In this side event we present winning DRR-projects from the UNDRR and Munich Re Foundation RISK Award programme. The organizations (NGOs and academia) come from Chile, India, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. All have developed different innovative project ideas for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. They have implemented their projects as blueprints on a local level with the help of the RISK Award funding (€ 100,000). The four approaches tackled four different important aspects of DRR: 

• Inclusion of people with disabilities 
• Community-based adaptation including women and youths 
• Nature-based solutions using mangroves 
• Alternative home and living concepts in a changing, flood-impacted, environment 

The project owners will show how eminently important DRR projects can be implemented and set on a path to sustainability with local participation, limited financial resources, but great motivation, visibility and perseverance. 

Session objectives

We want to discuss solutions for the following questions: 

• What are the success factors to make a pilot project work? 
• How do you achieve the participation of as many population groups as possible?  
• Long-term funding of projects is often a problem in NGO-run projects. How was this dealt with here? 
• What role do local governments play?  
• What are the hurdles and challenges in scaling up local DRR interventions? What are potential strategies to overcome them?

The wealth of Indigenous Knowledge has not been well-recognized by DRR practitioners and policymakers (A/HRC/27/66). This online side event will identify, develop, and implement culturally relevant, emergent innovative approaches, tools, and methodologies for reducing risk and building resilience strategies which are scalable and replicable, and aimed to empower Indigenous communities. 

The Indigenous Knowledge Research Infrastructure (IKRI), launched as a global partnership during UN 2021 Food Systems Summit, offers new opportunities to make use of geospatial information and AI to contribute to the measurement of indicators established to track advances in the implementation of the Sendai Framework and turning the global Covid-19 crises into an opportunity for the much-needed radical transformation.

IKRI expects to stimulate collaborations between disaster management authorities, developers and providers, and Indigenous communities for promoting nature-based solutions in DRR. IKRI is highlighted in the 2022 UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum and aims to contribute to HLPF2022. 

Session objectives

1. Introduce the IKRI Global Research Initiative and Knowledge Repository concept to DRR community 
2. Understand interests and the requirement of DRR stakeholders  
3. Stimulate collaborations between disaster management authorities, and the Indigenous communities for promoting nature-based solutions in DRR 
4. Examine policy and regulatory aspects of IKRI focusing on intellectual property rights related to indigenous knowledge  
5. Build global support network for design, development, and implementation of IKRI

In the last years, substantial progress has been made in enhancing financial protection against disaster risks for poor and vulnerable people. 

Thanks to the collective efforts under the InsuResilience Global Partnership, 150 million people were financially protected through CDRFI solutions in 2021 alone. 

However, significant challenges remain: the bulk of disaster funding is still arranged ex post; the DRF landscape remains fragmented and mainly driven by the supply side; solutions are not always easily accessible or tailored to specific needs of vulnerable countries; affordability barriers amplified by fiscal pressures and intensifying external debt issues remain a persistent issue for vulnerable countries, and have been exacerbated by the impact of Covid-19.  

At the same time, climate and disaster risks continue to increase dramatically, and will do so for decades even if the Paris Agreement’s goals are met, implying additional constraints for vulnerable countries to access finance for investments in resilient pathways.  

Against this backdrop, the question arises whether the current Global DRF Architecture is fit for purpose: not only for delivering on the InsuResilience Vision 2025, but also for meeting growing demands and ensuring sustained protection and resilience for vulnerable countries in the years and decades to come. The suggested panel discussion will convene high-level experts to lay out tangible ways for a systemic global approach to DRF. 

Session objectives

1. Introduce the vision of Germany’s G7 presidency “Global Shield against Climate Risks” 
2. Build mutual understanding on the enhancement of Climate and Disaster Risk Finance 
3. Identify key drivers for  further enhancing the Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Architecture 

This multi-stakeholder side event focuses on loss and damage associated with climate change impacts, recognizing that losses and damages are already occurring around the world, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable people, communities and countries, including through disaster displacement and planned relocation. 

Economic and non-economic impacts are most acutely felt in the poorest countries, with the greatest burden placed on people and communities with fewer resources, capabilities and systems to manage disaster and climate related shocks and stresses, in particular LDCs and SIDS. 

This panel discussion with representatives from the climate change and DRR sectors, academia, action and art, will be based on the latest findings of the IPCC Working Group II on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. It will bridge conversations with relevant policy agendas, including the Sendai Framework, the 2030 Agenda, the Global Compact for Migration, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and others. 

Session objectives

1. Raise awareness of loss and damage and promote coordinated and enhanced action across climate change and DRR, in support of those most affected by disasters in the context of climate change. 
2. Promote action across sectors, following a whole-of-society approach, to prevent and prepare for the adverse effects of climate change, including disasters, and the impacts on the most vulnerable.  
3. Generate actionable recommendations to reduce climate impacts through cross-sector collaboration, integrating climate action and DRR into development planning.  

A panel discussion on “Mainstreaming Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion in Anticipatory Actions for Disaster Preparedness in Southeast Asia”. Is aimed to promote gender equality and inclusion in anticipatory actions for disaster preparedness into the implementation of ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER)  Work Programme 2021-2025 and the ASEAN Guidelines on Disaster Responsive Social Protection. The discussion will consist of best practices of anticipatory actions and resilience interventions with experiences from Vietnam under the Inclusive and Gender Responsive Anticipatory Action in ASEAN, a project that implemented by the Consortium of CARE International, Plan International and World Vision with a support funding from ECHO. The panel discussion will be 90 minutes with the Q&A session, with speakers coming from the ASEAN Secretariat Disaster Management and Humanitarian Division, a representative of the Asia Regional Technical Working Group on Anticipatory Actions, representative from the National Disaster Management Agency from Indonesia and a  local representatives from Vietnam, who is the gender expert from CARE Vietnam and has experience working with local communities. 
The panel discussion will contribute to one of Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) themes:  Leave no one behind, investing in local action and empowering the most risk groups. Moreover, this event also focuses on institutionalization, policy advocacy, and sharing on the development of FBEA training modules for ASEAN member states. Finally the session aims to share recommendations to different stakeholders on how to mainstream gender equality, disability and social inclusion in anticipatory action to strengthen the community resilience  to disaster  in the Southeast Asia region.

This in-person side event is the panel discussion focuses on gender equality, disability, and the meaningful engagement of vulnerable group in particular women groups and leaders in promoting anticipatory action in reducing disaster risk. Moreover, this event also focuses on institutionalization, policy advocacy, and  will be sharing the status of development of training modules of FBEA for ASEAN member states. This focus links to the Strengthening disaster risk governance and addresses systemic risk theme of the GP2022.

Session objectives

To share, discuss on and promote for:  

1. An inclusive and gender-responsive in Anticipatory Action for effective disaster preparedness within the Southeast Asia region.  
2. Mainstreaming the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) into the ASEAN Work Programme 2021-2025 and Guidelines on Disaster Responsive Social Protection to Increase Resilience. 
3. Opportunities, lessons learned, best practices and regional collaboration on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion into Disaster Risk Reduction Plan. 
4. Voices from the front-liners on the added values of mainstreaming GEDSI in the anticipatory actions in Vietnam and the Philippines.

The Pacific has made significant progress advancing an integrated agenda on DRR & CCA at many levels – from the regional level with the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP), the national level through integrated policies and implementation mechanisms to the community level. 

This engaging panel session will draw upon the legacy of learnings from the region and importantly focus on what the future may look like across various levels. The session also seeks to provide insights to other regions that can learn from the progress in the Pacific to advance integration in their regions. In doing so, we will also draw on lessons from East Africa and how they built upon the Pacific progress to advance integration in their region. We want to profile what works in practice to empower others, drawing upon a strong base of lessons and evidence. 

This online side event will: 

• Discuss the integration of DRR and CCA as well as the intersection between integrated programs and sustainable development goals. 
• Highlight lessons from approaches in the Pacific have demonstrated the importance of meaningful participation from vulnerable groups in planning and action at all levels. 
• Reflect challenges and opportunities towards financing mechanisms that can support integrated approaches across the DRR and climate financing spectrum 

Session objectives

Discrete objectives of the session are to:  

1. Profile the progress of the Pacific region in DRR/CCA integration and discuss the importance of a sustained effort by developing countries with the support of partner organizations 
2. Interrogate common challenges across different levels of integration 
3. Facilitate learning across levels with a focus on leadership, governance, inclusion and financing 
4. Generate interest in other regions outside of the Pacific in advancing integration.

Registration

The session will focus on sharing of information about regional standby arrangements, especially regarding the processes and mechanisms to mobilise resources in support of disaster affected countries; what resources can be mobilised, when to mobilise and how to mobilise them, as well as the experiences and challenges in doing so.
The sharing session will feature representatives from various regional humanitarian organisations.
In line with the goals of the GP2022 to take stock of Sendai Framework implementation, recommend actions for policy makers, highlight good practices and raise awareness, this event will showcase the importance of building stronger regional standby mechanisms in order to enhance preparedness in responding to disasters. This event will also exchange good practice, and deliberate challenges, in mobilising resources for standby arrangements, and discuss ways and means to overcome these obstacles. Most importantly, it will elaborate possible future inter-regional collaboration to  strengthen standby arrangements. 

Session objectives

The main objectives of this side event are to: 

• Exchange best practices and experience on standby arrangements mechanisms among regional humanitarian organisations 
• Promote better understanding of different regional standby mechanisms and their role in disaster preparedness and response.   
• Foster collaboration between regional organisations and humanitarian partners  to enhance disaster preparedness and response. 

This in-person side event will: 

• Build a shared understanding of anticipatory action, why it is an important part of Disaster Risk Reduction and how it can capture synergies with Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems development. 
• Share practitioners’ experiences implementing anticipatory action for a range of hazards (e.g. floods, droughts and volcanic ashfall) across different regions of the world (Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa), while creatively engaging participants in an interactive learning exercise.  
• Demonstrate the need to continuously learn from, engage with, and empower communities and local actors in decision-making processes around the co-design, implementation and evaluation of anticipatory action activities, as part of a comprehensive risk management approach. 
• Highlight how the Anticipation Hub can help to facilitate knowledge exchange, learning and advocacy around anticipatory action, and capture synergies across longer-term disaster risk reduction and development activities.  

Objectives

The session objectives are to: 

1. Highlight first-hand stories of the benefits of anticipatory action in saving lives, reducing impacts on livelihoods and strengthening local capacity.  
2. Enhance understanding of the three components of anticipatory action (triggers, early actions and financing) and how it relates to early warning and Disaster Risk Reduction through an interactive learning exercise with different regional case studies and hazards.    
3. Facilitate creative dialogue between community representatives, humanitarian actors, governments, and scientific partners to jointly identify how to ensure anticipatory action approaches are co-developed with local actors, empower them and meet their needs. 

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

Connection details

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This Children and Youth constituency session grants you(th) the opportunity to deliberate on the call of action for DRR financing and resilience that requires a new approach in the wake of Covid - 19 pandemic. There is a need to redefine the role of youths in key areas including disaster risk governance and climate action to ensure there is constructive participation and contribution from the youth. The culmination of the session will be the declaration of the Global Children & Youth Statement on DRR and Climate Action.

Session objectives

1. Deliberate on the children and youth perspective on DRR financing.
2. Identify children and youth demands on DRR and climate action
3. Consolidate the children youth recommendations into the global children and youth statement on DRR and climate action