ESCAP, in partnership with the United Nations Country Team in Pakistan and the Government of Pakistan, organized a ‘Regional High-level Expert Group Meeting to Reduce Flood Disaster Risk in Pakistan’ in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 9-10 November 2010. The meeting provided a venue for sharing information on recent various assessments on Pakistan floods, including the one ESCAP and WMO jointly conducted from the early warning and preparedness perspectives, exchanged information and experiences on flood disaster risk reduction strategies by inviting regional experts, and helped identify opportunities for regional cooperation. The meeting was graced by Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Secretary of ESCAP and the Hon. Minister of Finance Government of Pakistan. The United Nations Country Team was represented by the UN Resident Coordinator and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) represented the Government of Pakistan. The final outcome of the meeting will focus on disaster risk reduction integrated into recovery and reconstruction plans. It will be fed into the country’s recovery and reconstruction plan assisted by the United Nations Country Team.
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Presentation Materials:
Setting the Scene:
- Objectives and Outcome (ESCAP)
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Needs for Disaster Risk Reduction Interated into Post-flood Recovery and Reconstruction in Pakistan (NDMA)
Session 1: Disaster management experiences and key findings from the recent floods
- Floods Appeal (OCHA)
- Damage Needs Assessment (ADB on behalf of World Bank and ADB)
- Floods Impact MDG Assessment (UNCT)
- One UN Disaster Risk Management Programme (UNDP)
Session 2: Outcomes of Recent Findings on Floods
- Disaster Risk Reduction Missions (UNESCO)
- Disaster Risk Reduction Missions (WMO)
- Climate change and DRR (UNDP)
Session 3: Panel Discussion - Lessons Learnt in Preparedness for Large Magnitude of Disasters from Asia
- Bangladesh (Bangladesh Water Development Board)
- China (China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research)
- Republic of Korea (National Emergency Management Agency) Presentation, video.
- Japan (ICHARM)
Session 4A: Risk Transfer and Risk Reduction in Productive Sector
- FAO video
- Crop damage estimate (Ministry of Food and Agriculture)
Session 4B: Housing, Flood Resilient Urban Planning and Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction
- Community-based DRR for Flood Resiliency (Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, ADPC)
- Urban Flood Risk (UNISDR)
- Urban Resilience (ICHARM)
Session 5C: Role of Science and Technology in Flood Forecasting and Risk Assessment
- Flood Management (UNESCO)
- Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
- Net Centric Approach for Crisis Management & Disaster Response (Microsoft) presentation in pdf; video 1 (Eagle surface 3D), video 2 (Eagle groot)
Session 5D: Education and Public Awareness
- Disaster Risk Reduction in School Education (Typhoon Committee)
- Education and DRR (UNICEF)
- Education and DRR (UNISDR)
Session 6: Outcome of the Parallel Sessions
- Summary from Session 4A
Session 7: Panel Discussion - Regional Cooperation for Pakistan and Roles of Development Agencies
- Experience Sharing on Regional Cooperation (ADPC)
- UNISDR System for Regional Cooperation (UNISDR)
Closing Session
- Chairman's Summary
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