Workshop on the Implementation of Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia
The purpose of the workshop on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 was to bring together a group of local, national and international experts on DRR representing a wide range of fields and disciplines to discuss how to consider taking forward DRR science, technology and public health implementation in the Asia region. Over one hundred delegates attended the one-day meeting and represented a wide range of disciplines including government officials, academia, clinical medicine practitioners, public health professionals, geologists and humanitarian workers.
Keynote presentations were given by Professor Virginia Murray (Vice-Chair of the Unites Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) and Consultant in Global Disaster Risk Reduction, Public Health England), Professor Gabriel Lau (Director, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, AXA Professor of Geography and Resource Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong), Mr. Zhengmao Li (Director, Division of Emergency Response, Health Emergency Response Office, National Health and Family Planning Commission, P.R. China), Dr. Qiongfen Li (Director, Department of Emergency Response, Yunnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention), and Professor Emily Chan (Founding Director, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) & Centre for Global Health (CGH), The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Professor, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong).
The meeting also included a panel discussion, and roundtable discussions on (i) understanding disaster risk; (ii) strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience; and (iv) enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to ‘Build Back Better’ in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.