Working Group on GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR DISASTERS (WG-DISASTERS)

A. Chairs

B. Vision and Scope

1. Vision: Accurate, timely and reliable geospatial information and services are available, in a coordinated way, to decision makers and operational leads prior to, during and post disasters.
2. Scope: Develop a strategic framework that brings all stakeholders and partners involved in Disaster Risk Reduction and/or Emergency Management together to ensure for the necessary geospatial information and services to be available, of quality and accessible in a coordinated way to decision making and operations prior to, during and post disasters.

C. Terms of Reference

D. Work Plan (revised)

E. Documents

• Strategic Framework on Geospatial Information & Services for Disasters
• (Draft) Report of Frameworks, Rules, Legislation and Policies on Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters (19 May 2016)
• Fact finding analysis and proposed strategic framework report presented at the 5th UN-GGIM Session in August 2015
• Introductory presentation at the side event to the 5th UN-GGIM Session in August 2015
• Plenary presentation at the 5th UN-GGIM Session in August 2015
• Summary of the WG-Disasters Meeting on 19 April 2016, during the 4th UN-GGIM High Level Forum in Addis Ababa
• Update on progress of Task Team 2 of WG-Disasters (19 April 2016)
• (Draft) Strategic Framework on Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters (19 April 2016)
• (Draft) Strategic Framework Document on Geospatial Information and Services for Disasters (19 May 2016)

F. Activities

• Concept Note for UN-GGIM International Forum on Geospatial Information & Services for
  Disasters to be held in Bridgetown, Barbados on 4-5 and 8 September 2016 : English, Spanish
• Conducted a review of frameworks, laws, rules and regulations already existing among the Member States when it
  comes to the provision of geospatial information and services prior to, during and post disasters;
• Review, complement and improve the draft framework presented during the 5th Session of the Committee;
• WG meeting during the Fourth UN-GGIM High-Level Forum in Addis Ababa (18-22 April 2016);
• Presence during the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul (23-24 May 2016);
• WG progress report and latest version of the strategic framework to be presented during the Sixth Session of the Committee.
• Task Teams teleconferences (to be posted)
• WG-Disasters Google share drive (please contact UN-GGIM Secretariat: eom@un.org or criloux@un.org)