At the end of the first session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP/DRR), an ad-hoc meeting chaired by the UK NGO Tearfund was held with all members of NGOs who attended the GP/DRR. The aim of the meeting was to introduce those who formed part of the early "working group" of the Global Network, and gain endorsement and agreement on their selection. It was also a time to formally present the draft ToR of the Global Network and request further feedback on its objectives.
The meeting itself did agree on the current selection of organisations/networks represented on the Global Network Steering Group, but there was also agreement to extend it to include more network representatives from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The meeting also agreed that Mr. Marcus Oxley from Tearfund would be serving as the Chair of the Global Network of NGOs until the holding of the next session of the GP/DRR in 2009.
There was also discussion on what could be improved by the Global Network for the next GP/DRR, which included reviewing the Global Network current performance and considering some key goals around Civil Society representation for the 2009 GP/DRR. For more information, please see attached minutes.