IBF Toolkit Workshop Side Event: 5th ESCAP Disaster Resilience Week
- November 26, 2025
- 16:00-17:00 (UTC+7)
- UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Understanding Multi-Hazard Risk in Coastal Areas Toward Enhancing Adaption
- Wednesday | Nov 26, 2025
This side session will cover the following areas:
- Showcasing ESCAP’s initial work on coastal hazards
- Providing an example from INCOIS’s original work on the coastal areas of India
- Explore how platforms like SAHF can complement this work – focusing on integration strategies which could support improved resilience to extreme heat in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Discuss the needs and interests of countries in the National level
DAY 3: 26th November 2025 5th ESCAP Disaster Resilience Week Understanding Multi-Hazard Risk in Coastal Areas Toward Enhancing Adaption 16:00 PM – 17:00 PM (Bangkok Time, UTC+7) |
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| Agenda | Time |
| WELCOME REMARKS AND SESSION OVERVIEW Welcome remarks, (TBA) | 16:00 PM – 16:05 PM |
| PRESENTATION Introduction of the Multi-hazard Coastal Tool & Initial findings at the regional level (5mins) Ms. Elisa Belez, ESCAP India’s Example of work on the Coastal Area and the initial methodology (5mins) INCOIS (TBD) | 16:05 PM – 16:20 PM |
| PANEL DISCUSSION – DEEP DIVE INTO THE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE AND NEEDS - What are the Gaps and Challenges - What are the urgent needs in terms of coastal hazards - How SAHF can contribute to addressing the gaps Panelists UK Met, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, RIMES (TBA) | 16:20 PM – 16:40 PM |
| CLOSING REMARKS AND WAY FORWARD (TBA) | 16:40 PM – 16:45 PM |