Expert group meeting on geo-reference disaster risk management information system in Asia-Pacific region
Background
The meeting will be held as an inception meeting towards accomplishing the goal of the UNDA project entitled “Improving capacity for disaster preparedness in ESCAP region”. The meeting will be organized by ESCAP's Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD).
The objectives of the meeting are to discuss and finalize the findings of the data needs and gaps assessment survey, to discuss establishment of online network of regional and national policy makers and experts on geo-referenced disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management, and impact assessment taking into account of existing initiatives and services provided key partners in the region, and to discuss the development of standardized information system containing socio-economic statistics and geo-referenced information in support of DRR and preparedness, and way forward.
Funding source
UNDA 7th Tranche; due to limited fund available for the purpose of this meeting, selected experts mainly from countries with special needs (SIDS) and other developing countries will be sponsored for their participation in the expert group meeting.
Provisional Agenda
The agenda of the meeting will cover the following areas:
1. Geo-reference for disaster risk management – concepts, needs and gaps.
2. Geo-reference in the context of developing and disaster-prone countries, particularly, SIDS, LLDCs and others.
3. Issues and challenges – establishment of online network of regional and national policy and decision makers and experts; development of standardized information system containing socio-economic statistics and geo-referenced information; sampling, geo-statistics and statistical modeling.
4. Way forward. Overall Goal of the Project: strengthened government capacities in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) through the use of standardized statistical and geographic information tools for the implementation of disaster risk preparedness, and timely early recovery efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.