ECOSOC Special Meeting - Impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño phenomenon: Reducing risks and capturing opportunities

The Economic and Social Council convened a Special Meeting on the impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño phenomenon at the request of the General Assembly (A/RES/70/110) on 6 May 2016. The meeting provided an opportunity to receive an update on the  current El Niño and its economic, social and environmental dimensions, and to discuss measures undertaken by countries to increase their resilience. The meeting was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 

• Programme
• Concept note
• Background note
• PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

Statements/Presentations

• ECOSOC President - Welcoming remarks
• UNISDR- Opening remarks
• WMO- Opening remarks
• WMO Video
• Peru (Video, Presentation)
• Ecuador (Remarks, Presentation)
• Philippines - Remarks
• FAO
• ILO
• WHO
• WFP
• OCHA
• DESA- Closing remarks
• ECOSOC President- Closing remarks

El Niňo-related information

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Media

• ECOSOC Presidential Statement on El Niño
• ‘El Niño is not a one-off event,’ UN says, calling for action to address phenomenon’s impacts - By UN News Centre
• Video coverage - By UN Web TV
• Photo - By UN DESA