BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7c8577ee78e DTSTART:20190515T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20190515T150000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:CSTD Side Event - The Role of Engaged Science and Technology to Enh ance Disaster Resilience and Empower Communities CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\n\nOrganized by UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)\ , Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and International Science Co uncil (ISC)\n\nThe Side event will introduce the Sendai Framework and its connections to the SDGs and other agreements and the work science partners \, Ministries of Science\, scientific advisors and others must do to enhan ce understanding of risks for resilient and sustainable communities.\n\nCS TD theme for 2019:\n\n\nThe impact of rapid technological change on sustai nable development.\nThe role of science\, technology and innovation (STI) in building resilient communities\, including through the contribution of citizen science.\n\n\nThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction pro vides a major shift in focus from\, managing disasters\, to managing risks . Reducing disaster risk requires to address the multiple\, complex and in terrelated processes of risk creation\, vulnerability as well as strengthe ning resilience through stronger engagement across sectors\, and communiti es. \n\nThe scientific and technology community have been mobilizing to c ontribute to the implementation of the Sendai Framework\, in particular th rough the development of S&\;T roadmap recently revised to better addre ss the important linkages with the 2030 Agenda\, the Paris Agreement and t he New Urban Agenda.\n\nThis session will discuss the role of ‘engaged s cience’ and of technologies in helping communities to prepare and recove r from the effects of a hazard but also to implement and define actions th at reduce disaster risk and promote sustainable development. Engaged scien ce encompass transdisciplinary approaches that bring academics and non-aca demics together in a process of knowledge co-production\, mutual learning and problem-solving\, the movement of open science making data and researc h results more accessible\, and of citizen science and promoting public pa rticipation in data collection and analysis.\n\nObjectives of the side eve nt:\n\n\nTo discuss the role of science and technology for disaster risk r eduction and its implications for sustainable development\nTo exemplify th e strong link of disaster risk reduction with the CSTD 2019 priority theme s: inclusive and empowered communities through rapid technological changes and citizen science\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\nE. América Santos Riveras\, Vic e-Minister for Science and technology\, Cuba\nE. Professor Nkandu Luo\, Mi nister of Higher Education of Zambia\nDr Flavia Schlegel\, Special Envoy f or Science and Global Policy\, International Science Council\nDavid Johnst on\, International Center of Excellence on Community Resilience\, New Zeal and\nAnaïs Couasnon\, PhD researcher\, the Department of Water and Climat e Risk of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)\, Vrije Universite it\, Netherlands\n\n\nChair: John Handmer\, IRDR\n<\;p>\;<\;img alt= "\;xxx"\; src="\;/sites/default/files/inline-images/2019-05-15 _Sendai_830x100.png"\; />\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong> \;Organized by UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)\, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and International Science Council (ISC)&l t\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Side event will introduce th e Sendai Framework and its connections to the SDGs and other agreements an d the work science partners\, Ministries of Science\, scientific advisors and others must do to enhance understanding of risks for resilient and sus tainable communities.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;CSTD theme for 2019:<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;The i mpact of rapid technological change on sustainable development.<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;The role of science\, technology and innovation (STI) in b uilding resilient communities\, including through the contribution of citi zen science.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Sendai Framewor k for Disaster Risk Reduction provides a major shift in focus from\, manag ing disasters\, to managing risks. Reducing disaster risk requires to addr ess the multiple\, complex and interrelated processes of risk creation\, v ulnerability as well as strengthening resilience through stronger engageme nt across sectors\, and communities.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;The scientific and technology community have been mobilizing to contribut e to the implementation of the Sendai Framework\, in particular through th e development of S&\;amp\;T roadmap recently revised to better address the important linkages with the 2030 Agenda\, the Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This session will discuss the role of ‘engaged science’ and of technologies in helping communities t o prepare and recover from the effects of a hazard but also to implement a nd define actions that reduce disaster risk and promote sustainable develo pment. Engaged science encompass transdisciplinary approaches that bring a cademics and non-academics together in a process of knowledge co-productio n\, mutual learning and problem-solving\, the movement of open science mak ing data and research results more accessible\, and of citizen science and promoting public participation in data collection and analysis.<\;/p> \;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Objectives of the side event:<\;/strong >\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;To discuss the role of scie nce and technology for disaster risk reduction and its implications for su stainable development<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;To exemplify the strong li nk of disaster risk reduction with the CSTD 2019 priority themes: inclusiv e and empowered communities through rapid technological changes and citize n science<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Paneli sts:<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;E. América Santos Riveras\, Vice-Minister for Science and technology\, Cuba<\;/li& gt\;\n<\;li>\;E. Professor Nkandu Luo\, Minister of Higher Education o f Zambia<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Dr Flavia Schlegel\, Special Envoy for Science and Global Policy\, International Science Council<\;/li>\;\n&l t\;li>\;David Johnston\, International Center of Excellence on Community Resilience\, New Zealand<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Anaïs Couasnon\, PhD researcher\, the Department of Water and Climate Risk of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM)\, Vrije Universiteit\, Netherlands<\;/li> \;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Chair: John Handmer\, IRDR<\;/p>\;\n\n \nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cstd-side-event-r ole-engaged-science-and-technology-enhance-disaster-resilience-and-empower DTSTAMP:20260812T143847Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR