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The Kyoto Meetings of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

May 7, 2010
Japanese

  1. The 8th Consultative Group (CG) Meeting of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) will be held on May 17 (Mon) in Kyoto, jointly hosted by the Government of Japan and the World Bank. Mr. Hiroki Owaki, Deputy-Director General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, will co-chair the meeting along with the World Bank.

  2. Twenty-five donor governments and international organizations, including the Government of Japan, will participate in this meeting. High-level government officials in charge of disaster risk reduction policies from Haiti, Senegal, and Vietnam will be invited as representatives from developing countries. During the meeting, in order to accelerate the implementation of the “Hyogo Framework for Action” and the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction into development policies, discussions will take place regarding the recent and future cooperations to developing countries through the Facility.

  3. On this occasion, the Policy Forum will be held on May 18 and jointly hosted by Kyoto University GCOE-HSE and GFDRR, and the International Training Seminar to be held on May 20 and 21 in Shizuoka Prefecture, both of which will provide opportunities for the participants to learn Japan’s knowledge regarding disaster risk reduction.

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  1. The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
    This facility was launched by the World Bank in September 2006 to reduce disaster risks and to promote post-disasters recovery in low- and middle-income countries, who are vulnerable to natural disasters, by supporting their efforts toward the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

  2. Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015
    This framework was adopted at the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction hosted by Japan in January 2005 in Kobe, to serve as action guidelines gathering the priority issues for disaster risk reduction activities by the international community towards the year 2015.
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