ISDR Asia Partnership

Workshop to Review the Initiatives on 

Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment 

in Asia and the Pacific

5

th

– 6

th

November, 2009

ISDR Asia Partnership

Workshop Structure

Session 1: Day 1; Review of Output 1

Session 2: Day 2; Review of Output 2

ISDR Asia Partnership

Expected Outputs

Develop work plan for 

information collection 

from various regional 

agencies

Prepare a 

data collection 

template

on DRR intervention 

to obtain information from 

wider stakeholders

Regional Stock take

; 

Document on DRR 

interventions in all sub 

regions of Asia and 

Pacific

Identify and 

review 

available sources

and 

information on hazards, 

vulnerability and risks 

Based on collated 

information an 

analytical 

overview 

would be prepared 

highlighting potential 

information gap

Inventory of Risk 

Assessment

describing 

the wider context in which 

regional initiatives are 

undertaken

Develop a 

template for 

an interactive 

knowledge map 

to 

update information

On-line tool to collect & 

reflect the information 

collated on hazard and 

vulnerability information and 

regional DRR initiatives. 

Maps 

and charts 

to present the 

analysis

Interactive Knowledge 

Maps 

linked to web sites 

such as Prevention Web and 

with a regular update 

strategy

1

2

3

ISDR Asia Partnership

Inventory of Risk 

Assessment

describing 

the wider context in which 

regional initiatives are 

undertaken

Output 1

Development of 

Inventory of 

initiatives

on Hazard, 

Vulnerability and Risk 

Assessment in Asia and the 

Pacific region

Analytical overview 

of 

Initiatives on Risk Assessment

ISDR Asia Partnership

Purpose of Session 1

• Present the 

Inventory of initiatives 

developed under this IAP initiative

• Learn more from the partners on some of the 

recent/ongoing 

initiatives on Risk Assessment 

which have been captured in the 

Inventory

• Present the 

structure of the analytical overview 

and seek guidance 

from the experts on finalizing the

– Scope of the review; What should the review contain?
– Identifying the possible usage of the review; How can the review be used 

and by whom?

– Structure of the review document; How should the review look like?

ISDR Asia Partnership

Day 2: Review of Output 2

ISDR Asia Partnership

Expected Outputs

Develop work plan for 

information collection 

from various regional 

agencies

Prepare a 

data collection 

template

on DRR intervention 

to obtain information from 

wider stakeholders

Regional Stock take

; 

Document on DRR 

interventions in all sub 

regions of Asia and 

Pacific

Identify and 

review 

available sources

and 

information on hazards, 

vulnerability and risks 

Based on collated 

information an 

analytical 

overview of the regional risk 

patterns 

would be prepared 

highlighting potential 

information gap

Inventory of Risk 

Assessment

describing 

the wider context in which 

regional initiatives are 

undertaken

Develop a 

template for 

an interactive 

knowledge map 

to 

update information

On-line tool to collect & 

reflect the information 

collated on hazard and 

vulnerability information and 

regional DRR initiatives. 

Maps 

and charts 

to present the 

analysis

Interactive Knowledge 

Maps 

linked to web sites 

such as Prevention Web and 

with a regular update 

strategy

1

2

3

ISDR Asia Partnership

Regional Stock take

; 

Document on DRR 

interventions in all sub 

regions of Asia and 

Pacific

Output 2

Desk review of initiatives on 

stocktaking 

of DRR interventions 

in Asia and Pacific

Prepare a 

data collection 

template

on DRR intervention to 

obtain information from wider 

stakeholders

Undertake the stock take of 

initiatives

ISDR Asia Partnership

Purpose of Session 2

• Present the 

Desk Review of Initiatives on Stocktaking on DRR 

interventions

• Learn more from the experiences of partners on undertaking 

stocktaking

• Present the 

data collection template 

for discussion