Transcript Coclusions of Topic 1.3 Managing Disasters Kotaro Takemura JWF

Topic 1.3
Managing Disasters
Wrap-up Session
Co-Convened by
Royal Haskoning, UN ISDR, MTPWWM NLD, CPWC,
MLIT Japan, MEF Turkey, WMO,
MLTM Korea, ICRC, JICA, LAS, PWA, UNICEF
From Mexico to Istanbul: Disasters
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Indian Ocean Tsunami
Hurricane Katrina, US
Typhoon Durian, Philippines
Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh
Flood in Asia (Bangladesh, India and China) and Flood in Africa (14 countries)
Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar
Flood in Midwest US, India, China, the Mekong etc.
Prolonged drought in Australia and MENA etc.
From Mexico to Istanbul: Actions
After Istanbul:
• UN 2nd Global Platform for DRR
• COP 15
• etc.
Important events and actions
Overarching Question
How to Mobilize and Manage all available
resources in a proper way to tackle
disasters in a changing world?
TOPIC 1.3 SESSIONS
1.3.1
Trialogue
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
Technology
Managing
Water-related
Risks in
Water
Management
for Waterrelated
Disaster
Management
Royal Haskoning,
UN ISDR,
MTPWWM NLD,
CPWC
MLIT Japan,
MEF Turkey
Changing
Climate
WMO,
MLTM Korea
During/After
Disaster &
Conflicts
ICRC, JICA,
LAS, PWA,
UNICEF
Expected session outcomes
• Major issues to be bridged
• Actions / initiatives to help the
bridging process
• Sound bytes
Sound Bytes
- Mainstream risk reduction within development plans for
sustainable development
- Keep telling disaster stories again, again and again!
- Start trialogue well before the disaster occurs
- Use accessible and sustainable Technologies wisely
- Aim for zero Fatality
- Maximize livelihood opportunities and reducing risks
- Better climate information for better future
- Obtain high quality and long time series of data
- Take water issues out of conflict dynamics & politics
- From potential constraint to opportunity potential
- Be the change you want to see in the world
Session 1.3.1 Trialogue Session
Key Question:
How can we stimulate and facilitate (more) effective
co-production between government, science
and civic society to better prevent water-related
disasters, mitigate their effects and / or improve the
response?
Conveners:
Royal Haskoning Co.,
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,
Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
(The Netherlands),
Cooperative Program on Water and Climate
Chaired by Mr. Tom Smit
Session 1.3.2
Technologies for Water-related
Disaster Management
Key Questions:
- How should we enhance the use of existing and
new technologies to manage disasters induced
by climate change and population growth?
- How should we incorporate technologies for
minimizing economic and human losses into
domestic institution and culture?
Conveners:
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT),
Japan,
Ministry of Environment and Forestry, State Hydraulic Works
(DSI), Turkey
Chaired by Mr. Minoru Kuriki
Session 1.3.3
Managing Water-related Risks in
Changing Climate
Key Question:
How to make a paradigm shift from reactive
to proactive to management of risks through
adaptation?
Conveners:
World Meteorological Organization (WMO),
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Maritime
Affairs, Republic of Korea
Chaired by Mr. Avinash Tyagi
Session 1.3.4
Water Management During and
After Disasters/Conflicts
Key Question:
- Does the legal framework allow, call for intervention?
- Do urgent proactive responses constitute a need or a moral
obligation in order to ensure normalization of services in chronically
conflict ridden, unstable environments?
Convener:
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
Palestinian Water Authority (PWA),
League of Arab States,
UNICEF
Chaired by Mr. Johan
Message/Recommendations (1)
Address to:
National Governments
Integrate Water-related Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR) into national
development and financial plans,
recognizing adaptation to increasing
risks from global changes as the
“highest” priority issue.
(Trialogue)
Message/Recommendations (2)
Address to:
National Governments
Provide a robust policy framework for
water-related DRR in the context of
IWRM, through strengthening
comprehensive structural and nonstructural measures when adopting to
global changes.
(Climate)
Message/Recommendations (3)
Address to:
Regional entities, National and Local
Governments
Establish regional, national and local
goals/targets for WRDRR, taking the
impact of climate change into
consideration with broader context.
(Climate)
Message/Recommendations (4)
Address to:
All stakeholders
Integrate cooperation among Government,
Society and Science through Trialogue,
to better manage water-related
disasters
(Trialogue)
Message/Recommendations (5)
Address to:
All stakeholders
Promote wise combination of existing and
emerging technologies to manage
water-related disaster risk reduction.
(Trialogue)
Message/Recommendations (6)
Address to:
Central and Local Governemnts other
Institutions
Develop water-related disaster warning
systems, human capacities, reliable
data exchange networks and
preparedness indicators for WRDRR
(All)
Message/Recommendations (7)
Address to:
Regional, national and Local
Governments other Institutions
Mobilize science-based knowledge for
proactive institutional and financial
approaches for decision-making
process.
(Climate)
Message/Recommendations (8)
Address to:
All stakeholders
Maintain key water infrastructures and
appropriate living environmental
conditions during and after disasters
and/or conflicts with wider acceptance
of modalities that allow for efficient use
of available resources.
(Conflict)
Message/Recommendations (9)
Address to:
Regional, national and Local Governments other
Institutions
Invite local governments, donors and various
stakeholders active in the water sector to
develop alternative approaches to reach
normalization of services in chronically conflict
affected environments.
(Conflict)