The knowledge and capacities developed by
governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and
individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the
impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions.
Preparedness measures include plans of action for potential disasters,
maintenance and training of emergency services, the development and exercise of
emergency population-warning methods combined with emergency shelters and
evacuation plans, the stockpiling of supplies and equipment, and the
development and practice of multi-agency coordination.
In
conjunction with government and industry, UNEP has developed the «Awareness and
Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) programme, with the purpose
of minimising the occurrence and harmful effects of technological accidents and
environmental emergencies. The strategy of the APELL approach is to identify
and create awareness of risks in an industrialised community, to initiate
measures for risk reduction and mitigation, and to develop co-ordinated
preparedness between the industry, the local authorities and the local
population.
THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
UNEP / UN HABITAT / FIDIC / GI-REC
