Ensuring a Return on Investment in Local Action

Description

The effective involvement of communities and local authorities in planning for a multi-hazard approach is critical for progress in disaster risk reduction. This interactive roundtable brings together different perspectives – international, national and local – to generate discussion and fresh thinking on actions required to accelerate implementation of the Hyogo Framework of Action at a local level. While examining opportunities and challenges in financing local action, the roundtable will outline investments that have an impact. Audience participation will be needed to help bring out different points of view and identify specific steps to promote
effective and sustainable local action.

Chair/Moderator/Faciliator

Mr. Andrew Bidnell, Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction (MODERATOR)

Speakers

Mr. David Cadman, President of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
Mr. Keth Hinds, Mayor of Portmore, Jamaica
Mr. Abdou Sane, Member of Parliament, National Assembly, Senegal
Ms. Haydee Rodriguez, President of the Union of Cooperatives of Las Brumas, Nicaragua
Mr. Philip Verges, Founder, Small Equity Initiative
Ms. Yoka Brandt, Director-General for Development Cooperation, Netherlands
Mr. Marcus Oxley, Chairman, Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction, United Kingdom

Report

> Report on Ensuring a Return on Investment in Local Action Roundtable [PDF, 169.93 Kb]