What is Mainstreaming DRR

As I see it, mainstreaming DRR is a system with which a country/region full-proofs the disaster management. This sounds to be a sustainable solution for disaster losses. Let us look in to some definition from the experts of Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction.

Mainstreaming DRR is inclusion of practical DRR components in all sectoral plans, specific DRR expert units active and effective in sectoral ministries and Agencies Budget lines for DRR integration, “Making communities safer before disaster strike”(strengthening community based disaster preparedness) and far-sighted public governance. (Loy Rego & Arghya Sinha Roy, 2007)

Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development is to consider and address risks coming from natural hazards in medium-term strategic development frameworks, legislation and institutional structures, sectoral strategies and policies, budgetary processes, the design and implementation of individual projects and in monitoring and evaluating all of the above (Benson and Twigg, 2007).

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According to UNDP & NDMA, Provision of  having standard and sector-specific DRR guidelines for the work of all other sectors, evaluation of strategies and proposed interventions of all other sectors from a DRR perspective and sensitization and advocacy for all during the Emergency Response phase to highlight the importance of mainstreaming DRR.

All of the experts have given emphasis on sector wise strategy development, planning, policy, intervention, guidelines and budgetary issue. The role of NGO, right governance, individual project and active unit of DRR is also important when it comes to Mainstreaming Disaster Management.