6th Session of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management: The Way Forward: Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific - Chair’s Summary

CHAIR’S SUMMARY

The Sixth Session of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management was convened in Suva, Fiji on 2–4 June 2014. The objectives were to:

1. Strengthen interaction between the ‘Disaster’, ‘Climate Change’ and other communities in the Pacific, and provide the opportunity for stakeholders to contribute to and endorse the Strategy for Climate and Disaster Resilient Development, and to contribute to the development of the Post-2015 Framework for Action (HFA2)

2. Facilitate the sharing of experiences and ‘lessons learned’ on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) amongst Pacific Island countries and territories and stakeholder groups

3. Progress review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)

4. Prepare and develop commitments by the Pacific for the Third World Conference on Disaster Reduction to be held in Japan in March 2015 5. Discuss progress in relation to the Post 2015 Development Agenda, SIDS Meeting 2014, Pacific Plan review and post 2015 Climate Change agreement