Work
Program 2005
Unforeseen demands and change of priorities for 2005
The 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster resulted in substantial
new demands on the ISDR secretariat and PPEW. While these were not
in the original programme, they were fully in line with the goals of
the early warning platform. The most significant factor was the multi-agency
multi-donor Flash Appeal project proposal that quickly produced by
PPEW to support tsunami early warning systems in the Indian Ocean.
The tsunami also led to the offer by Germany to host the Third International
Conference on Early Warning, whose organisation PPEW is contributing
to, and to the request by the UN Secretary General for a global review
of early warning systems, which is being coordinated by PPEW on behalf
of the ISDR secretariat.
Task 1 – Promote early warning as a risk reduction strategy
in key international policy processes, particularly in those associated
with the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR)
- Coordinate the organization of the thematic cluster on risk and early
warning at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction and to organise
a session in this cluster on the lessons of EWC-II.
- Support the WCDR inter-governmental preparatory and follow-up processes.
- Prepare and disseminate a report on the implications of the WCDR for
the development of early warning systems and the international early
warning programme.
- Coordinate early warning input and dialogue as appropriate to the Inter-Agency
Task Force on Disaster Reduction and to other ISDR advocacy, information
and policy-related activities, including annual reports by the UN Secretary
General.
- Continue to build a dialogue with the UNCCD and UNFCCC Secretariats
and seek collaboration opportunities.
- Prepare guidance materials on the use of early warning as an adaptation
tool.
- Provide input to other relevant international forums and programmes
as resources permit.
Task 2 – Undertake targeted activities and studies to
stimulate dialogue, innovation and systematic development of early
warning
- Revise the design of the Inventory of Early Warning Systems to incorporate
the integrated view of early warning systems recommended by EWC-II,
and to form the basis for the systematic international documentation of early
warning systems.
- Prepare a guidance paper on the roles of national and regional platforms
related to disaster risk reduction and early warning system development,
with practical advice and recommendations. Use this paper as a
basis to develop national level interest and collaboration on the inventory
and the international early warning programme.
- Promote UN System-wide dialogue, synergies and coordination among the
major UN organizations concerned with early warning systems, such
as WMO, FAO, OCHA, WFP, UNESCO, and UNEP, and seek engagement in the international
early warning programme, including through the convening of a consultative
meeting.
- Promote specific projects on early warning as part of the international
early warning programme, including potentially the following. PPEW
can contribute in shaping and coordinating projects but the substantive work
will require significant external inputs of expertise and resources.
Task 3 – Develop the international early warning programme and
the platform’s capacities to support it.
- Design an international early warning programme framework and undertake
launch event at WCDR.
- Prepare
and disseminate promotional material and obtain explicit engagement
and commitments to the programme.
- Implement an associated advisory mechanism, including the convening
and reporting on an annual meeting.
- Maintain and improve the information resources available from the platform,
through (i) improved volume and quality of web site content;
(ii) preparation and dissemination of the PPEW quarterly newsletter; and (iii)
the
establishment
of a PPEW publication series covering both hazard focussed
and cross-cutting topics, to be prepared as joint efforts with other institutions.
- Enhance the capacity of the platform by pursuing additional resources,
in particular for the engagement of additional personnel such
as UN Junior Professional Officers or visiting professional officers, and through
material support for collaborative projects.
Additional Tasks resulting from unforeseen demands after the Indian
Ocean tsunami
Early Warning Strengthening Project (Evaluation and Strengthening
of Early Warning Systems in Countries Affected by the 26 December
2004 Tsunami)
- Developing the project proposal and coordinating the project on behalf
of the ISDR
- Establishing the project administration and underpinnings, particularly
partner work programmes and memoranda of understanding
- Supporting UNESCO-IOC to develop governance mechanisms and technical
inputs for a regional tsunami warning system
- Providing project coordination and integration
Third International Conference on Early Warning (EWC III)
- Developing a concept paper for the conference, in consultation with
other stakeholders in Germany and the UN and participated in several preparatory
meetings.
- Establishing and managing the process to develop a project portfolio
- Managing the review process of the project proposals for the EWC III
Global survey of early warning systems
-
Organising an experts’ workshop for th global survey of early
warning systems report
- Developing the pre-print version of the global survey of early warning
systems report
See Work
Program 2006 - 2004
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