PEDRR members in Sendai, 14-18 March 2015, and their activities
Organisation
People in Sendai
Dates in
Sendai
UNEP
-Marisol Estrella
14-18
-Muralee Thummarukudy March
Stockholm Environment
Institute
-Frank Thomalla,
Bangkok office.
-Karlee Johnson
-Gregor Vulturius
-Michael Boyland
15-18
14-18
14-18
14-18
March
Activities
1. Ignite stage presentations:
- Linking DRR, adaptation and
development to address the underlying
causes of vulnerability
- WASH & RESCUE (WAter, Sanitation and
Hygiene in RESilient Cities and Urban
areas adapting to Extreme waters)
2. SEI booth, “Transforming Development and
Disaster Risk Reduction" at the Public Forum
UNU-EHS
-Fabrice Renaud
Other Senior UNU-EHS
scientists
1. Keynote in “Wise use of coastal ecosystems
for DRR: mainstreaming and problems”
2. Panelist in “Global Approaches to Coastal
Resilience”
3. Presentation at Public Forum "Disasters and
Human Security"
The Nature
Conservancy
-Kathy Baughman
McLeod
-Mike Beck, Senior
Marine Scientist
-Dominique Benzaken,
Marine policy lead
“Ecosystem management and resilience”:
Present the results of our 2-year climate risk
modelling and cost effectiveness project on
natural infrastructure (reefs, mangroves, etc.)
jointly with Swiss Re and UNEP FI's Principles
for Sustainable Insurance.
Active for PEDRR?
University Freiburg
-Johann Goldammer
IUCN
-Karen Sudmeier, IUCN
CEM/UNEP
-Deborah Brosnan, CEM
-Brian McAdoo, CEM
-Radhika Murti
-Inger Andersen, DG
-Naoya Furuta
-Kaori Yasuda
Council of Europe
-Mechthilde Fuhrer
Wetlands International
(chair PEDRR)
-Marie-Jose Vervest, NL
-Jane Madgwick, NL
-Ritesh Kumar, India
-Julio Montes de Oca Luca, Panama
Kyoto University
(co-chair PEDRR)
-Rajib Shaw
Secretariat of the CBD
UNESCO
Maybe
1. Speech on Eco-DRR at Higher-education
session (Karen Sudmeier)
Inger Andersen:
2. Take part to the ministerial roundtable on
15th on International Cooperation
3. Keynote speech on “Mainstreaming
Ecosystem-based DRR”.
*Can help with the PEDRR booth
*Support PEDRR
communications/ press release /
daily updates
13-18
March
Presentations related to vulnerable groups
(people with disabilities; migrants) and disaster
preparedness and response.
*Can help with the PEDRR booth
14-18
March
1. Lessons from Partners for resilience.
2. Participating in various events and working
sessions.
*Can support:
· PEDRR booth
· communications
-David Coates
-Charles Besancon
14-18
March
1. Participating in events on eco-DRR
2. Discussions on follow-up initiatives post
Sendai
3. Intergovernmental negotiations
-Qunli Hans, Director of
the Division of Ecological
14-18
March
1. Disaster Public Management Policies (Public
Forum)
and Earth Sciences
-Patrick McKeever
-Alex Makarigakis
-Soichiro Yasukawa
-Jair Torres
2. UN High Level Meeting
3. Risk Identification and Assesments (HFA)
4. Commitments to Safe School
5. Early warning (HFA)
6. "Earthquake Insurance" (Public Forum held
by General Insurance Association of Japan)
7. Essentials for Making Cities Resilient
8. Lesson from Mega Disaster Earthquakes /
Tsunamis
9. Integrated Water Resource Management
10. Resilient Culture Heritage
11. Applying Science and Technology to DRR
Decision/Making
12. "Disaster Prevention Education and
Literacy " (Public Forum held by General
Insurance Association of Japan)
13. Setting Standard for on Infrastructure
(Public Forum Building Code)
14. Capacity Building of Earth Sciences toward
decrease of geohazards: Establishment of
global networks for decreasing geohazards
15. Education and knowledge in building a
culture of resilience
16. Youth looking beyond disaster (Public
Forum)
17. Measuring and Reporting Progress
18. Think geopark on stricken area: Disaster
and Gift of Geoparks
19. Standards for DRR including Building
Codes