As a support for a comprehensive implementation, the Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF) aims to provide the basis for a systems-based approach to disaster risk reduction, integrating the expertise from multiple disciplines and contributing to the development of risk-informed decision-making whose pillars are the consideration and understanding of the multidimensional nature and dynamic intera. [...] Inspired by this innovative approach to tackling emerging cascading and systemic risks, RAR-Arab States makes reference to the complex and dynamic nature of systemic risk, the unfolding COVID-19 crisis and the emerging responses to it at the local, national and regional levels. [...] Furthermore, the inter-governmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations of the Economic and Social Council Financing for Development (FfD) Forum highlight the role of the private sector and private finance in achieving the SDGs, as well as in the immediate response to and the longer term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] Regional initiatives are also focusing on increasing access to and the use of advanced technologies to address gaps in the development and use of data, information and knowledge in order to improve the science-policy interface necessary for coherent implementation. [...] The outbreak of COVID-19 has highlighted the entrenched inequalities in the region and exposed the vulnerability of the informal settlement dwellers to compounded health risks, as informal areas in the region are largely characterized by high population densities, overcrowding and poor access to adequate water and sanitation services.
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