UNDRR ONEA & GETI webinars

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute (ONEA & GETI) is hosting a number of webinars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During April and May 2020, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute (ONEA & GETI) is hosting a number of webinars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The topics range from the resilience of local governments, integrating public health and disaster risk management, parliamentary action to business continuity.

On May 13, UNDRR ONEA & GETI collaborated with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability to deliver a webinar on the topic: ‘Applying the principles of resilience building and DRR for the unexpected’.

This webinar focussed on the past six months in Australia and the multiple, cascading disasters that have been experienced from fires, floods to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers included:

Sioux Campbell, Acting Local Disaster Coordinator, Cairns Regional Council, Queensland, Australia
Pauline Koritsa, General Manager Business and Community Services, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Stuart McConnell, General Manager Bushfire Recovery, East Gippsland Shire Council, Victoria, Australia
Steve Gawler, Regional Director, ICLEI Oceania

See the UNDRR ONEA & GETI website for more information on upcoming and past webinars.