Progress Report on ISDR Activities

Sálvano BriceñoDirector, ISDR Secretariat

Progress Report on ISDR Activities

• Focus on key achievements• Reporting against work plan• Other issues• Other agencies invited to report

key advancesSee Information Note for full details

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Main achievements

1. World Conference on Disaster Reduction

2. National information

3. Platform for Promotion of Early Warning

4. Media coverage and outreach

5. New innovative public-private partnerships

6. New regional developments in Asia

7. Increased collaboration with UNDP and OCHA

8. Resource mobilization to ISDR Trust Fund 2004

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1. World Conference on Disaster Reduction

• Intergovernmental process: PrepCom, Bureau, Elements for a programme of action 2005-2015

• Thematic and regional sessions: further discussion this afternoon at WG

• Check Website: www.unisdr.org/wcdr

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2. National information

• Over 90 countries inputs

• Comprehensive and rich information

• Substantive input to review of Yokohama and for WCDR

• New official platforms in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gabon, Kenya, Rep. Of Congo, Uruguay

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3. Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning (PPEW)

• New outreach office capacity in Bonn• Building links with other UN groups there• Focus on advancing EWC-II outcomes• Work with partners on climate and water• Support for PPEW from Germany

(See PPEW Newsletter on table in corridor)

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4. Media coverage and outreach

• New media capacity in Secretariat• Developing stories for press, radio and TV• Focus on WCDR• Failure to react to locust early warning• Caribbean hurricanes – lessons & good

practices

(See new «Media Room » on website)

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5. New innovative public-private partnerships

In advocacy and information• Know Risk publication for WDCR:

investment by Tudor Rose publisher• Drawing contest and 2005 calendar with

Entico Corp• Living with Risk (2004): selling well but

need to promote further…

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6. New regional development in Asia within ISDR Secretariat

Asia• New post in Dushanbe, Tajikstan• Support from Norway and Sweden• ISDR Asia Partnership strengthening: slowly but steadily… with ADPC,

ADRC, UNDP, ESCAP and gradually othersPacific• Pacific position paper for WCDRAfrica• AMCEN and AU Summit adoption of disaster reduction strategy• African Development Bank guidelines on disaster risk reductionLatin America and the Caribbean• Andean Summit adoption of disaster reduction strategy• Increased consultation and inter-agency collaboration

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7. Increased collaboration with UNDP and OCHA

• Specific activities in Africa, Asia, LAC• Enhancing UN system capacities• Regular tripartite meetings in Geneva

and closer interaction

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8. Resource mobilization to ISDR Trust Fund

• 75% of 2004 funding needs are in hand• Gradually attracting new country and agency

donors (details in Info Note)• Travel support of delegates to PrepCom

encouraging - but still $900K gap for WCDR• Chronic lack of stable predictable funding• For 2005, less than 25% coverage of needs

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The way forward • WCDR dominates immediate priorities –

longterm investment for commitment• Build strong supporting, monitoring and guiding

mechanisms at all levels• Growing demand from countries for support • Growing donor interest in disaster risk reduction

and better use of existing resources• Enhanced coordination & synergy within UN

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