TOWARDS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE

FOR DRR: FROM BARCELONA TO

CHENGDU AND BEYOND

Richard Davies, Leeds City Council

Overview

Aims of Barcelona meeting Major decisions made and outcomes

from Barcelona Intervening progress Next steps

Aims of Barcelona Meeting

The UNISDR posed the following questions to the first consultative meeting:

Do we need a ‘Local Government Alliance for DRR’ ?

What would be the purpose and added value of the LGA/DRR ?

What should be its objectives and activities ? What should be the incentives for

participation and involvement ? What mechanisms should be developed to

sustain the ‘Alliance’ in the medium and long-term?

Positive Results from Positive People

Barcelona Major Decisions & Outcomes

Do we need a Local Government Alliance for DRR ? A resounding YES from delegates.

Substantive progress on draft Terms of Reference for the LGA/DRR to be circulated, reviewed and further input.

Agreement to set-up small ‘Advisory Group’ to guide development of LGA/DRR.

Agreement to prepare compilation of good practices / lessons learned by local and regional authorities in DRR.

Further Actions for UN/ISDR Secretariat

Supporting the needs of the ‘Advisory Group’. Setting-up mailing list to facilitate online

exchange & discussions among local & regional authorities.

Facilitating access to other online services and resources provided through PreventionWeb

Facilitating discussion and exchange through teleconferences and other means.

Facilitating the organisation of follow-up meetings and events prior to next session of Global Platform for DRR.

Intervening Progress

Draft Terms of Reference for LGA/DRR revised and circulated.

Draft Roles and Responsibilities and Key Activities for the Advisory Group circulated.

LGA DRR pages created on UN ISDR website. Mailing list set-up on PreventionWeb to

enable information sharing Second consultative meeting set-up in

Chengdu

Possible Next Steps

Agree Advisory Group membership and final ToR Publicise LGA-DRR in our countries & establish

what Govts doing re HFA implementation: how? Review fitness-for-purpose of ISDR website ? Determine how to begin gathering best practice Develop links with other LG networks and Latin

America ? Provide inputs towards Geneva & Incheon events