The WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation and the National Disaster Reduction Center, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China co-organized a workshop on Flood Response and Recovery with a focus on sharing best practices and lessons learned. The workshop covered flood damage and loss assessment, including physical quantity assessment, direct economic loss assessment, and disaster scope assessment. On-the-spot investigations and assessment groups are established after a disaster to assess damages and losses in different areas. The course also discussed the topic of disaster risk reduction and emergency management, highlighting the need for various functions such as preparing plans, monitoring and early warning, hazard assessment, emergency response command, disaster statistics, and information system construction. The National Disaster Reduction Center of China was introduced as a center for natural disaster prevention, research, and monitoring. The course also stressed the importance of monitoring and early warning systems for disaster emergency response and the need for coordinated efforts in disaster risk reduction and emergency management to mitigate the impact of natural disasters.

Guo Guizhen

Associate Researcher

15 September 2023

The WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation and the National Disaster Reduction Center, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China co-organized a workshop on Flood Response and Recovery with a focus on sharing best practices and lessons learned. The workshop covered flood damage and loss assessment, including physical quantity assessment, direct economic loss assessment, and disaster scope assessment. On-the-spot investigations and assessment groups are established after a disaster to assess damages and losses in different areas. The course also discussed the topic of disaster risk reduction and emergency management, highlighting the need for various functions such as preparing plans, monitoring and early warning, hazard assessment, emergency response command, disaster statistics, and information system construction. The National Disaster Reduction Center of China was introduced as a center for natural disaster prevention, research, and monitoring. The course also stressed the importance of monitoring and early warning systems for disaster emergency response and the need for coordinated efforts in disaster risk reduction and emergency management to mitigate the impact of natural disasters.

Nei Juan

nei

15 September 2023

WFP’s policy on disaster risk reduction and management focuses on building resilience and capacity among the most vulnerable people, communities and countries to ensure food and nutrition security while reducing the risk of disaster and protecting and enhancing lives and livelihoods. The policy emphasizes that disaster risk reduction bridges emergency response, recovery and development with targeted prevention, mitigation and preparedness activities. Gender considerations are crucial in addressing disaster risks because men and women are affected differently by disasters. Leveraging China’s knowledge and experience in aspect of disaster risk reduction through South-South Cooperation for other developing countries’ capacity strengthening, based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China and WFP in 2019, is one of four prioritized areas of WFP China Office served as the WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation (WFP China COE) and could contribute to developing countries’ resilience to disasters.

Liao Yongfeng

PhD, professor, director

14 September 2023

WFP’s policy on disaster risk reduction and management focuses on building resilience and capacity among the most vulnerable people, communities and countries to ensure food and nutrition security while reducing the risk of disaster and protecting and enhancing lives and livelihoods. The policy emphasizes that disaster risk reduction bridges emergency response, recovery and development with targeted prevention, mitigation and preparedness activities. Gender considerations are crucial in addressing disaster risks because men and women are affected differently by disasters. Leveraging China’s knowledge and experience in aspect of disaster risk reduction through South-South Cooperation for other developing countries’ capacity strengthening, based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China and WFP in 2019, is one of four prioritized areas of WFP China Office served as the WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation (WFP China COE) and could contribute to developing countries’ resilience to disasters.

Zheng Dawei

Professor, China Agricultural University

14 September 2023

Online course videos to share cassava and banana processing skills by CATAS to benefit RoC's smallholder farmers in the context of Covid-19 pandemic.