Transcript 01-Margareta

Consultation Process Towards the
Post-2015 Framework on Disaster
Risk Reduction
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SRSG Margareta Wahlström
Regional Platform-the Americas
26 November 2012
Santiago de Chile
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Background
– Raising impact of disasters on both developed
and developing countries
– Mounting economic consequences of disasters
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– Increasing exposure to disaster risk
– Growing global vulnerability to natural hazards,
due to factors such as population pressure, fast
urbanization, climate change
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Context
– Government request for periodic reviews of
progress on HFA
– Mid-Term Review of the HFA in 2010-2011
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– The Chair’s Summary of the Third Session of the
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in
2011
– UN General Assembly Resolution 66/199
requested UNISDR to facilitate development of a
post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
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Objectives
- Engage a wide range of stakeholders in the
preparatory process in developing a Post2015 Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction
- Review success and lessons learnt, identify
challenges and solutions to risk reduction,
especially at national and local levels
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- Deepen understanding and knowledge of
issues imperative to making development
resilient to the impact of natural hazards
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Approach
The consultation process will deploy participatory and
inclusive approach through:
- Building on existing meetings and conferences
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related to DRR and development
Organizing separate consultative meetings as needed
Facilitating on-line discussions and debates
Consulting with advisory group
Encouraging and participating in thematic consultations
Linking on-going major consultations and debates such
as Rio+20, post-2015 development agenda , COP 18, and
SIDS 2014
Refer to reports and monitoring of the existing HFA to
identify progress and challenges
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Key points of the Advisory Group meeting
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Need to continue to promote overall
understanding of risk and vulnerability
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Improve science-based knowledge to policymaking
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More needs to be done to make the economic and
investment case for DRR
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Rebrand DRR in a positive manner, -
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Find better ways to report and measure the DRR
process
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Work on substantive issues, such as climate
change, poverty (rural, drought, water shortage
and food security) urban risk (earthquake, land
use planning)…
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Regional consultations
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Assess the progress of regional strategies and plans for
reducing trans-boundary disaster risks
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Assess success and lessons-learnt in facilitating national
integration of disaster risk reduction into development
planning
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Create opportunities and forums for regional stakeholders to
discuss issues and themes related to DRR
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Sharing good and helpful practices for integrated planning
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Engage region-based thematic networks to analyze the
themes for the post-2015 framework, to provide inputs to
discussions and papers
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