Improving disaster risk preparedness in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region

This meeting will be held from 20 to 22 February 2012 in Bangkok, as a follow-up activity to the Expert Group Meeting on Geo-reference Disaster Risk Management System in Asia-Pacific Region held from 15 to 17 February 2012 in Bangkok , and also an activity of the project entitled “ Improving Disaster Risk Preparedness in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Region ” which ESCAP is currently implementing . This project has the overall goal of strengthening government capacities in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) through the use of geo-referenced information tools for effective disaster risk preparedness, and timely early recovery efforts in the Asia-Pacific region with focus on countries with special needs (CSN).

The workshop will discuss the importance of standardized geo-referenced information, and necessity of having a strong institutional mechanism and coordination for data or information sharing among the relevant national agencies, and networking and community of practices for an effective disaster risk management among others.