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The Fifth Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) met for its last day in Cancún, Mexico, on Friday, 26 May 2017. In the morning, delegates convened in a plenary session to consider the Sendai Framework monitoring. During the session, panelists highlighted issues related to incorporation of national statistics and geo-information into local level plans; the need for countries to include disaster displacement data while implementing the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030; and the importance of integrating DRR principles in curricula to help communities create longer-term DRR and risk management plans. Shortly after the plenary, delegates broke into three parallel working sessions and discussed cultural heritage and indigenous knowledge; land use and spatial planning; and health and DRR. In the early afternoon, they reconvened in a plenary session to discuss coherence among the Paris Agreement on climate change, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Sendai Framework. Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), highlighted the enormous human and economic costs related to climate change induced disasters, and stressed that integrating climate action and DRR can transform current development realities. Other panelists shared national experiences in integrating policies to address development, climate change and disaster risk; called for a greater focus on humanitarian disasters; and drew attention to actions such as dredging rivers to enhance capacity for glacial melt and prevent flooding which illustrates addressing both climate change impacts and disaster reduction. Robert Glasser, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNISDR, underlined the fundamental role of stakeholder inclusion, and called for coherence among national governments, local communities, the private sector, donor partners, and within the UN system. He underscored the importance of political will and strong leadership to ensure preparedness for multiple disasters at the national level. During the closing ceremony, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Minister of Interior, Mexico, conveyed key actions from the Chairs’ Summary including creating and implementing strategic methodologies for information management on risks and threats; strengthening institutional coordination and collaboration, from the community level to multilateral agreements; and promoting an enabling environment for development of public private partnerships. Glasser encouraged delegates to consider DRR as a set of tools to overcome painful events, plan for the future, and step outside established silos. Kirsi Madi, Director, UNISDR, closed the meeting at 5:43 pm. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports in English and Spanish, daily web coverage, and daily Earth Negotiations Videos (ENV) from the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. In addition, IISD Reporting Services published a summary report of the meeting in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page . Plenary - Sendai Framework Monitoring (L-R) Peter Felten, Federal Foreign Office, Germany; Rohan Richards, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Jamaica; Marcus Oxley, Executive Director, Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction, UK; Robert Glasser, SRSG for DRR and Head of UNISDR; Luis Felipe Puente Espinosa, Secretaría de Gobernación, Mexico; Marc Gordon, UNISDR; Paloma Merodio Gómez, Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografía Mexico (INEGI); and Natalia Kanem, Assistant Secretary-General, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Marcus Oxley, Executive Director, Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction, UK Robert Glasser, SRSG for DRR and Head of UNISDR Peter Felten, Federal Foreign Office, Germany Natalia Kanem, Assistant Secretary-General, UNFPA Rohan Richards, Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Jamaica Paloma Merodio Gómez, INEGI Luis Felipe Puente Espinosa, Secretaría de Gobernación, Mexico A participant asks a question to the panel Participants listen to panelists A slide from Paloma Merodio Gómez’s presentation Interpretation for hearing impaired participants Participants during the session Working Session - Health and Disaster Risk Reduction Panel speakers for the session Chadia Wannous, UNISDR Session Co-Chair Supamit Chunsuttiwat, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand Session Co-Chair Aida Zabal Laruda, Tolosa Federation of Senior Citizens Organization, the Philippines Cristina Romanelli, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Alex Camacho, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Felipe Cruz Vega, Mexican Social Security Institute William Karesh, EcoHealth Alliance, US Tadanori Inomata, Center for International Collaborative Research Institute, Japan A participant during the session Timothy Bouley, World Bank Working Session - Cultural Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge (L-R) Todd Kuiack, Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Canada; Lara Steil, Brazilian National Center for Prevention and Combat of Forest Fires, PREVFOGO; Gianluca Silvestrini, Executive Secretary, EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement, Council of Europe; Session Co-Chair Ana Lucy Bengochea, Community Leader, Garifuna, Honduras; Session Co-Chair Kiren Rijiju, State Minister for Home Affairs, India; Nuria Sanz, UNESCO, Mexico; and Simon Lambert, Indigenous Maori, University of Saskatchewan Gianluca Silvestrini, Executive Secretary, EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement, Council of Europe Nuria Sanz, UNESCO, Mexico A participant asks a question to the panel Simon Lambert, Indigenous Maori, University of Saskatchewan Participants during the session Working Session - Promoting Land Use and Spatial Planning for DRR (L-R) Roberto Moris, National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disasters Management, Chile; Miho Ohara, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Japan; Session Co-Chair Rolando Ocampo Alcántar, Mexican National Institute of Statistic and Geography (INEGI); Session Co-Chair Dan Lewis, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT); and Ebru Gencer, Executive Director, Center for Urban Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CUDRR+R) Session Co-Chair Dan Lewis, UN-HABITAT Roberto Moris, National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disasters Management, Chile Ebru Gencer, Executive Director, CUDRR+R Session Co-Chair Rolando Ocampo Alcántar, INEGI Participants listen to panelists Plenary - Coherence between the Sendai Framework, the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (L-R) Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany; Patricia Espinosa, Executive Director, UNFCCC; Robert Glasser, SRSG and Head of UNISDR; Session Co-Chair Manuel Bessler, Head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, Switzerland; Session Co-Chair Willem Rampangilei, Minister, National Disaster Management Authority, Indonesia; Session Co-Chair Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of Iqaluit, Canada; Meleti Bainimarama, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management, Fiji; and Saber Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Bangladesh Session Co-Chair Manuel Bessler, Head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, Switzerland Session Co-Chair Madeleine Redfern, Mayor of Iqaluit, Canada Patricia Espinosa, Executive Director, UNFCCC Meleti Bainimarama, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management, Fiji Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Saber Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Bangladesh Participants during the session Closing Ceremony A view of the room while participants watch a video with highlights from the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Robert Glasser, SRSG for DRR and Head of UNISDR Manuel Bessler, Vice-Director, Delegate for Humanitarian Aid, Switzerland Moderator Kirsi Madi, UNISDR Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, Minister of Interior, Mexico Participants listen to a mariachi band the end of the meeting Around the Venue Parallel events took place at the Ignite stage The media at the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Fifth Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) met for a second day in Cancún, Mexico on Thursday, 25 May 2017. In the morning, delegates convened in a plenary session to consider national and local DRR strategies. They heard from local and national level experts and practitioners, with many delegates calling: to prioritize the role of women in reducing disaster risk; to ensure a people-centered approach to the design of DRR strategies rather than an infrastructure-centered one; and for greater inclusivity in the creation of local and national DRR strategies. Shortly after the plenary, delegates broke into three parallel working sessions and discussed science and technology, local authorities and community resilience. In the afternoon, they met in a plenary session under the banner “Reducing Vulnerability of Countries in Special Situations,” with panelists calling for implementing the Sendai Framework whilst taking advantage of opportunities presented by the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. They also shared experiences from least developed and landlocked countries in recovery and reconstruction efforts; stressed the need for education and public awareness in Small Island Developing States to ensure better disaster preparedness; and highlighted the importance of national disaster risk frameworks to meet the goals set out in the Sendai Framework. Thereafter, delegates convened in three parallel working sessions on DRR governance, ecosystem protection, management and resilient agriculture, and inclusive and people-centered DRR. Side events were held over the lunch break. In the evening, delegates attended the Sasakawa Award Ceremony, after which they were treated to a reception hosted by the state of Quintana Roo. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports in English and Spanish, daily web coverage, and daily Earth Negotiations Videos (ENV) from the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. In addition, IISD Reporting Services published a summary report of the meeting in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page . Plenary - National and Local DRR Strategies Pave the Way for Action by All (L-R) Kathy Oldham, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, UK; Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management; Ricardo Mena, UNISDR; Session Co-Chair Joaquín Roa, Minister for National Emergencies, Paraguay; Session Moderator Shri Kiren Rijiju, State Minister, India; Session Co-Chair Denisse Ugalde Alegría, Mayor of Tlalnepantla, Mexico; and Melchior Mataki, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Solomon Islands Session Co-Chair Denisse Ugalde Alegría, Mayor of Tlalnepantla, Mexico Session Co-Chair Joaquín Roa, Minister for National Emergencies, Paraguay Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Melchior Mataki, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Solomon Islands Kathy Oldham, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, UK Session Moderator Shri Kiren Rijiju, State Minister, India Participants share experiences and ask the panelists questions Working Session - Accelerating Efforts in Building Community Resilience to Disasters (L-R) Vicente Raimundo Núñez-Flores, European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO); Iván Andrey Brenes, President, National Commission for Prevention of Risks and Emergency Response, Costa Rica; Anne Akwango, Development Network of Voluntary Indigenous Associations (DENIVA), Uganda; Session Co-Chair Win Myat Aye, Minister of Social Welfare, Myanmar; Session Co-Chair Elhadj As Sy, Secretary-General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Mayra Bermúdez, Mesa Nacional, Incidencia de Gestión del Riesgo, Honduras; and Kiyoshi Murakami, Senior Executive Advisor, City of Rikuzentakata, Japan Session Co-Chair Win Myat Aye, Minister of Social Welfare, Myanmar Session Co-Chair Elhadj As Sy, Secretary-General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Anne Akwango, DENIVA, Uganda Mayra Bermúdez, Mesa Nacional, Incidencia de Gestión del Riesgo, Honduras Working Session - Achieving the Sendai Framework and SDG’s Target at Local Level (L-R) Violeta Seva, Makati, the Philippines; Adam Banaszak, Rapporteur Committee of the Regions and Mayor of Kujawskopomorskie, Poland; Yuri Rafael Della Giustina, Director of Risk Management and Urban Rehabilitation, Ministry of Cities, Brazil; Session Co-Chair Riadh Mouakhar, Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment, Government of Tunisia; Session Co-Chair Relinda Sosa Pérez, President, National Confederation of Women Organised for Life and Integrated Development (CONAMOVIDI); Juan Ernesto Zapata Silva, Secretary of Security and Governance, Municipality of Quito, Ecuador; and Matthew Lynch, Vice President, Global Partnerships & Initiatives, World Council on City Data Violeta Seva, Makati, the Philippines Relinda Sosa Pérez, President, CONAMOVIDI Yuri Rafael Della Giustina, Director of Risk Management and Urban Rehabilitation, Ministry of Cities, Brazil Adam Banaszak, Rapporteur Committee of the Regions and Mayor of Kujawskopomorskie, Poland Participants listen to panelists Working Session - Contribution of Science and Technology to Achieving the 2020 Sendai Target (L-R) Gordon McBean, President, ICSU; Ian Clark, European Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre, European Commission (EC); Juan Carlos Villagrán, Head, UN Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER); Chadia Wannous, UNISDR; Renato Solidum, Undersecretary for DRR and Climate Change, Department of Science and Technology, the Philippines; Irina Rafliana, Executive Secretary, International Center for Interdisciplinary and Advanced Research, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia; Marcial Bonilla, Director of Basic Research, Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico; and Royol Chitradon, Director, Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute, Thailand Marcial Bonilla, Director of Basic Research, CONACYT, Mexico Royol Chitradon, Director, Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute, Thailand Participants during the event Plenary Session - Reducing Vulnerability of Countries in Special Situations (L-R) Krishna Bahadur Raut, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal; Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Jamaica; Kirsi Madi, UNISDR; Session Co-Chair Fathima Thasneem, Ministry of Defense and National Security, Maldives; Session Co-Chair Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Australia; Yande Mwape, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, Office of the Vice President, Zambia; and Session Co-Chair Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked and Developing Countries and SIDS Session Co-Chair Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Australia Session Co-Chair Fathima Thasneem, Ministry of Defense and National Security, Maldives Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Jamaica Session Co-Chair Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked and Developing Countries and SIDS Krishna Bahadur Raut, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal Yande Mwape, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, Office of the Vice President, Zambia Participants share experiences and ask the panelists questions Working Session - Inclusive & People Centered DRR (L-R) Mary Jack, ActionAid, Vanuatu; Raphael Obonyo, Kenya; Session Co-Chair Natalia Kanem, Deputy Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA); Session Co-Chair Abul Kalam Azad, Principal Coordinator for SDGs, Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh; Lenny Rosalin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Indonesia; and Carlos Kaiser Mansilla, Executive Director, ONG Inclusiva, Chile Working Session - DRR Governance (L-R) Natalia Ilieva, Executive Assistant to the Secretary General, Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union; Dilanthi Amaratunga, Chair of the DRR Governance ‘Words into Action’ Working Group; María Luisa Romero, Deputy Minister of Government of Panama; Session Co-Chair Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Minister of Disaster Management, Sri Lanka; Session Co-Chair Robert Šakić Trogrlić, University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Carlos Iván Márquez Pérez, Director, National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, Colombia; and Fadi Hamdan, Managing Director, Disaster Risk Management Centre, Lebanon Working Session - Ecosystems Protection, Management and Resilient Agriculture (L-R) Rony Estuardo Granados Mérida, Director, Instituto Nacional de Bosques; Margareta Wahlström, President, Swedish Red Cross; Session Co-Chair Rustam Nazarzoda, Chairman, Committee of Emergency Situation and Civil Defense, Tajikistan; Session Co-Chair Chair Jane Madgwick, CEO Wetlands International; and Adrian Fitzgerald, Policy Lead for Climate Change Policy Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland Interpreters during the session Around the Venue