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Date: 20-22 October 2020
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Opening Remarks:
H.E. Mr. OKONOGI Hachiro, Minister of State for Disaster Management, Government of Japan
H.E. Mr. Rustam Nazarzoda, Chairman, Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, Tajikistan
Prof. HAMADA Masanori, Chairman, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
H.E. Mr. Rustam Nazarzoda, Chairman, Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, Tajikistan
Prof. HAMADA Masanori, Chairman, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
Special Speech: Two Global Crises - Experience from Japan
Mr. NAKAO Akifumi, Director, International Cooperation Division, Disaster Management Bureau, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Key Note Speech: Recovering from COVID-19: Lessons from Past Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Sanny Ramos Jegillos, Senior Adviser, Disaster Risk Reduction Bangkok Regional Hub, UNDP
Key Note Speech: Two-level Framework for Coastal Disaster Reduction
Prof. ISOBE Masahiko, President, Kochi University of Technology
Key Note Speech: The Challenge of Concurrent Crises
Dr. Arnold M. Howitt, Faculty Co-Director, Program on Crisis Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School,
Key Note Speech: Integrating Holistic Approaches in Tackling Intensifying Hazards Associated with Climate Change
Prof. Ian Robert Davis, Visiting Professor, Kyoto, Lund, Oxford Brookes Universities and Honorary Visiting Professor, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Europe
Session 1: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) measures and challenges to the Intensifying Disaster Risks
Session 1: Introduction by Moderator
Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika, Director, Geoinformatics Center, Asian Institute of Technology
Session 1: Presentations by ADRC Member Countries
Ms. Myat Moe Thwe, Director, Coordination and Research Division, Department of Disaster Management, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Hong, Specialist, Science, Technology and International Cooperation Department, Vietnam Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
Mr. TANAKA Yasuhiro, JICA expert, Advisor for Disaster Risk Management, Vietnam Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
Mr. Umar Fikry, Deputy Chief Executive, National Disaster Management Authority, Maldives
Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Hong, Specialist, Science, Technology and International Cooperation Department, Vietnam Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
Mr. TANAKA Yasuhiro, JICA expert, Advisor for Disaster Risk Management, Vietnam Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
Mr. Umar Fikry, Deputy Chief Executive, National Disaster Management Authority, Maldives
Mr. Kamolov Jamshed, Head of Main Department on Protection of Population of Territories Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, Tajikistan
Mr. TAKAHASHI Kazuaki, Director of Climate Change Adaptation Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Mr. TAKAHASHI Kazuaki, Director of Climate Change Adaptation Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Session 1: Presentations by Experts
Prof. Cees van Westen, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente
Dr. Mizan Bustanul Fuady Bisri, Post-doctoral Researcher, United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability and University of Tokyo
Mr. Keith Paolo C. Landicho, Disaster Monitoring & Analysis Officer, AHA Centre
Dr. Mizan Bustanul Fuady Bisri, Post-doctoral Researcher, United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability and University of Tokyo
Mr. Keith Paolo C. Landicho, Disaster Monitoring & Analysis Officer, AHA Centre
Session 1: Question and Answer
Session 2: Disaster Preparedness and Response Measures Amidst COVID-19
Session 2: Introduction - Managing Disasters Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Prof ISHIWATARI Mikio, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Session 2: Keynote Speech - Building A Resilient Future Amidst Complex Crises
Tan Sri Jemilah binti Mahmood, Special Advisor on Public Health to the Honorable Prime Minister of Malaysia
Session 2: Presentations
Mr Claudio L. Yucot, Director Regional Office V, Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Philippines
Sh. Sandeep Poundrik, IAS, Adviser (Mitigation), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), India
Mr KANG Jinmo, Senior Deputy Director, Disaster Management Policy Division, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
Ms Syuzanna Vardazar Kakoyan, Head of the Department of Education, Administration of Activities with Public, Regional Survey for Seismic Protection, Ministry of Emergency Situation of the Republic of Armenia
Mr Beda Nidhi Khanal, Under-Secretary, Disaster Research, Standards and Capacity Building Section, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Nepal
Ms Helen Mould, Head, Operations Unit, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Dr SHIBASAKI Ryosuke, Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Sh. Sandeep Poundrik, IAS, Adviser (Mitigation), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), India
Mr KANG Jinmo, Senior Deputy Director, Disaster Management Policy Division, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
Ms Syuzanna Vardazar Kakoyan, Head of the Department of Education, Administration of Activities with Public, Regional Survey for Seismic Protection, Ministry of Emergency Situation of the Republic of Armenia
Mr Beda Nidhi Khanal, Under-Secretary, Disaster Research, Standards and Capacity Building Section, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Nepal
Ms Helen Mould, Head, Operations Unit, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Dr SHIBASAKI Ryosuke, Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Session 2: Commentary - Lessons from the Presentations
Dr Khamarrul Azahari Razak, Director, Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center, University of Technology Malaysia
Session 2: Discussions and Wrap-up
Closing Session
Closing Speech, H.E. Mr AKAZAWA Ryosei, State Minister of Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Closing Remarks, Dr OGAWA Yujiro, Executive Secretary, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)