Matosinhos, Portugal and online
The UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention, in cooperation and co-organization with OECD, EIB, Norway and Slovenia, organized a focused thematic discussion on chemical and industrial risk management that took place on 24 of November, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m CET in the framework of EFDRR. The focused thematic discussion was titled Preventing another Sandoz, Baia Mare or Beirut accident: Perspectives on risk management in the context of the Sendai Framework. It aimed at integrating good practice in managing risks related to industrial and chemical hazard into the implementation of the Sendai Framework.
The background of the focused thematic discussion is available here (ENG, RUS).
More information is available at the following UNDRR webpage: 2021 European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction | UNDRR
A recording of the session is available here.
The session, with over 350 participants, was moderated by Dmitry Mariyasin (Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE) and Ricardo Mena (Director, UNDRR).
Opening |
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Key note address (pre-recorded video) |
Elisabeth Sørbøe Aarsæther, Director-General of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB), Norway |
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Key note address |
Bojan Dejak, Director-General, Water and Investment Directorate, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Republic of Slovenia |
Session 1: Chemical and industrial disaster risk – a scene setter |
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Overview of chemical and industrial accidents (PDF)
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Rachel McCann, Chair of the OECD Working Party on Chemical Accidents and Head of Emergency Planning Unit, Health and Safety Executive, United Kingdom |
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Legal, policy and governance frameworks and their implementation (PDF) |
Franziska Hirsch, Secretary to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention |
Session 2: Revisiting the Sendai priorities using a chemical disasters’ risks lens |
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Understanding industrial and chemical disaster risk |
Jasmina Karba, Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia |
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Governance for industrial and chemical accident prevention, preparedness and response
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Torill Tandberg, Chair of the Industrial Accidents Convention, member of the Bureau of the OECD Working Party on Chemical Accidents and Specialist Director International Relations of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection |
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Financing for industrial and chemical risk management (PDF) |
Bartholomew Judd, Environmental Specialist, European Investment Bank |
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Transboundary cooperation for prevention, preparedness, and recovery (PDF) |
Svetlana Stirbu, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Specialist, ICS Danube Logistics SRL, Moldova |
Session 3: Coherence between policies: industrial safety, disaster risk and sustainable development |
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Showcasing policy coherence |
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Cascading effects: Natech risk and governance responses (PDF) |
Elisabeth Krausmann, Principal Scientist, European Commission Joint Research Centre |
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Showcasing integrated national strategies on DRR and sustainable development - technical, industrial and chemical safety (PDF) |
Evgeny Baranovsky, Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry for Emergency Situations, Belarus |
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Land-use planning for accident prevention and response (PDF) |
Martin Merkofer, Head of the Major Accident and Earthquake Mitigation Section, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland |
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Interactive poll
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 Figure 1: screenshot of the interactive poll |
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COVID-19 implications for industrial and chemical safety |
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Current and future implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for chemical and industrial safety (PDF) |
Torill Tandberg, Chair of the Industrial Accidents Convention, member of the Bureau of the OECD Working Party on Chemical Accidents and Specialist Director International Relations of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection |
Closing remarks |
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Key messages for global discussion and key input to EFDRR and Global Platform on DRR (PDF) |
Dmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE |