Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning, Ministry of Justice and Public Security
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DSB aims to maintain a full overview of risk and vulnerability for society in general, to prevent loss of life and to protect health, the environment and essential public functions and material assets in connection with accidents, disasters and other undesired occurrences in times of peace, crisis and war.
The Norwegian Climate Adaptation Programme:
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/md/kampanjer/engelsk-forside-for-klimatilpasning.html?id=539980
The Norwegian Climate Adaptation Programme was established in May 2007 and is part of the Government’s initiative on climate change adaptation.
The work is coordinated by a group consisting of representatives from 13 ministries. The group is headed by the Ministry of the Environment, and the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB) acts as secretariat for the group.
The secretariat’s responsibilities:
- Collaboration and coordination
- Information and increased knowledge on climate adaptation
- Cities of the Future
- International cooperation
Download the brochure: Norwegian Climate Adaptation Programme (PDF)
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.