The third edition of the World Reconstruction Conference (WRC3) took place in Brussels from 6 to 8 June, 2017. Co-organized by the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the conference sought to promote resilience through post-crisis recovery. WRC3 was held in conjunction with European Development Days 2017.
Despite ongoing and expanding efforts to minimize hazard impacts through disaster risk reduction, the recovery function following disasters is increasingly recognized as a relevant and necessary area of focus. As climate change, urbanization and migration accelerate, the need for resilient recovery is expected to continue an upward trajectory. For instance, from 2012 to 2014, 994 disasters impacted more than 326 million people across the globe. Costs of physical damage caused by these events are also rising -- from an estimated US$20 billion on average per year in the 1990s to about US$100 billion per year in the first decade of this century.
The third edition of the World Reconstruction Conference (WRC3) is aimed at promoting resilience through post-crisis recovery, as evidenced by the Sendai Framework's Priority 4. Co-organized by the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the conference builds on the success of the first two WRCs held in 2011 in Geneva and 2014 in Washington. WRC3 is held in conjunction with European Development Days 2017.
PARTICIPANTS: Over 500 experts and practitioners from governments, international organizations, NGOs, academia, and the private sector are expected to share their best practices and lessons on recovery and explore the nexus between resilient recovery efforts and sustainable poverty reduction.
THEMATIC AREAS: Recovery interventions; Recovery in conflict and fragile situations; Recovery preparedness; Leveraging political consensus on Sendai Priority 4.
Provided by the IKCEST Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge Service System
[1] World Reconstruction Conference 3 (WRC3). https://www.gfdrr.org/wrc3
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