Priorities and Projects Forum Programme

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27 March 2006

28 March 2006

09:00	Opening of Session by Chairman
09:03	Feedback from Symposium Session 1: Multi-hazard Approaches
09:10	Overarching Issue 2: National Warning Systems for all Hazards and all People
09:20 Keynote	Welding the Best Players into the Best Team for the Best Results: Politicians, Hazard Experts, disaster authorities, media, community leaders Keynote: Ms Barbara Carby (Director, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Kingston, Jamaica)
09:35	Introduction to Session 2: WATER Too much or little - coping with the hazards of Water
	Participants will be presented with the following projects to illustrate problems and solutions related to climate risks, floods and tsunamis:
	Projects	Discussion Themes
09:40 Presentation	Enhancing Hydroclimate Monitoring, Early Warning and Applications for the Reduction of Climate Related Risks in the Greater Horn of Africa	Vulnerability Assessment
09:55 Discussion	Prof. Laban Ogallo, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre	Gender and Cultural Diversity
10:25 Presentation	Implementing a Real-time Flood Forecasting System for East Sea Region  Fatih Keskin (General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works DSI)	Understanding and Respecting Warnings
10:40 Discussion		Reliability of Warnings
11:10 Presentation 11:25 Discussion	Towards a Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Response System in West Africa: A Multi-Hazard Approach to Forecasting Adverse Health Impacts in Africa David Rogers (World Meteorological Organization)	Benefits and Challenges of a Multi-hazard Approach
11:55 Presentation	Early Warning Systems for Natural Hazards in the Bi-national River Basin Catamayo-Chira   Rodrigo Vivar Bermeo (Prefect, Province of Loja, Ecuador), Lorenzo Salazar Chavesta (Deputy Director, Gerencia de Recursos, Piura, Peru)	International/ Regional Cooperation and Coordination
12:10 Discussion		National Cooperation and Coordination
12:40 Presentation	Establishment of an Information Chain to Influence the Behaviour of Populations Exposed to Atmospheric and Geological Risks (Cyclones and Tsunamis) in the Caribbean Basin and the Atlantic Ocean, with a View to Reducing their Vulnerability Victorin Lurel (the President of the Regional Council of Guadaloup), Pierre-Marie Sarant (CORISK), PIRAC	(Discussion after lunch break)
12:55	Session adjourns; House-keeping Matters (Secretary); Close of Session (Chairman)
13:00- 15:00	Lunch Break and Workshops
13:00- 14:00	The African Centre for Early Warning and Disaster Reduction in the Indian Ocean AfrEDI (Room G/F) and Risk Management of Extreme Floods, GeoResearchCentrePotsdam & University Karlsruhe (Room E)
13:00- 15:00	Wildland Fire, Global Fire Monitoring Centre (Room D). This will include presentation of two projects:    Global Early Warning System for Wildland Fire, T. Keenan, W. De Groot, G. Morgan;    Early Alert, Monitoring and Impact Asessment System for Forest Fires in Mexico and Central America, Dr. Rainer Ressl; The National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity
14:00- 15:00	Tsunami Early Warning Strengthening Project in the Indian Ocean: Partnership for Building Resilience to Tsunamis, ISDR Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning & Partners (Room G/F); and Education and Knowledge: Protecting Schools & Promoting Disaster Risk Awareness to Save Lives (Knowledge and Education ISDR System Cluster), (Room E)
15:00	Chairman reconvenes Plenary
15:03 Discussion	Disussion Session 2 continued         Discussion Themes: Integrating Early Warning into Development Plans and Poverty Reduction Strategies; People Centered Early Warning Systems; Tsunami
15:45	Wrap up Water Session (Moderator)
15:50	Close of Session (Chairman)
15:50- 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00	Chairman reconvenes Plenary
16:05	Introduction to Session 3: AIR Weather Eyes Open - Predicting and Responding to Hazards of the Air
	During this session, the following projects will be presented, to illustrate problems and solutions related to drought and desertification, storms and climate risks:
	Projects	Discussion Themes
16:10 Presentation	Development of a Regional Sand and Dust Storm Early Warning System (SDS-EWS) in North East Asia	Knowledge Transfer
16:25 Discussion	Dr Zhang Xiao-Ye (Director, Center for Atmosphere Watch and Services, China Meteorological Administration)	Access to Data and Information
16:55 Presentation	Early Warning Communications System for Kingdom of Tonga	People Centred Dissemination Systems
17:10 Discussion	Mr Maliu Takai (Deputy Director, National Disaster Management Office)	Technical Dissemination Systems and Equipment
17:40	Feedback from Symposium Session 2: Mega Events
17:45	Session adjourns; House-keeping Matters (Secretary); Close of Session (Chairman)
18:30	Reception hosted by the City of Bonn

29 March 2006

09:00	Chairman reconvenes Plenary; Moderator resumes Session
	Projects	Discussion Themes
09:05 Presentation	Development of an Advanced Tropical Cyclone Early Warning System for the Philippines Dr Prisco Nilo (Deputy Director, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PAGASA)	Strengthening Institutional Capacities and Mechanisms
09:20 Discussion		Early Warning Pays Off
09:50 Presentation 10:05 Discussion	Early Warning Systems for Desert Locusts – A West Africa Pilot Project   Mr Mactar Ndiaye (Directeur, Météorologie Nationale, Senegal) M.V.K. Sivarkumar (Chief, Agricultural Meteorology Division, WMO)	Legal and Policy Frameworks Making Early Warning a Long Term Priority
10:35	Wrap up Air Session
10:40	Introduction of Overarching Issue speakers Eunice Mucache and Henri Josserand
10:45 Keynote	Overarching Issue 3: The Ultimate Question Who Gets the Message and What Should They do? Engaging communities, building awareness and preparedness, and making early warning systems people-centred Keynote: Ms. Eunice Mucache (Director of Programmes of the Mozambique Red Cross Society)    Overarching Issue 4: Early Warning for Early Action - Mobilizing the International Community Keynote: Mr. Henri Josserand (Chief, ESCG, Global Information and Early Warning System, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation)
11:30	Chairman adjourns Session
11:30- 12:00	Coffee Break
12:00	Chairman reconvenes Plenary (inclunding the Participants of the Technical and Scientific Symposium)
12:05	Feedback from Symposium Session 3: People, Politics, Economics
12:10	Conclusions from Symposium (Dr Irmgard Schwaetzer)
12:20	Conference Conclusions (Moderator)
12:35	Final Remarks, (Co-Chair Salvano Briceno)
12:45	Closing Remarks and Conference Statement (Co-chair H.-J. Daerr)
12:55	House-keeping Matters (Secretary)
13:00	Close by Chairman / Conference ends