Senate debates

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Motions

Disaster Risk Reduction

12:10 pm

Photo of Anne UrquhartAnne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Moore, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) from 2009-2013, Australia was one of the world leaders in Disaster Risk Reduction, and

  (ii) in 2013, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) praised Australia as a 'lead donor and potential role model in Disaster Risk Reduction';

(b) recognises that Disaster Risk Reduction protects lives and livelihoods, protects development gains, and is cost-effective, in that the World Bank estimates that every $1 invested in Disaster Risk Reduction saves $7 in disaster response and recovery costs; and

(c) acknowledges that:

  (i) Australia's investment in Disaster Risk Reduction has decreased; so that; between 2014 and 2016, Disaster Risk Reduction spending was reduced from around 3 per cent of the total aid program to less than 1.4 per cent of a dramatically reduced aid program, and

  (ii) with the severity of natural disasters increasing in the Asia-Pacific region, it has never been more important to help our neighbours build resilience to disasters.

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