Exposure to natural disasters and changing weather patterns caused by climate change are making it harder for farmers in Indonesia to provide their families with adequate levels of food security and a decent household income.

Rural communities bear the brunt of protracted droughts, and extreme and unpredictable rainfall result in a compromised natural resource base and a reduction in resilience to cope when disasters strike.  Rains increasingly do not arrive at the expected time; or at other times they arrive in the form of severe weather events resulting in catastrophic flooding and landslides that damage or destroy agriculture land and essential infrastructure.

To assist farmers faced with these conditions, World Neighbors and the Institute Technology Bandung have developed climate smart agricultural digital technology, which is helping rural communities adapt their farming cycles to the changing climate and to be better prepared for potential hydrometeorological disasters.  

These digital tools provide short weather and long-term climate forecasts, together with guidance on adjusting crop and agricultural cycles to match the conditions. The information is detailed down to the village level, giving farmers critical information on when, where, and how much rain will fall, the opportune time to plant and what type of crops are most suitable for the conditions. 

The Android and Windows-based apps are multi-functional, and among the many benefits they bring are the capacity to better predict the potential for hydrometeorological disasters and to plan accordingly.  So through the app, we’re able to provide early warnings to villages that there will be heavy rainfall with the potential for flooding. A major part of our work at World Neighbors is training village-level disaster management groups who, with this information, are then able to take appropriate preparedness action.  

By improving climate adaptive capacities, farmers improve their yields, leading to increased food security and economic returns.  And while we cannot stop hazards from arising, through increasing resilience to climate change, and by getting the information to those most at risk so that they can adequately anticipate and prepare, we can minimize the risk of hazards turning into disasters.

In honor of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) Conference taking place in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, the Host Government is inviting delegates and accompanying families to take part in the Host Government Field Trip Program on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The program is designed to showcase the uniqueness and diversity of Indonesian culture and heritage, including cultural activities, handicraft workshops, music and dance lessons, nature and landscapes, temples and houses, as well as the Balinese hospitality. The field trip participants will learn how Balinese people protect the environment and prevent environmental disasters. You are welcome to choose one of three field trip programs, all escorted by English speaking guides. The Field Trips are free of charge for the first 600 participants, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Participants who are interested are invited to register for the field trips on the Host Government Field Trip page as soon as possible.

Session objectives

1. Learn how Balinese people protect the environment and prevent environmental disasters.
2. Showcase the uniqueness and diversity of Indonesian culture and heritage.

When a disaster occurs, governments grapple with many questions: How extensive is the damage? Where are the impacts greatest? What are the priorities for response and recovery? And how quickly can we assess the resulting costs and social impacts? Since 2020, these questions became even more complex, and the compound impact of natural hazards and COVID-19 lockdowns made disaster response much more challenging.

The World Bank’s Global RApid post-disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) methodology, first deployed in 2015, was adapted as needed to address the new complexities posed by COVID-19. GRADE is a remote, desk-based approach, that answers many of the above questions, typically within one to two weeks. Using sophisticated catastrophe modeling techniques, historical damage data, census and socio-economic data, engineering, satellite imagery and social media, the approach estimates the direct costs of damage with a high degree of accuracy.

GRADE assessments support in determining the appropriate levels of financial and technical support and provide decision-makers with a first order of the disaster’s impact. Assessments can also contribute to baseline information needed for the design of rehabilitation and recovery plans. 

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

1. Introducing the concepts of the GRADE methodology 
2. Highlighting a case study where a GRADE is conducted 
3. Help in interpreting the GRADE results 
4. Highlighting the FAQs of GRADE 
5. Developing a community of practice in the Asia-Pacific on GRADE.

This learning lab provides knowledge and tool for local and regional governments to:  

• Enhance understanding of risk and resilience 
• Explore how decision making and budgeting scenarios can impact cities’ risk reduction and resilience in the short, medium and long term 
• Reflect on workable decision making and financing solutions to risk reduction with multi-sectoral engagement 

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

The session objectives include: 

1. To discuss why it is important to invest in resilience and develop financing mechanisms for DRR 
2. To examine challenges local governments face in financing DRR and resilience actions 
3. To showcase instruments and examples to develop governance and financing mechanisms to accelerate local DRR and resilience actions

UNDRR has been mandated to support the monitoring of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. This is facilitated through the online Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM). Launched in March 2018, the data from SFM has been used for monitoring of the Sendai Framework, while reporting for DRR-related indicators of SDGs. As of end-2021, 155 Member States have used the SFM for reporting.  This session will focus on the custom indicators for reporting on Target G and Early Warning.

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

• To understand the importance of measuring the efficiency of Multi Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS)  
• To demonstrate the process of reporting on the global indicators under Target G of the Sendai Framework  
• To orient participants on a new set of custom indicators on EWS and solicit feedback based on their respective country contexts.

UNDRR has been mandated to support the monitoring of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. This is facilitated through the online Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM). Launched in March 2018, the data from SFM has been used for monitoring of the Sendai Framework, while reporting for DRR-related indicators of SDGs. As of end-2021, 155 Member States have used the SFM for reporting. This session focuses on how to use the SFM system. 

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

• To train the newly appointed SFM users on the reporting process and provide a refresher course for existing SFM users focussing on specific queries. 
• To update SFM users on the new features of the monitoring and reporting system  
• To share good practices from countries in addressing common issues (such as disaggregation and baselines). 
• To share some innovative use cases of how the data from the SFM has been analysed and utilised to inform global and regional use cases.

Participants will learn about additional resources for risk analysis such as the National Risk Information Portal (NRIP), Global Resilience Index, Climada, GEM, global hazard models and more. 

•  Hear first-hand the views and challenges experienced by countries, including city administrators, working in risk policy and operational decision-making. 
• Build a vision for what a desired outcome might be for countries and cities building risk analytics capability. 
• Assess and understand the value of open access risk information to underpin risk analysis. 
• Build awareness and engagement with UNDRR’s Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF) and the Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA) spearheaded by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), and a clear understanding of next steps. 

Session objectives

• What characteristics make a high-functioning risk analytics programme at sovereign or city level, combining local and global knowledge and bringing together multiple departments, agencies and sectors in a shared view of risk? 
• What benefits that might bring, both in resilient behaviours and movement of finance. 
• What free or subsidised resources are available to countries wishing to move further in their journey of risk understanding, from public and private sectors - attendees may be pleasantly surprised! 
• What domestic obstacles do government or city authorities see in developing this collaborative approach to risk understanding, and are there barriers to drawing on global resources? 

Participants will learn about additional resources for risk analysis such as UNDRR's Risk Information Exchange (RiX), the Global Resilience Index, the GEO Earth Observation Risk Toolkit, Climada, global hazard models and more. 

•  Hear first-hand the views and challenges experienced by countries, including city administrators, working in risk policy and operational decision-making. 
• Build a vision for what a desired outcome might be for countries and cities building risk analytics capability. 
• Assess and understand the value of open access risk information to underpin risk analysis. 
• Build awareness and engagement with UNDRR’s Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF) and the Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA) spearheaded by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), and a clear understanding of next steps. 

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

• What characteristics make a high-functioning risk analytics programme at sovereign or city level, combining local and global knowledge and bringing together multiple departments, agencies and sectors in a shared view of risk? 
• What benefits that might bring, both in resilient behaviours and movement of finance. 
• What free or subsidised resources are available to countries wishing to move further in their journey of risk understanding, from public and private sectors - attendees may be pleasantly surprised! 
• What domestic obstacles do government or city authorities see in developing this collaborative approach to risk understanding, and are there barriers to drawing on global resources? 

Building on the experiences gained through DesInventar implementation, UNDP and UNDRR, partnering with other organisations like WMO, are in the process of developing a new disaster loss accounting system that meets the growing needs, with higher level of sustainability. Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

• To learn from the good practices in the strategic applications of disaster loss accounting 
• To demonstrate the process for establishing and maintaining national / sub-national Disaster Loss databases 
• To explain the methodology for the systematic collection, documentation and analysis of disaster-related loss and damage data.  
• To provide a basic training on the use of the “DesInventar-Sendai” system software  
• To consult on the new generation of Disaster Loss Accounting System that will be developed and piloted over the current biennium. 

This Learning Lab provides stakeholders an opportunity to learn how to use the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform (https://sendaicommitments.undrr.org). It also provides space for sharing experiences and peer-to-peer learning among stakeholders.  

This session is important since stakeholders which are contributing to implementation of the Sendai Framework can be mobilized to use the SFVC online platform to inform the public about their work, identify crossovers with others in the field and find potential partners to collaborate and maximize impact. 

The main target audience for this session is stakeholders (local governments, the private sector, science and technology, civil society media etc) who are implementing any activities and projects to implement the Sendai Framework. 

Interested participants are invited to register for the Learning Labs as soon as possible through this link.

Session objectives

The purpose of this session is to: 

1. Introduce participants to the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform;  
2. Familiarize participants with functions and features of the online platform to utilize the online platform as a tool to inform the public about their work and achievements;  
3. Guide participants to learn how to submit their voluntary commitments to the online platform and how to follow up their submission to report on progresses and deliverables.