Preparations of UNISDR Conference

It has been a hectic week, with final preparations for the conference. It is only a few days countdown for it. I have learnt so much during the preparation leading up to the conference. This is the first time I’ve been involved in something in such scale and such height in the global arena. I will share more about my academic learning more after the conference. But first I would like to express my absolute amazement in all the people skills I have learnt working with the team and the organizing committee during this preparation.

As the scientists involved in the conference, ranging from the speakers to the organizing committee are all from different parts of the world, it has been a challenge getting information and details across to all target participants. However the zeal eluded from all that are involved, while striving for the same goal, is priceless. There are precious lessons to be learnt from each country’s practices and  each DRR initiative  hence this conference seem to be the perfect platform to share ideas to improve each others’ practices. It also offers an opportunity for collaboration with each other, and with the Sendai Framework.

Although Hong Kong is not particularly hit by a lot of major natural disasters, prevention is better than cure, hence it would be useful to learn and adopt preventive DRR measures in the future.

Banner for our conference at the Centre International de Conférences Genève!