IASC Special Event: ‘Resilience: What does it mean in practice?’ - A Panel Discussion
Published Date
6 February 2013, 10h00-12h00, Conference Room XI, Palais des Nations, Geneva
'Resilience' is the new buzz word - but what does it actually mean and how can it be conceptualised? This IASC special event is an opportunity to gain a better understanding of how resilience can support affected people and what the role of humanitarians could be. The panellists will present different perspectives on resilience and what it could mean in practice. The discussion will focus on how resilience relates to different approaches such as Preparedness and Disaster Risk Reduction and which role humanitarian organisations can play. The presentations and discussions will illustrate how a resilience approach could look like and what the different organisational and individual responsibilities in this approach would be.
Agenda
10h00 – Opening Remarks (TBC)
10h15 – Introductory presentations by panel members
11h00 – Discussion, including questions from the audience
12h00 – Closing remarks
Panellists
Mr. Neil Buhne, Director UNDP Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Geneva
Mr. Thomas Gurtner, Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator, Chad
Mr. Francois Guenewald, Executive Director Groupe URD
Mr. Gabriel Pictet, Unit Manager, Community Health and Innovation, IFRC