1. www.unisdr.org 1 UN Strategic Support for Disaster Risk Reduction in Thailand: Optimising the 6 th Asian Ministerial Conference in 2014 UNCT Thailand Meeting 25 th April 2013 Amari Watergates Hotel, Bangkok

2. www.unisdr.org 2 Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2012: Development contributes to reducing vulnerability. Development contributes to expanding exposure.

3. www.unisdr.org 3 Economic losses increasing… Losses have grown more than 16 times since 1970, while GDP increased by 13 times Economic losses in 2011, 80% of total losses for 2000 to 2009

4. www.unisdr.org 4 Economic vulnerability in Southeast Asia Source: World Bank, 2012 … because many factors define economic vulnerability…

5. www.unisdr.org 5 Private citizens and communities who pay the highest price … and its private sector and citizens who pay for disaster losses.

6. www.unisdr.org 6 Investing in DRR reduces economic vulnerability… US$ 4.3 Billion in losses 1998 Cyclone Investments to raise agricultural productivity in low lying areas, flood protection & drainage in urban areas, irrigation schemes to enable dry season crop, coastal ‘greenbelt’ projects. Bangladesh’s DRR investments over 35 years US$ 2.4 Billion in losses 2007 Cyclone US$ 0.27 Billion in losses 2009 Cyclone

7. www.unisdr.org 7 …and social vulnerabilities can be reduced by investing in social protection… Scaling up social protection to reduce disaster risk affordable: Ranges from 1- 3% of Gross national investment (GNI)

8. www.unisdr.org 8 …and setting targets helps design DRR investments. 2.38% of GDP/year in losses Past 20 years By 2015 Reduce to 1.5% of GDP/year in losses Investments in early warning, risk assessment, ICT for DRR, CBDRM, education and awareness China’s comprehensive disaster prevention and reduction plan (2011-2015)

9. www.unisdr.org 9 Implementing the HFA (2005-2015) Countries report on continued progress in DRR but critical challenges remain

10. www.unisdr.org 10 2013 National HFA progress Much progress in developing DRR legislation and policies but enforcement is a challenge Few are accounting for disasters – Only few countries have established national disaster loss databases DRR integration or mainstreaming into policies and plans is slightly improved but limited to development of guidelines. Early Warning is improving, however local warning systems left behind Integrating DRR into school curricula improving including special university courses and professional training in DRR

11. www.unisdr.org 11 The Post 2015 Framework for DRR (HFA2) The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 is approaching its tenure UN General Assembly Resolution 66/199 requested UNISDR to faciliate development of a Post 2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (HFA2) Participatory consultation process launched in March 2012 for: A new framework to advance DRR significantly, anticipating new risks and addressing HFA lessons Ensure that resilience and risk reduction goals and targets are included in the post-2015 development agenda

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13. www.unisdr.org 13 The Asia Regional Platform on DRR Consists of: Political arm – the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) held every two years Operational arm – the ISDR Asia Partnership on DRR (IAP) held at least twice a year

14. www.unisdr.org 14 Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR (AMCDRR)  Jointly organized by different Asian countries and UNISDR since 2005  Provides unique opportunity for Ministers in charge of disaster management and stakeholders from the region to reaffirm commitment to reducing disaster losses through the implementation of the HFA  Serves as a forum to exchange experiences on successful DRR practices and innovative approaches  Focus or Theme selected by the host country, responding to national and regional priorities  Previously held in Yogyakarta (2012), Incheon(2010), Kuala Lumpur(2008), New Delhi (2007) and Beijing (2005)

15. www.unisdr.org 15 The Previous AMCDRRs 1AMCDRR, Beijing, August 2005, focused on regional implementation of HFA, adopting the Beijing Action for Disaster Risk Reduction. 2AMCDRR, New Delhi, November 2007, focused on the coordination mechanism in the region, adopting Delhi Declaration establishing the Asia Regional Platform and ISDR Asia Partnership 3AMCDRR, Kuala Lumpur, December 2008, focused on implementation at national level with a particular focus on Public Private Partnership, adopting the Kuala Lumpur Declaration. 4AMCDRR, Incheon, October 2010 focused on DRR and climate change integration, adopting the Incheon Declaration and regional action plan (REMAP) 5AMCDRR Yogyakarta, October 2012 focused on local level implementation, adopting the Yogyakarta declaration.

16. www.unisdr.org 16 5AMCDRR More than 2,600 participants from 72 countries participated Two heads of State, the Presidents of Indonesia and Nauru attended High-level delegations from 50 countries across the Asia Pacific region which included 24 government ministers More than 58 events organized The ‘Yogyakarta Declaration’ was consulted adopted by governments and partners Distinct stakeholder groups fully participated in the conference and prepared their own statement of commitments

17. www.unisdr.org 17 Stakeholder Groups 1.Governments 2.Mayors/ local Government 3.Parliamentarians 4.Organization focused on Children issues 5.Organization focused on people with disability 6.Gender and DRR 7.Research and Academia 8.Private sector 9.Civil Society 10.Media 11.National societies of Red Cross and Red Crescent 12.Community, grassroots and indigenous groups (New group formed after 5AMCDRR)

18. www.unisdr.org 18 6AMCDRR Date: 9-12 June 2014 (tentative) To be defined: –Objective and purpose of the conference –Theme and sub themes –Structure of the conference –Expected outcome (declaration/ commitments/ action plan or …??)

19. www.unisdr.org 19 Expected outcomes from the conference AMCDRR is expected to deliver a political declaration with an action plan or commitments from key stakeholders –The declaration forms the political commitments of governments towards minimizing the impact of disasters by accelerating DRR and development actions. –The stakeholder’s commitment statements aim at prioritizing the role and commitments of the key stakeholders –Monitoring and follow up process established for all ministerial conference outcomes

20. www.unisdr.org 20 Thank you More info: www.unisdr.org www.preventionweb.net/posthfa