Global Assessment Report 2013: A new Landscape of Risk
Description
The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction is the UN flagship publication on global disaster risk and disaster risk management. The third edition of this biennial publication, the 2013 report, titled “Creating Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction” presents a new body of evidence that highlights how the transformation of the global economy over the last forty years has led rapid increases in disaster risk in low, medium and high income countries, affecting businesses and societies. The report will be released to the media in mid-May 2013 and officially launched at the Global Platform.
This Featured Event provides the opportunity for all interested parties, to learn more about the work and analysis conducted by a range of partners that underpins the findings of the Global Assessment Report and to discuss the application of its main findings. This includes a presentation of the new and unique GAR probabilistic global risk model; new data and methodologies for measuring disaster losses, economic risk and resilience and results from the current 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action self-assessments undertaken by national governments. Key new findings include the role of businesses in disaster risk reduction, incentives for resilient private investments, and public-private partnerships for effective disaster risk management towards and beyond 2015.
Session objectives:
To identify global risk and risk reduction efforts today.
To highlight the opportunities for resilient private and public investment.
Discussion Agenda and Structure:
Part I: Introduction. (25mins)
1. Welcoming remarks by the Moderator.
2. Overview of the 2013 Global Assessment Report.
Part II: 5 x 5-minute commentaries on the relevance of the findings of the 2013 Global Assessment Report. (25 min)
1. The role of global capital markets in driving disaster risk.
2.Current and future business practice and public-private partnerships.
3. The example of the tourism sector and implications for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
4.The findings for drought risk and resilience in Africa.
5.The relevance of the new Global Risk Model and its key findings.
Part III: Open floor for questions, answers and discussion. (30 minutes)
Relevance of the Initiative:
Global Assessment Report provides evidence around disaster risk and disaster risk management.
Subject's link to post-2015:
Evidence base for consultations towards 2015 and new items (e.g. role of private sector and focus on availability of risk information) for HFA2.
Proposed new items in HFA2 for consideration:
- Make availability of and access to risk information by (households, communities, businesses, investors, academia, and local and national governments) a priority for countries and businesses.
- Invest in new public private partnerships for joint disaster loss accounting, risk assessment, and investment planning.
Other Information
2013 Global Assessment Report
The Pocket GAR (Executive Summary of the 2013 GAR)
Online version of the 2013 GAR
GAR data and case studies on the Tangible Earth (New application GAR for Tablet PCs (“the GifT”).
News items will be regularly published on the Global Platform homepage at:
https://www.preventionweb.net/globalplatform/2013/
Expected Outcomes
Global Platform participants are familiar with the main findings of the 2013 Global Assessment Report and its relevance for disaster risk reduction towards and beyond 2015.
Evidence for future consideration in HFA2 consultations.
