The team at Tomorrow’s Leaders Summit have always contributed to the development of Youth, in various disasters in South East Asia including the Malaysian Floods recently. It was clear to see that the youth have a key role to play in the preparedness for such disasters while as the same time they are also more likely to become victims of such disasters.
The Lead Team on route via boat in Pahang, Malaysia
Considering the serious impact of natural disasters over the world economy, particularly of the developing countries, the United Nations observed the nineties (1990-1999) as the International Decade for Disaster Reduction. The objective of the decade was to focus on international initiatives for reducing the occurrence and minimising the adverse impact of natural calamities.
Recently, the International Day for Disaster Reduction which is observed annually on October 13, 2015. The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.
The International Day for Disaster Reduction started in 1989 with the approval of the United Nations General Assembly. In 2002, by a further resolution, the General Assembly decided to maintain the annual observance as a vehicle to promote a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including prevention, mitigation and preparedness. In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to designate October 13 as the official date and also changed the name to International Day for Disaster Reduction.
Kuala Kerai, some would say as the hardest hit area of Malaysia
The theme for this year is “Knowledge for Life” with a focus on the traditional, indigenous and local knowledge which complement modern science and add advantage to an individual’s and societies’ resilience. In fact, knowledge of early warning signals in nature can be vital to ensure early action is taken to mitigate the impact of both slow and fast onset disasters such as droughts, heat waves, storms and floods. Combined with scientific knowledge such as reports generated by meteorologists, local knowledge is vital for early preparedness and should be sustained over generations.
Tomorrow’s Leaders Summit have created a dedicated channel on YouTube to communicate some of the key problems of during disasters, a series of videos were produced together with Mercy Malaysia to educate flood victims during the end of year floods in Malaysia and Thailand.
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The World Assembly of Youth (WAY), believe that reducing disaster risk should be a priority for all stakeholders in every nation. By tackling vulnerability, we can significantly reduce the risk of disaster. By celebrating this unique event of global relevance, we would like to hold on our intention in bringing a contribution, enthusiasm and dynamism from the communities. Besides, we also urge for all stakeholders in collectively work in developing both the objectives and actions aimed at promoting resilience and safety of the citizens.
Let us get involved by promoting the International Day of Disaster Reduction and recognize the efforts of communities in putting together their wisdom for disaster risk reduction and sharing their valuable “knowledge for life”.
Happy International Day for Disaster Reduction!
Tomorrow’s Leaders Summit has from the establishment of the event have supported and worked closely with the World Assembly of Youth WAY to add to the positive activities for the development of the youth
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