10 Golden Rules of Eco-DRR

Wetlands International attended the Third International Science-Policy Workshop on 14-16 June, 2016, at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) located in Bonn, Germany, organised by the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR).

During the event, 10 Golden Rules of Eco-DRR were highlighted, which are strongly embedded in risk reduction discipline

I. Embedded into landscape strategic plans

II. Combine with risk reduction strategies (structural and non-structural measures)

III. Use local ecosystems

IV. First to conserve ecosystems that are present

V. Use basic ecological principles of eco conservation and restoration

VI. Connect science: ecologists and engineers for implementation

VII. May require large-scale engineering efforts (might not be popular)

VIII. Use standards from hard engineering structures

IX. Measures to be implemented by accredited professionals

X. Challenges included how to introduce eco-DRR into engineering systems; scale and the context specific nature of ecosystem solutions; designing risk reduction systems that are ecologically friendly.

for more info https://www.wetlands.org/publications/innovating-engineering-and-ecosystem-based-approaches-for-disaster-risk-reduction/