Under the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities, a Thematic Group on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action (TG-DRRCA) has been established to support the engagement of persons with disabilities, their representative organizations and other relevant stakeholders to contribute to the monitoring of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction within the 2030 Agenda framework, and also ensure that the global and regional climate action is inclusive of and allows equal participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations.

The TG-DRRCA is an open coordination mechanism led by a Steering Committee. Members of the Steering Committee include the global and regional focal points, representative of the Stakeholders Group, and the representative of the International Disability Alliance as the organizing partner. To read more about the group including the term reference please click this link. 

The TG-DRRCA is currently calling for membership. The membership is open to all persons with disabilities, organizations of persons with disabilities, non-governmental, humanitarian and other civil society organizations working on the rights of persons with disabilities and non-governmental donors and experts working on inclusion of persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction and climate action. If you are interested to become a member, please fill the membership form through this link.

To be eligible to participate in the upcoming process of electing the next permanent and alternate focal points, please fill out the membership form before 21 July 2024.

For any inquiries about the group, please email Alradi Abdalla, the Inclusive Humanitarian Action & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Advisor at IDA Secretariat aabdalla@ida-secretariat.org.