AGENDA for IASC SWG on Preparedness
28-30June 2011
DAY 1, Tuesday, 28June 2011 (UNICEF ground floor conference room):
10:00-18:00 Review of draft Early Warning – Early Action Report
Action Points:
-Revision/approval of document to be submitted to the IASC Secretariat.
-Implications of the suspension of Emergency Directors Meeting on future EWEA Reports.
DAY 2, Wednesday, 29June 2011 (UN Palais des Nations, Room XV, near door 11):
09:00-10:30Brief summary of agency developments – Chatham HouseRules
10:30-11:00Publication on success stories in inter-agency preparedness and debriefing on the SWG side-event at the Global Platform on DRR– Amy Horton, WFP
11:00-11:15COFFEE BREAK
11:15-12:305-country initiative in strengthening national preparedness – Michel Le Pechoux, UNICEFMaxx Dilley, UNDP
12:30-14:00LUNCH BREAK
14:00-14:45Inter-agency capacity to support emergency simulationsand trainings –Fred Spielberg, UNICEFIan Clarke, UNSIC
14:45-15:30Preparedness tracker/repository – Ian Clarke, UNSIC
15:30-15:45COFFEE BREAK
15:45-16:30Thematic discussion on prioritizing investments in preparedness through country classification: presentation of OCHA Global Focus Model and discussion on agency methodologies – Anton Santanen, OCHA
16:30-16:45Update on HEWS– Amy Horton, WFP
16:45-17:00Any Other Business
18:00-Informal dinner and drinks (venue tba)
DAY 3, Thursday30 June 2011 (UN Palais des Nations, Room XV, near door 11):
SWG Retreat: Evolution of agency-specific emergency preparedness work and possible implications for the future work of the SWG
09:00-09:30 Introduction, setting the scene and objectives of the retreat
09:30-10:40Evolution of emergency preparedness work, part I - Presentations by
-WFP: From contingency planning to readiness
-UNICEF:Emergency risk informed programming
-IFRC: Recent developments and approaches in emergency preparedness
10:40-11:15Evolution of emergency preparedness work, part II – Presentations by
-OCHA:Policy Instruction on OCHA’s role in Preparedness
-World Vision International:Evolution of WVI emergency preparedness work
11:15-11:30COFFEE BREAK
11:30-13:00Inter-agency preparedness efforts - Presentations by:
-UNDP & World Bank: Presentation of IASC Principals Discussion on Building National Capacities for Preparedness
-FAO: Task Team on Funding for Preparedness and its linkages to the 5-country initiative of the SWG
-UNSIC: Towards a Safer World
13:00-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-17:00Discussion on current functioning and future direction of the SWG
-How should these evolutions influence the inter-agency processes, including the 2011 and 2012 work plans of the SWG?
-SWG Terms of Reference, mandate, format, frequency of meetings, membership.