Disaster risk reduction A/RES/74/218 developing countries and constrain their growth and their capacity to invest in long term resilience-building, and further acknowledges that, with each new disaster, financial vulnerabilities may grow and domestic response capacities may weaken; 8. Calls upon all relevant actors to work towards the achievement of the global targets adopted in the Sendai Framework; 9. Recognizes progress made in achieving target (e) of the Sendai Framework and that the development and implementation of risk-informed strategic plans, policies, programmes and investments and national and local disaster risk reduction strategies are essential for sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals; 14 10. Expresses concern that the current pace of action is not fast enough to meet the target (e) deadline of the Sendai Framework by the end of 2020, and thus urges States to accelerate progress and allocate the resources necessary to support the development and implementation of inclusive and participatory national and local disaster risk reduction strategies, in line with the Sendai Framework, with a particular focus on local strategies and programmes, to promote coherence and integration with sustainable development and climate change adaptation strategie s, including national adaptation plans, to include the objective of preparing to “build back better” in disaster risk reduction strategies and, where appropriate, to incorporate considerations regarding the risk of disaster displacement, in accordance with national circumstances, making use of practical guidance to support the achievement of target (e), and notes in this regard the relevant voluntary “Words into action” guidelines; 11. Urges States to conduct inclusive and multi-hazard disaster risk assessments that consider climate change projections to support evidence -based disaster risk reduction strategies and guide risk-informed development investments by the private and public sectors; 12. Recognizes the important contribution of healthy ecosystems to reducing disaster risk and building community resilience, and encourages all States, United Nations entities and other relevant actors to promote ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction at all levels and across all phases of disaster ri sk reduction and management; 13. Acknowledges that water is essential to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, that water-related disasters and multidimensional hazards threaten lives, livelihoods, agriculture and basic service infrastruc ture and cause substantial socioeconomic damage and losses, and that sustainable, integrated disaster risk-informed water resource management is necessary for successful disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, and in t his regard invites all countries to integrate land and water management, including for floods and droughts, into their national and subnational planning and management processes; 14. Recognizes that biological hazards require strengthened coordination between disaster and health risk management systems in the areas of risk assessment, surveillance and early warning, and that resilient health infrastructures and strengthened health systems capable of implementing the International Health Regulations (2005), 15 as well as increasing the overall capacity of health systems, reduce overall disaster risk and build disaster resilience; 15. Urges States, while implementing the Sendai Framework, to prioritize the establishment and strengthening of national disaster loss databases to augment efforts to create or enhance systems for data collection and the development of baselines on __________________ 14 15 19-22487 See resolution 70/1. World Health Organization, document WHA58/2005/REC/1, resolution 58.3, annex. 5/11