DISASTER REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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DISASTER REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• Preparatory process
• World Summit on Sustainable Development, WSSD
• IATF 5, 25-26 April 2002

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Preparatory process WSSD

• National Assessments
• Regional Assessments and Prep. Meetings
• Stakeholder meetings for partnership during 2002
  (Forum, UNDP/Capacity21 and others)
• Preparatory Committee (Commission on Sustainable
  Development, CSD-10)
• Thematic consultation meetings
• Key partner is UN/DESA,
  Secretariat WSSD

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Expected outcomes of WSSD

• Political Statement, reinforce commitment to
  IMPLEMENTATION of Agenda 21
• Programme of Action (negotiated) Johannesburg
  Programme of Action expected, based on
  commitments for targets, delivery mechanisms,
  resources and monitoring.
• Initiatives and Partnerships, innovative approach

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ISDR secretariat involvement

• Evolving Backgound paper
• PrepComs 23, Support to delegates and UN/DESA
• Participation in consultations and expert
  meetings
• On-line debate on background paper
• Web resources available

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Time line
Freshwater Bonn 3-7 Dec
Asia meeting 24 Jan, New Delhi
Global Change Berlin, 20-21June
On-line debate 15 April-9 May
Dec
Jan
Mar
May
Sep
Jun
Jul
2001
2002
3rd Prep. Com. NY, 25 Mar-5 April Early Warning
consultation Bonn, 11-12 March
2nd Prep Com. NY, 21 Jan-8 Feb
WSSD, Johannesburg 26 Aug-4 September 2002
ECOSOC, NY
Hemispheric Meeting Costa Rica, 4-5 Dec
4th. Prep. Com Indonesia, 25 May-7 June SIDS
highlevel Jamaica, 9 May
Background doc No. 5 - UN/DESA
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World Summit on Sustainable Development
2002Johannesburg timeline

• 2001 2002
• Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
  Feb Mar Apr May Aug Sep
• CSD10
• 1st PrepCom CSD10
• 2nd PrepCom
  
• Work in UN system on documentation
• CSD10
• 3rd Prep Com
• Regional PrepComs CSD10
• 4th PrepCom
• Regional/
• Sub-regional PrepComs
  Johannesburg Summit

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3rd PrepCom outcome

• Draft text for Programme of Action, (now worked
  on as Chairmans paper)
• Disaster reduction under Poverty eradication
  Protecting and Managing the Natural Resource
  Base SIDS Decision making

• Side events -water management,
  including floods - earth observation
  satellites and global mapping, support early
  warning systems for disaster mgt, climate and
  water cycle monitoring

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Draft Programme of Action

• Recognition of ISDR as framework
• Launch global programme for action to address
  vulnerability and disaster reduction, multi-risk
  approach
• Focus on joint observation, research and early
  warning system assessment of climate change
  impact/and El Nino develop regional, subregional
  national strategies strengthen national
  capabilities risk assessment/legislative
  arrangements watershed and wetland restoration.
• Indicators for disaster reduction

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Programme of Action-further needs

• Targets and implementation mechanisms
• Identify specific actions and means - possible
  support from agencies and funding sources
• Link to Yokohama plus ten

To be worked on with delegations INPUT
PAPERS/SUGGESTIONS WELCOMED
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4th PrepCom, Bali, 25 May- 7 June

• I.- Inter Governmental process
• Informal drafting Programme of Action (25-27 May)
  
• Elements for political document
• Highlevel Segment (5-7 June)
• II. Multistakeholder segment
• III. Continued presentation partnerships and
  initiatives

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Side events Bali

• Focus on new, emerging issues, areas and
  priorities.
• ISDR planning one on
• Summary from online debate how disasters impact
  on development, role of community action and
  education
• Early warning- global approach
• International Centre for El Niño Studies

Disaster reduction for sustainable development
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Partnerships/initiatives Type 2 outcomes

• International in scope, added value, support
  implementation of sustainable development in
  developing countries (LDC, SIDS...)
• support Agenda 21, Millenium goals and Joburg
  outcome

• Voluntary, self-organizing nature, participatory
  approach
• Monitoring of progress by WSSD follow up
  framework
• Launched in Joburg, announced Bali, ongoing

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Possible partnerships within ISDR
Other WG issues ?
Early Warning Forum/Network (build on
recommendations from WG2)
Network/s for education, capacity building and
community outreach- integrated risk mgt
approach (regionally based)
SIDS- capacity building for vulnerability
reduction (UNDP/Capacity 21)
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Background paper

• Advocacy purpose
• New version to circulate in Bali
• Evolving- course of action
• On-line debate providing interesting input
• Final for WSSD, published

• TASK FORCE
• Comments (7 May)
• Dissemination
• Cross reference in own productions

On-line debate www.earthshummit2002.org
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Supporting documentation

• Several global reports under preparation, useful
  for WSSD
• World Disaster Report (IFRC)
• Global Environmental Outlook (UNEP)
• Global Review on Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
• World Vulnerability Report (UNDP)
• Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (WRI)

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WSSD- in Johannesburg 26 Aug 4 Sept.

• ISDR poster promoting the subject
• Promotional information package, jointly UNDP and
  other interested TF members
• No specific ISDR side event foreseen, press
  event. Participation in other planned events
  (identify)
• Jointly support delegates.....

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Sum up for discussion IATFProposed further
action

• Back ground paper comments and dissemination,
  cross reference
• PrepCom 4 participation, Bali, side events
• Focus for Political Statement
• Partnerships/initiatives develop in consultation
  with ISDR