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WCC 2012 Res 058 - Activity Report

Submitted by PedrotC on Thu, 09/03/2015 - 09:29
General Information
Ecosystem management for disaster risk reduction (DRR)
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2015
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Association pour la Promotion des Oeuvres Sociales ( APROS ) / Burkina Faso
Centre de Suivi Ecologique ( CSE ) / Senegal
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Ministry of the Environment, Japan ( MOE ) / Japan
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2013-2016 (CEM)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2013-2016 (WCPA)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique-INRA (France), Mangrove Acion Project-MAP (Thailand), University of Lausanne-UniL (Switzerland), partners from the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR), Raks Thai Foundation
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingAbout 10 workshops; capacity building of IUCN's staff around the world on nature based solutions for disaster risk reduction
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingHosted PEDRR retreat in June 2015, Stakeholders workshops in EPIC countries
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessEngaging awareness during UN conferences; involved in PEDRR; Conferences at CNRD (network of universities); conducting a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC); World Parks Congress (14 events)
Field activitiesImplementation of the EPIC project
Fundraising2 "A" projects and 4 "B" projects
Policy influencing/advocacyinvolved at local, national, regional and international level (Sendai Framework, CBD COP 2014 decision, RAMSAR CoP 2015 decision, UNCCD COP 2015, UNFCCC COP 2015, SDG process); World Forum on Natural Capital
Scientific/technical activitiesResearch under EPIC (2012-2017) project; Production of publications such as "Safe Havens", and "Protected Areas as tools for DRR"; Research on links between biodiversity and disaster risk reduction under RELIEF Kit project (2015-2018)
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Refer to sections above
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Have been undertaken: advocacy and awareness raising internally (BBL, staff meeting information, involvement with Global Communication Unit...)
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingProposed internal workshops for the Union; Under a new project (RELIEF Kit), 6 regional workshops will be done in Latin America and Caribbean, in East and West Africa, Oceania and Asia; Under the EPIC project 6 national workshops will be done in 2016-2017
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessUnder EPIC and RELIEF Kit projects, lessons learned from these projects will be produced and disseminate to any relevant event
Field activitiesActivities on the ground under EPIC are planned until mid-2017 (slope restoration, diversification of livelihoods, mangrove restoration, protected areas management for avalanches, traditional techniques for reducing land degradation etc.)
Scientific/technical activitiesUnder a new project (RELIEF Kit) 6 regional assessments will be produced to produce knowledge on links between Biodiversity and disaster Risk Reduction; Technical papers to be submitted to a journal