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Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Second session, 15 – 19 June 2009

The Global Platform is a forum that brings together governments, organizations, and stakeholders to assess progress, share experiences, and enhance awareness on disaster risk reduction. This session provides an opportunity to explore linkages among disasters, poverty, and vulnerability, and discuss actions to accelerate implementation.

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Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Second session, 15 – 19 June 2009

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  1. Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Second session, 15 – 19 June 2009 www.unisdr.org ISDR Support Grooup Geneva, 7 October 2008 R. Glenn Mittermann, Senior Coordinator UNISDR, Geneva

  2. What is the Global Platform ? Outcome of 2007 session Who participates? Supporting processes Agenda / Programme for 2009 Milestones towards 2009 session Governments’ role Issues covered in this presentation

  3. What is the Global platform? • Main body of the ISDR system • Goal: to sustain world-wide momentum to build the resilience of nations and communities to disasters • Convened by the USG as Chair of the ISDR system • Brings together a broad range of partners • Four fold objective (A/RES/62/192, paras 15, 11 February 2008): • Assess progress • Enhance awareness • Share experience and learn from good practice • Identify remaining gaps and actions to accelerate implementation

  4. Statistics: 3 day session 120 + governments 105 + organizations 1150 + participants Global PlatformFirst session June 2007

  5. Outcomes of 2007 session • Higher profile for disaster risk reduction • Knowledge sharing by organizations • Networking / partnership-building • Chair’s summary: recommendations on • supporting country efforts • programme focus • ISDR System development

  6. Who participates? • By invitation USG as Chair of the ISDR system • Member States • Organizations • UN agencies • Regional bodies • IFIs • Representatives of civil society, the private sector and the scientific and academic communities

  7. Government participation • Official invitations through missions in Geneva • Copied to NY missions • Information also provided to partners in countries • national platforms for disaster risk reduction • concerned government ministries • other major organizations / institutions in the country • UN country team • Government decides on composition of national delegation • Multi-stakeholder delegation encouraged

  8. Supporting processes • Regional platforms • Major conferences & events • Thematic platforms • Global assessment report • Scientific and technical committee

  9. Key regional events - regional platforms • Europe • International workshop: for a new governance of natural risk • (27 – 28 October, Istanbul) • Asia • Third Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction • (2 – 4 December, Kuala Lumpur) • Africa: • Senior Level regional platform meeting (4 – 6 February, Addis Ababa • Americas • Second Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction for the Americas • (10 – 12 March, Panama) • West Asia and the Middle East • Second Middle East and North Africa regional conference on disaster risk management and reduction (tbd, Sana’a, Yemen)

  10. Themes / Agenda(under discussion) • Exploring linkages among disasters, poverty & vulnerability • Increasing investment at all levels to reduce disaster risk • Increasing resilience to drought and floods in Africa • Making schools and hospitals safe from disaster

  11. Themes / Agenda(under discussion) • Progress and challenges • Globally (Global Assessment Report) • By region (region-specific discussions) • Preparations for mid-term review of the Hyogo Framework • Identification of actions to accelerate national and local implementation

  12. Programme(under discussion) • Monday 15 June (prepartory day) • Tuesday – Friday 16 – 19 June (session) • Plenary sessions (Tuesday - Friday) • Thematic orientation • High level dialogues, statements • Committee of the whole (Tuesday & Wednesday) • Supplements plenary sessions • Disaster risk reduction marketplace • (Monday – Friday) • Presentations & booths

  13. Governments’ role Participate in preparations through Support Group before & in follow-up to Global Platform (e.g. mid-term review of Hyogo implementation) Prepare (appropriate delegation, substantive inputs) Participate actively in lead-up processes (regional platforms etc.) Provide financial support Attend and contribute to the session

  14. Inform the secretariat of your interest to participate in an informal group to advise & support the secretariat in preparing for the 2009 session. E-mail: delpech@un.org with a copy to: hakozaki@un.org ISDR Support Group web page (user id is “isdrsg” and password is “support”:) www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/networks/private/support-group Information on the 2007 session and plans for the 2009 session: www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/GP/ More information

  15. Thank you United Nations, secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction International Environment House II 7-9 Chemin de Balexert, CH 1219 Chatelaine Geneva 10, SwitzerlandTel: +41 22 917 8908/8907Fax: +41 22 917 8964isdr@un.org

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