International Symposium “Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction”
International Symposium “Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction” ─ Enhancing Synergies between Climate Actions, Disaster Risk Reduction and the SDGs for Achieving a Climate-Resilient World ─ organized jointly by Ministry of the Environment Japan, Cabinet Office Japan, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) will be held on 30 June 2020 (Tuesday), 17:00-18:30 (Japan Standard Time) (GMT+09:00) on the web conference system.
In recent years, the severity of climate-related disasters has intensified across the world, and we have seen great damage caused by typhoons and heavy rainfall in Japan. Climate change is predicted to exacerbate disaster risk in the future, and so adaptation to climate change by taking measures on disaster prevention and reduction has become a pressing issue.
An international symposium on “Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction” will be organized to consider how the synergies between three major global agendas (the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the SDGs) can be strengthened, in the context of intensifying climate-related disasters and current domestic and international climate change adaptation efforts.
The keynote speech at this symposium will be given by Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the UNDRR, who will talk about global trends in climate action and disaster risk reduction. This will be followed by a panel discussion with representatives from related ministries, international organizations and experts. There will then be an open dialogue with Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of the Environment, Japan, Mr. Ryota Takeda, Minister of State for Disaster Management, Japan, and Ms. Mami Mizutori, SRSG for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of the UNDRR.
The symposium will be held on the web conference system. No prior registration necessary. Please watch the live stream via YouTube shown in the event website: https://bousai2020.tokyo/
Simultaneous interpretation (English/Japanese) will be provided.
Time: 17:00-18:30 (GMT +09:00 - Japan Standard Time