1. Report by Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator
Presentation 2-7
Report by Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator
COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS
Sixteenth Session Guangzhou, China, 23 to 29 November 2016

2. Sendai Framework: Monitoring progress / targets and indicators
Through its four Priorities for Action, the Sendai Framework articulates:
The need for improved understanding of disaster risk in all its dimensions of exposure, vulnerability and hazard characteristics;
The strengthening of disaster risk governance, including national, regional and global platforms for DRR as mechanisms for coherence across agendas, monitoring and periodic reviews as well as accountability for disaster risk management;
Investing in DRR for resilience including risk-informed donor policies and programmes and financial support and loans from international financial institutions; and,
Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, including improved resilience of health infrastructure, cultural heritage and workplaces.
The Sendai Framework builds on the Hyogo Framework for Action by putting emphasis on prevention of new risks in course of development.
It calls for coherence in policies and programmes across sustainable development, environment and climate to ensure the reduction of disaster risk.
It also calls for international cooperation mechanisms and practices to mobilize funding, especially for developing countries.
And there is a strong call to ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction in the sustainable development strategy of the UN thereby complementing the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Warsaw Mechanism.
It has four priorities for action…

3. Sendai Framework: Monitoring progress / targets and indicators
Priority for Action 4: WMO can make significant contributions to implementation of Sendai Framework is under the fourth Priority for Action. - Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, including improved resilience of health infrastructure, cultural heritage and workplaces.
The four components of MHEWSs are:
Analyses and assessment of risks involved;
Detection, monitoring, analysis and forecasting the hazards;
Dissemination and communication of timely, accurate, actionable, inclusive and authoritative warnings; and,
Preparedness and response capabilities.
The second component of MHEWS is supported by the WMO Global Data-Processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS). It involves three World Meteorological Centres and 40 Regional Centres, including Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres, Regional Climate Centres and Regional Drought Management Centres.

4. Sendai Framework: Monitoring progress / targets and indicators
Expected outcome of the Sendai Framework:  substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses of lives, livelihood, health and assets
Goal:  Prevent new and reduce existing risk and thus strengthen resilience
7 global targets:  Target g) Substantially increase the availability of and access to MHEWS and disaster risk information and assessments to the people by 2030
Even though the Sendai Framework is voluntary, more than 180 nations have signed up to it and a great deal of work is being undertaken on the indicators that will measure the success or failure of the agreement.
The expected outcome of the Sendai Framework is a substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses of lives, livelihood, health and assets and ultimately, strengthen resilience.
The Framework has 7 global targets and of those, target g) Substantially increase the availability of and access to MHEWS and disaster risk information and assessments to the people by 2030 is the one that is of most relevance to WMO and its Members.
However, it begs the question as to how we are going to measure and monitor progress on these targets and indicators have now been developed for each of the global one and will be ratified by the UN in the New Year.

5. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030 – Congress 17 outcomes
Noted the need:
Assist Members in implementing the Sendai Framework through provision of guidance, capacity-building and facilitating implementation of projects at national level,
For holistic and integrated multi-hazard approach to EWS as a strategy to streamline such systems, to apply lessons learned from their operations, and to contribute effectively to disaster risk reduction
Congress 17 noted the outcomes of Sendai and noted the requirement to assist Members in implementing the Sendai Framework through provision of guidance, capacity-building and facilitating implementation of projects at the national level
It also noted the need for a holistic and integrated multi-hazard approach to EWS as a strategy to streamline such systems, to apply lessons learned from their operations, and to contribute effectively to disaster risk reduction.
The way the Secretariat has gone about addressing this is with the DRR Roadmap.

6. DRR Roadmap: Key aspects
Provides a framework for WMO Members to enhance NMHSs’ contributions to national DRR efforts;
Provides a mechanism to enhance programmatic coordination and collaboration in respect of DRR;
References developments in capability such as impact-based forecasting and risk- informed warnings of multiple hazards; and,
Identifies opportunities (tactical & strategic) to enhance the role of hydrometeorology (including NMHSs and WMO ) in global and regional DRR
Articulates how NMHSs can contribute to increasing the resilience of communities, nations, regions, and globally through a coordinated WMO-wide plan of action for DRR.
Aligns with the seven WMO priority areas in its Strategic Plan
Draft WMO DRR Roadmap is available on DRR Programme website (
The Key aspects of the Roadmap are that it ….

7. DRR FP RA-TC-TP Meeting (3-5 November 2015 in Geneva) Key Outcomes
The DRR FP RA-TC-TP will be one of main governance mechanisms for DRR Programme and serve as mechanism for inter-commission/-programme coordination and engagement for implementation of WMO DRR Roadmap & Work Plan
DRR FP RA-TC-TP will seek direction from and provide recommendations to EC WG on DRR
FP RA-TC-TP would ensure coordination within and across RAs, TCs, and TPs as well as related WMO initiatives (such as WIGOS and WIS);
The four UI-EAGs (now renamed Working Groups) will serve as a user interface mechanism that will develop user requirements and advice to the relevant DRR activities and projects of WMO and report to the EC WG DRR;
Meeting recommended that PRA and PTC provide guidance to work of DRR FP RA-TC-TP;
Summary report of the 2015 Meeting of the DRR Focal Points of RAs, TCs and TPs (DRR FP RA-TC-TP)
The main discussion was centred around four topics:
The DRR FP RA-TC-TP as one of the main governance mechanisms for the DRR Programme (incl. Recommendations for inter- & intra-commission/-programme engagement to implement WMO DRR Roadmap & Work Plan );
Nature and role of the UI-EAGs as a DRR Programme implementation mechanism. These Groups have now been renamed Working Groups;
Discussion on the WMO DRR Roadmap & Work Plan including milestones & deliverables (per thematic area / pillar) such as identifiers for cataloguing of extreme weather, water, climate, space weather events, a Southeast Europe Early Warning Platform, IN-MHEWS and IC-MHEWS; and,
Monitoring and reporting to WMO constituent bodies and governing mechanisms (EC and Cg).
It should be noted that EC-68 overturned the proposal for the User Interface Platform Working Groups to report to the DRR FP RA-TC-TP and instead decided that they should report to the EC WG DRR. Unfortunately, this is likely to limit their effectiveness, since there is no budget for the EC WG DRR to meet.

8. WMO Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Governance and Implementation Mechanisms
Congress
Strategic direction
Implements decisions of Congress, coordinates the programmes, examines the utilization of budgetary resources, considers and takes action on recommendations of regional associations (RAs) and technical commissions (TCs) and guides their work programmes. Operational oversight, guidance on implementation of the DRR Programme
Executive Council (EC)
DRR FP RA-TC-TP
DRR Focal Points of RAs, TCs & TPs
Coordination with RAs, TCs, and technial programmes (TPs) and specific
DRR Programme governance
User-Interface Working Groups
(UI-WGs)
Ad-hoc Task Teams (TTs)
Secretariat: DRR Services Division, Steering Committee on Disaster Reduction, internal TTs, etc.
EC WG DRR
EC Working Group on DRR
PTC/PRA
Presidents of TCs and RAs
WG – HRA
Expert Advisory Group on Hazard and Risk Analysis
WG – MHEWS
Expert Advisory Group on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems
WG – HUM (currently same as CBS (PWS/DPFS) Task Team on the Provision of Operational Meteorological Assistance to Humanitarian Agencies
WG – DRF
Expert Advisory Group on Disaster Risk Financing
Note the «undesirable» location of the DRR FP RA-TC-TP in relation to the Working Groups.

9. Resolution 9 (Cg-17) Identifiers for Cataloguing Extreme Weather, Water and Climate Events
Congress 17 through its Resolution 9 decided to standardize characterization and cataloguing of, and assignment of unique identifiers to, extreme events is key cross-cutting issue for supporting implementation of Sendai Framework, Paris Agreement and SDGs.
Will position NMHSs to play crucial role in their country's efforts to monitor and report on their progress towards achieving expected outcome of Sendai Framework and target 11.5 of SDGs, as well as systematically documenting Loss and Damage under UNFCCC Warsaw Mechanism.
Several TCs are individually working on hazard cataloguing for specific hazards (e.g. CCl, CAgM).
CBS is requested to make a proposal to EC on standardized identifiers for cataloguing hazardous events
CBS MG recommended to EC-68 to establish an Inter-Commission Task Team to address Resolution 9 of Cg-17
The Resolution 9 (Cg-17) decision to standardize the characterization and cataloguing of, and assignment of unique identifiers to, extreme events is a key cross-cutting issue for supporting implementation of the Sendai Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the SDGs. As the Cg-17 decision notes, greater standardization in these areas will position NMHSs to play a crucial role in their country's efforts to monitor and report on their progress towards achieving the expected outcome of the Sendai Framework and target 11.5 of the SDGs, as well as systematically documenting Loss and Damage under the UNFCCC Warsaw Mechanism.

10. International Activities related to MHEWS
International Network for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (IN-MHEWS)
Multi-stakeholder partnership to faciliate sharing of expertise and good practice in MHEWS
Multi-hazard Early Warning Conference
Identify effective strategies and actions needed to promote and strengthen MHEWS in alignment with the Sendai Framework
To be held in conjunction with UNISDR Global Platform May Cancun, Mexico
In line with the Sendai Framework and building upon the WMO community’s considerable capacities that contribute to multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWSs), WMO is playing a key role in developing and promoting the International Network for MHEWSs (IN-MHEWS) as well as in the conduct of a MHEW Conference planned for May IN-MHEWS is a multi-stakeholder partnership that will facilitate the sharing of expertise and good practice in strengthening MHEWSs as a national strategy for DRR, climate change adaptation and building resilience.

11. Thank you
Merci
Michel Jean