OUTCOMES OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION MECHANISMS OF TSUNAMI EMERGENCY AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY

Annex 2: Workshop agenda

DAY 1

Time	Activity
08.30-09.00	Registration of participants
09.00-09.15	Welcome address Mr He Changchui, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
09.15-09.25	Introduction to workshop and objectives Mr Gamini Keerthisinghe, Senior Plant Production Officer – FAO RAP Bangkok
09.25-09.35	Group photo
	Session 1: Past and ongoing activities. Major constraints and future plans. Country presentations
	*Chairperson for the sessions from 09.35 to 13.30 – Mr Udhoro Kasih Anggoro*
09.35-09.55	Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources, Maldives Ms Zaha Waheed – Deputy Director, Planning and Coordination Services, Ms Aminath Rishaadh – Assistant Data Processing Officer
09.55-10.15	Department of Agriculture Extension (DOAE), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand Mr Anan Lila – Director, Planning Division and Mr Apinan Kamnalrut – National Consultant, FAO
10.15-10.30	Coffee break
10.30-10.50	Ministry of Agriculture, Sri Lanka Mr Shantha Emitiyagoda – Deputy Director Extension, Department of Agriculture
10.50-11.10	Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia Mr Udhoro Kasih Anggoro – Executive Secretary, DG of Food Crops
11.10-11.25	Ministry of Fisheries Agriculture and Marine Resources, Maldives Ms Zaha Waheed – Deputy Director, Planning and Coordination Services, Ms Aminath Rishaadh – Assistant Data Processing Officer
11.25-11.45	Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka
11.45-12.05	Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand Ms Waraporn Prompoj – Chief of International Cooperation Group and Mr Suchint Deetae – National Fisheries Consultant, FAO
12.05-12.25	Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia Mr Hadimulyo Mulyono – Assistant Minister on Cooperation and Inter-agency Relation
12.25-13.30	Lunch break – Promenade Restaurant, 4^th floor
	*Chairperson for the sessions from 13.30 to 15.10 – Ms Zaha Waheed*
13.30-13.50	Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia Mr Saeful Rachman – Directorate General of Land Rehabilitation and Social Forestry
13.50-14.10	Ministry of Forestry, Sri Lanka Mr P.A.G.S. Nandakumara – Assistant Conservator of Forest, Forest Department
14.10-14.30	Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), Thailand Mr Sonjai Havanond – Coastal and Mangrove Resources Management Expert
14.30-14.50	RADA, Sri Lanka Mr Mazahim Hanifa – Livelihood Economic Recovery Officer
14.50-15.10	BRR, Indonesia Mr Said Faisal – Deputy for Economic and Business Development
15.10-15.30	Coffee break
	Session 2: Role of FAO in coordination of the emergency and rehabilitation operations and achievements – Inventory of the data collected in AG, FO and FI
	*Chairperson for the sessions from 15.30 to 17.20 – Mr Rajendra Aryal*
15.30-15.50	FAO Thai Affairs Section (TAS), Thailand Mr Simon Wilkinson – Communications Manager, Ms Waraporn Prompoj – Chief of International Cooperation Group, DOF, Thailand
15.50-16.10	FAO ERCU Maldives Mr James Terjanian – Information Management Specialist
16.10-16.30	FAO ERCU Sri Lanka Mr Leslie Joseph – National Consultant
16.30-16.50	FAO ERCU Indonesia Mr Sugianto Saman – GIS/Remote Sensing Expert
16.50-17.00	Break
17.00-17.20	Discussion – Plenary session
17.20-17.30	Formulation of Working Groups and introduction of themes: Mr Merkur Beqiri – Tsunami Information Management and Review, Regional Consultant
18.30 onwards	Reception – dinner, at Amari Watergate Hotel, Poolside – 8^th floor

DAY 2

Time	Activity
	Session 3: Experiences and approaches to information management and utilization
	*Chairperson for the sessions from 08.30 to 09.25 – Mr Gamini Keerthisinghe*
08.30-08.50	Presentation on Asia FIVIMS experiences in food insecurity and vulnerability data collection, analysis and dissemination with a focus on the Sri Lanka FIVIMS Mr Naoki Minamiguchi (FAO RAP)
08.50-09.10	Spatial information-based approach to coordination of emergency/rehabilitation activities in Asian tsunami affected countries Mr Sugianto Saman – GIS/Remote Sensing Expert, FAO Indonesia
09.10-09.25	Coastal Zone Management (Australia) Pty Ltd., Australia Mr David Green – Senior Information Consultant
	Session 4: Working Group Discussion
	*Chairing and facilitation by FAO organizers from 09.25 to 17.00*
09.25-10.40	Working group discussion:
10.40-11.00	Coffee break
11.00-12.00	Preparation of Group Reports
12.00-13.00	Lunch break – Promenade Restaurant, 4^th floor
	Session 5: Plenary Session
13.00-14.15	Working group presentations – findings, conclusions and recommendations by groups
14.15-15.15	Discussion – Plenary session
15.15-15.45	Coffee break
15.45-17.00	Conclusions and Recommendations
17.00	Closing of the sessions – Instructions for the third day

DAY 3

Time	Activity
	Session 6: Field trip
09.00-10.00	Visit to Land Development Department (LDD), Thailand
10.00-11.00	Visit to Department of Fisheries, Information Management Unit. Practical demonstration of their information system set up for coordination, monitoring and evaluation purposes in Fisheries and extended to Agriculture and Forestry.
11.00-12.00	Visit to Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand
12.00-13.00	Lunch at Pola Pola Restaurant – closing of the workshop

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OUTCOMES OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION MECHANISMS OF
TSUNAMI EMERGENCY AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS IN
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY