Seventh EU Loss Data Workshop - European Commission

Intro

10-11 March 2016, Ispra, Italy

FSO_3183

Recording disaster damage and loss data among EU countries according to International initiatives: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, EU Flood and INSPIRE Directives, COP21 and Sustainable Development Goals.

The objectives of the seventh meeting of the EU expert working group on disaster damage and loss data were:

Discuss requirements from 2^nd meeting of Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group (OIEWG) on Indicators and Terminology for Disaster Risk Reduction relating to Sendai Framework 2015-2030, and implications on existing national loss databases;

Launch the EU Disaster Loss Data Challenge, to harmonize and collect EU loss data by June 2016;

Identify how the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) can help Member States through its Support Service;

Discuss the role of National Disaster Risk Management agencies, National Statistical Offices, JRC, DRMKC, EUROSTAT, and other stakeholders to collect and share data in the short and mid-term.

The workshop gathered 30 experts from Member states and international organisations. It followed on the success of previous meetings since 2013, ascertaining the commitment of the expert working group towards addressing the challenges set forward by the new Union Civil Protection Legislation and the recently adopted Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Agenda

Thursday 10 March 2016

09:30	Welcome coffee
10:00	Welcome and Introduction	JRC/ECHO
Role of Loss data in Sendai Framework: implication on existing National Loss Database
10:30	Sendai Framework – Status of OIEWG	ECHO/JRC J. Serje (UNISDR)
11:15	Feedback from other fora (COP21, SDG, Flood Directive)	All
11:30	Improving the evidence base on the costs of disasters	C. Gamper
11:45	Round table – Discussion on common challenges in the implementation of National Loss Database according to Sendai Framework
12:30	Lunch
National methods and tools for recording and sharing loss data
14:00	FloodCat: an operational multi-stakeholder online platform for recording floods event and associated damages	V. Casartelli (Italian CP)
14:15	Catalog of Earthquake Damage in Spain (CDTE)	J.Fernandez/J.Cid (Spanish CP)
14:30	INSPIRE: the EU tool for recording and sharing loss data	R. Tomas (JRC)/ M.Harrison (BGS)
14:45	DRMKC Support System: the European Commission tool for supporting Member States	JRC
15:00	Coffee Break
Disaster Loss Data Challenge
15:15	Working session - Disaster Loss Data Challenge: harmonize and collect EU loss data by June 2016	All
17:30	Wrap up	All

Friday 11 March 2016

Recording and analysing loss data at global, EU and national level
9:00	Status of EU and Global initiatives on recording and analysing loss data	JRC
9:45	Recording and analysing loss data at global scale	R. Below (EMDAT)
10:00	Data on extreme events and disasters: a challenge for the national statistical System	A. Ferruzza (ISTAT)
10:15	Round table - Discussion on common challenge in exchanging good practices for recording and sharing loss data	All
10:30	Coffee Break
10:45	The role of Private Sector: global and EU insurance initiatives	D. C. Simmons (WILLIS)
11:00	The role of Private Sector: the National Insurance office (France and Norway)	M. Ebeltoft (FNO) & R. Nussbaum(MRN)
11:15	Round table – Discussion on common challenges in reporting to Sendai at EU level	All
12:45	Lunch
EU-wide recording and sharing loss data
14:00	The process of collecting statistics at the EU level	M. Bouwmeester (EUROSTAT)
14:15	Working session - How to report for Sendai Framework in the future	All
15:00	2016 Work plan for the EU Loss and Damage Data WG	All
15:30	Wrap up	All
16:00	End of meeting, transport to airport