted extreme hazards and weather events has been fundamental to the SHEAR programme.
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