Climate change and extreme cyclones: regional conference on disaster risk reduction and emergency response in a rapidly changing world

The conference will aim for a common understanding of the new tropical cyclone surge pattern and its potential impacts, and for examining different cyclone risk reduction options or models to increase readiness and awareness of countries, local authorities and communities. Elements at risk include the most vulnerable people, livelihoods, and infrastructure; all these should benefit from actions that will protect life and ensure sustainability.  The conference will provide a venue where stakeholders can share experiences, and bridge the gaps between extreme cyclone events and the rapidity to cope with such disasters and reduce its harmful impacts.

The conference will aim for a common understanding of the new tropical cyclone surge pattern and its potential impacts, and for examining different cyclone and it’s impacts risk reduction options/models to increase readiness and awareness of countries, local authorities and communities. Elements at risk include the most vulnerable people, livelihoods, and infrastructure; all these should benefit from actions that will protect life and ensure sustainability. The conference will provide a venue where stakeholders can share experiences, and bridge the gaps between extreme cyclone events and the rapidity to cope with such disasters and reduce durably its harmful impacts.

The conference has the following objectives:

(1) to capture lessons from recent tropical cyclones (such as Sidr in 2007, Nargis in 2008, and Xangsane in 2006)
(2) understand the implications for disaster risk reduction of the climate change scenarios contained in the 2007 Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.