The primary objective is to advocate for governments, policymakers, donors, and potential partners to prioritise prevention and intervention measures within their health, disaster, and social programmes.
The secondary objectives are:
1. To raise the visibility of disaster deaths, especially indirect deaths and missing persons.
2. To raise awareness of the specific causes and circumstances that lead to disaster deaths, thereby encouraging targeted interventions.
3. To promote the slogan 'Disaster Deaths Are Avoidable'.
Collecting Stories and Statistics
The stories and statistics that have been collected are available on the pages below.
Avoidable Deaths
Visit this page to find out about the Avoidable Disaster Deaths (ADD) framework and to download Avoidable Deaths resources.
Hero Stories
Every day, ordinary people take extraordinary actions to protect others, reduce disaster risks, and strengthen their communities. Visit the page to read the stories of our Hero Award.
IAD4AD Voices: What the World Says
Visit this page to find out about the Finish the Sentence Challenge.
Most Significant Change Impact Stories.
Page coming soon.