INTERNATIONAL DISASTER REDUCTION CONFERENCE IDRC Davos, 27th August – 1st Sept. 2006
SPECIAL WORKSHOP Landslide risk reduction: integrated strategy for global action Wednesday 29th August 2006 (14.00-16.00)
Name of the Organization making the application ICL – International Consortium on landslides ECL – European Centre of the International Consortium on Landslides IUGS – International Union of Geological Sciences UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Address and contact information for the person that will arrange and moderate the event Prof. Paolo Canuti Vice-President of the International Consortium on Landslides Earth Sciences Department University of Firenze I-50121 Firenze (Italy) Tel. +39 055 2757523 Fax. +39 055 2756296 e-mail: [email protected]
Description of the purpose and desired outcomes In the framework of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) supported by the main UN Organizations such as UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UN/ISDR, UNEP and UNU, launched the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan, to be implemented as a part of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 adopted at the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction. The Tokyo Action Plan defines four main global cooperating fields: - improving technological development - understanding landslide mechanisms and impacts - capacity building - planning mitigation, preparedness and recovery actions The main purpose of the Special Workshop is to build a Pan-European integrated and co-ordinated strategy for the implementation of the Action Plan, with the involvement of the European Commission and other European organizations.
Key words Natural hazards, landslides, knowledge, prevention, early-warning AGENDA
Chairmen: Paolo CANUTI (ICL Vice-President) and Alois J. SIEBER (EC Joint Research Centre)
Invited lectures (10-15 minutes each)
14.00 – 16.00 Workshop - Kyoji SASSA – ICL –The International Consortium of Landslides and the 2006 Tokyo Action Plan - Wolfgang EDER – ICL – Landslides and the UN International Year of Planet Earth - Badaoui ROUHBAN – UNESCO – UNESCO and the International Programme on Landslides - Maria Grazia CIMINELLI – GMES PREVIEW Project – Prevention Information & Early Warning: Geophysical Risks in perspective - Marc PAGANINI – European Space Agency – The ESA programmes on landslide risk management - Nicola CASAGLI – ECL - The European Centre of ICL and recent research developments in landslide research applications - Walter J. AMMANN, Oliver KORUP – Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Davos – Prediction and prevention of landslide risk in the Alpine region - Name to be defined – Italian Department of Civil Protection – The Italian model of prevention and response for hydro-geological risk reduction at national scale. - Open discussion - Recommendations
Description of the Organization proposing the Special Workshop The International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) established in 2002, is an international non- governmental organization supported by numerous main UN agencies, scientific associations and programmes, as well as national governments of several countries in Europe, America and Asia. The Consortium includes the major scientific national organisations, academic institutions, regional and governmental organisations, international non-governmental organisations involved in landslide research and landslide risk management. A global multidisciplinary International Programme on Landslides (IPL) has been launched to conduct international cooperative research and capacity building on landslide risk mitigation, notably in developing countries. An European Centre of ICL (ECL) was established in 2006 in Italy with the aim of establishing a closer link with European funding agencies and research organisations.
Additional contacts Wolfgang EDER – ICL/ECL – Munich, [email protected] Claudio MARGOTTINI – ICL/ECL – Roma, [email protected] Nicola CASAGLI – ICL/ECL – Firenze, [email protected] Filippo CATANI – ICL/ECL – Firenze, [email protected]