Abstract
The convergence of agreements on disaster risk reduction (DRR), development finance, sustainable development and climate change in 2015 presents a unique opportunity for coherence across these inter-related policy areas. At the same time, demand is growing for a more prominent and effective role for science and technology in providing evidence for policy, with the international community recognising that successful disaster risk reduction (DRR) depends on it. Reflecting this ambition, science is included as a core aspect of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, although the ways in which this will be implemented in practice is still unclear. This paper aims to inform the implementation of international science coordination for DRR by examining a number of existing international science partnerships used across other relevant areas of policy to understand best practice, options for coordination and lessons identified. In the field of DRR, the science-policy interface needs to be strengthened in line with the best practice described in this review. An enhanced UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group will be given the mandate for to enhance the evidence base for DRR and mobilise science and technical work in coordination with a broad range of stakeholders. The structure and function of an enhanced STAG must be as open, as inclusive and as participatory as possible in order to build trust in new and existing institutions at local, national, regional and global levels. The challenge for the international community is to facilitate evidence-based policy making by formally recognising the links between DRR, development finance, sustainable development and climate change in the upcoming post-2015 agreements.
Highlights
Climate change, sustainable development, development finance and disaster risk reduction policies are entering a new phase
Science is included as a core aspect of the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) 2015-20308, the ways in which this will be implemented in practice is still unclear
This paper aims to inform the implementation of the science coordination aspects of the Sendai Framework by examining a number of existing international science partnerships used across other relevant areas of policy to understand best practice, options for coordination and lessons identified
Summary
Sustainable development, development finance and disaster risk reduction policies are entering a new phase. On the agenda are: the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July; the Sustainable Development Goals will be agreed in September; and, the United Nations Convention for Climate Change Conference of Parties in Paris, France in December. The convergence of these agreements presents a unique opportunity for coherence across these inter-related policy challenges in the post-2015 era. Innovations in methods, tools and analyses have made significant leaps in finding solutions, and more data is becoming widely accessible[4] The communication of this scientific evidence to policymakers increasingly is becoming a key challenge[5]. With the changing nature of the science-policy interface, science advisory services and initiatives must evolve to meet these challenges
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