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Annex IV
APDC/01/1



AGENDA



Opening Session


A. ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER GENERAL MATTERS

1. Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Rapporteur

2. Adoption of Agenda and Timetable



B. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

SESSION I: EARLY WARNING

3.Strengthening Early Warning Systems for Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific
(T.C. Ti, FAO-RAP/Andrew Nadeau, FAO-ESCG)

4. Agro-meteorological Models and Remote Sensing for Crop Monitoring and Forecasting in Asia and the Pacific
(Rene Gommes, FAO-SDRN)

SESSION II: PREVENTION

5. River Basin Management for Flood and Drought Prevention and Mitigation in Asia and the Pacific
(T. Facon, FAO-RAP)

6. Forest Fire Prevention and Preparedness in Asia and the Pacific
(Peter Moore, Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia)

7. Pastoral Risk Management for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness in Central Asia - with Special Reference to the Case of Mongolia
(Stephan Baas, FAO-SDAR)

8. Reducing Agricultural Vulnerability to Storms with Special Reference to Farming Systems and Methods
(Guenter Hemrich, FAO-ESAF)

SESSION III: PREPAREDNESS

9. Long-range Climate Forecasts for Agriculture and Food Security Planning and Management in Asia and the Pacific
(A.R. Subbiah and Kamal Kishore, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Thailand)

10. Asia FIVIMS for Disaster Preparedness
(Naoki Minamiguchi, FAO-ESCG)

11. Developing Farming Systems and Best Practices for Drought-prone Areas
(H.P. Singh, Central Research Institute for Dry Land Areas, India)

12. Developing Farming Systems and Best Practices for Flood-prone Areas
(M.A. Razzaque, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Coulcil, Bangladesh)

13. Disaster Risk Management Strategies for Animal Health
(Denis Hoffmann, FAO-RAP)

SESSION IV: MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS

14. Managing the Continuum of Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery Activities following Disasters in Food and Agriculture
(Thomas Laurent, FAO-TCOR)

15. Leveraging Support for Disaster Management with Special Reference to Food/Nutrition Assistance and Women
(B.K. Nandi, FAO-RAP/Jean D'Cunha, UNIFEM, Thailand)

16. Drafting Committee

17. Adoption of the Report



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