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4th Asian4th Asian Ministerial ConferenceMinisterial Conference
onon Disaster Risk ReductionDisaster Risk Reduction
Incheon, Republic of Korea
October 25~28, 2010
Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation
- Convergence and Technology -
Organized by:
National Emergency Management Agency
Government of Republic of Korea
With the support of Incheon Metropolitan City, UNISDR, and
Conference Partners
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Background
The Asian Ministerial Conferences on Disaster Risk Reduction, organized every two
years since 2005 at Asian Governments’ initiative, represent unique opportunities for
Ministers in charge of disaster risk management from the Asia and Pacific region to
reaffirm their commitment to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) implementation and
to exchange valuable experiences on successful practices and innovative approaches in
implementing HFA’s five priorities for action at the national and local levels.
The First Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, organized by the
Government of China (Beijing, September 2005), adopted the Beijing Action for
Disaster Risk Reduction to promote the newly-adopted HFA and to seek Asian
Governments' commitment and actions to implement disaster risk reduction, including
through the strengthening of existing key regional cooperation mechanisms.
The Second Conference (New Delhi, India, November 2007) reaffirmed Governments’
commitment to HFA and agreed to expand further the biennial Asian Ministerial
Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction as the Regional Platform with participation of the National Governments, regional and sub-regional organizations, UN Agencies, and
other stakeholders including the civil society, scientific and technical organizations, the
private sector and the media.
Adopting the Kuala Lumpur Declaration, the Third Ministerial Conference was
successfully convened by the Government of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, December
2008) and the overarching theme of the Conference was “Multi-stakeholder Partnership
for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia and Pacific region,” with a particular focus on
Public Private Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction and community-based disaster
risk reduction activities.
During the 3rd Conference several key issues were raised such as the action taken by
the national governments and other stakeholders for the implementation of HFA as a
follow up to the Beijing Action for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and Delhi
Declaration, and on issues such as the need to increase national investments on disaster
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risk reduction and in the forging of new innovative partnerships with the private sector
on DRR.
Despite the impressive achievements by countries in the region on DRR, 2008 the
disaster impacts are still on the rise. The trend has been increasing both in terms of scale
and frequency of the hazards, which may have been further exacerbated by the impacts
of climate change.
As the UN Secretary General, Mr. ban Ki Moon noted, everyday brings new evidence
that climate change is the defining issue of our times.
At present the world is grappling at ways by which to reduce the emission of green
house gases. However, scientists forecast that, even though we can successfully reduce
the future gas emissions, the level of current carbon dioxide in our atmosphere can
already affect our society harshly, causing more frequent and severe disasters.
It is known that, during the last century, the world temperature has been increased by
0.74 degrees Celsius. Asia is not free from this kind of temperature rise. Asia will suffer
from increased temperature which is higher than that of world average. Sea-surface
temperature also will be increased in our region. Asia and the Pacific have experienced
higher sea-surface temperature increase and sea-level rise.
In terms of damages, the world damages from natural disasters are exponentially
increasing. The real problem is that the damage is worst in our region, Asia and the
Pacific. Total number of people killed in our region is the highest in the world and the
number of people killed per million inhabitants is also the highest in our region during
the last part of the twentieth century.
Many environmental and meteorological experts are focusing on mitigation measures
such as reducing carbon emission effectively. Mitigation measures are important and
necessary actions for the future generation. But, adaptation is more important since
climate change has been already begun and we are already facing real impacts of this
changing change. It is the time for enhanced advocacy and to start the initiatives for
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climate change and disaster risk reduction. With mandatory commitments for carbon
reduction, negative impacts of increased carbon emission need to be more emphasized
and tackled. We thus have to act now to include disaster risk reduction as a main agenda
for climate change countermeasures.
It is required, therefore, to establish a practical and problem-solving cooperation system
against extreme disasters due to climate change. It is required to execute technical and
tangible solutions using available cutting-edge technologies and policies for disaster
risk reduction in the region.
As indicated by UK Department for International Development in 2008, there has beenlimited integration of DRR and climate change adaptation despite the two agendas
sharing similar goals and conceptual overlaps. To congregate these two important
agendas, UNFCCC is also emphasizing the potential synergy between climate change
adaptation and DRR.
The overarching theme of the conference is “Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate
Change Adaptation”, with a particular focus on 1)the convergence of DRR and climate
change adaptation and 2)available information technology and green technology.
Objectives
The objectives of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will
be:
a) To review the action taken by the national governments and other stakeholders for the
implementation of HFA as a follow up to the Beijing Action for Disaster Risk Reduction
in Asia, the Delhi Declaration, and the Kuala Lumpur Declaration
b) To establish a practical and problem-solving cooperation system against extreme
disasters due to climate change.
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c) To execute technical and tangible solutions using available cutting-edge technologies
and policies for disaster risk reduction in the region.
d) To find out ways to share climate information and the technical development in the
field of disaster management.
Expected Outcomes
• Conference declaration of commitment with action plan
• Scientific and political recommendations for tangible application
• Regional Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation
Structure and Selected Themes of the Event
The conference is structured to include:
Pre-conference events: Interested partners or Governments are welcome to
organize specific discussions of a sub-regional nature to forge a common position
from the sub-region that will feed into the Ministerial Conference. The duration of
pre-conference events varies according to the Partners’ demands.
Open Public Forum: Representatives from Governments, the media, private
sector, NGOs, local communities, local authorities, technical and specialized
institutions, UN Agencies are invited to exhibit their achievements and initiatives
in disaster risk reduction, along the lines of the Conference theme. Exhibition
booths will be made available to exhibitors. Media training activities and press
related events shall also be organized over the three days. For more information
on the booths, please contact the Conference Secretariat.
Side Events: Specific thematic discussions are encouraged during the
Ministerial Conference to highlight major themes that may be left out from the
five themes retained for the Ministerial Conference. They are expected to bring
valuable recommendations / reports to the Ministerial Declaration.
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Inter-governmental Segment comprising of:
a) Technical Sessions
b) High-Level Ministerial Roundtable (HLRT)
After finally formulated topics are circulated to the participating countries, participating
countries can be classified based on their interests into groups with specific topics in
advance. Ten or so countries will be grouped together for practical discussions. During
round-table meetings and technical sessions, each country will present what they think
about the specified topic, and technical experts will discuss about the same topics,yielding applicable approaches to the ministers. During plenary session, rapporteurs will
present each session's or topic's outcomes.
(a) The Technical Sessions (TS) will be held with several technical experts and disaster
risk reduction practitioners to address the key technical challenges faced on the selected
topic for discussion. They will be composed of a few experts, a Chairperson, who are
expected to come up with key recommendations for action. The latter will be conveyed
by the Chairperson and Rapporteur to the High-Level Round Table on the same subject
for Ministers’ consideration.
(b) The High-Level Round Tables (HLRTs) will be composed of several Ministers in
charge of Disaster Management from selected countries from the Asia pacific region
who expressed interest in the HLRT’s subject. The Chairperson of the related Technical
Session will act as the HLRT’s moderator and bring to the table the key concerns and
recommendations raised at technical sessions, for Ministers’ consideration and
discussions. HLRTs are expected to come up with policy recommendations that will be
reflected as part of the Ministerial Declaration.
Tentative Program
Date Program
Oct. 25 All Day Pre-Committee
Oct. 26 Morning Opening, Plenary, AMCDRR Review, HFA Review
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AfternoonThematic Segment (HLRT & Technical Sessions)
Evening Welcome Dinner
Oct. 27 All Day Thematic Segment (HLRT & Technical Sessions)
* Declaration Drafting and Photo SessionOct. 28 Morning Plenary (Five-Topic Presentations by Rapporteurs),
Closing, Press Conference
AfternoonCultural Visit
Oct. 25~28 Public Forum (Exhibition, Seminars, Side Events)
Proposed Topics for the Technical Sessions and Related High
Level Round Tables
Session 1 - Establishment of Nature-friendly Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Practice and the Improvement of Current Design Criteria for Disaster Prevention
Session 2 – Development of Risk Analysis System and the Establishment of Early
Warning & Evacuation Systems using Information and Communications Technologies
(ICT)
Session 3 - Strengthening Recovery Systems for the Prevention and Mitigation of
Recurring Disaster
Session 4 – Reducing Urban Risks due to Natural and Technological Hazards
Session 5 - Enhancement of Regional Sharing and Cooperation System on Disaster Risk
Reduction
Expected Participation
The Conference is expected to be attended by Ministers in charge of Disaster Risk
Reduction/Disaster Management and other high-level Government representatives from
Asia and the Pacific Island Countries throughout the Ministerial Conference, including
at High-Level Roundtable Discussions.
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Other key partners include senior Government representatives engaged in disaster risk
reduction in their respective country, together with disaster risk reduction experts and
practitioners, scientists, representatives from the civil society, NGOs, academic
institutions, UN Agencies and regional organizations, the donor community and the
media.
Conference Language
Working language of the conference will be English.
Conference Secretariat
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Yong-Kyun Kim
Leader, The 4th AMCDRR & UN ISDR Northeast Asia Office Task Force, NEMA,
#1805 Central Government Complex, 55 Sejongro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 110-760,
Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-2-2100-8921, Fax: +82-2-2100-8931,
E-mail: [email protected]
Url: http://www.amcdrr.....kr
Operating Hours: Monday-Friday, 10.00 am – 5.00 pm (UTC/GMT +9 hrs)
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