Partnerships and all-of-society approaches lie at the heart of effective disaster risk reduction. Building resilience and promoting risk-informed decision-making and investment are collective challenges and responsibilities, which call upon a collaboration between governments, the United Nations and other international organizations and stakeholder groups at large.

The UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (SEM) was created in 2018, to support the implementation of Sendai Framework paragraph (36) and (48) which outlines the role of stakeholders in building resilience.

This session will showcase the commitment of the SEM stakeholders` group in implementing the Sendai Framework, and more specifically the SEM Action Plan. The panel will invite representatives of the SEM stakeholder groups to report on the outcome of the Stakeholder Forums constituency sessions, as well as their work on a whole of society approach in building resilience.

Session objectives

1. Provide a space for SEM stakeholder groups to report on the outcome of the constituency focused sessions in the 2nd Stakeholder Forum.
2. Showcase good practice in an all-of society approach in building resilience, and the benefit it brings to the wider society.

Online Attendance

This session will be live-streamed online. Note that it is live-streamlining and no active online participation. You can access the live streaming through this link: 

To reach a sustainable and resilient world for all it is of importance that there is a policy coherence between all relevant policies at all levels, from local to international level.

The UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (UNDRR-SEM) is thereby engaging not just in solely disaster risk reduction avenues, but in all-hazard knowledge generation, climate change policy development, disaster risk financing and most importantly community empowerment. We have seen that resilience is dependent upon the capacity of a community to respond in times of crisis.

During the first half of the 2nd day of the 7th GPDRR Stakeholder Forum, its participants took part in interactive and outcome oriented smaller parallel sessions. The session will serve as an opportunity for all to learn of the outcomes from these parallel sessions.

Session Objectives 

•  Ensure that the knowledge generated from the Stakeholder Forum parallel sessions is shared among all stakeholder groups attendees and other participants in the Stakeholder Forum.
• Reduce the potential of silos among DRR stakeholders, and ensure coherence between actions of stakeholders engaged in implementing the Sendai Framework.
• Demonstrate that while we, as the stakeholders of DRR, may have specific areas of interest, we are working for a common goal, namely ensuring that all parts of society have enhanced capacity of managing striking hazards and that the risks of disasters to occur are minimised through structural changes and integration of risk-reduction in all development plans.

Online Attendance

This session will be live-streamed online. Note that it is live-streamlining and no active online participation. You can access the live streaming through this link: 

A wide range of the society are committed to contribute to the implementation of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai Framework). Their actions, engagement and contribution are crucial to ensure that we meet the targets of the Sendai Framework as well as the wider Agenda 2030. The importance of this all of society engagement is also recognised within and stressed by the SEndai Framework itself.

This is the closing ceremony of the Second Session of the Stakeholder Forum, which is an integral part of the GP2022 preparatory days. This closing ceremony will gather a wide range of stakeholders, as well as representatives from the United Nations System and governments. The participants as well as speakers will learn about the key takeaways coming out from the Stakeholder Forums, and be provided with an opportunity to bring this into the following discussions in the GP2022. We will also hear commitments and about the cruciality to continue with an all-of society engagement in building risk-informed development.

Session objectives

1. Express the gratitude to all participants who engaged and shared their knowledge, standpoints and experience throughout the Second Session of the Stakeholder Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction.
2. Share key messages from stakeholders on how to build a risk informed development, extracted from both the Stakeholder Forum sessions and the stakeholder declaration.
3. Provide concrete next steps to build on the existing stakeholder engagement in DRR and enhance their space and contribution to implement the Sendai Framework.
4. Inspire stakeholders and other attendees to communicate the commitment coming out from and the lessons learned during the Stakeholder Forum into the 7th Global Platform on DRR.

Online Attendance

This session will be live-streamed online. Note that it is live-streamlining and no active online participation. You can access the live streaming through this link: 

The Sendai Framework provides for an all-of-society and all-of-state engagement in preventing and reducing disaster risks posed by both natural and man-made hazards and related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks. The Mid-Term Review marks the midpoint in the implementation cycle of the Sendai Framework and its scope includes, inter alia, a retrospective review of progress achieved thus far, a prospective view on what needs to be done in the future to address current and emerging issues, creating coherence with the reviews or  other sustainable development frameworks

Session objectives

1. Increase awareness of the Mid-Term Review
2. Outline the importance of stakeholder engagement in the Mid-Term Review
3. Share how stakeholder community can participate
4. Share preliminary findings
5. Capture initial reflections and feedback on the preliminary findings from the SEM

Direct and indirect financial losses caused by disasters are rising. Disasters generate significant economic, fiscal, and social shocks. It is estimated that global investments of €1.6 trillion in appropriate disaster risk reduction strategies could avoid losses of €6.4 trillion. However, the current level of resilient investments does not match the scale of the challenges.

The private sector and other stakeholders have been integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into their work. The negative financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic signals the need to address risks that materialise in complex and interrelated ways. Integrating resilience into ESG investing could entail:

• Develop targeted DRR financing strategies,
• A ‘Think Resilience’ approach to all investments,
• Targeted investment in resilient infrastructure, and
• financial institutions aligning their strategies, operations and activities with the Sendai Framework.

The session discusses gaps, barriers, opportunities, and enabling factors to facilitate and scale-up investments in resilience which ensure that people and the planet are put on the forefront.
 

Session objectives

1. To underline the importance of integrating resilience in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing
2. To incentivize a mindset shift from a short-term outlook and under-prioritising disaster risks to promoting a “Think Resilience” approach for all investments
3. To unpack successful efforts and showcase the benefits of investing in resilience
4. To understand the roles and strategies of the private sector in collaboration with other stakeholders for proactive investments in resilience
5. To discuss gaps, barriers, opportunities, and enabling factors to facilitate and scale-up investments in resilience

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In 2021, we have witnessed tragedies from various disasters; wild-fires, storms, flooding, earthquakes, volcanoes, and COVID-19. We are aware that the scientific and technological community holds knowledge, pursues research, and has the capacities to propose solutions; however, the S&T knowledge and solutions are underutilized at local levels due to the lack of mechanisms and incentives for better science uptake. Disasters are site specific and have differentiated impacts depending on the local context, i.e. 50mm/hour rainfall may induce enormous flooding and casualties in one location but no damage in other locations. Knowledge, experiences, and methods suitable for their location should be provided and external experiences and resources should be  effectively utilized so that on-site stakeholders can enhance disaster resilience and sustainable development in an inclusive and participatory manner.
The session will seek to bring forward experiences of science application in dealing with disaster risk at local levels and introduce examples of mechanisms allowing to tap into the necessary knowledge for effective and impactful local action.

Session objectives

1. Underscore challenges related to science uptake at local levels
2. Showcase national and local mechanisms that the local DRR practitioners can use to access knowledge and advice based on S&T
3. Showcase examples of science application in supporting better preparedness and anticipatory actions by local communities
4. showcase examples of good incentives aimed at foster dialogue between S&T communities and local governments

The Sendai Framework calls for an all of society approach in building disaster resilience. The Stakeholder Forum will provide a space for discussions about how to strengthen collaboration and all-of-society approaches in the implementation of the Sendai Framework in coherence with the other 2030 Agendas.

This Opening Ceremony of the Stakeholder Forum will set the stage for the GPDRR-week. We will hear from a variety of representatives from the United Nation system, national Governments, local, private and community leaders – sharing commitment for engaging stakeholders. 

The UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism will also present  the Stakeholder Declaration, which unifies the voices of all parts of the society and provides recommendations on building disaster resilience. The Ceremony culminates with a spiritual blessing from the Indiginous Community.
 

Session objectives

1. Set the stage of all-of-society approach within the 7th Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, including its preparatory days.
2. Open the 2nd Stakeholder Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction, and welcome all of its attendees.
3. Present the Stakeholder Declaration for the 7th Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction. 
4. Introduce the objectives, formats and expected outcome of the 2nd Stakeholder Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction. 
5. Communicate commitments in ensuring a continuation of an all-of-society-approach in the implementation of the SEndai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Online Attendance

This session will be live-streamed online. Note that it is live-streamlining and no active online participation. You can access the live streaming through this link: 

Economic growth and community well-being are directly impacted by disasters. Impacts often include long-term socio-cultural and psychological challenges. Risk reduction and prevention is a clear strategy to reduce negative impacts and encourage a flourishing global society. As key members of communities and drivers of growth, private sector companies have an important role to play in reducing disaster risk.

Private sector companies, both large and small, recognize the growing importance of disaster risk reduction (on macroeconomic stability, value chains, etc.). Nevertheless, the private sector is not alone in this task. As the Sendai Framework established, the “commitment, goodwill, knowledge, experience and resources” from all stakeholders including academia, media, and other sectors in civil society at the local, national, regional and global levels are needed.

This session gathers ARISE members to exchange views, experiences and knowledge, and broaden their impact based on an all-of-society approach.

Session objectives

1. To demonstrate how the private sector and ARISE contribute to DRR
2. To discuss how to enhance collective engagement in DRR
3. To approve a statement from ARISE for the GP2022 to be submitted in text

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During the last years the world has faced an increasing number of disasters with far-reaching social, economic and structural disruption. 

On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organisation, announced the covid-19 pandemic. Due to climate change and environmental degradation we are facing a rapid increase in hazard severity and frequency.

The negative consequences of these disasters are devastating, but we can learn from them.  When people work together, they thrive together. Our lives are entirely interdependent and disasters - from COVID to climate induced disasters - perhaps more than any other events, demonstrate this reality.

This session will address and bring light to lessons learned from the last three years, and how this can inform future strategies and work in the field of disaster risk reduction.

Session Objectives 

1. Share good practices and lessons learned in building disaster resilience, and that in an ever changing world.
2. Enhance the understanding about the evolution of the UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism (UNDRR-SEM) and its recent work in implementing the Sendai Framework.
3. Bring attention to the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments, and its citizens led data collection in monitoring the Sendai Framework implementation, and generation of accountability mechanism of realising global policy.

Online Attendance

This session will be live-streamed online. Note that it is live-streamlining and no active online participation. You can access the live streaming through this link: 

The UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism gathers a wide range of stakeholders across the society. They are all unified under the mission of contributing to the implementation of the Sendai Framework, building a sustainable resilient society for all, where disaster risk does not threaten the wellbeing of people and the planet.
Since its establishment, SEM has continuously grown, both in the size and scope of its members, as well as the impact of its work.
This session will increase awareness of SEM and the work the SEM is undertaking. Within the context of the SEM’s new Action Plan, this session will showcase how the SEM continues to have an influencing role and a crucial contributor to key DRR global development fora and processes, bringing the voices of civil society to DRR mechanisms, and catalyse collective action among different stakeholders for risk-informed development.

Objectives

• Enhance awareness about the UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism, and its structure.
• Share knowledge about the plans of SEM for year 2022-23, and invite stakeholders, the United System and member states to partner on implementation of these actions.
• Generate a motivation and excitement to support the implementation of the collective SEM Action Plan 2022-23.

Online Attendance

This session will be live-streamed online. Note that it is live-streamlining and no active online participation. You can access the live streaming through this link: