Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction, Eighth Session, 25-27 July 2023

25 to 27 July 2023 | By invitation only

Bangkok, Thailand
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The Eighth session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held from 25 to 27 July 2023 As a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction is the intergovernmental legislative forum on disaster risk reduction. The Committee is charged with addressing the following issues: (a) targeting transformative adaptation; (b) Building resilience to compounding and cascading risks and highlighting the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030); (c) regional plan of action to achieve early warning for all by 2027 in Asia and the Pacific; and (d) status of regional co-operation efforts.

The Committee session will take place during the ESCAP Disaster Resilience Week, which will be held from 24 to 27 July 2023. Various expert group meetings and side events will be held prior to the Committee to enrich its discussions. In addition, the Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC-27) on the Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development will also be held in conjunction with the Committee. 

Also, the Meeting on the Implementation of ESCAP Regional Plan of Action on Sand and Dust Storms in Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP/78/12/Add1) will be held during the Resilience Week on 24 and 25 July 2023 in person and online.

The eighth Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction is organized by Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Agenda Item 1
Annotated provisional agenda
ESCAP/CDR(8)/1/Rev.2
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Agenda Item 2
Targeting transformative adaptation
ESCAP/CDR(8)/2
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Agenda Item 3
Trends emerging from the midterm review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 in Asia and the Pacific, including the implementation of its health aspects
ESCAP/CDR(8)/3
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Agenda Item 4
Supporting the implementation of the Executive Action Plan on Early Warnings for All, 2023–2027, through a regional strategy
ESCAP/CDR(8)/4
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Agenda Item 5
Overview of the work of the secretariat and the United Nations system at the regional level
ESCAP/CDR(8)/INF/1
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Agenda Item 6
Future focus of the subprogramme
B2300646_ESCAP-CDR(8)-5
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Agenda Item 8
Report of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction on its Eighth session, B2300712_ESCAP-CDR(8)6_Report_EN
ESCAP-CDR(8)6_Report
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25 Jul 2023
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10:00
11:00
Item 1: Opening of the Session  

  • Opening statements 

  • Launch of the Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2023  

  • Election of officers 

  • Adoption of the agenda 

11:00
12:00
Item 2: Targeting transformative adaptation 

  • Panel Discussion  

  • Country Statements

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12:00
14:00
Break
Side events of CDRR8 (12.30 – 13.45) 
14:00
15:00
Item 3: Trends emerging from the midterm review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 in Asia and the Pacific, including the implementation of its health aspects

  • Panel discussion 

  • Country Statements 

15:00
16:00
Item 4: Supporting the implementation of the Executive Action Plan on Early Warnings for All, 2023–2027, through the creation of a regional strategy for Asia and the Pacific

  • Statement by Chair of the Expert Group meeting on EW4All  

  • Panel discussion 

  • Country Statements 

 

 

26 Jul 2023
10:00
11:00
Item 5: Review of the work of the secretariat and the United Nations system at the regional level

  • Statement by Secretariat on review of work of Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Network (APDRN), Asia-Pacific Plan of Action on Space Applications for Sustainable Development, and the Asia Pacific Disaster Information Management Centre (APDIM)    

  • Statement by Regional Hub Chair of Issue Based Coalition  

  • Country Statements 

11:00
12:00
Item 6: Future focus of the subprogramme
12:00
14:00
Break
Side events of CDRR8 (12.30 – 13.45)
14:00
14:30
Item 7: Other matters
27 Jul 2023
12:45
13:35
Side events of CDRR8 (12.30 – 13.45)
14:00
16:00
Item 8: Adoption of the report of the Committee on its Eighth Session
List of Participants
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Assessment of the Eighth Session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction
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General

The Eighth session of the Committee on Transport is scheduled to be held from 25 to 27 July 2023.

Decisions on the schedule and modality of the Committee session to ensure the safety and well-being of all participants will be communicated as soon as practicable.

Credentials

Delegations are kindly requested to submit letters of credentials to ESCAP issued by the Seat of Government or the Embassy or the Organization communicating the name(s) and designation(s) of the delegation.

Registration and identification badges

In order to facilitate the registration process participants are REQUIRED to register online at https://indico.un.org/event/1004738/registrations/10468/ well in advance, but no later than 18 July 2023, to facilitate smooth coordination of the issuance of photo badges as well as the compilation of the list of participants.

Please note that prior online registration is mandatory in line with standard security procedures to facilitate security clearance and entrance to the premises. Participants are kindly reminded to bring official identification with them and provide it to the Secretariat staff at the registration counter located on the ground floor of the UNCC. Participants who have registered online can obtain photo badges at the registration counter, located on the Ground Level, UNCC, from 08:30 to 10:00 hours on the opening day of the event.

For identification and security reasons, all participants are REQUIRED to wear their meeting badges at all times while they are in the UN complex, which includes meetings and social functions. The loss of a meeting badge should be immediately communicated to the registration counter or the UN security, so that the incident could be recorded, and a new badge can be issued.

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Meeting documents

Participants wishing to circulate any papers or literature at the meeting are requested to consult staff from the secretariat servicing the meeting for the necessary arrangements.

Considering the carbon footprint involved in producing papers and printing documents, it is strongly recommended to utilize soft copies to the maximum extent. If hard copies are needed, participants are requested to bring with them their own copies of the meeting documents distributed by the ESCAP secretariat to their Governments/Agencies/Organizations prior to the session.

In accordance with the UN regulations for the control and limitation of documentation, the secretariat cannot undertake to process and/or reproduce a document or a statement submitted by individual delegations, unless the Committee specifically takes a decision to that effect and approves the financial implications thereof.

Meeting organizers are encouraged to avoid handing out printed copies of documents, newsletters, flyers or other such material. As an alternative, they are urged to use innovative and eco-friendly means to deliver such information, such as using QR codes, social media, website or email.

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