Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

UNDESA/DSPD Public Forum
Taking Action towards a Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR)
Framework (HFA2) and its Implementation

15 March 2015
Sendai, Japan
Programme

Opening (10am-10:50am):
Overview of Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Obstacles

The Opening segment will discuss the status of DiDRR in the context of the on-going work toward a post-2015 development framework, including an overview of the DiDRR framework and its progress, challenges and obstacles in disability-inclusion in disaster risk reduction, resilience and reconstruction at both policy and programme levels.

• UNDESA
• Ms. Margret Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction,UNISDR
• Mr. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, Global Practice on Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience,World Bank Group
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (tbc)
• Mr. Futoshi Toba, Mayor of Rikuzentakata, The City of Rikuzentakata
• Mr. Desmond Swayne, Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom
• Mr. Katsunori Fujii, President, Japan Disability Forum
• Mr. Yoshinobu Ishii, Senior Program Director, The Nippon Foundation
• Senator Ms. Kerryann Ifill, Barbados
• Senator Mr. Paul Njoroge Githuku, Kenya

Session 1 (10:50am-12.30pm):
Experience and Lessons Learned on the Advancement of Disaster Risk Reduction, Resilience and Reconstruction

This session will consist of sharing experiences and lessons learned on the ground to advance DiDRR, in particular, the experience of the 2011 Japan Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami and DiDRR. This Session will be led by the Japan Disability Forum, in collaboration with DESA/DSPD and followed by an interactive discussion.

• Moderator: Ms. Miki Ebara, NHK World Editor-in-Chief
  • Mr. Naoki Kurano, Japan Disability Forum/ Japanese Federation of the Deaf
  • The City of Rikuzentakata
  • Senator Monthian Buntan,Thailand
  • Experience and lessons from the Typhoon Yolanda, the Philippines (tbc)
  • Ms. Marcie Roth, FEMA,USA
  • Dr. Alex Camacho, Technical Secretary of Disability, Government of Ecuador

Session 2: Present and Future of DiDRR
(1) DiDRR policies, programme and implementation (1.30pm-3:00pm)

This segment will discuss how to successfully advance DiDRR policies and their implementation in the global, regional, national and local contexts. The discussion will include good practices in removal of physical, social and cultural barriers to DiDRR as well as “emerging DiDRR issues,” such as mental health and mental well-being, social groups with increased vulnerabilities and promotion of the use of DiDRR technologies.

• Moderator: United Nations University International Institute for Global Health
  • Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, focal point of the Disability Caucus for 3WCDRR
  • World Bank Group
  • Senator Ms. Kerryann Ifill, Barbados
  • Mr. Adam Kosa, European Parliament (tbc)
  • The City of Rikuzentakata
  • Mr. Matthew Rodieck, Rehabilitation International
  • Ms. Valerie Scherrer, CBM (tbc)

(2) A Way Forward: steps toward realization of DiDRR (3:00pm-4:30pm)

This segment will focus on “next steps” in preparation for the implementation of the HFA2. It will examine the role of governments, the UN system, organizations of persons with disabilities and other disability and civil society organizations, expert/academic communities, private foundations as well as the private sector and how they can go beyond “boundaries“ to achieve the goal of disability-inclusion in disaster risk reduction, resilience and reconstruction. The discussion will also explore and take stock of ways and means to strengthen global/regional/national and local networks and build new partnerships for concrete results in implementing DiDRR.

• Moderator: Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, Focal point for the Disability Caucus for DiDRR
  • Ms. Marcie Roth, USA
  • Mr. Jevgenijs Golovčuks, Latvia
  • Senator Mr. Monthian Buntan, Thailand
  • Senator Mr. Paul Njoroge Githuku, Kenya
  • Ms. Aiko Akiyama, UNESCAP

Closing Session (4.30pm-5.00pm): Summary and Recommendations

The session will include a presentation of summaries of the preceding sessions as well as the recommendations for next steps to implement DiDRR in global, national, regional and local contexts. Closing remarks will be also presented by:

• UNDESA
• Mr. Katsunori Fujii, Japan Disability Forum
• Mr. Yoshinobu Ishii, The Nippon Foundation

For the detailed information:
http://www.wcdrr.org/conference/events/385