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Monday, 22 December 2008 03:58 |
EMI represented thePartnership for Urban Risk Reduction (PURR) in the recently concluded 3rd Asian Ministerial Conference in Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) held from December 2 to 4 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PURR isan ad-hoc coalition composed of EMI and four international local government organizations, namely, the United Cities and Local Government (UCLG), Metropolis, ICLEI, and CITYNET (Visit PURR webpage for more info).
On December 2, in a Special Session on Accelerating Progress in Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in Asia and the Pacific, Atty. Seva talked about the progress, trends, and key challenges in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action at the local level, citing PURR as an example. In her presentation, Atty. Seva reported the increasing trend in Urban DRM initiatives at the regional, national, and local levels, and highlighted the value of building partnerships among local governments across the region, and the importance of creating a global platform for advocating urban DRR.
Prior to the Conference, Atty. Seva participated in the ISDR Asia Partnership (IAP) Meeting on December 1 that tackled the increasing role of IAP as the Operational Arm of the Asian Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction. In particular, the IAP partners discussedhow the partnership can assist and support the implementation of Asian Ministerial Conference Declarations in the region.
Atty. Seva also attended the 4th Meeting of the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban DRR (RTF-URR) on Decmber 1. As member of the ISDR-led initiative, she reported EMI’s projects and activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Lastly, on December 4, Atty. Sevashared the soundpractices of Makati City in promoting climate change resiliency.This Technical Session was organized by the Global Facility for Disaster Reductionand Recovery (GFDRR).
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PURR - Partnership for Urban Risk Reduction 
