On Friday August 7, the  United Nations office for Disaster  Risk  Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the CIMA  Research  Foundation  and  the  Asian  Disaster  Preparedness  Center  (ADPC),  organized  the  first  online  introductory workshop for  the countries of  Central Asia on the  “DesInventar-Sendai” system software  for the systematic collection, analysis and reporting of data related to disaster losses, according to UNDRR.

The support for the establishment of a mechanism for accounting  the  damage and losses resulting from disasters is part of the UNDRR  regional  Initiative  “Strengthening disaster  resilience and accelerating implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster  Risk Reduction in Central Asia 2019-2022” funded by the European Union.

Representatives  of  UNDRR,  experts  from  the  CIMA  Research  Foundation  and  ADPC presented  the  project “National Disaster Loss Databases implementation in Central Asia” that has been developed under the UNDRR office aegis.  The goal of the project is to support the use of the “DesInventar-Sendai” software for the systematic collection, documentation and analysis of data related to disaster losses and to facilitate national reporting on the targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

The  Sendai  National  Focal  Points,  experts  from  national  emergency  management  organizations  and  national statistical offices  took part in the regional workshop.  The participants discussed and reviewed national systems for collecting and analyzing data on disaster losses, their strengths, and areas for improvement.  They stressed on the importance of improving data collection and analysis systems for national reports on the implementation of Sendai Framework and Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2030. Cooperation in implementing the project and achieving its goals will continue in the countries of the region, in coordination and in collaboration with national emergency management organizations and national statistical offices.

The implementation of the “DesInventar Sendai” system software has helped more than 90 countries worldwide to develop a sustainable disaster information management system aligned with the Sendai Framework monitoring process.  The system allows to analyze disaster trends and impacts through a large range of sectoral and socio economical dimensions.  As  a  main  benefit,  the  “DesInventar  Sendai”  system  supports  a  dialogue  on  risk management and disaster risk reduction planning between all stakeholders from the local to the regional level.