Online Workshop on Strengthening Whole-of-Society Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience: Inclusive Governance and Innovative Mechanisms
Date : 12-14 May, 2026 Time : 14:30 – 18:00(Seoul Time), 07:30-11:00 (Geneva Time), 01:30-05:00 (New York Time) Venue : Online(Zoom)
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Background
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its project office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center (JITC) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) and Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and with support from the Incheon Metropolitan City and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) and the Ministry of the Science and ICT (MSIT) of the Republic of Korea, will virtually organise the 6th Joint Certificate Programme of the Online Workshop on Strengthening Whole-of-Society Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience: Inclusive Governance and Innovative Mechanisms on 12-14 May 2026.
The workshop will emphasize inclusive resilience-building through different gender-responsive and disability-inclusive DRR approaches, strengthening public institutions and policy planning by embedding strategic foresight methodologies for integrated climate action, and catalysing private sector engagement and leverage climate technologies for DRR and climate resilience.
The Workshop will introduce concepts, frameworks, and practical approaches to strengthen inclusive disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate resilience, and climate action through effective governance, risk-informed planning, private sector engagement, and technology-enabled solutions. It will provide participants a comprehensive understanding of disaster and climate risk, resilience, and effective governance for strengthening public institutions, while highlighting how these priorities can be translated into actionable measures across different levels of government and society.
Objectives
The online workshop will:
- Improve understanding of key DRR concepts and support localization and implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030;
- Promote principles and strategies for inclusive DRR governance and planning;
- Enhance familiarity with Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) resources and tools to enhance inclusive local resilience planning;
- Introduce strategic foresight thinking to facilitate stronger coordination, coherence and integration of climate action across multiple sectors;
- Enhance institutional and organizational capacities and strengthen policy planning to embrace strategic foresight methodologies, thereby facilitating sound policymaking for effective integration of climate action;
- Provide an overview of strategies for private sector engagement, emphasizing the strengthening of business resilience and mobilization of private capital for societal resilience. This includes disclosure frameworks to incentivize corporate risk management and the development of pipelines of bankable, investable resilience solutions; and
- Strengthen knowledge of emerging technologies supporting climate resilience to disaster risk and damage, with special attention to applied examples of automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Certification requirements
The organizers will issue a joint certificate of participation to participants upon successful completion and meeting the requirements* of the training.
*Requirements:
- Attend and actively participate in all three sessions.
- Submit the post-workshop knowledge assessment and evaluation survey.
Host organizations
- UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its project office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center (JITC)
- Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
- United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
Online Workshop on Strengthening Whole-of-Society Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience: Inclusive Governance and Innovative Mechanisms
Date : 12-14 May, 2026
Time : 14:30 – 18:00(Seoul Time), 07:30-11:00 (Geneva Time), 01:30-05:00 (New York Time)
Venue : Online(Zoom)
Register
Background
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its project office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center (JITC) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Office for Northeast Asia (ONEA) and Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) and Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030), in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and with support from the Incheon Metropolitan City and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) and the Ministry of the Science and ICT (MSIT) of the Republic of Korea, will virtually organise the 6th Joint Certificate Programme of the Online Workshop on Strengthening Whole-of-Society Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience: Inclusive Governance and Innovative Mechanisms on 12-14 May 2026.
The workshop will emphasize inclusive resilience-building through different gender-responsive and disability-inclusive DRR approaches, strengthening public institutions and policy planning by embedding strategic foresight methodologies for integrated climate action, and catalysing private sector engagement and leverage climate technologies for DRR and climate resilience.
The Workshop will introduce concepts, frameworks, and practical approaches to strengthen inclusive disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate resilience, and climate action through effective governance, risk-informed planning, private sector engagement, and technology-enabled solutions. It will provide participants a comprehensive understanding of disaster and climate risk, resilience, and effective governance for strengthening public institutions, while highlighting how these priorities can be translated into actionable measures across different levels of government and society.
Objectives
The online workshop will:
Certification requirements
The organizers will issue a joint certificate of participation to participants upon successful completion and meeting the requirements* of the training.
*Requirements:
Host organizations