Workshop on
Reducing Food Insecurity Associated
with Natural Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
27-28 January
2005
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Thursday 27 January 2005 |
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0800-0900 |
Registration |
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Programme |
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0900-0930 |
Opening speech by He Changchui, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific |
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0930-0950 |
Election of officers and adoption of agenda |
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Theme 1: Reducing vulnerability through sustainable agriculture |
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Key questions: What can be done to “mainstream” sustainable agriculture into development projects and programmes? What are the priorities for project and programme initiatives? |
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0950-1000 |
Moderator Introduction: Jeff Kingwell, FAO Consultant |
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1000-1020 |
Sanjay Srivastava, Deputy Director, Disaster Management Support Programme, Indian Space Research Organization |
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1020-1040 |
Giasuddin Ahmed, National Project Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh |
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1040-1115 |
Coffee break and group photographs |
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1115-1135 |
Liu Lihua, Division of Agriculture Information, Department of Crop Production, China |
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1135-1200 |
Shobar Wiganda, Director, Food Surveillance Centre, Food Security Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia |
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1200-1220 |
Krishna Bahadur Shrestha, Joint Secretary, Agriculture Business Promotion and Statistics Division, Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives, Nepal |
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1220-1240 |
Kraisorn Wiriya, Chief, Huay Kakang Forest Fire Research Centre, Forest Fire Control Division, Thailand |
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1240-1340 |
Workshop lunch |
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1340-1415 |
Thierry Facon, FAO Senior Water Management Officer |
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1415-1430 |
Round-table discussion |
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Theme 3: Strengthening early warning, vulnerability information and forecasting systems |
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Can new mechanisms be established for enhanced warnings on transnational disasters such as flood, drought, forest fires, and tsunamis? What are the highest priorities for enhancing data collection, forecasting, and warning dissemination? |
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1430-1440 |
Moderator Introduction: Sanjay Srivastava, ISRO, India |
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1440-1510 |
Mike Coughlan, Superintendent, National Climate Centre, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia |
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1510-1530 |
Coffee break |
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1530-1605 |
Naoki Minamiguchi, FAO Asia FIVIMS Project |
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1605-1630 |
Shaobing Peng, Crop, Soil and Water Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute |
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1630-1700 |
M.V. K. Sivakumar, Chief, Agricultural Meteorology Division, World Meteorological Organization |
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1700-1725 |
Ajunapermal Subbiah, Team Leader, Climate Risk Management, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre |
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Theme 2: Developing guidelines and enforcing laws and regulations |
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Key questions: Are more guidelines needed or are there enough already? Are responsibilities clear vis a vis NGOs, local communities, provincial/national government? |
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1725-1745 |
Le Huu Ti, Water Resources Section, ESCAP |
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1740-1800 |
Break |
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1800-2000 |
Workshop Dinner |
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Friday 28 January 2005 |
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Theme 3: Strengthening early warning, vulnerability information and forecasting systems |
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0900-0905 |
Reprise of topic: Jeff Kingwell, FAO Consultant |
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0905-0925 |
Chris Chiesa, Senior Manager, Pacific Disaster Centre, Hawaii, USA |
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0925-1000 |
Round-table discussion |
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Theme 2: Developing guidelines and enforcing laws and regulations (continued) |
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Key questions: Are more guidelines needed or are there enough already? Are responsibilities clear vis a vis NGOs, local communities, provincial/national government? |
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1000-1005 |
Moderator Introduction: Jeff Kingwell, FAO Consultant |
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1005-1030 |
Masaru Arakida, Asian Disaster Reduction Centre |
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1030-1100 |
Coffee break |
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1100-1125 |
Victoria Bannon, Legal Affairs Unit, International Federation of Red Cross and Red crescent Societies |
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1125-1150 |
Round-table discussion. |
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Theme 4: Collaborative partnerships and institutional arrangements |
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Are existing organizational cooperative mechanisms
sufficient? |
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1150-1155 |
Moderator Introduction: Margarita Flores, Chief, Food Security and Agricultural Projects Analysis Service, FAO |
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1155-1210 |
Chris Chiesa, Senior Manager, Pacific Disaster Centre, Hawaii, USA |
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1210-1240 |
Nokeo Ratanavong, Space Technology Applications Section, UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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1240-1400 |
Workshop lunch |
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1400-1410 |
Round-table discussion. |
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Theme 5: Quantitative risk and impact assessment, allocating resources, and economic incentives |
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What economic incentives can be applied in disaster risk
management to encourage preparedness and build resilience? |
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1410-1415 |
Moderator Introduction: Jeff Kingwell, FAO Consultant; Fred Baker, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
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1415-1440 |
Maxx Dilley, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia University, USA (presented by Naoki Minamiguchi, FAO) |
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1440-1500 |
Margarita Flores, Chief, Food Security and Agricultural Projects Analysis Service, FAO, Rome, Italy |
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1500-1535 |
Coffee break |
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1535-1600 |
Sanjay Srivastava, Indian Space Research Organization |
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1600-1620 |
Round-table discussion |
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Summary session |
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1620-1630 |
Synthesis of Theme conclusions (Jeff Kingwell) |
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1630-1700 |
Summary discussion |
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1700-1755 |
Adoption of report |
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1755-1800 |
Closing of the Workshop |
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