1. Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
Meeting #5 – February 16th, 2016

2. Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
1) Introduction - RegionsAdapt Secretariat; 2) Discussion and approval of the Work Plan for 2017; 3) Presentation of suggested joint work with Climatekos; 4) Information about upcoming events.

3. Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
Priority Topics:
Index-based insurance (also referred to as parametric insurance);
Implementing the “Priorities for Action” of the Sendai Framework;
Monitoring and alert systems;
Land use planning and urban planning as a means for risk reduction.

4. Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
Group discussion based on a proposed action plan for 2017
Priority Topics
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
6-17: WGs 5th Meetings
10-20: WGs 6th Meetings
4-6 (Bonn): ICLEI Resilient Cities Conference
1-14: WGs 7th Meetings
10-19 (NYC): HLPF
7-18: WGs 8th Meetings
4-6/11-15: WGs 9th Meetings
17-25: WGs 10th Meetings
January 9th - Surveys to create 3 remaining WGs - March 20th
3-12: New WGs 1st Meetings
8-18 (Bonn): UNFCCC 1st Sessional Period
1-14: New WGs 2nd Meetings
(tbc) Climate Summit Americas
7-18: New WGs 3rd Meetings
4-6/11-15: New WGs 4th Meetings
17-25: New WGs 5th Meetings
April 4th - CDP States and Regions Platform: Reporting Window for June 30th
CDP checks and reviews submitted data
RA 2017 Report Draft
14-17: 29th Adaptation Fund Board
4-6: nrg4SD GA
5: 2 Webinars (#5) with CDP on reporting guidelines
Conference in Rio Grande do Sul
20: Announcement of new WGs
ORU GA (Basque Country, date tbc)
30: Webinar (#4): RA 2016 Disclosure Report
23-25 (Brussels): CoR Conference on Adaptation
22-26 (Cancun): 5th Session of the Global Platform for DRR (UNISDR)
26-30: Webinar (#6)
Webinar (#7)
30: 30th Adaptation Fund Board
Monitoring and Alert Systems:
Compilation of cases on (before 6th Meeting)
Index-based insurance
Developing common standards and elaborating projects with Partners that could be presented for fundraising
Implementing the “Priorities for Action” of the Sendai Framework
Follow-up updates and Information sharing about the Sendai Framework and available partnerships
Project design on: a) Implementing Sendai Framework; b) contributions from Reg.Govts to Sendai Framework; c) strategies to support Municipalities ?
Participating in the 5th Global Platform (side-evetns and discussions)?
Land use planning and urban planning as a means for DRR
Events
WGs Meetings and Activities
Webinars
Reporting
2-Years Report (End of Pilot Phase)

5. Group discussion based on a proposed action plan for 2017
Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
Group discussion based on a proposed action plan for 2017

6. Presentation of suggested joint work with Climatekos
Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
Presentation of suggested joint work with Climatekos

7. Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
For nrg4SD´s members:
Bilateral Cooperation, Capacity Building, Learning experiences;
Promotes North-South or South-South cooperation between nrg4SD members;
euros – 4 visits (3.000 euros / each)
Duration: 1-2 months
Call is open until May 30th
Contact:

8. Bonn Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) – May 8-18, 2017
Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
Bonn Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) – May 8-18, 2017
Forty-sixth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 46) and  Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 46) as well as the third part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-3). More info
Side-event: RegionsAdapt: Regional governments as key actors in climate change adaptation
RegionsAdapt is the first global initiative for regional governments to act, cooperate, and report efforts on climate adaptation. It also includes seven working groups on key priority topics. The first report of the initiative confirms regional governments as key actors in climate adaptation.
Please contact us before Feb. 24th if your Regional Government expects to attend the Conference.

9. Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group
2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) – May – Cancun
“The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (Global Platform), as recognized by the UN General Assembly, is the main forum at the global level for strategic advice, coordination, partnership development and the review of progress in the implementation of international instruments on disaster risk reduction. It was established in 2006 and is now the world's foremost gathering of stakeholders committed to reducing disaster risk and building the resilience of communities and nations.” More info
Side-event: Infrastructure resilience under growing stress from urbanization and climate change: Experiences from countries, regions and cities in Latin America
This panel, jointly presented by the German cooperation GIZ, RegionsAdapt and ECLAC, will showcase the experiences of diverse sectors in South American countries, regions and cities on Disaster Risk Reduction, Adaptation to Climate Change and building of resilience in infrastructure planning.
Please contact us if your Regional Government expects to attend the Conference. Registrations are still open.

10. Resilience and disaster risk reduction working group