Inaugural Pacific regional disaster risk management meeting for Pacific CEOs of finance/planning and disaster management

The theme of the meeting is: “Disaster risk management to protect our future: an investment for sustainable development in pacific island countries”

The purpose of the meeting is to enhance the involvement and participation of key chief executives in Pacific governments in disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, as a cornerstone requirement and imperative for supporting sustainable national development.

The specific objectives of the meeting, in respect of the target group are:
1. Create an understanding of the disaster risk management (DRM) support structure in the Pacific;
2. Develop greater understanding for the global and regional commitments towards DRM;
3. Highlight the linkages between disasters and development to demonstrate the importance of mainstreaming DRM into planning and budgeting;
4. Provide an opportunity for exchange on issues related to DRM; and
5. Discuss immediate, urgent implementation of the Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action 2005 – 2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters.

The meeting will comprise of a series of panel discussions, separate presentations and a field visit.