Establishment of APEC Emergency Preparedness. Working Group and its recent development

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1 Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe Latin American and Caribbean Economic System Sistema Econômico Latino-Americano e do Caribe Système Economique Latinoaméricain et Caribéen Establishment of APEC Emergency Preparedness. Working Group and its recent development Li Wei-Sen, Chair of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) EPWG Steering Committee Meeting on the Institutional Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa Panama City, Panama 13 and 14 December 2010 SP/RIALC-AA-RRD/Di N 17-10

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3 Establishment of APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group and its recent development Presented by Wei-Sen Li (Chair of APEC EPWG Steering Committee) Meeting on the Institutional Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, Panama City, Dec 14, 2010

4 APEC Member Economies 2 APEC Official Observers Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) 2007 APEC Secretariat

5 APEC region a high disaster prone area Earthquake,, China 2008 Landslide, Indonesia Flood, Philippines 2009 Typhoon, Chinese Taipei 2009 Debris flow, China 2010

6 Global major natural disasters in 2009 six in APEC economies 4 APEC member economies Source: UN/ISDR, 2010

7 What is EPWG in APEC? 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami ~2009 TFEP period Emergency Preparedness Working Group was known as Task Force for Emergency Preparedness (TFEP) in APEC In response to 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, 18 members attended the meeting of the TFEP, Bali, Indonesia, 2-3 April 2005 TFEP was established by Senior Officials in 2005 to coordinate and facilitate emergency and disaster preparedness and response within APEC. no involvement of emergency relief

8 From TFEP to EPWG On February 23, 2010, in Hiroshima, Japan the First Senior Officials Meeting, the Task Force was approved to be upgraded to a permanent working group. On 2 June 2010 in Sapporo, Japan During the second meeting of the SOM Steering Committee on ECOTECH (SCE), the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG) and the co chairmanship of Australia and Indonesia until end of 2011 was officially endorsed. 6 The only Forum that was supported to upgrade to permanent working group in APEC in last three years.

9 Rationale for an Emergency Preparedness Working Group Upgrading the TFEP to a Working Group would: enable the group to adopt a longer term focus, consistent with the APEC Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia Pacific Region and proposed multi year capacitybuilding initiatives; reflect the ongoing interest of Leaders/Ministers; 7 recognise that the frequency and intensity of disasters will continue to increase.

10 Major floods per decade, There s a consistent 50 year upward trend in every region except Oceania.

11 APEC s Structure Copyright APEC 2010 APEC Secretariat.

12 Organization of APEC EPWG Co Chairs Mr. Tabrani (Indonesia) Mr. Alan Sweetman (Australia) Program Director of APEC Secretariat Mr. Luis Enrique VERTIZ Steering Committee Chair: Mr. Wei Sen Li (Chinese Taipei) Members: China, Japan, Canada, Peru, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, United States and Vietnam by voluntariness Members All 21 APEC member economies 10

13 APEC as a meeting forum and its features Non biding Consensus Member driven Project oriented 11

14 EPWG Mandate 12 To build the capacity of APEC economies to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters; To improve coordination and cooperation on emergency and disaster preparedness efforts within APEC. The EPWG along with the health (HWG) and counter terrorism (CCTF) working groups is an important part of APEC s human security agenda to protect business, trade and economic growth from disruptions.

15 EPWG Priorities in 2011 Business and community resilience Public private partnerships Disaster risk reduction Cooperation and coordination with regional and international stakeholders Preparations for the recovery phase 13

16 Steering Committee Steering Committee is accordingly established to: assist to advance the Working Groups' mandate and work plans assess APEC projects and their implementation. consider developing a virtual advisory group or network and exploring the possible membership of regional organizations and institutions reinvigorate the electronic outreach activities including by: improving the effectiveness and content of the APEC website issuing an electronic newsletter 14

17 2010 Projects of EPWG 15 Recovery workshop Forest Fire workshop RVA workshop 1. The 4th Emergency Management CEO's Forum (2010, Japan) 2. Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Business Resilience Workshop (2010, Thailand and Australia) 3. Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Disaster Recovery (2010, China) 4. Multi Cooperation for Prevention of Forest Fires in APEC Region (2010, Russia) 5. APEC Workshop on Hazard Mapping and Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (2010, US)

18 APEC Strategy on DRR Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in APEC Region Proposed by Peru and endorsed in 2008 APEC should develop actions that are complement the to Hyogo Framework for Action APEC should also collaborate, as appropriate, with other international organizations that can support its projects 16

19 EPWG Planned Activities in 2011 International Disaster Management Course (Singapore, March 2011) 5th APEC Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (United States, 2011) focus on public private partnerships, business resilience, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business continuity Workshop on School Earthquake Safety in APEC Economies: Reducing Risk and Improving Preparedness (United States, May 2011) 17

20 EPWG continues carrying out (1/2) 18 Continue to explore opportunities to undertake projects and activities to foster PPP collaboration Consider the development of a regional Emergency Management Handbook Explore collaboration with the APEC Climate Centre to develop an extreme climate prediction system for emergency management planning Investigate the possibility of a workshop for 2011 on issues of volunteers during emergency management Support the implementation by APEC members of the Strategy

21 EPWG continues carrying out (2/2) 19 Improve the Group s outreach and communications the Group s website; electronic newsletter; possibly creating a virtual network with prominent disaster management and emergency preparedness institutes Collaborate further with other APEC fora logistics/supply chain recovery following a large scale disaster the economic benefits of risk reduction for SMEs climate change and disasters gender integration in disaster management structural and non structural measures associated with DRR food security on preparedness, reduction and recovery

22 Targets of EPWG website 20 An integrated information platform for disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, and disaster management To share valuable knowledge, experience and technology To enhance communications and linkages among APEC and regional institutes To enable the region to better prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters To facilitate real time update of current issues and future research and development in disaster preparedness To formulate a knowledge based data sharing center To empower long term capacity building in APEC region

23 Major Functions of EPWG Website 21

24 Asia Pacific regional organizational chart 22

25 As extreme events become more frequent ~600 mm/6hr Urban flood 23 Landslide

26 In APEC, we emphasize on practical applications Risk map in community Past events: locations and types Infrastructures and facilities Past events: Range of impact People in need in community Shelters Brook on-site survey Past events People in need Shelters, utilities 24 Risk factors Spots exposed to potential risk Earth Retaining Wall Pictures

27 Thank you!