Former Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction
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 5-6 November 2003
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8th meeting 5-6 November 2003

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Summary record and conclusions
List of participants

AGENDA
Room VII
Palais des Nations,
Geneva
 

Wednesday 5 November 2003

Morning session 9.30-12.30
1. Introductory statement by the Chair
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2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Briefing by the Director of the ISDR Secretariat
(46Kb)
 

UN/ISDR Information Notes

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4.

Disaster reduction in Africa: the next challenges
(African Union/NEPAD Secretariat) – Information and discussion
(147Kb)
Progress Report of UN/ISDR Africa
(98Kb)

 
Afternoon session 14.30-17.30
5. Preparations for the Second World Conference on Disaster Reduction:
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a. Preparatory process leading to the Second World Conference on Disaster Reduction (tentatively 18-22 January 2005, Kobe-Hyogo) – Information and discussion
(395Kb) b. Recommendations from the Second Early Warning Conference (Bonn 16-18 October) - Information
  c. Reporting on other related national, regional, and global activities – Information (briefing from Task Force members and Secretariat)
(200Kb) Declaration of Madrid
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Euro-Mediterranean Forum on Disaster Reduction
(Madrid, 6-8 October 2003)
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d. Development of a “Framework for disaster risk reduction for guidance and monitoring” (UNDP/ISDR) – Information and discussion
 

18:00
Cocktail

 

Thursday 6 November 2003

6. Reports by Working Groups
General discussion, questions and answers
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 Working Group 1: Climate and Disasters

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 Working Group 2: Early Warning
 Working Group 3: Risk, Vulnerability and Impact Assessment
 Working Group 4: Wildland Fires
7. Discussion and adoption of IATF work programme 2004
(85Kb)

Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction
(79Kb)
 
Afternoon session 14:30-15:30
8. Any other business
9. Date of the eighth meeting
10. Concluding remarks from the Chair
 
 
Additional documents
(31Kb) Summary of content drawn from statements presented by Member States in response to the Report 58/277 on the Implementation of ISDR, during the Second Committee, agenda item 94 on environment and sustainable development during the General Assembly’s 58th Session
(16 October 2003)
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World Summit on Sustainable Development
Follow-Up Actions to The Outcome Of The Plan Of Implementation In Relation To Disaster Reduction
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Activities Report
On the Collaboration Agreement between the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction of the United Nations and the Directorate General Joint Research Center of the European Commission
5 – 6 November, 2003
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