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IV Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 1Investing in DRR to protect development gainsBackgroundThe end of the 10-year commitment adopted by states, governments and other stakeholders around the world to reduce the impact of disasters in developing nations and communities is fast approaching. Indeed, the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA), the most relevant global reference document to further increase resilience1 and reduce human and material losses caused by disasters, was adopted in Kobe, Japan, in February 2005. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR, facilitates the monitoring of the resulting agreements through a participatory system that brings together the various governmental and non-governmental stakeholders involved in disaster risk reduction (DRR) around a global platform and six regional platforms. These fully multidisciplinary, interagency and intergovernmental forums have facilitated the exchange of experiences, practices and mechanisms, along with the formulation of strategies, plans and programmes to inform decision-making and improve coordination for DRR. The Regional Platform for the Americas will meet for the fourth time on May 27-29, in Guayaquil, thanks to the invaluable support of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador. This meeting ensures the continuity of a process of similar sessions held in Panama City, Panama (2009), Nayarit, Mexico (2011) and Santiago de Chile, Chile (2012), which are leading the way towards disaster risk reduction in the Americas. The agendas of regional meetings are determined by an Advisory Board, composed of representatives of intergovernmental organizations such as CAPRADE, CDEMA, CEPREDENAC, REHU and OAS2; multilateral and international cooperation organizations with a presence in the region, including the World Bank (WB), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), the Technical Group of Donors, agencies of the United Nations system such as OCHA, PAHO-WHO, UNDP, ECLAC; the governments of the host country and the host of the previous session, and representatives of the private sector and academia.1 Resilience is defined as the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to anticipate, resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions. 2 Comité Andino para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres (CAPRADE), Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desas-tres Naturales en América Central (CEPREDENAC), Reunión Especializada de Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres Socionaturales, Defensa Civil, Protección Civil y Asistencia Humanitaria (REHU), Organization of American States (OAS), Caribbean Disaster Emer-gency Management Agency (CDEMA)2 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasEl ContextoThe ContextAs part of its development and poverty eradication policies and owing to the strong economic growth in recent years, countries in the region have been able to invest more in social infrastructure and development. When such developments do not meet the criteria for disaster risk reduction, the increase in exposure and vulnerability may cause an unwanted effect, coupled with complex urban environments with weak planning, land use and governance models.Statistics show that the observed damage and economic losses are increasing in the region, particularly those related to intensive risk. That is, the impact of natural events of great intensity and low frequency in densely populated areas is high despite significant progress, including the development of legal and institutional frameworks for DRR, risk awareness and other strategies proposed in the HFA 2005-2015. Additionally, events of higher frequency and lower relative intensity (extensive risk) have a cumulative impact that is often exacerbated by unplanned urban development, weak governance, environmental degradation, and poverty and inequality. To ensure the sustainability of the development achieved, it is necessary to mainstream specific DRR actions through various mechanisms including the participatory design of public policies with the active engagement of the public and private sectors, technical and scientific groups and civil society.IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 3“The implementation of the National Decentralized Risk Management System makes progress at the local level.Local decentralized governments (GADs in Spanish) advance on the formulation of risk sensitive development and land use plans, the structure of their risk management units (RMU), and the implementation of their risk reduction agendas (RRA)”Risk Management Secretariat (SGR-EcuadorBuilding on the achievementsThe Fourth Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas 2014, RP14, builds on the achievements of previous sessions, the results and guidelines issued by the Global Platform for DRR and looks ahead at the challenges of the new international post-2015 framework for DRR. Some of the results that have helped to consolidate this tool and set work and coordination priorities include:• The institutionalization of the Regional Platform for the Americas, as well as the strengthening of partnerships, the promotion of opportunities for cooperation and the dissemination of information.• The establishment of the Advisory Committee as a deliberative support and advisory mechanism.• The promotion of mechanisms for monitoring progress on the implementation of the HFA. • The promotion of linkages between DRR and climate change adaptation (CCA), including the identification of their semantic and conceptual similarities and differences.• The promotion of tools for monitoring and measuring public investment processes and other financial and economic aspects of DRR and CCA. • Campaigns to boost the development of resilient cities along with their essential buildings such as schools, hospitals and others that must remain operational in emergency contexts.• The identification of procedures to improve coordination between regional, national and local levels with the active participation of the community, civil society, the private sector and volunteers for disaster risk reduction.4 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas“Strategic risk management is a key factor for local sustainable development and should be based on the participation of the organized, trained and equipped communities, looking for resilient communities”Óscar Samuel Ortíz, former Mayor of Santa Tecla and current Vice President of the Republic of El SalvadorFoster interdepartmental coordination and leadership for disaster risk reductionBuild institutional capacity and allocate resourcesRegulate urban and local development with risk reduction principlesProtect, restore and enhance ecosystems, watersheds, unstable slopes, and coastal areasEngage in ecosystem-based risk management Commit to reducing contamination, improv-ing waste management and reducing GHG emissionsGuarantee access to basic services for all and provide post-disaster safety netsAllocate safe land for all strategic activities and housingEncourage multi-stakeholder participation in all stages and strengthen social alli-ances and networkingDiversify local economic activities and implement poverty reduction measures Plan for business continuity to avoid disruption in case of disasterPut in place incentives and penalties to increase resilience and improve compli-ance with safety standardsFigure 3: Disaster risk reduction and resilience is part and parcel of sustainable development in the environmental,economic, social and political spheres. This figure shows some of the relationships laid out in this Handbook.A shared vision of development, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptationAs the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA 2005-2015) comes to an end and the subsequent agreement is made, it is important to recall its progress to date, as well as the challenges in implementation, and agree upon the elements that should be taken into account in future agreements.Now that other instruments relevant to integrated risk management, namely, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals are under discussion, it is essential to further harmonize, integrate and mainstream DRR into poverty alleviation and sustainable development policies and programmes. Reducing the risk of disasters and building resilience is increasingly seen as part of a new development paradigm where welfare and equity are essential values, and natural and human resources are at the heart of planning and decision making. IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 5“It is clear from both the consultations and the exhaustive review currently underway of the HFA implementation that a lot has been achieved, particularly in the areas of policy and frameworks, early warning and disaster preparedness. However, much remains to be done, particularly when it comes to marshalling the arguments and resources for greater investment in reducing the underlying drivers of risk which fuel economic losses, increase exposure and threaten to increase vulnerability”.Margareta Wahlström Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction.Proposed Elements for the New International Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction In 2012, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), mandated by the UN General Assembly, initiated a series of consultations to identify key elements that should be incorporated into the new international framework for disaster risk reduction. The results of the consultations together with biannual country reports on compliance with the HFA, Global Assessment Reports (GAR 2009, 2011 and 2013), the relevant deliberations of the UN General Assembly and the abundant literature on the topic, have served as a basis to propose basic elements to guide the development of the new framework through the preparatory process for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, to be held in Sendai, Japan, in March 2015. The discussions of the Fourth Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas are expected to contribute to the 2015 Conference.Below is a summary of elements that could guide the discussion for the design and implementation of the upcoming international framework for DRR:• A new post-2015 paradigm that considers development management, risk reduction and climate change, including technological risks, where the broad vision of the concept of risk is common to all 3 global agendas.• The potential to maintain an agenda of interrelated management and common support for development and resilience.• The potential of linking the various reporting mechanisms (the HFA Monitor-improved, the Sustainable Development Goals - ODS and Climate Change). Development is not sustainable without a vision of disaster risk reduction, and public policy should take into account the private sector and civil society.• Resilient development requires a strong commitment from various stakeholders. Therefore, some of the expected outcomes of the Third World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction include: a) The new international framework for DRR. b) Voluntary commitments from other key DRR stakeholders. c) A political declaration (expression of will).6 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasObjectives of the Fourth Session of the Regional Platform for the Americas• Identify achievements and highlight the progress of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.• Provide an update on the status of implementation of the regional agreements/strategy recommendations of the Regional Platform with a view to presenting them at the 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. • Identify specific areas of expertise in the region as a contribution to the new international framework for disaster risk reduction that can be shared with other regions globally. • Recognize the linkages with other global processes to which the region can contribute (e.g. the Conference on Small Island Developing States, Water Summit, Education, COP20, Sustainable Development Goals).• Provide stakeholders involved in integrated disaster risk management in the region with a common and inclusive space for reflection and analysis on the new international post-2015 framework for DRR.Expected Results• National and local authorities along with various stakeholders form civil society, academia and the private sector actively participate and drive DRR and CCA agendas in the region. • Meeting participants jointly identify and celebrate DRR and CCA progress achieved through the implementation of the HFA in the period 2005-2015.• Participants from various sectors are involved in substantive consultation on the new international framework for DRR.• From a national perspective, suggest the key issues or elements that should be considered or reinforced in the new international framework.• Provide members of National Systems and the actors that drive development actions and programmes with useful insights on the trends and directions related to the proposal of the new international framework.IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 7PHOTO: UNISDRStakeholders The session of the Regional Platform is an effort to involve the various stakeholders represented by intergovernmental agencies; national, sub-national and local governments; academia; the private sector and civil society; among others, in the deliberations. The process seeks the active participation of different agencies involved in risk management, climate change adaptation, development planning and sectoral activities such as health, education, agriculture, public works, finance and economics, housing and environmentAs the private sector is responsible for a significant percentage of investments in infrastructure, housing and others, it needs to be integrated and become part of the construction of public policies related to risk management. In addition, academia has the capacity to generate methodologies, tools and general integrated processes to contribute to sustained and timely disaster risk reduction.Synthesis of the AgendaThe Fourth Session of the Regional Platform for the Americas includes an opening ceremony attended by the highest authorities of Ecuador and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Margareta Wahlström, will give a short presentation on the expectations for the development of a new international post-2015 framework for DRR, and the national authorities will be responsible for the keynote speech and opening ceremony.There will also be a High-Level Panel presented in a roundtable discussion format, with the participation of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction and 6 ministers of state from countries represented at the meeting, moderated by a prominent international communicator.8 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasFour Thematic Sessions1. Childhood, Youth and Disaster Risk Reduction, whose objective is to demonstrate the role of children, adolescents and young people in risk reduction as agents of change in the short, medium and long term including children with disabilities and others with ancestral knowledge. Priorities and contributions for the construction of the post-2015 framework agreement will be presented at the Children and Youth World Forum-Sendai 2015.2. Disaster risk reduction, climate change and the development agenda, that aims to identify achievements, challenges and opportunities in mainstreaming DRR and climate change (CC) in development planning at the various territorial levels and areas of sectoral intervention.3. Governance and public policy for disaster risk reduction, which is expected to introduce the general concepts on the subject, share tools to assess and measure governance and public policies for disaster risk management while disseminating some successful experiences in the region.4. Regional Consultation on the new post-2015 framework for DRR in which participants will provide their views on the elements that should be included in the new international framework for DRR in light of the deliberations of the various sessions.PHOTO: UNISDRIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 9Six Parallel Sessions1. Gender-Sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction, this session will explore the crucial link between women’s experiences in the management of natural resources, empowerment and community resilience, adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction. It will analyse how these experiences could be harnessed to strengthen and increase the sustainability of entire communities.2. Integration of the recovery and reconstruction processes in the new Post-2015 Framework for DRR, where several successful experiences in the region will be presented along with the results of a regional consultation on critical aspects of recovery that should be included in the post-2015 framework.3. Land planning as a key element for DRR, which aims to identify major developments and challenges related to DRR mainstreaming, including those associated with climate variability and change, in land-use planning at national and sub-national levels.4. DRR and South-South and triangular cooperation will seek to identify lessons learned and challenges in the development and consolidation of the mechanisms that promote regional cooperation (horizontal/South-South, triangular) for DRR and Resilience and establish general guidelines to strengthen these mechanisms in the Americas, prompting a more explicit and concrete discussion for its promotion within the post-2015 framework.5. The private sector and DRR for resilience, the goal is to identify and promote DRR processes and mechanisms to engage the private sector. Identify the current situation, barriers and limitations and ways to enhance their action in support of DRR.6. Mainstreaming scientific research to support resilience building, seeks to analyse the processes and mechanisms for establishing linkages with the scientific community to influence public policy for DRR, showing that science is constantly used in DRR from a variety of scientific disciplines in the region, and analyse regional experiences that promote a more effective interaction of science, policy and practice in support of disaster risk reduction.Official StatementsEach delegation of sub-regional, regional, international, non-governmental or private organizations, and the various participating entities will have the opportunity to give a 5-minute (max.) presentation at the Fourth Session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of the Americas (RP14).10 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasPHOTO: UNISDRIGNITE StageThe IGNITE Stage is a space where the participants of the Regional Platform will have 20 minutes to present relevant experiences, new projects or initiatives on disaster risk reduction. The purpose is to expand the range of issues discussed at the Regional Platform beyond those presented in the main sessions and parallel events. Special Sessions (by invitation only)The Fourth Session of the Regional Platform offers the opportunity for various working groups to hold specific coordination and exchange meetings. This time, after-hours meetings have been planned with representatives of inter-governmental organizations, representatives of local governments, UN agencies, technical group of donors, focal points of national risk management and emergency response entities, and the Advisory Council of the Regional Platform. IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 11 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday 29 09:00 - 11:00 Arrival and registration Opening Session Moderator: Ricardo Mena, UNISDR Thematic Session 2: Disaster risk reduction, climate change and the development agenda ?Panel 1: The construction of risk Moderator: Roy Barboza, CEPREDENAC ?Panel 2: Public investment policies Moderator: Carlos Fuller, CCCCC ?Panel 3: The progress of DRR in urban settings: Towards building resilience Moderator: Emilio Graterón, Exalcalde de Chacao, Venezuela ?Panel 4: Inequality and its impact on the resilience of societies Moderator: Xavier Castelanos, IFRC Room: Gran Salón Isabela IGNITE Stage 2 Foyer Salón Isabela Parallel Session 5: The private sector and DRR for resilience Moderator: Matthias Dietrich, UNIRSE, Nicaragua Panel 1: From business continuity to comprehensive risk management Panel 2: Partnership for public-private governance for DRR Panel 3: DRR and CCA in business continuity: supply chains and risk transfer. Room: Gran Salón Isabela Parallel Session 6: Integrating scientific research to support resilience building Moderator: Roberto Reyna, REDULAC Panel 1: DRR, higher education and other research organizations Panel 2: The research framework as a contribution to build resilient communities and its importance for decision makers. Room: Salón Isabela III IGNITE Stage 3 Foyer Salón Isabela ?Welcoming remarks, María del Pilar Cornejo, Minister, SGR-Ecuador ?Towards a new Post-2015 Action Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for DRR ?Presentation by the highest national authority of Ecuador ?Presentation of objectives, agenda and general information, SGR.Ecuador/UNISDR Room: Gran Salón Isabela 11:00 - 11:30 Official statements 1 Chair: SGR-Ecuador/UNISDR (5 minutes per country or institution) Room: Gran Salón Isabela IGNITE Stage 1 Foyer Salón Isabela 11:30 – 12:30 Official statements 2Chair: SGR-Ecuador/UNISDR (5 minutes per country or institution) Room: Gran Salón Isabela 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch LunchLunch13:30 - 15:30 Thematic Session 1: Childhood, Youth and Disaster Risk Reduction Moderator: CORELAC ?Opening and session presentation ?Panel of experiences of children, adolescents and youth in DRR ?Presentation of results of national consultations ?Declaration on childhood and youth for new DRR Post-2015 Framework ?Submission of declaration to authorities, commitments and closing Room: Gran Salón Isabela Thematic Session 3: Governance and public policy for disaster risk reduction Moderator: Lizardo Narváez, IADB ?Conceptual framework ?iGOOP, a working tool to assess and measure progress in governance for DRM: the Index of Governance and Public Policy for disaster risk management (iGOPP) ?The reform of governance in DRM in Peru from the perspective of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ?Coordination mechanisms on disaster risk management and their contribution to improving public policy: the case of Colombia. ?Coordinated schemes, moving Mexico towards prevention Room: Gran Salón Isabela Thematic Session 4: Regional Consultation on the new post-2015 framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (MAH2) Moderator: Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for DRR Room: Gran Salón Isabela Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday 29 15:30 - 16:30 Preparatory Sessions Parallel Session 1: Gender-Sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction Moderator: Sandy Schilen, Groots International Room: Gran Salón Isabela Parallel Session 2: Integration of the recovery and reconstruction processes in the new Post-2015 Framework for DRR Moderator: Jorge Meléndez, SAV, Guatemala Room: Salón Isabela III High-level panel: Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in public policy Room: Gran Salón Isabela Official statements 3 Chair: SGR-Ecuador/UNISDR (5 minutes per country) Room: Gran Salón Isabela 16:30 - 17:00 Parallel Session 3: Land use planning as a key element for DRR Panel 1: Risk-sensitive land use planning experiences Moderator: Erik Vittrup, ONUHABITAT Panel 2: Discussion on success factors in mainstreaming DRR and CCA in land use planning Moderator: Fernando Ramírez, International Expert Room: Gran Salón Isabela Parallel Session 4: DRR and South-South and triangular cooperation Moderator: Diego Zorrilla, UNDP-Ecuador ?Presentation of significant country experiences ?Panel on cooperation for DRR, achievements, challenges and opportunities Room: Salón Isabela III 17:00 - 18:00 Meeting with national organizations on the process of integrating public investment for DRR in the new Post-2015 Framework for DRR Moderator: Hori Tsuneki, IADB Room: Salón Isabela III Closing Ceremony Adoption of the “Declaration of Guayaquil” Room: Gran Salón Isabela 18:00-18:30 18:30-20:30 Reception hosted by the Government of Ecuador 14 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasAGENDA MONDAY, 26 MAY • Arrival and registration• Preparatory SessionsTUESDAY, 27 MAY Time/Room Session09:00 -11:00Room: Gran Salón IsabelaOpening SessionModerator: Ricardo Mena, Head of UNISDR Regional Office - The Americas• Welcoming remarks María del Pilar Cornejo, Minister, Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador• Towards a new framework for action on disaster risk reductionMargareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction.• Presentation by the highest national authority of Ecuador• Objectives, methodology, general information and security protocols Ricardo Mena, Head of UNISDR’s Regional Office for the Americas11:00-12:30Room: Gran Salón IsabelaOfficial Plenary Statements 1Chaired by the Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador and UNISDR (5 minutes per country or organization)IGNITE STAGE 112:30-13:30 Lunch13:30-15:30Room: Gran Salón IsabelaThematic Session 1: Childhood, Youth and Disaster Risk ReductionModerator: Latin American and Caribbean Coalition for Resilience of Children and Youth, CORELAC• Opening and session presentation• Panel of experiences of children, adolescents and youth in DRR• Presentation of results of national consultations• Declaration on childhood and youth for the new Post-2015 Framework for DRR • Submission of declaration to authorities, commitments and closingIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 15TUESDAY, 27 MAY Time/Room Session15:30-17:00 Parallel Session 1: Gender-Sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction Room: Gran Salón IsabelaModerator: Sandy Schilen, Groots International 1. Gender-sensitive recovery of livelihoods for DRR and resilience building, the case of the Cauca Valley.Adelina Peña, CORPORIESGO, Colombia2. Placing women’s priorities and leadership at the heart of DRR efforts in LAC. Kate Reid, USAID, Latin America and the Caribbean3. Regional actions for gender mainstreaming in integrated risk management in Central America.Roy Barboza, Executive Secretary of CEPREDENAC4. National alliance for gender-sensitive environmental and risk management. Juana Argeñal, Minister of Natural Resources Environment, Nicaragua.5. Volunteering certification for grassroots women in resilience building and community development.Roger Torres, COPECO, Honduras6. Facilitators in community-based resilience: Multiplication of training among grassroots women. Carmen Sánchez, Groots, PeruParallel Session 2: Integration of the recovery and reconstruction processes in the new Post-2015 Framework for DRRRoom: Salón Isabela IIIModerator: Jorge Meléndez, Secretariat for Vulnerability Issues, El Salvador1. Presentation of recovery experiences • María del Pilar Cornejo, Minister, Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador • Alejandro Maldonado, Executive Secretary of CONRED, Guatemala• Salvador Pérez, Secretariat of Finance, Mexico2. Remarks• Pedro Ferradas, Representative of Civil Society, RP14 Advisory Council • Álvaro de Vicente, Head of Office for South America, DG-ECHO• Pablo Ruíz, (tbc) Head of Regional Area, UNDP/BCPR3. Resilient Recovery: An Imperative for Sustainable Development, Jared Phillip Mercadante, GFDRR4. Regional Consultation on Recovery: Methodology, results and proposal for the new international Post-2015 Framework for DRR Marco A. Rodríguez C., World Bank 5. Conclusions and Next Steps, by the session moderator17:00-18:00Room: Salón Isabela IIIMeeting with national organizations on the process of integrating public investment for DRR in the new post-2015 framework for DRR Moderator: Hori Tsuneki, Inter-American Development Bank, IDB• Results of the detailed consultation conducted in: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, with the support of the Government of Mexico, IDB and UNISDR.16 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasWEDNESDAY, 28 MAY Time/Room Session09:00 -12:30Room: Gran Salón IsabelaThematic Session 2: Disaster risk reduction, climate change and the development agenda Moderator: UNISDRPanel 1: The construction of riskModerator: Roy Barboza, Executive Secretary, CEPREDENAC• María del Pilar Cornejo, Minister, Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador• Juan Hoffmaister, Adaptation Committee, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC• Allan Lavell, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences FLACSO• Ronald Jackson, Executive Secretary, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency CDEMAPanel 2: Public investment policies Moderator: Carlos Fuller, National and International Liaison Officer, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre CCCCC • Rudranath Indarsingh, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and the Economy, Trinidad and Tobago• Salvador Pérez, Ministry of Finance, Mexico• Adhemir Ramírez, General Directorate of Investment Policy, MEF-Peru• Roberto Flores, MIDEPLAN-MAG, Costa RicaPanel 3: Advances in DRR in urban settings: Towards resilience-buildingModerator: Emilio Graterón, Former Mayor of Chacao, Venezuela• Aura Saldaña, Mayor of Sabana del Mar, Dominican Republic• José Corral, Mayor of Santa Fe, Argentina• Paul Granda, Former Mayor of Cuenca, Ecuador• Jonah Donizeti, Mayor of Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilPanel 4: Inequality and its impact on the resilience of societies Moderator: Xavier Castellanos, Director for the Americas, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) • Alfonso Múnera, Secretary General, Association of Caribbean States• Cecilia Vaca, Social Sector Coordinating Minister of Ecuador• Indu John-Abraham, World Bank Representative in Ecuador• OECD (tbc)IGNITE STAGE 212:30-13:30 BreakIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 17WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY Time/Room Session13:30-15:30Room: Gran Salón Isabela Thematic Session 3: Governance and public policy for disaster risk managementModerator/Rapporteur: Lizardo Narváez, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)• Introduction to the conceptual framework of governance and public policy. Xavier Ballart, Professor of Political Science and Administration; Institute of Government and Public Policy, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.• A working tool to assess and measure progress in governance for disaster risk management: Index on governance and public policy in disaster risk management (IGOPP) Sergio Lacambra, Specialist in Disaster Risk Management, IDB• The reform on governance in disaster risk management in Peru from the perspective of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Zoila Navarro, Advisory Cabinet of the Ministerial Office, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru • Coordination mechanisms on disaster risk management and their contribution to improving public policy: the case of Colombia. Carlos Iván Márquez, Director General of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management of the Presidency of the Republic of Colombia• Coordinated schemes, taking Mexico towards prevention. Luis Felipe Puente Espinoza, National Coordinator of Civil Protection, Mexico15:30-16:30Room: Gran Salón IsabelaHigh-level panel: Mainstreaming DRR and adaptation to climate change in public policyChair: Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk ReductionModerator: Claudia Palacios, CNN Reporter• Noel Arscott, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Member of Parliament for South West Clarendon, Jamaica and Chairman of the Board of CDEMA• María Cecilia Rodríguez, Minister of Security, Argentina• Augusto X. A. Espinosa, Minister of Education, Ecuador• Lisandro Rosales, Minister of Social Inclusion and Development, Honduras• Juana Argañal, Minister of Natural Resources Environment, Nicaragua • Gerson Martínez, Minister of Public Works and Transport, El Salvador 18 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasWEDNESDAY, 28 MAY Time/RoomSession16:30-18:30Parallel Session 3: Land-use planning as a key element for DRRRoom: Gran Salón IsabelaPanel 1: Presentation of significant experiences in mainstreaming DRR in land-use planning Moderator: Erik Vittrup Christensen, UN HABITAT• Renato de Lima, Environment Secretary, Municipality of Curitiba, Brazil • Javier Pava, Director, Fund for Emergency Preparedness and Response (FOPAE), Bogota, Colombia• Juan de los Santos, President, Dominican Federation of Municipalities, Dominican Rep. • Luis Hernández, Director General, Municipality of Santa Tecla, El SalvadorPanel 2: Discussion on factors of success in mainstreaming DRR and CCA in land-use planning Moderator: Fernando Ramírez, Expert Planning, Zoning and Risk Management• Noel Arscott, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Jamaica• Guillermo Tapia, Executive Secretary, FLACMA-UCLG• Graciela Oporto, Under-secretary of Territorial Planning of Public Investment, Ministry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services, Argentina• Hernán Lozano, Private Sector Representative, ECOPETROL, ColombiaParallel Session 4: DRR and South-South and triangular cooperationRoom: Salón Isabela IIIModerator: Diego Zorrilla, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative - Ecuador1. Experience 1• Pedro Santana, Provincial Director of Civil Defense, Dominican Republic 2. Experience 2• Marcos Aurélio Lopes Filho, ABC/Brazil, International Humanitarian Cooperation Programme Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil• Gary Stahl, Representative, UNICEF Brazil• Michelle Barron, Horizontal/South-South Cooperation Specialist UNICEF Brazil3. Panel: Experiences in DRR cooperation: achievements, challenges and opportunities• María del Pilar Cornejo, Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador • Pablo González, Chief of the Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change Program, Department of Sustainable Development, OAS • Víctor Ramírez, Cooperation Manager, CEPREDENAC • Álvaro de Vicente, Head of the Office for South America, European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DG-ECHO • Ronald Jackson, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency CDEMAMIAH, International Mechanism for Humanitarian Assistance• AMEXCID (tbc)4. Conclusions and recommendationsDiego Zorrilla, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative - Ecuador18:30-20:30Reception hosted by the Government of EcuadorIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 19 THURSDAY, 29 MAYTime/Room Session09:00 -11:30 Parallel Session 5: The private sector and DRR for resilienceRoom: Gran Salón IsabelaModerator: Matthias Dietrich, UNIRSE, NicaraguaPanel 1: From business continuity to integrated risk management Moderator: Evangelina Gómez, Executive Director of CERES(Ecuadorian Consortium for Social Responsibility), Ecuador • The private sector in the context of the new international Post-2015 Framework for DRR, PSAG (Private Sector Advisory Group) progressDebbra AK Johnson, UNISDR Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG), Dupont Sustainable Solutions• The private sector in the context of the new international Post-2015 Framework for DRR, Private Sector Partnership - Americas progressÁngela Gómez Rodríguez, ANDI, ColombiaPanel 2: Partnership for public-private governance for DRRModerator: Javier Gordon, Latin American Economic System (SELA) • Public-private partnerships in DRR planning processes at local and national levelsDiana Marcela Gil, Colombian Safety Council (CCS) • The private sector and its contribution to DRR, Process APELL • Mainstreaming DRR in corporate social responsibility initiatives Martha Patricia Herrera, Cementos Mexicanos, CEMEX, Mexico Roberto Delgado Gallard, Unidos por Ellos, MexicoParallel Session 6: Mainstreaming scientific research to support resilience-buildingRoom: Salón Isabela IIIModerator: Roberto Reyna Tejada, Latin American and Caribbean University Network for Emergency and Disaster Risk Reduction (REDULAC)Panel 1: DRR, higher education and other research organizations Moderator: Félix Aliaga, REDULAC Coordinator, Chile• Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) and their inclusion in national and local risk management systems. Luis Carlos Martínez, Executive Secretary, REDULAC • IHEs and other research and social outreach stakeholders in building resilience to risk reductionHerney Jesús Moreno, Colombia REDULAC Coordinator • The value of interdisciplinary research in resilience-building.Daniel Pabon, International Director, International Research Centre on El Niño, CIIFEN • Context of scientific generation in the Americas: expectations and challenges.Alonso Brenes, Professor/Researcher, FLACSO IGNITE STAGE 320 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas THURSDAY, 29 MAYTime/RoomSession09:00 -11:30 Panel 3: DRR and CCA in business continuity: supply chains and risk transfer. Moderator: Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Florida International University • Mainstreaming DRR and CCA in management systemsLaura Canevari, Risk Analist, Acclimatise, United Kingdom • Insurance, reinsurance and risk transfer Claudia Melo, Senior Client Manager, Global Partnerships, Swiss Re • Area Business continuity management, a new concept of resilience local economies Baba Hitoshi, Senior Adviser, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA-JapanPanel 2: The research framework as a contribution to building resilient communities and its importance for decision-makers.Moderator: Carlos Villacís, Adviser, World Bank• The development of open-source spatial information exchange platforms, particularly “Geonodes” Bishwa Raj Pandey, GFDRR/World Bank • The Geosur experience in mainstreaming DRR in infrastructure projects. Diego Sánchez, Director, Sector Analysis and Programming, CAF - Development Bank of Latin America• Towards a research agenda and action plan. Manuel Limonta, Director, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Council for Science, ICSUEstablishing an international advisory mechanism on disaster risk reduction and resilience-building post-2015 Virginia Murray, Global consultant on DRR, Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection, Public Health England and Vice- Chair of the UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group Mainstreaming scientific research to support resilience- building Julián Baez, President of Regional Association III, World Meteorological OrganizationStructured discussion with participants facilitated by the moderator of the session “Issues that should be included in the new international post-2015 framework for DRR”IGNITE STAGE 311:30-12:30Room: Gran Salón IsabelaOfficial Plenary Statements 2Chaired by the Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador and UNISDR(5 minutes per country or organization)12:30-13:30 Break IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 21 THURSDAY, 29 MAYTime/Room Session12:30-13:30 Break 13:30-15:30Room: Gran Salón IsabelaThematic Session 4: Regional Consultation on the new Post-2015 International Framework for Disaster Risk ReductionModerator: Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Sec-retary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction• Validation of the synthesis report of the national, regional and thematic consultations conducted in the region over the last semester.15:30-17:00Room: Gran Salón IsabelaOfficial Plenary Statements 3Chaired by the Risk Management Secretariat, Ecuador and UNISDR(5 minutes per country or organization)17:00-18:00Room: Gran Salón IsabelaClosing CeremonyAdoption of the “Communiqué of Guayaquil”Special Sessions (by invitation only)Tuesday, 27 May 12:30-13:30 Working lunch Local AuthoritiesPlace: Room Floreana 18:00-19:00 Working dinnerHFA National Focal PointsPlace: Room FernandinasWednesday, 28 May 07:30-08:30 Working breakfast1. Technical Group of DonorsPlace: Room Pinzón2. Private SectorPlace: Room Rábida12:30-13:30 Working lunchUnited Nations Senior OfficialsPlace: Room FloreanaThursday, 29 May 07:30-08:30 Working breakfastRegional Platform Advisory CouncilPlace: Room Pinzón12:30-13:30 Working lunchIntergovernmental OrganizationsPlace: Room Floreana22 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas“IGNITE Stage del 27 al 29 de mayo de 2014”: El IGNITE Stage es un espacio donde los Participantes de la Plataforma Regional tendrán 20 minutos para presentar nuevos proyectos o iniciativas sobre el tema de reducción del riesgo de desastres. El objetivo de este espacio es ampliar la gama de temas que se discuten en la Plataforma Regional más allá de los que se presentan en las sesiones principales y eventos paralelos. Day and time Title Presenter OrganizationMartes - Tuesday 27 - 11:40 - 12:00Hacia una adaptación resiliente en un Clima CambianteDr.Michael GlantzHacia una adaptación resiliente en un Clima Cambiante Martes - Tuesday 27 - 12:00 - 12:20DESASTRES SOCIONATURALES Carlos VillalbaUniversidad Nacional de Rosario, República Argentina Martes - Tuesday 27 - 12:20 - 12:40REUBICACIÓN DEL BARRIO SANTO DOMINGOMANUEL MAURICIO GUTIERREZALCALDIA MUNICIPAL DE PALERMO HUILA- CMGRD Martes - Tuesday 27 - 12:40 - 13:00ECHO - Comisión Europea y su contribución a través de su progra de reducción de riesgos de desastres en LACALVARO DE VICENTE ECHO Martes - Tuesday 27 - 13:00 - 13:20CRMI South-South Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction in the CaribbeanJacinda Fairholm UNDP Martes - Tuesday 27 - 13:20 - 13:40La hoja de ruta para lograr la prevención y preparación en Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias Internacionales utilizando la simulación constructivaCrnl (R) Paulo Eduardo Ribeiro MonteiroLMI International Martes - Tuesday 27 - 13:40 - 14:00USO DE NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS DE SIMULACIÓN EN LA GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS DE DESASTRESArq. Giuliana Gutiérrez Orrillo LMI International Martes - Tuesday 27 - 14:00 - 14:20DEL DESASTRE A LA OPORTUNIDAD; CONSTRUCCION COLECTIVA DE LA GESTION SOCIAL DEL RIESGOLUIS CARLOS MONTOYA CARDENASCORPORACION NASA KIWE Martes - Tuesday 27 - 14:20 - 14:40Comisión Huairou-Groots Internacional Ana Liz Flores y Katia AraujoResultados de la investigación-acción que recoge las experiencias y prioridades de resiliencia comunitaria de las mujeres de base en ocho países de América Latina Martes - Tuesday 27 - 14:40 - 15:00ESTRATEGIA VERACRUZANA PARA LA REDUCCIÓN DEL RIESGO DE DESASTRESLic Noemí Guzmán LagunesSecretaría de Protección Civil, Gobierno de VeracruzIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 23Day and time Title Presenter Organization Martes - Tuesday 27 - 15:00 - 15:20Experiencias recogidas en América Latina sobre en eventos de origen natural y antropico en la Universidad Peninsula de Santa ElenaShendry Rosero/Maria Herminia CornejoInstituto de Investigación Cientifica y Desarrollo Tecnologico , Universidad Peninsula de Santa Elena Martes - Tuesday 27 - 15:20 - 15:40Integração regional e construção de cidades resilientes Cláudio Silva da RochaOficina regional de Proteção e Defesa Civil Martes - Tuesday 27 - 15:40 - 16:00Lanzamiento Regional “Acciones para la Resiliencia de la Niñez y la Juventud/Guia para Gobiernos”RET RET-UNICEF Martes - Tuesday 27 - 16:00 - 16:20Movimiento Voces de la Niñez y la Juventud/Experiencias de Ecuador y NicaraguaRuth Custode/ Doris Gordon UNICEF/PLAN INTERNATIONAL Martes - Tuesday 27 - 16:20 - 16:40Gestión de Continuidad del Negocio para el sector privado de ChileSUSANA FUENTEZ R PRECORP LTDA Martes - Tuesday 27 - 16:40 - 17:00Movimiento Voces de la Niñez y la Juventud/Experiencias de Colombia y CubaRuth Custode/ Doris Gordon UNICEF/PLAN INTERNATIONAL Martes - Tuesday 27 - 17:00 - 17:20Enfoque de ciencias sociales a los factores inmateriales de la vulnerabilidad territorial - Proyecto de investigaciòn en Quito.Julien Rebotier IRD Martes - Tuesday 27 - 17:20 - 17:40Del entendimiento de la vulnerabilidad a la reducción de riesgo de desastres, en búsqueda de una herramienta práctica para gobiernos localesNury Bermúdez PNUD Martes - Tuesday 27 - 17:40 - 18:00Actividades en favor de la resiliencia communitarian del PMAVideo PMA Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 09:00 - 09:20Incorporación de la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres en los Planes de Ordenamiento TerritorialArq. Msc. Daniel Ignacio Arriaga SalamancaEcopetrol S.A24 IV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasDay and time Title Presenter Organization Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 09:20 - 09:40Curso Virtual de Gestión Integral de Riesgos en Centros EducativosMario Calderón UNESCO Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 09:40 - 10:00La Ingeniería Ambiental y la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres. Iniciativas de la Universidad de La SalleVÍCTOR LEONARDO LÓPEZ JIMÉNEZUNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 10:00 - 10:20Género, gestión del riesgo y cambio climáticoBertha Cecilia Garcia Cien-fuegos Universidad Nacional de Tumbes Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 10:20 - 10:40UNIDOS para la reducción del riesgo de desastres y el aumento de la resiliencia de las comunidades y e instituciones en el municipio de timanáWilson Diaz SterlingAlcaldia Municipal Timana Huila Colombia Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 10:40 - 11:00Enfoque Gestión del Riesgo y Desarrollo Local -Caso aplicado en la Emergencia Dosquebradas ColombiaHERNÁN E. LOZANO TASCÓN ECOPETROL Miércoles - Wednesday 28 - 11:00 - 11:20Visión de Resiliencia, a través de un enfoque integral en Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres (RRD), Adaptación al Cambio Climático (ACC) y Manejo y RestauraciónAndrés Molina Alianza por la Resiliencia Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 11:20 - 11:40La RRD en la protección de la niñez y la juventudRET RET Miércoles - Wednesday 28 - 11:40 - 12:00Experiencias de las acciones de re-cuperación post huracán Sandy de los socios ECHO en la zona oriental de CubaIsrael Lahera Bourzac-Rosendo Mesías GonzalezUNDP Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 12:00 - 12:20Construyendo Bases Fuertes: Guía programática para la articulación del desarrollo de la primera infancia y la reducción de riesgo de desastresNicolas Rodriguez PLAN INTERNATIONAL - UNICEF Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 12:20 - 12:40Incorporación del análisis y gestión del riesgo en planes de ordenamiento y planificación territorialNatalia Torchia - Silvia GonzalezSubsecretaria de Planificación Territorial de la Inversión PúblicaIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the Americas Invest in DRR to secure development gains 25Day and time Title Presenter Organization Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 12:40 - 13:00A Política Nacional Brasileira do DESASTREJoelson de OliveiraMESTRADO PROFISSIONAL EM DEFESA E SEGURANÇA CIVIL - Universidade Federal Fluminense Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 13:00 - 13:20CENTRO INTEGRADO DE ALERTA DE DESASTRES NATURAIS (CIADEN)Lourenço Magnoni JúniorCentro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 13:20 - 13:40Gestión de Riesgos en Desastres y Discapacidad: De la teoría a la práctica. Experiencia de inclusión en el EcuadorDr. Alex Camacho VásconezSecretaría Técnica de Discapacidades Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 13:40 - 14:00Regional Cooperation in Weather and Climate Services: Empowering Risk-Informed Decision Making in a Changing ClimateOscar Arango Dra. Maryam GolnaraghiWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO) Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 14:00 - 14:20Chile earthquake and tsunami usecase. Feliks Vainik eVigilo Ltd. Miércoles - Wednesday 28 - 14:20 - 14:40Transferencia del Riesgo de Desastres al Mercado AseguradorRUBEN LEONARDINISancor Seguros. Argentina. Cas-cos Blancos Argentina Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 14:40 - 15:00Convivir en Emergencia Sin Violencia Dr. Jorge ParraFONDO DE POBLACION DE NACIONES UNIDAS, Ecuador CO Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 15:00 - 15:20AGENTE COMUNITÁRIO ESCOLAR PAULO RENATO MARTINS VAZSECRETARIA DE DEFESA CIVIL DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 15:20 - 15:40guía para monitores locales de sistemas de alerta temprana Anne Hild OFXFAM Miércoles - Wednesday 28 - 15:40 - 16:00Dialogo Intercultural para la reduc-ción de los riesgos volcánicos en el marco de la reactivación del Anciano Canoso - Volcán Nevado del Huila (2007 - 2008) Municipio de PaHenry A. PeraltaUNISDR - Promotor Colombia Campaña Mundial Desarrollando Ciudades Resilientes Miercoles - Wednesday 28 - 16:00 - 16:20Programa Regional Andino para el Fortalecimiento de los Servicios Hidrológicos, meteorológicos, climáticos y el Desarrollo (PRASDES)Rodney Martínez CIIFENIV Session - Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) of the AmericasUNISDR. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Regional Office - The Americas P.O. Box 0843-03441 Panama, Panama.Tel.: (507) 317-1120 Fax: (507) 317-0600E-mail: eird@eird.org