Global Assessment Report and need for Regional Assessment Report Meeting of the ISDR Asia Partnership, September September 2011 Pattaya, Thailand

Global Assessment Reports (GAR) Both a product and process – for evidence generation and policy engagement Engaging partners from governments, UN agencies, international organisations, civil society organisation, academic institutions and many more since 2007 Two iterations, in 2009 and 2011 Both launched by UN Secretary General and received highest level of attention Informed the 2 nd and 3 rd session of the Global Platform

GAR: Outreach and engagement More than 500,000 chapter down loads More than 10,000 copies distributed More than 130 governments participated in reviewing their progress in DRR More than 25 countries developed national disaster loss databases More than 30 organizations participated in research and analysis

GAR 2009: Risk and poverty in a changing climate Focused on the identification of drivers of risk and what needs doing Increased understanding of the causal factors of risk and of it’s consequences for human and economic development Proposed policy initiatives to address gaps and challenges

GAR 2011: Revealing Risk, Redefining Development Focused on drivers of risk reduction and on how to address the challenges in doing so Provided policy recommendations for governments to adapt and use public investment planning, social protection and other development instruments to upscale risk reduction Revealed some new and key aspects of disaster risk and trends in risk reduction

Future of GAR as a global evidence base Continue guiding and informing policy making, investment decisions and programming by governments and other stakeholders Design the international arrangements and architecture for DRR post- HFA Intensify policy engagement with governments and regional organisations on the key recommendations of the GAR process

Main building blocks of GAR 2013 Global risk trends and patterns Risk scenario, costs and benefits Progress in development and DRR: local resilience indicators, MDG –DRR linked framework Global risk governance –Private investment in fragile environments –DRR in industries and services

Rationale for a Regional Assessment Report More focused evidence base at the regional and national level Enhance understanding of trends and patterns of regional risk Increase understanding of disaster risk reduction from development perspective Provide more focused policy recommendations in a regional context

Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2010 Joint report of UNISDR and UNESCAP Theme: Protecting Development Gains – Reducing Disaster Vulnerability and Building Resilience in Asia and the Pacific CHAPTER I - Disaster risk in Asia and the Pacific CHAPTER II - Socio-economic impacts of disasters CHAPTER III - Reducing vulnerability, socio-economic perspectives CHAPTER IV - Making the recovery resilient CHAPTER V - Capitalizing on new technology CHAPTER VI - Cooperating across the region Way forward

Linkages with GAR 13 processes Possible benefits from GAR processes –Use of global risk model datasets –Use of national disaster loss databases –Use of economic loss data –Use of probabilistic risk assessments –Use of HFA progress review processes at sub- regional, national and local level –Benefiting from studies on urban and emerging risk; cost benefit analysis; and risk governance and so on

Linkages with GAR 13 processes Possible contribution to the GAR –In-depth regional trans boundary risk studies –Regional synthesis of HFA progress –Institutional and policy environment analysis –Regional good practices and cases studies –Integration of DRR in CCA (based on progress monitoring of Incehon REMAP) –National and local case studies and so on

Suggestive structure of APDR 2012 as a Regional Assessment Report 1.Regional risk model and disaster risk trend analysis –Regional risk model derived from Global datasets –Trends and patterns in extensive disaster risk: Disaster loss databases –Analysis of disaster risk from macroeconomic and fiscal perspective –Urban and emerging risks 2.Regional progress in disaster risk reduction and development –Regional synthesis of HFA progress –Progress and status of disaster risk reduction form a local perspective –DRR investment tracking 3.Regional risk governance and enabling environment for risk reduction –Regional risk governance –Decentralization –Accountability and civil society –Institutional and legislative arrangements for DRR –Incorporating DRR in planning and regulation –Gender perspectives in disaster risk reduction 4.Integration of climate change adaptation in DRR: Monitoring the Incheon REMAP 5.Sound practices and lessons learned from the region 6.Conclusion and recommendations for the region

Way forward and opportunities Consult with a wider stakeholder forum such as ISDR Asia Partnership Setup an advisory board with senior individuals, leading experts, senior members of regional organisation and principal partners Set up technical panels to provide expertise in specific areas Develop a communication strategy Conduct in-depth studies on emerging issues such as DRR investment tracking, local risk governance, adaptation financing and so on

Tentative timeline: By Oct 2011: Editorial committee and chapter outline finalization Feb 2012: Advisory board and editorial committee meeting By Jun 2012: First draft Jul- Aug 2012: Peer review September 2010: Printing October 2010: The Report officially launched at the Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR.