Local-level implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action remains one of the major challenges to achieve, requiring the active participation and involvement of local government actors at different levels. From the regional to the municipal level, local governments have a key role to play in reducing disaster risks and vulnerabilities.
Today, a broad consensus has been reached among different stakeholders on the need to establish a mechanism that brings together local governments to address DRR issues in a more coherent and inclusive manner, and bridges the existing gap between the local, national and global levels. In view of the above, the UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation (UNDP/SU-SSC) and the UN/ISDR secretariat have forged a strategic partnership to build a “Local Government Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction” (LGA/DRR), which will complement other existing capacities.
For information:
Michele Cocchiglia
cocchiglia@un.org
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Meetings
Consultative Meeting
22-23 May 2008 - Barcelona
A Consultative Meeting for developing the LGA/DRR was held in Barcelona, Spain, on 22-23 May 2008. The meeting was attended by some 15 representatives of local and regional authorities from Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States, as well as from UN agencies, NGOs and the academia.
The meeting served as a reality check and a brainstorming session to obtain preliminary feedback on a proposal to develop the LGA/DRR. Based on the draft Concept Note prepared by the UN/ISDR secretariat, the meeting stimulated a constructive debate around the potential scope, objectives and added value of the Alliance.
Substantive comments and observations on the LGA/DRR concept were put forward, and initial commitment to the Alliance reached. Next steps and follow-up actions were also discussed and agreed upon, in the lead-up to the next session of the GP/DRR in June 2009.
A broader meeting will be organized in the coming months, to which additional partners – including a broader range of local governments and city associations – will be invited to participate. The meeting was co-organized by the UN/ISDR secretariat, the UNDP Special Unit for South-South Collaboration, and the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of the Government of Catalonia.
| Background Documents |
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Concept Paper: Building a Local Government Alliance for DRR |
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Final Agenda |
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Final List of Participants |
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| Outcome Documents |
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Meeting Report |
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| Presentations |
| Day 1 |
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Civil Protection Office, Government of Catalonia, Spain - Ms. Nuria Gasulla |
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RiskCat Project, University of Barcelona - Mr. Joan Manuel Vilaplana |
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Overstrand Municipality, Western Cape Province, South Africa - Mr. Stephen Muller |
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Albay Public Safety & Emergency Management Office, Philippines - Mr. Cedric Daep |
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Partnerships between regions and the United Nations, UNDP Geneva - Mr. Christophe Nuttall |
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Space technology as a tool to facilitate sustainable development planning, UNOSAT - Mr. Alain Retière |
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Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action at the local level, ILO/Delnet - Ms. Alice Vozza |
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National Institute of Disaster Management, India - Mr. Santosh Kumar |
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Pune Municipal Corporation, India - Ms. Rajlaxmi Bhosale |
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Lessons learned from the development of previous government networks/alliances, UNDP/SU-SSC -
Ms. Zenaida Willison |
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Background and rationale for building a “Local Government Alliance for DRR”, UN/ISDR - Mr. Michele Cocchiglia |
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| Day 2 |
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Presentation and review of main points emerged from discussions on day 1 - Ms. Zenaida Willison |
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Re-centering the rural agenda - Mr. Sam Ebukali |
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The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) - Ms. Pamela L'Heureux |
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