High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters
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The High-Level Expert Panel on Water and Disaster (HLEP/UNSGAB) was convened at the request of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) in 2007, under the Presidency of H.E. Dr. Han Seung-soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea and Former President of the Korea Water Forum. HELP included 21 experts in disaster preparedness and response and international issues, and was co-moderated by the World Water Council, the UN Secretariat for the Office for Disaster Reduction (UNDRR), the Japan Water Forum and the Korea Water Forum.
HELP was established to assist the international community, governments and stakeholders in mobilizing political will and resources. It seeks to promote actions to raise awareness, ensure coordination and collaboration, establish common goals and targets, monitor progress and take effective measures aimed at addressing the issues of water and disasters.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.