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1 TOWARDS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE FOR DRR: FROM BARCELONA TO CHENGDU AND BEYOND Richard Davies, Leeds City Council

2 Overview Aims of Barcelona meeting Major decisions made and outcomes from Barcelona Intervening progress Next steps

3 Aims of Barcelona Meeting The UNISDR posed the following questions to the first consultative meeting: Do we need a Local Government Alliance for DRR ? What would be the purpose and added value of the LGA/DRR ? What should be its objectives and activities ? What should be the incentives for participation and involvement ? What mechanisms should be developed to sustain the Alliance in the medium and long-term?

4 Positive Results from Positive People

5 Barcelona Major Decisions & Outcomes Do we need a Local Government Alliance for DRR ? A resounding YES from delegates. Substantive progress on draft Terms of Reference for the LGA/DRR to be circulated, reviewed and further input. Agreement to set-up small Advisory Group to guide development of LGA/DRR. Agreement to prepare compilation of good practices / lessons learned by local and regional authorities in DRR.

6 Further Actions for UN/ISDR Secretariat Supporting the needs of the Advisory Group. Setting-up mailing list to facilitate online exchange & discussions among local & regional authorities. Facilitating access to other online services and resources provided through PreventionWeb Facilitating discussion and exchange through teleconferences and other means. Facilitating the organisation of follow-up meetings and events prior to next session of Global Platform for DRR.

7 Intervening Progress Draft Terms of Reference for LGA/DRR revised and circulated. Draft Roles and Responsibilities and Key Activities for the Advisory Group circulated. LGA DRR pages created on UN ISDR website. Mailing list set-up on PreventionWeb to enable information sharing Second consultative meeting set-up in Chengdu

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9 Possible Next Steps Agree Advisory Group membership and final ToR Publicise LGA-DRR in our countries & establish what Govts doing re HFA implementation: how? Review fitness-for-purpose of ISDR website ? Determine how to begin gathering best practice Develop links with other LG networks and Latin America ? Provide inputs towards Geneva & Incheon events


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