Key Features of the Symposium

  • 1. Align to global frameworks on DRR, sustainable development and climate change

  • 2. Understand key challenges in Sri Lanka and globally, including pandemics such as COVID 19

  • 3. Capacity building in Sri Lanka Disaster Risk Management sector

  • 4. Capture state of the art developments and recommendations for policy

  • 5. Launch of the Colombo 2020 DRR declaration

  • 6. Meeting of the Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP)
    A Science, Policy and Practice Nexus for Risk Analytics, Early Warning Systems and Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs):Perspectives from the Asian Countries. APP is a Partnership between Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for improving the preparedness and emergency response to disasters in Asia by strengthening humanitarian leadership and technical capacity of National Governments and Local Humanitarian Organizations so that they can lead and better engage in the humanitarian framework. List of countries involved are Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka (Main contact point – APP at ADPC, Thailand)

  • 7. An IOC-UNESCO meeting of ICG/IOTWMS Working Group 1:
    Tsunami Risk, Community Awareness and Preparedness (Main contact point: Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, UK)

  • 8. Panel discussion on integrating epidemic and pandemic preparedness into disaster risk reduction
    Launch of the Colombo 2020 DRR declaration - to promote the availability and application of research, science, and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

  • 9. Plenary Sessions

  • Plenary Session 1 - Science, Policy and Practice Nexus

    Science, Policy and Practice Nexus for Risk Analytics, Early Warning Systems and Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs): Perspectives from the Asian Countries. Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) and Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP)

  • Plenary Session 2 - Pandemic Preparedness & DRR

    Integrating epidemic and pandemic preparedness into disaster risk reduction. Universities of Huddersfield, Moratuwa and Colombo

  • Plenary Session 3 - Nature Based Solutions

    Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for a Resilient Future. Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)

  • Plenary Session 4 - Media and Communication

    Conference closing session

  • Final Plenary Session and Closing Ceremony

    Conference closing session

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