DPIDG, through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), co-organized a four-day training workshop with UNDRR and UNITAR on "Strengthening the Capacities of Asia-Pacific Local Authorities to Build Resilient Societies through Disaster Risk Reduction in Sustainable Development Strategies" from 4-7 June 2019 in Jeju, Republic of Korea. 25 participants attended the workshop and they are primarily from local governments in target countries such as Lao PDR, Bangladesh, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Nepal. National government representatives from Ministries of Environment and Planning also participated as well as three civil society representatives, such as the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO). 

 

The workshop focused on strengthening policy coherence between national to local implementation of the SDGs and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction to further underscore that these agendas are integrated and self-reinforcing as well. Country representatives, such as from the NEDA – the SDG focal point of the Philippines, noted one of key challenges they face is the need to align a variety of national planning and development strategies with a web of similar development strategies at provincial and local levels, where these strategies all need to be coordinated and made coherent to integrate resilience and SDGs from national to local levels. 

 

Participants also highlighted the importance of better targeting and engaging vulnerable groups in resilience and sustainable development efforts, where women were identified as the most vulnerable group in disaster contexts. For example - Nepal noted that "Women are the most vulnerable group, especially to natural disasters. Women have very limited access to assets - physical, technological, financial capital such as land credits, decision-making bodies, technology, agriculture inputs...". The training included a special session on better engaging stakeholders such as Women for more inclusive SDG implementation and services delivery, especially in disaster planning and response contexts.

 

Dynamic exercises, group dialogue, and working group sessions were organized to strengthen practical learning and shape participant mindsets on coordination, communication and collaboration. Concepts such as risk-informed, evidence-based and data-driven planning and policymaking were especially reinforced. The organizers look forward to replicating the training through future events and activities.
 

Date	Time	Program (tentative)		Note
June 04 (Tuesday)	UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC opening
	08:50~09:00		Registration
	09:00~10:10		Opening ceremony Welcome remarks, UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC Introductory remarks, UNITAR Hiroshima Office Introductory remarks, UN Office for DRR ONEA-GETI Introductory remarks, UN DESA Official photo Roundtable introduction of participants & Resource Persons
	10:10~10:30		Coffee Break
	Module 1│Introducing Concepts and Current Trends
	10:30~11:40		[Session 1] Workshop Overview and Presentation: The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and its linkages with 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Ms. Ana Thorlund, UNDRR ONEA-GETI
	11:40~13:20		Lunch & Visit to International Peace Center
	Module 2│ Applying Making Cities Resilient Campaign Tools
	13:20~14:00		[Session 2] Introducing Current Trends in Urban Risk Reduction and the Making Cities Resilient Campaign Ms. Ana Thorlund, UNDRR ONEA-GETI
	14:00~15:00		[Session 3] Applying the Making Cities Resilient Campaign Tools for Assessment and Diagnosis. Ms Ana Thorlund, UNDRR ONEA-GETI The Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities (Scorecard) Group Exercise: Applying the Scorecard Essentials 1-5
	15:00~15:10		Coffee break
	15:10~18:00		The Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities (Scorecard) Group Exercise: Applying the Scorecard Essentials 6-10 Presenting Group Work Outcomes Presentation: Songpa experience in applying the Scorecard
	18:00~20:00		Welcome dinner hosted by UNITAR CIFAL Jeju/JITC
	20:00~		Back to hotel

Date	Time	Program (tentative)	Note
June 05 (Wednesday)	09:00~09:10	Report of day 1
	Module 3│ Developing a Local DRR Strategy in line with the SDGs
	09:10~11:00	[Session 4] Strengthening National to Local Public Governance and Inclusive Institutions for Resilience  Sara Castro-Hallgren, Programme Expert, Project Office on Governance, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA   Lesson’s Learned from Women’s Leadership Programme in Tsunami-based DRR Junko Shimazu, UNITAR Hiroshima Office Group discussion on stakeholder engagement for effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at local level
	11:00~11:20	Coffee break
	11:20~11:50	[Session 5-1] Disaster Risk Reduction in Schools and Community Sudhir Bhatnagar (India), Best Practice Award Winner
	11:50~13:20	Lunch
	13:20~14:20	[Session 5-2] Experience from Recovery Project of Korea Disaster Relief Team(KDRT) Seo Dongsung, KOICA
	14:20~15:50	[Session 6] Developing and Implementing a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy  Ana Thorlund, UNDRR ONEA-GETI Introduction of Disaster Reduction Policies of Incheon City Ms Nina (Seon-Joo) Kang, Deputy Director, Incheon Metropolitan City Group discussion: Unpacking the 10 key elements of a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
	15:50~16:10	Coffee break
	16:10~18:00	Developing and Implementing a Local Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy Ana Thorlund, UNDRR ONEA-GETI Group Exercise: to develop draft version of Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plan (Essentials 1- 10) Group reports
	18:00~	Back to hotel

Date	Time	Program (tentative)	Note
June 06 (Thursday)	09:00~09:10	Report of Day 2
	Module 4 │Implementation for resilient societies
	09:10~10:30	[Session 7] Leveraging Innovations for DRR – A focus on open data, citizen science and digital government for resilience Chae Gun Chung, Head of UN Project Office on Governance, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA Sara Castro-Hallgren, Programme Expert, UN DESA
	10:30~10:40	Coffee break
	10:40~11:00	[Session 8] Prevention-focused DRR Education for Making Safe Schools in Korea Sung Dai Kim, Deputy Director, MOIS
	11:00~12:00	Case study presentation part I (by selected participants)
	12:00~13:20	Lunch
	13:20~14:00	Case study presentation part II (by selected participants)
	14:00~14:20	Coffee break
	14:20~15:40	[Session 9] From Theory to Implementation Nigel Gan, UNITAR Hiroshima Office
	Module 5 │ Setting indicators for monitoring and evaluation
	15:40-17:00	[Session 10] Setting Indicators for Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plan Monitoring, Evaluation and Follow Up: Presentation, group work and group report Ana Thorlund, UNDRR ONEA-GETI
	17:00-17:30	Evaluation of Training
	17:30-18:00	Closing Closing Remarks Certificates
	18:00~	Back to hotel

Date	Time	Program (tentative) – Site Visit	Note
June 7 (Friday)	09:45	Departure from the Hotel
	10:00~10:40	National Institute of Meteorological Sciences
	11:00~11:40	Beobhwan Pogu(port)
	12:00~13:20	Lunch
	14:00~15:30	Songak Mountain Trail
	16:00~17:00	O’sulloc Tea Museum
	17:00 ~	Back to hotel and dinner