Cooperation across borders for strengthened capacity and action (Target F)

This GPDRR2022 thematic session will examine means to strengthen cross border cooperation for disaster risk reduction, and specifically across non-traditional actors and mechanisms. 

The thematic session's objectives are the following: 

• Share examples of successful South-South and triangular partnerships and trans-boundary cooperation initiatives for DRR that can be scaled up or replicated.   
• Highlight means to strengthen international cooperation for DRR and the integration of DRR into financing for sustainable development and climate action. 
• Consider the transfer and exchange of science, technology, and innovation in DRR between countries, providing recommendations for scaling up collaboration between public, private, academic, and science and technology sectors. 
• Synthesise key steps required to boost multi-stakeholder cross-border partnerships for DRR in the coming years and ahead of 2030. 

The following questions will guide the session: 

• How can DRR be better integrated into international development cooperation across all sectors? 
• What kind of approaches to cross-border disaster risk governance and cooperation have been most effective, including across shared ecosystems, water resources, and infrastructure assets?  
• What opportunities exist to better integrate academic, research, and science and technology institutions into cross-border cooperation for risk reduction? What types of policies, mechanisms and networks are needed? 
• To what extent are South-South and triangular cooperation being sufficiently leveraged as means of implementation?