Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
14 to 18 March 2015
Sendai City, Japan
Reporting template for Public Forum
Event type: Side Events
Event Background
Event ID *
1017
Date and Time *
Using each other’s strengths:
How can (national) civil, military and private parties effectively
build and maintain cooperation with regard to Disaster Risk
reduction (DRR)?
Dr. Peter Essens (TNO)
Mr. Marcel Michon (BCI)
Monday 16 March 13:00 - 16:00
Venue
Tohoku University, Sendai (Japan)
Primary language
English
Organizer’s Email
peter.essens@tno.nl
Organizer’s Phone No.
+31 6 5163 6789
Event Title *
Organizer Name *
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Event Report
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From Japan
Number of
participants
attending the event
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From other
countries
2
Female
Total *
13
Male
2
Main outcomes
/messages of the
event (50 words) *
Government
announcements and
voluntary
commitments
made at the event
(in bullet points) *
Approximate number of
persons in the audience and
speakers. (Only the total
number is mandatory but an
estimation of the
disaggregation would be
preferable, if possible)
- Civil–military–private (CMP) interaction and dialogue at
all levels should be built during preparation. However,
preparation efforts are fragmented, with concerns about
their effectiveness.
- Action in post-2015 is needed to improve CMP
preparation by establishing overview and data of efforts,
and developing policies and common standards for
effective preparation.
High level summary of what
was achieved from the
event and key message from
the same. This will form the
main crux of the inputs into
the proceedings
- UNOCHA will continue its work to develop regional and
international frameworks for effective civil-military
coordination, taking into account emerging regional and
national capacities. A specific focus will be on civil-military
coordination, bearing in mind the IASC approved guidance
on emergency response preparedness (2015).
- TNO in cooperation with University of Groningen will
continue to develop concepts and processes for
improving preparation, in particular for building and
managing coordination and cooperation between parties.
For information on
Government
announcements and
voluntary commitments,
please refer to the webpage
http://www.wcdrr.org/prep
aratory/commitments.
Request to encourage the
entities making the
announcements /
commitments to submit the
details on the above
webpage. If no
announcements /
commitments are made,
please mention not
available
- “The approach toward Civil–Military–Private
cooperation should shift from ‘why’ to ‘how’” (Oliver
Lacey Hall – OCHA)
- “Civil–Military–Private interaction should move from
only event-based to dialogue and trust building before a
crisis“ (Munish Kaushik - Cordaid India)
Quotes from
participants
- “Rather than focus on perfect plans and procedures,
organizations need to learn to work with ‘prepared
improvisation’” (Marcel Michon – BCI)
- “Effectiveness of preparations should be improved by
measuring it, followed by collective feedback” (Peter
Essens - TNO)
- Dialogue and structured interaction between the
humanitarian sector and the military to enhance
Request to provide some
quotes that may emerge
from the event, along with
their source.
preparedness and reduce the impact of disasters is
particularly relevant to realize Priority Four of the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
("Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response
and to "Build Back Better' in recovery, rehabilitation and
reconstruction") (Team)
Any other
information to be
highlighted
- In several nations there is a fundamental disconnect
between military and civil society. To build interaction a
sensitive, common sense-oriented approach is required,
tuned to local situation with ‘bottom’-level engagement
- The lack of regular exercises can be overcome by
creating simple but effective small exercises
ID1017_UsingEachOtherStrength-team: “Ready for
further developing the recommendations from the
UsingEachOtherStrength Sendai Side Event”
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ID1017_CoopCapModel.png: “Adequate preparation
requires a lift in the baseline capability to interact and
cooperate (hypothetical model)”
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