Disasters begin suddenly and never really end. The future will not, in crucial ways, be anything like the past, even the very recent past of a month or two ago. Our economy, our priorities, our perceptions will not be what they were at the outset of this year. The particulars are startling: companies such as GE and Ford retooling to make ventilators, the scramble for protective gear, once-bustling city streets becoming quiet and empty, the economy in freefall. Things that were supposed to be unstoppable stopped, and things that were supposed to be impossible – extending workers’ rights and benefits, freeing prisoners, moving a few trillion dollars around in the US – have already happened.
Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face. World Calamity Control Day also called the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction goals to make our habitat, rural and concrete, and secure from calamities, which may displace and kill thousands and thousands of individuals.
This day dedicated to disaster risk reduction was started in 1989. The United Nations General Assembly called for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction.
The day is celebrated to educate, inform, and make people aware of topics of international importance. The people involved are mostly caring for the environment and the living conditions of the people. Apart from that, the UN keeps an eye at industries and the lobbying is done for profit gains which might be a risk factor for the environment.
Many people around the world have lost their lives, homes or access to essential facilities, such as hospitals, due to natural disasters, including earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis, heavy flooding, hurricanes or cyclones. Some of these disasters have caused economic damage to some countries.
Landmark steps were taken at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction at Sendai in Japan in 2015. Sendai had suffered a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011 in which 20,000 people lost their lives.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is a people-centered, action-oriented approach to disaster risk reduction and applies to the risk of small and large-scale disasters caused by hazards. and environmental, technological and biological risks.
The focus of World Calamity Control Day in 2020, amid the pandemic, is “all about governance”, in accordance with United Nations. Strategies and fast response on the native and nationwide degree is of prime significance in saving lives and properties. This in flip reduces financial loses and other people can resume regular lives quicker.
The World Calamity Control day 2020 is marked to reinforce the importance of taking precautions in industrial activities. It also signifies the small household contributions which reduce the impact on climate.
From carbon footprint to recycling the World Calamity Control Day, history marks the recalling of methods of safe harvesting of resources from mother earth.
According to the world physique, COVID-19 and the climate emergency are telling us that we need clear vision, plans and competent, empowered institutions acting on scientific evidence for the public good.
