IBF Toolkit Workshop Side Event: 5th ESCAP Disaster Resilience Week

Understanding Multi-Hazard Risk in Coastal Areas Toward Enhancing Adaption

This side session will cover the following areas:

  1. Showcasing ESCAP’s initial work on coastal hazards
  2. Providing an example from INCOIS’s original work on the coastal areas of India
  3. 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.
  4. 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)
AgendaTime
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