DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

Panellists:

Opening Session:

• H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al‐Nasser, President of the General Assembly
• Ms. Susana Malcorra, Under‐Secretary‐General, Chef de Cabinet of the United Nations Secretary‐General
  (delivering remarks on behalf of the United Nations Secretary General)
• H.E. Mr. Willem Rampangilei, Deputy Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia
  (delivering remarks on behalf of H.E. Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia,
  UNISDR Global Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction)
• Senator The Hon. Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia (delivering remarks on behalf of the
  Group of Friends of Disaster Risk Reduction)
• H.E. Mr. Joe Nakano, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

 

Interactive Panel Discussion I: Addressing Urban Risk Through Public Investment:

• Mr. Augusto Barrera (PhD), Mayor of Quito (Ecuador)
• Mr. Gary Lawrence, Corporate V.P. and Chief Sustainability Officer, AECOM (USA)
• Mr. Fumihiko Imamura (PhD), Professor of Tsunami Engineering, Tohoko University (Japan)
• Ms. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira (PhD), Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat

 

Side Event: Comprehensive Action To Sustainably Reduce Vulnerabilities:

• Ms. Catherine Bragg, Assistant SecretaryGeneral, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
• Mr. Sidati Ould Cheikh, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the United Nations
• Dr. David Nabarro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition
• Mr. Mohamed Ashmawey (PhD), CEO, Islamic Relief
• Mr. Jan Kellett, Programme Leader, Global Humanitarian Assistance

 

Interactive Panel Discussion II: Increasing Resilience To Disasters Through Climate Adaptation & Risk Reduction:

• Ms. Barbara Carby (PhD), Director of the UWI Disaster Risk Reduction
• Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Division Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Presentation
• Mr. John Schneider (PhD), Group Leader, International Geoscience (Australia)
• Mr. Melchiade Bukuru, Chief, UNCCD Liaison Office | Presentation

 

Closing Session:

• Ms. Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
• H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al‐Nasser, President of the General Assembly

 

Member States:

• Algeria (on behalf of the G77 and China)
• Papua New Guinea (on behalf of Pacific States at the UN)
• China
• Pakistan: Panel I | Panel II
• Uzbekistan: English | Russian
• Ukraine
• Luxembourg
• Costa Rica
• Israel

 

Civil Society and the Private Sector:

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)