Parallel Session 5. Early Warning, Early Action to Leave No One Behind
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sun Sep 22, 2019
Lower Level - L1.04
Description
It is often the poorest and most vulnerable who suffer the greatest from extreme weather events in a changing climate. Evidence shows that when people have access to effective early warning systems, negative impacts rapidly decrease.
This session will adapt a critical yet solutions-oriented dialogue on forecasting and anticipatory action, with particular focus on innovative tools such as Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in connection to disaster prevention.
Lead organisations: WFP, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, IFRC
Co-hosting organisations: DFID, FAO, GCRF, GNDR, Google, GRAID at SRC, Huairou Commission, ICCCAD/LUCCC, ISO, Mercy Corps, NASA, ODI, SDI, UNCTAD, UNDRR, Zurich Insurance
Moderator
Erin Coughlan de Perez
Manager, Climate Science Team,
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Speakers
Francis Bouchard
Group Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability,
Zurich Insurance Group
Gernot Laganda
Chief of Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction,
WFP
Dinee Tamang
Resilience MERL and Technology Advisor,
Mercy Corps Nepal
Josephine Castillo
National Coordinator, Philippines,
DAMPA Philippines
Sylvie Wabbes Candotti
Resilience Advisor,
FAO
Bijay Kumar
Executive Director,
GNDR (Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction)
Roxanne Mårback
Shack Dwellers International
Mark Pelling
Challenge Leader, Resilience to Environmental Shocks and Change Portfolio,
Global Challenges Research Fund
Emily Wilkinson
ODI
Ruha Devanesan
Crisis Response Strategic Partnerships,
Google
Andrew Kruczkiewicz
Senior Staff Researcher,
Columbia University
Stephanie Speck
Chief of Communications, Advocacy and Knowledge Management,
UNDRR
Shanna Mcclain
Director of Research and Analysis, NASA Earth Science Division,
NASA
Jack Kaye
Associate Director for Research ,
NASA Earth Science Division
