Advisory
mechanisms
The Platform is a small unit
whose work aims are very dependent on the cooperation and collaboration – and
hence views and expertise - of many people and organizations concerned
with early warning issues.
It is also guided by a number of specific mechanisms.
Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction
The
Inter-Agency
Task Force (IATF) is the primary international organ for coordinating
policy and
action on disaster reduction, and it was
instrumental in the establishment of the platform. Its membership encompasses
most of the major international organizations concerned with early warning,
as well as regional and civil society organizations with interest or
expertise in the field. The work of the platform is routinely reported
in the Secretariat’s reports to the Task Force and considered in
IATF deliberations.
EWC-II
The Second
International Conference on Early warning (EWC-II) provides a rich and
comprehensive base of information
and recommendations that were intended to guide the
work of the Platform.
Ad-hoc Workshop on Platform
The
Workshop on Plans for ISDR Early Warning Platform and Program, Bonn,
12-13 February, 2004,
provided specific guidance on priorities for 2004-2005 (see meeting
report). The participant experts were drawn from the active
participants in EWC-II
and the IATF
Working Group on Early Warning.
Annual project proposal development
The annual project proposal is finalized by the ISDR Secretariat and
accepted by the Government of Germany after mutual consultation on priorities
for the year. The Secretariat reports to the donor in terms of performance
judged against the outputs projected in the work plan.
Advisory body
It is intended to establish an advisory body for the Platform, building
on these various mechanisms and developed as appropriate to future work.
The advisory body will span both institutional and expertise interests.
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