Working in partnership to build safer communities and reduce disaster risk: annual report 2006

The overall goal of ProVention is to reduce the risk and social, economic and environmental impacts of natural hazards on vulnerable populations in developing countries in order to alleviate poverty and contribute to sustainable development, in line with the goals and priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

To achieve this goal, all ProVention project activities aim at contributing to four overarching and interconnected objectives:
- Forging partnerships and networks among key actors and sectors involved in disaster risk management.
- Promoting policy to advocate for greater attention and commitment to be given to disaster risk management by leaders and decision-makers.
- Improving practice to promote the development of innovative approaches and applications for reducing risk.
- Managing knowledge and information from ProVention’s partners and projects about good practices, tools and resources for disaster risk management.