A/RES/74/218 Disaster risk reduction action and attention to the affected populations in a timely manner in order to enhance resilience to their impacts, and recognizing in this regard the importance of developing risk-informed strategies, risk finance tools, including fore cast-based financing approaches and disaster risk insurance mechanisms and coordinated multi-hazard early warning systems, including timely risk communication at the local, national and regional levels, Recognizing that disaster-prone developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, small island developing States, landlocked developing countries and African countries, as well as middle-income countries facing specific challenges, warrant particular attention in view of their higher vulnerability and risk levels, which often greatly exceed their capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, and recognizing also that similar attention and appropriate assistance should also be extended to other disaster-prone countries with specific characteristics, such as archipelagic countries, as well as countries with extensive coastlines, Recalling that the Sendai Framework applies to risks of small-scale and largescale, frequent and infrequent, sudden- and slow-onset disasters caused by natural or human-made hazards, as well as related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks, Reiterating the pledge that no one will be left behind, reaffirming the recognition that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, and the wish to see the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society, and recommitting to endeavour to reach the furthest behind first, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 73/231; 13 2. Urges the effective implementation of the Sendai Declaration 1 and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030; 2 3. Reiterates its call for the prevention of new and the reduction of existing disaster risk through the implementation of integrated and inclusive economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural, educational, environmental, technological, political, financial and institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disaster, increase preparedness for response and recovery and thus strengthen resilience; 4. Stresses the urgent need to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change and extreme weather events, and in this regard further urges Member States to continue engaging in adaptation planning processes and to enhance cooperation in disaster risk reduction; 5. Underlines the need to address the economic, social and environmental impacts of disasters, many of which are exacerbated by climate change, and emphasizes the need for action at all levels to enhance efforts to build resilience through, inter alia, the sustainable management of ecosystems to reduce the impacts and costs of disasters; 6. Takes note of the launch of the Coalition for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure, the Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership, the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, and the Year of Action launched by the Global Commission on Adaptation that will culminate in the 2020 Climate Adaptation Summit; 7. Recognizes that in some cases the use of public debt and renewed external borrowing to absorb the impact of a disaster could lead to higher debt servicing for __________________ 13 4/11 A/74/248. 19-22487