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Title: Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme


1
Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Programme
  • ITEM 11
  • EC-LVI Doc.11
  • 16/06/2004

2
BACKGROUND
  • The 14th Congress adopted resolution 29
    (Cg-XIV)
  • To launch a new WMO Major Programme on Natural
    Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

3
Measures taken by SG
  • Creation of NDPM Office
  • Establishment of Internal Steering Committee on
    Natural Disaster Reduction
  • Preparation of a draft Implementation Plan
  • Establishment of the Task Team on the preparation
    of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction
  • Organization of Meeting of Experts on Natural
    Disaster.

4
Meeting of Experts on Natural Disaster
  • Experts from the six regions attended this
    Meeting (Geneva, 15-17 March 2004).
  • Major outcomes
  • Draft implementation plan
  • Recommendations to EC
  • Need to set EC advisory body
  • Establishment of regional expert groups
  • Pro-active involvement in the preparatory process
    for WCDR II
  • Urgent need of Resource Mobilization.

5
Draft Implementation Plan
  • Reference EC-LVI Doc. 11 Appendix C
  • Brief description of contents
  • Vision
  • Overall Objectives
  • The Strategy
  • The Activities
  • The Priorities

The Activities
6
Proposal to establish an EC Advisory Group
onNatural Disasters Risk ReductionReference
EC-LVI Doc. 11 Appendix B
  • To establish an effective framework to
    coordinate disaster reduction matters and a
    mechanism to oversee NDPMP

7
Preparation of Second World Conference on
Disaster Reduction (WCDR-II) (Kobe, January 2005)
  • SG established a Task Team for the preparation of
    WCDR-II
  • Actions
  • Coordination with ISDR
  • WMO Position Paper
  • Draft Outcomes
  • Thematic Areas Coordination
  • Communication Strategy
  • Preparatory Meetings
  • WMO participation at PrepCom-1 for WCDR-II

8
Development of WMO Webpage for NDPMP
  • http//www.wmo.int/disasters
  • The Webpage has been constructed with the support
    of Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China.

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WMOs Participation in ISDR and Other Activities
  • The new Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF)
    established.
  • WMO Secretariat participated in all new working
    groups
  • World Conference on Disaster Reduction
  • Reducing Risk for Adapting to Climate Change
  • Disaster Reduction in Africa
  • Reducing Urban Risk and Vulnerability
  • WMO participation at IATF-9
  • Other Activities
  • The International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)
  • The ProVention Consortium
  • EDRG responses
  • Hurricane Heta impacts
  • Flood at Haiti/Dominican Republic

11
Action Required
  • Adopt the draft text
  • Approve the resolution
  • Adopt the Implementation Plan

12
THE END
13
The Activities 1
  • Strengthening the coordination within the WMO
    programmes and making fuller use of achievements
    made within these programmes.

14
The Activities 2
  • Liaison with public information activities to
    ensure that WMOs role and contribution on
    reducing disasters is more fully recognized.
  • Promoting Visibility
  • NDPMP Website
  • Other Publicity Material

15
The Activities 3
  • Ensuring the provision of expert advice and
    guidance on the issues relating to disaster
    prevention and mitigation.
  • Regional expert groups
  • Expert meetings
  • Coordination with Technical Commissions and
    Regional Associations

16
The Activities 4
  • Continuous update of information on the
    integrated activities of WMO in the area of
    disaster prevention and mitigation.
  • Network of focal points
  • Mechanism for dissemination of relevant
    information

17
The Activities 5
  • Assist Members in related capacity building
    efforts, including in areas of project
    development and human resources enhancement.
  • Capacity building activities

18
The Activities 6
  • Preparation of integrated planning and reporting
    documents concerning WMOs activities in the
    disaster reduction area.

19
The Activities 7
  • Ensuring prompt and adequate response to the
    requirements related to the WMO participation in
    the ISDR and in other international and regional
    initiatives.
  • Strategy for the cooperation with other
    international organizations
  • Cooperation with the other international
    organizations

20
The Activities
  • Establishment of a Natural Disaster Information
    System.
  • Establishment of an inventory of relevant best
    practices.
  • Emergency and Disaster Response Activities.

21
Expected outputs
  • (a) Enhance coordination of WMO activities and
    projects related to disaster prevention and
    mitigation
  • (b) Improve provision to Members of consolidated
    advice, guidance and information on the issues
    relating to disaster reduction
  • (c) Enhance WMO role in disaster reduction
    visibility and recognition of this role at the
    international level including through ISDR.

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