ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to provide an overview of how the concept of disaster risk governance has evolved. It also examines the advantages of applying core governance principles for achieving sustainable disaster risk reduction (DRR) outcomes. Effectiveness and efficiency are governance principles that are closely linked to accountability, demanding the best use of scarce resources to achieve risk reduction outcomes. From the early 2000s onward, disaster risk governance was framed as strengthening institutional and legislative systems (ILS) for disaster risk management (DRM). Combining DRR and governance was a new concept that first gained wider prominence through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) flagship publication Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development. Participation is also one of the drivers of effective DRM monitored under the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-15, based on the assumption that it ensures the appropriate identification and address of diverse DRM needs. Chapter concludes by offering forward-looking recommendations on how disaster risk governance can be strengthened.
