Recognizing that disaster reduction is an important element that contributes to the achievement of sustainable development and that it should be taken into account in the preparatory process for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, to be held at Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002,
认识到减少灾害是促成可持续发展的一个重要因素，在筹备定于2002年8月26日至9月4日在南非约翰内斯堡举行的可持续发展问题世界首脑会议的进程中应对其加以考虑，