The Reception and Poster Session will offer an opportunity for MHEWC-III attendees to network and learn from the poster presenters about early warning initiatives.

MHEWC-III Posters

Posters will provide an opportunity for presenters to showcase their early warning initiatives. A selection of posters will be printed and showcased at the MHEWC-III in the Bali International Convention Center (BICC), Bali, Indonesia. Posters will also be showcased on the Conference website. Successful applicants will be invited to attend the poster session in person on 23 May 2022 and discuss the content of their posters with attendees during a Poster Session.

Posters will be showcased by from the following entities, covering topics on early warning systems that enable early action to save lives and livelihoods:

•      National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)
•      Research and academia
•      Regional organizations
•      Civil protection agencies
•      The international community
•      Private sector entities
•      Other stakeholders

Not everyone faces the same risk from disasters. People with disabilities and other at-risk groups are often forgotten in disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs and left behind when disaster happens. They are excluded from disaster preparedness measures, are invisible when it comes to community mapping or evacuation, find it harder to access shelters and safe spaces due to environmental barriers or protection risks, and receive inadequate or inappropriate relief and support when they suffer from disaster loss. To address this disproportional risk of persons with disabilities, CBM in partnership with a national civil society organisation called Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), have started disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction (DiDRR) programming in rural communities in Gaibandha region, Bangladesh, in 2009.

During this Ignite Stage presentation, CBM highlight the main learnings from the long-term intervention on DiDRR. Not only do they present on the successful outcomes and replicable approaches, they also look at the remaining gaps, and critically reflect on whether the established community based DiDRR systems are able to continue working without further external financial and technical support from CBM.

Oliver has been working in the development and disability sector for more than 11 years. Since 2016 he worked as a Humanitarian Coordinator for CBM. Oliver is based in Germany and supports the global planning and implementation of humanitarian and DRR programs of CBM. As part of his role he is also involved in training programs that supports the capacity and development of disability inclusive humanitarian and DRR action.

Taking stock of the Global Target E, this event will highlight the importance of improving the quality of DRR Strategies and accelerate DRR investments in order to achieve the Sendai Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals. 

As we reached 2020, the end year for the Target E,  120 countries reported having National and/or Local DRR Strategies in the Sendai Framework Monitor. During the latter half period of the Sendai Framework, efforts should be made not only to further increase the number of countries having Strategies but also to improve the quality of the Strategies so that they will guide governments to accelerate pre-disaster DRR investments. This is particularly important in low and middle income countries which are severely impacted by climate change. 

The side event will share good examples at local and national levels and explore the ways in which governments can accelerate DRR investments in a planned manner.

Session objectives

1. Stock-take the progress of the Global Target E 
2. Share good practices and lessons on transforming DRR Strategies into actual actions, particularly planned DRR investments 
3. Review the importance of disaster statistics and monitoring to assist evidence-based policy making and implementation  

Registration 

Session objectives

Hazards forecasting and warnings are a crucial element of understanding and managing systemic, cascading and compounding risk. Significant advances in the technology of observation and data management have created enormous opportunities in terms of complex modelling for hazard forecasting and risk assessment. However, these types of data and research advancement are often not incorporated in the operational services domain. In addition, operational ocean monitoring and forecasting systems (e.g. AI or Ml based forecasts) and tools (e.g. 3D printers to use weather station) with specific applications (e.g. heat waves, oil spills etc) are limited to few centres and countries. This is seen as the big scientific, innovation and capacity challenge to address. Furthermore, within the operational domain, many of the forecast and risk information services that are in use are not being translated for community application to covert risk information into risk management at local level reduce. As climate change increasingly poses a threat to resilience and other sustainable development goals, a change in mindset in early warning system and disaster risk reduction is required to link emerging technology with operational implementation and society. Addressing complex mechanisms and sources that trigger hazards (e.g 15 January Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami) also underlines the challenge and opportunities of the next generation of forecasting and warning systems.   This calls for people centred, collaborative co-design and co-production combined with harnessing advances in science, technology and engineering solutions. It could accelerate proactive scenario based pre and post disaster risk assessments based on multi-hazard forecasting and warning information, which when developed through engaging multiple stakeholders will ensure that early warning and risk information is useful, usable and used. 

This is a hands on interactive learning event focused on Impact-based forecasts and Forecast-based financing. 

Session objectives

The main objective of this session is to create a space for sharing learning, exchanging experiences and building partnerships around impact-based forecasting and anticipatory action. Hydro-meteorological agencies have developed considerable expertise and capacity in providing hydrometeorological forecast and warning services. Complementing these efforts, other organizations are incorporating concepts of vulnerability and exposure which can be used to develop impact-based forecasts that can trigger early or anticipatory action by disaster managers, humanitarian actors and communities at-risk. Over the past 8 years the humanitarian community (Red Cross Red Crescent, UN agencies, NGOs) has gained extensive experience implementing Forecast-based Financing/anticipatory action programmes, alongside government agencies and scientific partners. Such experiences demonstrate the value of investing resources in the development of partnerships with defined roles, responsibilities, and accountability structures to co-develop frameworks that enable early action by communities at risk. 

The session will highlight national-level impact-based forecasting and anticipatory action journeys through the lens of practitioners and government representatives. Experiences will be shared on multi-stakeholder collaboration, partnership building and co-creation, for example, joint trigger development, data sharing agreements, simulation exercises and training. An interactive discussion will follow to collect wider experiences of participants and facilitate exchange around specific challenges or needs.  

Participants will then be asked to share their needs for continued knowledge exchange, learning and guidance around enabling impact-based forecasting and anticipatory action to generate an initial Action Plan for the Anticipation Hub and supporting partners.  

Expected Outcomes

• Collect experiences and lessons on what worked well and not so well along different practitioner and government journeys towards impact-based forecasting and anticipatory action. 

• Facilitate connections and inspire new partnerships to advance impact-based forecasting and anticipatory action at country and regional level.  

• Collect a wishlist on how the Anticipation Hub, WMO, and other partners can facilitate continued exchange around impact-based forecasting and anticipatory action to meet the needs of hydro-met and government actors.  

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions - What is Anticipatory Action and Impact Based Forecasting? Where are the synergies? 
• Part 1: Journeys on Impact Based Forecasting and Anticipatory Action from Africa - Uganda and Burkina Faso 
• Part 2: Journeys on Impact Based Forecasting and Anticipatory Action in Asia - Nepal and Bangladeesh
• World Cafe group discussion
  • Discussion question: What can you learn from this case study to apply in your content? Do you expect similar challenges/ opportunities? Have you similar/ different experiences of FBF / IBF in the region? 
  • Discussion question: What is needed (training, knowledge sharing, advocacy) to speed up your IBF / AA journey? 
• Plenary discussion and Feedback
• Next Steps and Action Plan
• Wrap up

Framed in the COVID-19 context, this presentation will provide information on how communities can plan for economic recovery after a disaster through increased focus on disaster financial literacy. The presentation will introduce lessons learned from recent disasters and will provide an overview of currently available resources and tools for disaster planning, opportunities to develop stronger partnerships between community actors, and best practices for utilizing available resources. By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to identify key elements of financial literacy, including critical components of pre-disaster planning, recognize ways to coordinate intermediate and long-term plans among community partners who can support financial recovery, identify elements of a personal and organizational economic recovery plan that incorporates resources from public, private, and volunteer agencies in their communities.

Josh DeVincenzo is a Research Associate II, Sr. Instructional Designer, and Adjunct Lecturer at Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness. His focus is on developing learning experiences associated with training projects that navigate disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience. At NCDP, he has developed national scale instructor-led and web-based curricula regarding financial literacy, economic impact analysis, and community partnerships. Josh hopes to create accessible and quality educational programming that benefits the common good at scale, particularly around themes of climate change. Josh has also developed and taught courses at the University of Pennsylvania, Teachers College of Columbia University, the Columbia University Earth Institute Professional Learning Programs, and the School of Professional Studies. Josh is currently an adjunct lecturer at Columbia Climate School’s graduate program on Climate & Society. He holds a master’s degree in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign and is currently a doctoral candidate in Adult Learning and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. His work on climate pedagogy has been published in the Journal of International Affairs, State of Planet and the Hill.

This side event follows the session on Nature-based Solutions on the morning of the 26th of May. It will look cross-thematically at the Global Platform’s themes and address how Nature-based solutions can contribute to the implementation of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030 and what is still needed at country level. It will also look at what is needed beyond the current framework.

By 2030, 40% of the world will be living in substandard housing, and an increasing number of the global population is at risk of one or more hazards. Yet, despite repeating losses that are disproportionately concentrated in the housing sector during disasters, housing loss is often addressed after the fact. Build Change has identified three key factors for addressing resilient housing: people, money and technology. With a whole of society approach to increase the resilience of houses, we can create a virtuous cycle for a resilient future. Let’s build better now.

The COVID-19 pandemic along with concurrent emergencies, has exposed vulnerabilities and caused disruptions to health services in even the most robust health systems. Health facilities need to maintain maximum capacity of their services and functions during and immediately after major emergencies and disasters to ensure continuity of healthcare service provision and avoid excess mortality and morbidity, particularly among vulnerable populations.To do so, safe and resilient health facilities need to institute systems, procedures and capacities that address prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. In the response to the needs that emerged during COVID-19, several new tools were rapidly developed that complemented existing tools and built on the experience and lessons from the pandemic response and other emergencies. Country and hospital experience effective strategies to ensure uninterrupted health service delivery during emergencies and new tools will be shared and discussed.

Session objectives