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Side Events

Hour-long side events take place each day during the lunch break and address a variety of themes and issues. Recognition goes to the side event organizers for their partnership-building through joint organization of these events.

Tuesday 21 May

Time	Room	Session
13:00 to 13:55	C-CCV	Benefits of Climate Services for Managing Disaster Risk for Sustainable Growth
13:00 to 13:55	Room 13	Business Continuity for Resilient Jobs
13:00 to 13:55	Room 18	Tracking International Financing for Disaster Risk Management
13:00 to 14:00	A-CCV	Adaptive approaches to reduce flood risk: examples from the Netherlands and Vietnam
13:00 to 14:30	Room 4	What binds us – civil society’s view on building resilient communities
14:00 to 14:55	Room 13	Sharing Experiences on Safer School Initiatives around the World
14:00 to 14:55	Room 7+8	Using each other’s strengths: How can institutions, military and civil, partner effectively to contribute to the HFA2?
14:00 to 14:55	C-CCV	Building Safer and Resilient Cities and Settlements
14:00 to 14:55	Room 18	Economics of Disaster Risk Reduction: Promoting sustainable development through DRR investments
14:00 to 14:55	Room 3	Views from the Frontline (VFL)- Civil society perspectives on a post – 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction

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Wednesday 22 May

Time	Room	Session
13:00 to 13:55	Room 14	Engaging Indigenous Peoples in Disaster Risk Reduction
13:00 to 13:55	Room 7+8	Disability inclusiveness: Widening the participation of persons with disabilities in the post-2015 framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
13:00 to 13:55	Room 5	Disaster Risk Reduction: Government to Governance
13:00 to 13:55	Room 6	Building Community Resilience in a changing climate
14:00 to 14:55	A-CCV	READY-TO-USE-DATA - Getting risk information to where it is needed
14:00 to 14:55	C-CCV	Ecosystems, resilience and DRR: presenting evidence
14:00 to 14:55	Room 13	The Insurance Industry: Sustainable Solutions to Disaster Risk
14:00 to 14:55	Room 18	EU Disaster Management: New Tools for Policy Making
14:00 to 14:55	Room 7+8	Tackling the role of governments, private sector and civil society organizations in fostering comprehensive Risk and Disaster Management

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Thursday 23 May

Time	Room	Session
13:00 to 13:55	Room 5	To act closer to people needs and in real-time for flood forecasting
13:00 to 13:55	Room 6	The role of public awareness and education in building community resilience
13:00 to 13:55	Room 13	Animals: build community resilience with innovative solutions
13:00 to 13:55	Room 7+8	Safer hospitals – essential priorities for disaster risk management and community resilience
14:00 to 14:55	Room 14	Joint Disaster Management, Risk Assessment and Preparedness in the Danube Macro-region (SEERISK)
14:00 to 14:55	Room 18	Food security in Africa
14:00 to 14:55	A-CCV	Reducing Disaster Risk of Environmental Emergencies
14:00 to 14:55	C-CCV	Lessons on Recovery from Mega-Disasters

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