Former Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction - Functions and responsibilities - Membership - Working groups - Discussion groups -Meeting records
2007
 Working Group:
 
Climate Change and
 Disaster Risk Reduction
 
Finished 2005
 Working Group:
 
Disaster Reduction
 in Africa
 Working Group:
 
WCDR
 Working Group 3:
 Risk,  Vulnerability &
 Disaster  Impact
 Assessment
Finished 2003
 Working Group 1:
 Climate and Disasters
 Working Group 2:
 Early Warning
 Working Group 4:
 Wildland Fires; Wildland
 Fire Advisory Group
 (since 2004
)
Working Group:
Climate Change and
Disaster Risk Reduction

Reports to IATF/DR
11th meeting
24-26 May 2005
10th meeting
7-8 October 2004
For more information see Meeting Records
 
 

Working Group on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

At its ninth session, the Task Force appointed a new working group on climate change and disaster risk reduction, to be co-chaired by UNDP and WMO. Its timeliness and importance were noted, as well as the work already underway among some stakeholders.

The WG was recognized as a key opportunity to share information between the disaster reduction and climate change communities, supported by the ISDR Secretariat (see also UN GA resolution 58/215 on Natural disasters and vulnerability).

The Working Group’s timeframe is 2004-2005. Within this period the following activity areas have been identified for the Working Group:

  • Facilitate a process of consultations to develop a policy paper on adaptation to climate change, disaster reduction and sustainable development.
  • Prepare a systematic inventory of regional, national and where possible sub-national initiatives that aim at building capacities for adaptation to changing climate extremes.
  • Make recommendations at the IATF12 to strengthen the integration between adaptation to climate change and disaster reduction at policy, program-design and operational levels through existing institutional mechanisms.

UNDP and WMO, with the support of the ISDR secretariat, developed the terms of reference and the first meeting of the group was held on 6 October 2004.

Contact persons
UNDP (co-chair):
Kamal Kishore kamal.kishore@undp.org
WMO (co-chair):
Buruhani Nyenzi BNyenzi@wmo.int
Maryam Golnaraghi MGolnaraghi@wmo.int
Amir Delju ADelju@wmo.int
ISDR Secretariat:
Reid Basher reid.basher@un.org
John Harding harding@un.org
Silvi Llosa llosa@un.org


Members

Institution Name e-mail
ADPC A.R. Subbiah subbiahwater@yahoo.com
IGAD Climate Prediction and
Applications Centre (ICPAC)

Laban Ogallo director@icpac.int
logallo@icpac.net
www.dmcn.org
IFRC Madeleen Helmer MHelmer@redcross.nl
SOPAC Russell Howorth russell@sopac.org
Tearfund Sarah La Trobe sarah.LaTrobe@tearfund.org
UNDP Isabelle Pistone isabelle.pistone@undp.org
UNEP Otto Simonett otto.simonett@unep.ch
UNFCCC Henning Wuester hwuester@unfccc.int
UNU Katherina Thywissen thywissen@ehs.unu.edu
WHO Carlos Corvalan corvalanc@who.int
World Bank Frank Sperling fsperling@worldbank.org


Experts

Name e-mail
Francisco Szekely fszekely@avantel.net
Glenn Dolcemascolo glennd@pdc.org
Marcus Moench moenchm@I-s-e-t.org
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