Chairs:

Dennis Wenger, Chair of UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group STAG, Program Director Infrastructure Systems Management and Extreme Events, National Science Foundation (NSF) - Washington - USA

Walter J. Ammann, Member UNISDR STAG, President Global Risk Forum GRF Davos, Davos, Switzerland

Working Group Leaders:

Alan March, GRF Davos Research Fellow, Associate Professor and Dean in Urban Planning & Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Ortwin Renn, Member UNISDR STAG, Prof. and Dean of the Economic and Social Science Department, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Haresh C. Shah, Obayashi Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Stanford University, Founder and Senior Advisor Risk Management Solutions, Inc., Stanford, USA

Peijun Shi, Member UNISDR STAG, Prof. and Vice President Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Welcome

Walter J. Ammann, Member UNISDR STAG, President Global Risk Forum GRF Davos, Davos, Switzerland

Margit Haberreiter, Head Solar Physics Group, Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatory/ World Radiation Center PMOD/ WRC, Davos, Switzerland: Short presentation of the Institute PMOD/ WRC.

Dennis Wenger, Chair of UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group STAG, Program Director Infrastructure Systems Management and Extreme Events, National Science Foundation (NSF) - Washington - USA: Welcome and introduction to the workshop 

Session I: Outcomes of the 5th IDRC Davos 2014 and input for the workshop

Chair: Dennis Wenger, Chair UNISDR STAG

Presenter: Walter J. Ammann, Member UNISDR STAG, GRF Davos: Presentation of a summary of all the various preparatory work and of additional input during the 5th IDRC Davos 2014.

Presenter: Julie Calkins, DRR Research Consultant, UKCDS, London UK: Brief report on the content analysis of the Prep Con, Geneva July. Brief overview on case studies

Group Discussion I

Participants will be split into 3 working groups. Each group will have a rapporteur. The three groups will discuss the strength and weaknesses of the HFA achievements in light of the three questions:

1. Taking stock of Science and Technology’s latest knowledge and advances for all phases of DRR/M
2. Showcasing how Science and Technology have been supporting the implementation of the HFA
3. Identifying gaps and needs for next steps From the perspective of the three working groups (i.e. science and technology, education and training, implementation/ policies).

Working Group 1: Science and Technology (Working Group Leader: Ortwin Renn/ Alan March)

Working Group 2: Education and Training (Working Group Leader: Peijun Shi)

Working Group 3: Implementation (Working Group Leader: Haresh C. Shaw) 

Presentation of Group Discussions I

Chair: Dennis Wenger, Chair UNISDR

Presenters: Working Group Leaders

Group Discussion II

Input to the post-2015 Framework for DRR based on the outcomes of the S&W discussion of the morning and according to question 3 above: Identifying gaps and needs for next steps and further research on DRR/M, education, training, implementation, practice and policy improvement that should be addressed in the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Working Group 1: Science and Technology (Working Group Leader: Ortwin Renn/ Alan March)

Working Group 2: Education and Training Working Group Leader: (Peijun Shi)

Working Group 3: Implementation Working Group Leader: (Haresh C. Shaw) 

Presentation of the Group Discussion II: Final results

Chair: Walter J. Ammann, Member UNISDR STAG

Presenters: Working Group Leaders

Goal 3: Present and discuss the final results of the working groups. Get comments and input from the other working groups.

Conclusions – the way forward

Dennis Wenger,Chair UNISDR STAG

Walter J. Ammann, Member UNISDR STAG

Goal 4: Agreement on the way forward.