Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction 2007

Opening and welcome remarks

• Welcome Speech: H.E. Mr. K.K. Masimov, The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (E) (R)
• Chair of ACDR2007: H.E. Mr. Victor Khrapunov, Minister for Emergency Situations, Government of Kazakhstan (E) (R)
• Vice-Chair of ACDR2007: H.E. Mr. Katsuei Hirasawa, Senior Deputy-Minister for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office, Government (E) (R)
• Mr. Michel Jarraud, Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (E) (R)
• Mr. Haolian Xu, UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan (E)
• Prof. Shigeru Itoh, Chairman, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) (E) (R)

Keynote speeches

• H.E. Mr. Victor Khrapunov, Minister for Emergency Situations, Government of Kazakhstan (E) (R)
• Mr. Koji Suzuki, Executive Director, ADRC "Progress on Regional Cooperation in the Field of Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia" (E) (R)
• Ms. Goulsara Pulatova, Senior Advisor, UN/ISDR Central Asia on behalf of Ms. Helena Molin Valdes, Deputy Director, UN Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) "Remaining challenges to reduce disaster risk: Implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)" (E) (R)
• Mr. Salvano Briceno, Director of the Secretariat of ISDR (E) (R)

Part 1: Governance of Disaster Risk Reduction at National Level

Introduction to the topic

• Ms. Aynura Alymbekova, National Disaster Reduction Advisor, UNDP BCPR (UNDP Kyrgyzstan) and Mr. Anarkul Aitaliev, Director, Disaster Hazard Mitigation Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz Republic (E)
• Ms. Charlotta Benedek, Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN/OCHA) "Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction through Preparedness" (E)
• Dr. M.C. Wong, Assistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory (WMO) (E)
• Mr. Aloysius J. Rego, Director and Team Leader, Disaster Management Systems Team, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (E)

Rapporteur: Mr. Matthias Anderegg, Disaster Reduction Programme Officer in Central Asia, SDC (based in Tajikistan)

Group discussions (4 groups)

Presentations on the following topics from ADRC member countries and other participating countries
- Establishment and strengthening of National Platforms
- Development of National DRR Strategies
- Status of implementation of HFA
- New initiatives and achievements on DRR

• Group A
  Kazakhstan: Presentation (E) (R)
  Kyrgyz Republic: Presentation (E) (R) Country Report (E) (R)
  Uzbekistan: Presentation (E) (R) Country Report (E) (R)
  
• Group B
  Indonesia: Presentation (E)
  Thailand: Presentation (E) Country Report (E)
  Lao PDR: Presentation (E)
  Malaysia: Presentation (E)
  
• Group C
  Singapore: Presentation (E)
  SriLanka: Presentation (E)
  Republic of Korea: Presentation (E)
  Pakistan: Presentation (E)
  Bangladesh: Presentation (E) Country Report (E)
  
• Group D
  India: Presentation (E)
  Nepal: Presentation (E) Country Report (E)
  Maldives: Presentation (E)
  Myanmar: Presentation (E)
  

Plenary: Reports from group discussions

• Facilitator: Mr. Hajime Nakano, Senior Researcher, ADRC
• Rapporteur: Mr. Emmanuel de Guzman, Senior Technical Advisor, ADRC

Closing remarks of day 1

• Mr. Koji Suzuki, Executive Director, ADRC

Introduction to the topic

• Ms. Christel Rose, Regional Programme Officer, UN/ISDR (E)

Panel discussion 1

Moderator: Mr. Alexandre V. Zouev, UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan
Rapporteur: Ms. Christel Rose, Regional Programme Officer, UN/ISDR
Panelists:

• Prof. Mohsen Ghafori-Ashtiany, Distinguished Professor, IIEES (Iran) "Iran School Earthquake Safety Initiative" (E)
• Mr. Ram Chandra Kandel, Director, School Earthquake Safety, NSET (Nepal) (E)
• Mr. Alexander Kravchuk, LRM Project Manager, UNDP Kazakhstan, together with a representative of Ministry of Education or Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan "Local Risk Management in Earthquake Zones of Kazakhstan" (E)
• Mr. Sheldon Shaeffer, Director, UNESCO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok (E)
• Ms. Charlotta Benedek, Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer, UN/OCHA (E)
• Mr. Khusrav Sharifov, Programme Manager, UNDP Tajikistan and Mr. Mahmadtoir Zakirov, Chairman, Committee for Emergency Situations (E)

PART 3: Scientific Knowledge Applied in Disaster Risk Reduction

Introduction of "Sentinel Asia" : a disaster management support system making use of space observation

Coordinator: Dr. Takashi Moriyama, Director, Disaster Management Support System Office, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Rapporteur: Mr. Ryo Saito, Researcher, ADRC
Presenters:

• Dr. Takashi Moriyama, JAXA English (E)
• Dr. Kenpei Kojika, Senior Researcher, ADRC (E)

Panel discussion 2: Outreach Activities about Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Disaster Risk Reduction

Moderator: Dr. M.C. Wong, Assistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory (WMO) (E1) (E2)
Rapporteur: Ms. Tine Ramstad, Regional Officer, UN/ISDR
Panelists

• Mr. KIM Tae-Hyung, Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Water Resources Section, UN/ESCAP (E)
• Mr. Kai Hong Leong, Meteorologist, Typhoon Committee Secretariat (E)
• Mr. Koji Suzuki, Executive Directore, ADRC on behalf of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) (E)
• Ms. Yoko Hagiwara, Programme Officer, Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning (PPEW), UN/ISDR (E)

Panel discussion 3: Broader Application of Scientific Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction
Summary (E)

Moderator: Prof. Mohsen Ghafori-Ashtiany, Distinguished Professor, IIEES (Iran)
Rapporteur: Mr. Bishnu Pandey, Researcher, UNCRD
Panelists

• Mr. Olivier van Damme, Programme Officer, UNOSAT (UNITAR) (E)
• Mr. David Stevens, Programme Coordinator, UNOOSA (E)
• Prof. Hiroyuki Kameda, Visiting Researcher, NIED (Japan) (E)
• Ms. Mandira Shrestha, Water Resource Specialist, ICIMOD (E)
• Dr. Bakhtiar Nurtaev, Deputy Director, Institute of Geology and Geophysics (Uzbekistan) (E) (R)
• Mr. Nikolai Breussov, Land, Metallurgy and Enrichment Science Center, Ministry of Education and Science, Kazakhstan (E) (R)
• Prof. Sheishenaly Usupaev, Leading Researcher (Geodynamics and Geohazards), Central-Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences, Kyrgyz Republic (E) (R)

Closing remarks of day 2

• Mr. Koji Suzuki, Executive Director, ADRC

Baseline Status Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Asia and the Pacific

• Mr. Aloysius J. Rego, Director and Team Leader, Disaster Management Systems Team, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and Mr. Hiroyuki Watabe, Senior Researcher, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) (E)