2 radhika murti pedrr workshop introductory session [compatibility mode]
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Global alliance of UN agencies, NGOs and specialist institutes
formally established in 2008, including regional bodies such as
ADPC and The Council of Europe
What is PEDRR?What is PEDRR?
ADPC and The Council of Europe
To promote increased collaboration at the regional level,
PEDRR collaborates with the Disaster and Environment
Working Group for Asia (DEWGA)
Build resilient communities as a result of improved
ecosystem management for disaster risk reduction (DRR)
and climate change adaptation (CCA)
VisionVision
ObjectiveObjective
Pool expertise and advocate for policy change and best
practice in ecosystem management for DRR and CCA,
based on science, practitioners’ experience and indigenous
knowledge
Healthy and well-managed ecosystems - such as coral reefs, mangroves, forests and wetlands - reduce disaster risk by acting as natural buffers or protective barriers, for instance through flood and landslide mitigation and water
RationaleRationale
instance through flood and landslide mitigation and water filtration and absorption.
Fully-functioning ecosystems build local resilience against disasters by sustaining livelihoods and providing important products to local populations.
Maintaining and enhancing ecosystems for natural hazard
mitigation and prevention can strengthen local adaptation
capacities to counter the effects of climate change.
RationaleRationale
Adopting an integrated approach to ecosystem management
for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation is
therefore the way forward.
Incorporating the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services
in an overall strategy to help people adapt to the adverse
impacts of climate change is the basis of Ecosystem-based
Adaptation (EbA).
Seeks to promote and scale-up implementation of ecosystem-based DRR
FocusFocus
Ensures it is mainstreamed in development planning at global, national and local levels, in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action
Provides technical and science-based expertise and applies best practices in ecosystems-based DRR approaches
PartnershipPartnership
Pool and share resources (expertise, knowledge, networks, field experieces and learn from each other) to strengthen our work andcollectively have a higherimpactimpact
Partnership and collaborations
Provide the opportunity for others to tap into a network in this area of work rather than individual organisations
UN ISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva,
Switzerland, June 2009
Global Risk Forum, Davos, Switzerland, June 2010
EventsEvents
Global Risk Forum, Davos, Switzerland, June 2010
Expert workshop on Environment and Disaster Reduction, Bonn,
Germany, September 2010
Global Assessment Report (GAR) on Disaster Risk Reduction, 2011
UN ISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva,
Switzerland, May 2011
www.pedrr.netwww.pedrr.net