Methodology Session Objective To analyse the contents of

Methodology • Session Objective • To analyse the contents of each strategic line and present recommendations and observations to the TFEP

Emergency Management CEO Seminar 12 al 14 de agosto, 2008 Working Group 1 Strategic Line Develop joint disaster preparedness actions Task Force for Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Management CEO Seminar 12 al 14 de agosto, 2008 Working Group 2 Strategic Line: Support to recovery processes in disaster affected economies through long-term development approach Task Force for Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Management CEO Seminar 12 al 14 de agosto, 2008 Working Group 3 Strategic Line: Prospective Risk Management Task Force for Emergency Preparedness

Working group organization • Three working groups will be formed to discuss each of the strategic lines of the strategy. Groups will be made up of Representatives from Economies, the private sector, NGOs and international cooperation organizations. • Among economy members, each group will select a rapporteur and moderator. The rapporteur will present the results to the plenary session.

Result integration process • Each working group will present a report with the results of the discussion. The recommendations, made on a consensus basis, and which complement and enhance the strategy, will be integrated into the proposal and presented to the TFEP.

Emergency Management CEO Seminar 12 al 14 de agosto, 2008 Working Groups Strategic Lines: 1. Develop joint disaster preparedness actions 2. Support to recovery processes in disaster affected economies through long-term development approach 3. Prospective Risk Management Task Force for Emergency Preparedness

2. -Support to recovery processes in disaster affected economies through longterm development approach NAME ECONOMY SOICHI ANDO UNCRD - JAPON RICARDO ZAPATA CEPAL GIRGIO FERRARO IFRC CONG FEIJUN CHINA WENG ZHENYAO CHINA SABINA CHANG CHINESE TAIPEI ENRIQUE SAAVEDRA PERU ALBERTO LIM PHILIPPINES DAVID PARSONS AUSTRALIA ADTHOPORN SINGHAWICHAI TAILANDIA CARLOS CASTILLO USA WEN SHEN LI CHINESE TAIPEI ZULLY CUADROS PERU CHRISTINE DESLOGES CANADA

Work Group #2 Strategic Line: Long-term recovery of economic activity (business, livelihood and production losses( in affected sectors. APEC’s member economies diversity in size and level of development, with different comparative advantages allows for diverse short to medium and long term activities to overcome the post-impact phase. Document and information sharing among APEC members would assist communities and sectors to recover and prepare for crisis situations and establish long term recovery actions allowing for market support and regulations for better market functioning. Recommendation 1: Foster the use of tools to establish baseline data and assess the economic flows affected in post-disaster situations Recommendation 2: . Recommendation 3: Recommendation 4:

Work Group #2 Strategic Line: Enhancing resilience capacities of small and medium businesses and local communities. This represents an opportunity to create synergies with other actors working at the communal level. Tools for developing self reliance and minimizing dependence on external assistance would be promoted. Indigenous production and appreciation of local culture helps in long term sustainability. (Examples: identifying crops that can withstand droughts, use of hazard maps to guide community physical development Recommendation 1: Recommendation 2: Recommendation 3: Recommendation 4: Recommendation 5:

Work Group #2 Strategic Line: Encourage private and non-government sector, including individuals, local NGOs, enterprises and international organizations, support for the protection and strengthening of critical public facilities and physical infrastructure by means of donation, technology and expertise, program planning and policymaking, etc. Qualify the partnership of authority and to guarantee the transparency and efficiency of the support Recommendation 1: Foster incentives for government to collaborate with private and non-governmental sectors in the aftermath of disaster to: • Enhance transparency • Enhance governance/monitoring • Foster training, solutions/capacity-building • Enhance early warning Recommendation 2: Provide a platform for the international community and the affected community to prepare a rehabilitation plan Recommendation 3:

Work Group #2 Strategic Line Promote public-private partnerships to enable a collaborative approach to disaster risk reduction. Recommendation 1: Foster the education of the private sector regarding non-economic risks (e. g. regulations, social outrage, government reaction) to foster Corporate Social Responsibility by: • Influencing standards across industries • Developing different types of strategies for different types of businesses and economies • Engaging existing industry associations Recommendation 2: Recommendation 3: Recommendation 4:

Work Group #2 Strategic Line: Promote the development of effective business continuity and critical incident tools and guides for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to reduce vulnerability and promote resilience Recommendation 1: Recommendation 2: Recommendation 3: Recommendation 4: Recommendation 5: Recommendation 6: