Advancing Risk-Informed Decision Making in the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities
Summary:
| The objective of the session is to discuss the importance of risk databases for risk-informed decision-making and financial tools, illustrated with the Pacific Risk Information System (PacRIS). The community session will discuss the benefits of tools like PacRIS, as well as a range challenge associated with risk databases and their effective use, to then highlight opportunities for increasing risk data and information for the region. It will focus on: Developments in disaster risk (data/information) at the global level, zooming in to the status in the Pacific region and countries. Challenges and needs related to collecting data and using data for decision-making Opportunities and a way forward The session will be 1.5 hour-long session which will be facilitated virtually. A moderator will lead the proceedings and provide guidance for the interventions of panelists and comments/contributions for participants. Webinar participants will be able to pose questions or make comments using the ‘Chat’ function. The webinar will be recorded, and a report of the proceedings will subsequently be shared by the organizers. Links: https://www.spc.int https://www.worldbank.org/en/home |
Speakers:
Habiba Gitay, Rashmin Gunasekera, Aholotu Palu,
Litea Biukoto, Herve Damlamian, Garth Henderson,
Saane Lolo, Karlos Lee Moresi, Eileen Turare,
Simon Hagemann