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The seventh session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held from 25 to 27 August 2021. 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) emergence of cascading risks and extension of the disaster riskscape; (b) scaling-up multisectoral cooperation frameworks to manage cascading risks; and (c) status of regional co-operation efforts.

 

The Committee session will take place during the ESCAP Disaster Resilience Week, which will be held from 23 to 27 August 2021. Various expert group meetings and side events will be held prior to the Committee to enrich its discussions. Various expert group meetings and side events will be held prior to the Committee to enrich its discussions. The seventh 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).

25 Aug 2021
10:00
11:00
  • Opening statements  

  • Launch of the Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021  

  • Election of officers  

  • Adoption of the agenda  

11:00
12:00
  • Panel Discussion   

  • Country Statements  

12:00
14:00
Break 
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14:00
16:00
  • ESCAP presentation   

  • Country Statements  

26 Aug 2021
10:00
11:00
  • Statement by Secretariat on review of work of Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Network (APDRN), Regional Space Action Plan for DRR and Resilience, and the Asia Pacific Disaster Information Management Centre (APDIM)   

  • Statement by Chair of Issue Based Coalition   

  • Country Statements  

11:00
12:00
12:00
14:00
Break 
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14:00
14:30
27 Aug 2021
10:00
11:15
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Side event of CDRR7

Risk Communication for Better Disaster Risk Management

Please follow the link to the Webinar.  https://undrr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fIJRp7kBRfOWLcOLCpCR-w 

14:00
16:00
Aug
25
2021
Regional Conversation Series 2021: Ministerial Panel on Disaster, Climate and Health Resilience

Bangkok, Thailand

Aug
26
2021
Side Event with UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) – Celebrating two decades of satellite imagery applications for enhanced disaster resilience

Bangkok, Thailand

Aug
26
2021
Sand and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and the Pacific: Potential for Concerted Action at Regional Level to Reduce Risk and Strengthen Resilience

Bangkok, Thailand

Aug
27
2021
Risk Communication for Better Disaster Risk Management

Bangkok, Thailand

for more information, please contact

Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division [email protected]