1. Task Force for Emergency Preparedness Working Groups Strategic Line 3: 3. Prospective Risk Management Emergency Management CEO Seminar 12 al 14 de agosto, 2008 12 al 14 de agosto, 2008

2. 3.- Prospective Risk Managment NAMEECONOMY PABLO TORREALBAPERU - CHILE HARIS SANAHUJAUN/ ISDR LIZARDO NARVAEZCOMUNIDAD ANDINA ALLAN LAVELLCOMUNIDAD ANDINA MILAGROS LOPEZIFRC JAMES ATKINSINDECI JOSE ABUNOHORCHILE CHRIS CHIESAUS MARTHA GIRALDOINDECI ALBERTO BISBALINDECI RUBEN VARGASPREDECAN LENKIZA ANGULOPREDECAN JOHN HAMILTONNEW ZEALAND JELLIKAH MAHMOODMALAYSIA

3. Recommendation format for prospective risk management (preamble) Clarify second and third paragraphs about the ECOTECH and SOM acronyms Rephrase the second paragraph to provide a notion of what prospective risk management is Rephrase in a straight forward and positive manner (avoiding negative expressions) Use the terminology “minimizing and controlling risk factors” instead of “risk reduction”, to emphasize the nature of prospective risk reduction

4. Recommendation format for prospective risk management (strategic lines I) Strategic Line: Recommendation 1: Add “risk assessment considerations” into the planning process for both private and public investments portfolios Recommendation 2: include the development of promotional and advocacy activities, such as seminars and exhibitions, in order to enhance risk awareness and to learn from other experiences in the region in the context of prospective risk management Recommendation 3: rewrite the second strategic line as “promote public policies based on successful experiences drawn from other member economies in the fields of land use planning and territorial organization, environmental management, public and private investments and other related topics”

5. Recommendation format for prospective risk management (strategic lines II) Strategic Line: Recommendation 4: generate and promote the inclusion of information related to climatic events such as El Nino Phenomena and others associated with climate change into the public and private development planning processes Recommendation 5: ensure that financial and risk transfer mechanisms are available only when enabling conditions for substantial vulnerability reduction is provided