Have a look at the latest information regarding the World
Conference on Disaster Reduction. Of particular interest will
be the Review
of the Yokohama Strategy (PDF) and the draft Programme
Outcome Document(PDF)
UNEP's Executive Director, Klaus Toepfer will be a speaker
at WCDR's the High Level Round Table 1. Find out what issues will be dealt in HLRT1.
UNEP is one of the Lead Agencies (along with UNCRD and WHO) in organizing the Cluster 4 on "Reducing the Underlying Risk Factors" We are responsible for organizing the Cluster
4 Panel Discussion, and in preparing the Discussion Paper for Cluster 4 (PDF).
In emphasizing its key message of linking environment and disasters,
UNEP is organizing a Thematic Session on the theme "Environmental
Management and Disaster Reduction: Building a Multi-Stakeholder Partnership".
A number of high-profile speakers are slated in the session's
agenda (PDF), including Japan's Minister for Environment, Yuriko
Koike, and UNEP's Executive Director, Klaus Toepfer. A background
paper (PDF) has been prepared to guide the proceedings
of the session. The session will be held on 19 January 2005, from 12:00
to
14:00 in the Kitano
Room of Portopia Hotel.
UNEP will be launching a key publication, "Environmental
Management and Disaster preparedness: Lessons Learnt from the Tokage
Typhoon (Typhoon 23 of 2004) in Japan" (PDF) at a Press Conference
to be held on 19 January from 14:30 to 15:30, in the Waraku Room of Portopia
Hotel.
Note: Mr. Muneharu Nakagai, Mayor of Toyo-oka City , which was badly
hit by the typhoon, will be speaking at UNEP Thematic Session (see above
news item)
UNEP has produced a special edition of the "Environment Times" for the WCDR, focusing on the environmental dimensions of disasters.
The Indian Ocean Tsunami will be on the top of the discussion
throughout WCDR. What has
UNEP been doing in response to the Tsunami?
