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| Date: Wednesday, 22/Aug/2012 | |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm |
SDC USAR 1: SDC Urban Search and Rescue USAR D-A-CH Summit (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
| Date: Thursday, 23/Aug/2012 | ||
| 9:00am - 5:00pm |
SDC intern 1: SDC internal Training Course Risk Sharing and Insurances (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
SDC USAR 2: SDC Urban Search and Rescue USAR D-A-CH Summit (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
| Date: Friday, 24/Aug/2012 | ||
| 9:00am - 5:00pm |
SDC intern 2: SDC internal Training Course Risk Sharing and Insurances (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
SDC USAR 3: SDC Urban Search and Rescue USAR D-A-CH Summit (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
| 9:00am - 9:00pm |
VT 1: 3rd VT Intern. Conference on Community Resilience (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
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| Date: Saturday, 25/Aug/2012 | ||
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
VT 2: 3rd VT Intern. Conference on Community Resilience (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
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| 9:00am - 5:00pm |
SDC intern 3: SDC internal Training Course Risk Sharing and Insurances (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
SDC USAR 4: SDC Urban Search and Rescue USAR D-A-CH Summit (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
| Date: Sunday, 26/Aug/2012 | ||
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
SDC USAR 5: SDC Urban Search and Rescue USAR D-A-CH Summit (by invitation only) Pre-conference programme |
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| 12:30pm - 1:00pm |
SDC USAR 6: SDC Street Event - Swiss engagement in Development and Cooperation – Exhibition opening ceremony Exhibition |
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| 2:00pm - 3:30pm |
SUN1.1: Resilient development practice – from fragmentation towards integration; from theory into action Location: Wisshorn Chair: Stephen J. LATHAM, World Vision Switzerland Workshop organized by World Vision |
SUN1.2: Vulnerability and natural hazards Location: Seehorn Chair: David ALEXANDER, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos Chair: Karen I SUDMEIER-RIEUX, UNEP Session |
| SUN1.3: Elsevier author workshop Location: Sertig Chair: Katherine Claire EVE, Elsevier Workshop organized by Elsevier Earth & Environmental Sciences |
SUN1.4: Understanding your risk environment Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Sean MURPHY, Lootok Workshop organized by Lootok |
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| SUN1.5: Education and training in DRR Location: Flüela Chair: Madeleine COLBERT, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos Chair: Yasamin O. IZADKHAH, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) Session |
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| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee break |
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| 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
OC: Opening ceremony Location: Davos FEATURING MUSIC PART 1: Roger WIDMER, Tenor: Serenata by Pietro Mascagni, accompanied by Stefan WIRTH, Grand Piano WELCOMING REMARKS:
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: Margareta WAHLSTRÖM - Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction - United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction UNISDR - Geneva - Switzerland “Managing Disaster Risk for Resilience in the 21st Century” Andreas GÖTZ - President - Swiss National Platform for Natural Hazard Reduction PLANAT, Vice-Director Federal Office for Environment, FOEN, Berne, Switzerland “The Swiss Strategy to Cope with Natural Hazards” FEATURING MUSIC PART 2: Roger WIDMER, Tenor: Ständchen by Franz Schubert, accompanied by Stefan WIRTH, Grand Piano MUNICH RE FOUNDATION RISK AWARD: “Early warning in urban areas”
FEATURING MUSIC PART 3: Roger WIDMER, Tenor: You Do Something to Me by Cole Porter, accompanied by Stefan WIRTH, Grand Piano |
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| 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
Plenary 1: From Thoughts to Action: Research, Education, Training and Application in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: Haresh C. SHAH - Obayashi Professor of Engineering, Emeritus - Stanford University - Founder and Senior Advisor - Risk Management Solutions RMS Inc. - Stanford - USA PANELLISTS:
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| 7:30pm - 8:30pm |
WC: Welcome Reception |
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| Date: Monday, 27/Aug/2012 | ||
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
Plenary 2: Mega disasters with cascading effects Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: Kirk W. JUNKER - Professor - Chair - International Master of Environmental Science / Chair - US American Law - University of Cologne - Cologne - Germany PANELLISTS:
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Coffee break |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Plenary 3: Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) - improved preparedness through capacity development of national emergency services Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: René HOLENSTEIN - Ambassador - Deputy Head of the Humanitarian Aid Department - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC - Berne - Switzerland MODERATOR: Simon TSCHURR - Rapid Response - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC - Berne - Switzerland PANELLISTS:
Chaired and supported by SDC |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch MON: Lunch break |
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| 12:30pm - 12:50pm |
DD1: Davos Dialogues: Mega disasters with cascading effects Location: Foyer C1 Chair: David ALEXANDER, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos Davos Dialogues is a topical meeting point for everybody to meet and continue discussions during lunchtime. The moderated discussions aim to influence the IDRC Davos 2012 outcomes. |
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
MON4.1: Swiss Early Warning System for natural hazards Location: Dischma Session organised by the Swiss Federal office for civil protection BABS |
MON4.2: Socio economic aspects of natural hazards Location: Flüela Chair: Helena Marie MOLIN-VALDES, UNISDR Chair: Mohsen NADI, Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization Session |
| MON4.3: Building awareness – be ready to strengthen national response mechanism: different actor’s lessons with experiences to improve preparedness PART 1 Location: Aspen 1 Chair: Simon TSCHURR, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Session organized by SDC |
MON4.4: Global exposure monitoring for multi-hazards risk assessments Location: Seehorn Chair: Daniele EHRLICH, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Session organized by the Joint Research Centre, European Commission |
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| MON4.5: Governance and decision making in DRR Location: Wisshorn Chair: Qian YE, Integrated Risk Governance Project/IHDP Chair: Helen T SULLIVAN, Rider University Session |
MON4.6: Increasing disaster resilience through participative development of standards in land management, urban planning and construction Location: Sanada 2 Workshop organized by RICSDMC |
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| MON4.7: Integrative risk management approaches Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Carmelo DIMAURO, RGS Srl - Risk Governance Solutions Session |
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| 2:30pm - 2:40pm |
Break |
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| 2:40pm - 4:10pm |
MON5.1: Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into climate change adaptation strategies: A governance point of view Location: Seehorn Chair: Francesc PLA, Council of Europe Session organized by UNISDR |
MON5.2: Mobilising the creation of a risk governance culture Location: Flüela Chair: Marie-Valentine FLORIN, International Risk Governance Council Session organized by the International Risk Governance Council |
| MON5.3: Building awareness – be ready to strengthen national response mechanism: different actor’s lessons with experiences to improve preparedness PART 2 Location: Aspen 1 Chair: Simon TSCHURR, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Session organized by SDC |
MON5.4: Panel discussion on education for disaster risk reduction Location: Dischma Chair: Julia HEISS, UNESCO Session organized by UNESCO and UNICEF |
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| MON5.5: Megadisasters and cascading effects Location: Wisshorn Chair: Ansa MASAUD, UN-Habitat Session |
MON5.6: Integrative earthquake risk management Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Patrick SMIT, National Emergency Operations Centre Chair: Christian H. BARTHELT, Munich Re Foundation Session |
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| MON5.7: Capacity Building for Social-Ecological Resilience Location: Sanada 2 Chair: James Herbert WILLIAMS, University of Denver Session supported by University of Denver and GIZ |
MON5.8: Mass casualty incidents – lessons learned Location: Sertig Chair: Chaim RAFALOWSKI, Magen David Adom Session organized by Magen David Adom |
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| 4:10pm - 4:40pm |
Coffee break |
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| 4:40pm - 6:10pm |
Plenary 4: Understanding Disasters - Geospatial Technologies in Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: Russ JOHNSON - Director of Public Safety - ESRI - Redlands - USA PANELLISTS:
Chaired and supported by ESRI |
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| 6:10pm - 6:40pm |
Reception Location: Davos |
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| 6:40pm - 8:10pm |
MON7.1: Risk communication Location: Flüela Chair: Marita VOS, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Chair: Chowdhury EMDAD HAQUE, University of Manitoba Session |
MON7.2: Progress and new initiatives in IRG Project/IHDP Location: Sertig Chair: Diana MANGALAGIU, Oxford University Session organized by the Integrated Risk Governance Project (IRGP)/IHDP |
| MON7.3: Challenges and opportunities in building a resilient city Location: Seehorn Chair: Seda KUNDAK, Istanbul Technical University Session organized by Istanbul Technical University |
MON7.4: Disaster risk is a development issue – A development approach to disaster risk assessment and management Location: Wisshorn Chair: Carlos Anibal VILLACIS, UNDP-BCPR Training course organized by UNDP-GRIP |
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| Date: Tuesday, 28/Aug/2012 | ||
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
TUE1.1: ESS project – technical and conceptual challenges Location: Dischma Chair: Chaim RAFALOWSKI, Magen David Adom Session organized by Magen David Adom |
TUE1.2: Natural hazard resilient cities Location: Flüela Chair: Damien SERRE, EIVP Session organized by Université Paris-EST, EIVP |
| TUE1.3: Integrative risk management - Examples from member organisations of the Swiss NGO DRR Platform on how to increase resilience Location: Sertig Chair: Nicole CLOT, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Session organized by the Swiss NGO DRR Platform |
TUE1.4: Early warning in disaster risk reduction Location: Seehorn Chair: Peijun SHI, Beijing Normal University Chair: Marc STAL, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos Session |
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| TUE1.5: Information and communication technologies for risk management Location: Wisshorn Chair: Markku T HÄKKINEN, University of Jyväskylä Chair: Muhammad Abbas CHOUDHARY, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan Session |
TUE1.6: Integrative tsunami risk management Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Sam.S.L HETTIARACHCHI, University of Moratuwa Chair: Christopher G BURTON, GEM Global Earthquake Model Session |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Coffee break |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Plenary 5: Country risk management and financial preparedness for disasters Location: Davos Chair: Martyn Ronald PARKER, Swiss Reinsurance Ltd SESSION CHAIR: Martyn PARKER - Chairman - Global Partnerships - Swiss Re - Zurich - Switzerland PANELLISTS:
Chaired and supported by Swiss Re |
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| 12:00pm - 12:20pm |
OS: Open Stage: Financial Risks vs. Financing Resilience - A Debate between Louis Pauly and John Macomber Location: Davos |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch TUE: Lunch break |
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| 12:30pm - 12:50pm |
DD2: Davos Dialogues: The use of new technologies in DRR Location: Foyer C1 Chair: David ALEXANDER, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos Davos Dialogues is a topical meeting point for everybody to meet and continue discussions during lunchtime. The moderated discussions aim to influence the IDRC Davos 2012 outcomes. |
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
TUE4.1: Same problem – different solutions Location: Dischma Chair: Chaim RAFALOWSKI, Magen David Adom Session organized by Magen David Adom |
TUE4.2: Social media and linguistics as part of an integrative risk management Location: Flüela Chair: René EGGENBERGER, armasuisse Session organized by Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften |
| TUE4.3: Natech risk reduction after the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami Location: Sertig Chair: Elisabeth KRAUSMANN, European Commission Chair: Hirokazu TATANO, Kyoto University Session organized by the European Commission, Joint Research Centre |
TUE4.4: Special Swiss Re session on Economics of Disasters – Costs and Financing mechanisms Location: Seehorn Chair: Reto SCHNARWILER, Swiss Reinsurance Ltd Swiss Re Session |
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| TUE4.5: Mapping tools for risk management Location: Wisshorn Chair: Peter BURGHERR, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) Chair: Armin HAAS, Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research Session |
TUE4.6: Local actions and community empowerment Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Diana MANGALAGIU, Oxford University Chair: Franz STÖSSEL, SDC Session |
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| TUE4.7: Assessment and decision making in risk management Location: Sanada 2 Chair: Pane STOJANOVSKI, Asia Risk Centre, Inc. Session |
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| 2:30pm - 2:40pm |
Break |
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| 2:40pm - 4:10pm |
TUE5.1: Public empowerment policies for crisis management Location: Dischma Chair: Marita VOS, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Workshop organized by the PEP project |
TUE5.2: “Taking preparedness seriously” – Revisiting the gaps and challenges in linking early warning and timely response between community and government levels Location: Flüela Chair: Stephan HUPPERTZ, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Session organized by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) |
| TUE5.3: Capacity building and awareness Location: Sertig Chair: Marie-Valentine FLORIN, International Risk Governance Council Session |
TUE5.4: Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction: Moving from Theory to Practice Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Muralee THUMMARUKUDY, United Nations Environment Programme Session organized by PEDRR |
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| TUE5.5: Environmental changes and health implications Location: Wisshorn Chair: Virginia MURRAY, Health Protection Agency Chair: Monica Lynn SCHOCH-SPANA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Session |
TUE5.6: Critical Infrastructures I Location: Seehorn Chair: John ZEPPOS, COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. Chair: Asimiyu Mohammed JINADU, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Session |
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| 4:10pm - 4:40pm |
Coffee break |
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| 4:40pm - 6:10pm |
Plenary 6: Urban risks and resilience Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: Stefan Wolfgang PICKL - Professor - Chair for Operations Research COMTESSA - Department of Computer Science - Universität der Bundeswehr - Munich - Germany PANELLISTS:
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| 6:10pm - 6:30pm |
OS1: How to make cities more resilient - A handbook for local government leaders in Farsi, Chinese, Spanish, Russian and French Location: Davos |
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| 6:10pm - 7:30pm |
TUE7.1: Risk financing and sharing Poster Session |
TUE7.2: Integrated seismic risk management Poster Session |
| TUE7.3: Mountain risks Poster Session |
TUE7.4: Education and capacity building Poster Session |
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| TUE7.5: Urban risk Poster Session |
TUE7.6: Risk, society and culture Poster Session |
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| TUE7.7: Ecosystem based approaches Poster Session |
TUE7.8: Flood risks Poster Session |
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| 6:30pm - 7:15pm |
TUE8.1: GIS for Disaster Management Location: Dischma Chair: Jeff BARANYI, ESRI Workshop organized by ESRI |
TUE8.2: Public private partnership approaches Location: Flüela Chair: Stephan SCHRECKENBERG, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. Chair: Haresh C. SHAH, Stanford University and Risk Management Solutions Session |
| 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
Plenary 7: Open forum on risk and society Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: James Herbert WILLIAMS - Professor - Dean and Milton Morris Endowed Chair - Graduate School of Social Work - University of Denver - Denver - USA PANELLISTS:
Chaired and supported by RCC – Rachel Carson Centre, Munich |
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| Date: Wednesday, 29/Aug/2012 | ||
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
WED1.1: Ubiquitous technology to facilitate preparedness, practice, and situational awareness before, during, and after disasters Location: Dischma Chair: Helen T SULLIVAN, Rider University Chair: Markku T HÄKKINEN, University of Jyväskylä Workshop organized by Rider University and University of Jyväskylä |
WED1.2: European critical infrastructures: which analysis framework for supporting effective decision making? Location: Flüela Chair: Georgios GIANNOPOULOS, Joint Research Centre Session organized by the Joint Research Centre |
| WED1.3: A converging vision of resilience building between the private sector and civil society Location: Sertig Chair: Andrew MITCHELL, Disaster Risk Management Consultant, France Session |
WED1.4: Climate change, migration and displacement (RCC) Location: Seehorn Chair: Uwe LÜBKEN, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich Session |
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| WED1.5: Critical infrastructures II Location: Wisshorn Chair: Daniel KULL, World Bank Chair: John HANDMER, RMIT University Session |
WED1.6: Risk in urban areas Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Robert MUIR-WOOD, RMS Ltd Chair: Jiayuan YE, Beijing Normal University Session |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Coffee break |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Plenary 8.1: Global risks - An integrated governance approach Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: Andreas RECHKEMMER - Professor - Chief Science and Policy Advisor - Global Risk Forum GRF Davos - Davos - Switzerland PANELLISTS:
Supported by Int. Risk Governance Project IRP-P and Global Systems Dynamics and Policy GSDP |
Plenary 8.2: Disasters, environment and migration Location: Aspen SESSION CHAIR: Bron TAYLOR - Professor - University of Forida - Gainesville - USA PANELLISTS:
Chaired and supported by RCC – Rachel Carson Centre, Munich |
| 12:00pm - 12:20pm |
OS2: Open Stage: The Colorado Wildfires 2012: Exposing the risk of re-rural migration in the Western U.S. by Michael Manfredo Location: Davos |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch WED: Lunch break |
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| 12:30pm - 12:50pm |
DD3: Davos Dialogues: Urban risks and resilience Location: Foyer C1 Chair: David ALEXANDER, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos Davos Dialogues is a topical meeting point for everybody to meet and continue discussions during lunchtime. The moderated discussions aim to influence the IDRC Davos 2012 outcomes. |
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
WED4.1: Collectors, coordinators and directors - Innovation in the management of disasters Location: Dischma Chair: Gavin John LOVE, WorleyParsons Chair: Kit MIYAMOTO, Miyamoto International, Inc. Workshop organized by WorleyParsons and Miyamoto International |
WED4.2: Integrated risk assessment: what kind of multi-risk analysis to support the risk reduction decision-making process? Location: Flüela Chair: Carmelo DIMAURO, RGS Srl - Risk Governance Solutions Chair: Sara BOUCHON, Risk Governance Solutions S.r.l. Session organized by Risk Governance Solutions |
| WED4.3: Lessons learned from recent very large-scale disasters in the world Location: Sertig Chair: Peijun SHI, Beijing Normal University Session organized by the Integrated Risk Governance Project/IHDP |
WED4.4: Rio+20 and The Future of Sustainability and Disaster Risk Reduction Location: Aspen Chair: Karl-Otto ZENTEL, DKKV Chair: Andreas RECHKEMMER, GRF Davos Session supported by DKKV and GIZ |
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| WED4.5: Climate change: impacts, preparedness and adaptation Location: Wisshorn Chair: Adolfo MASCARENHAS, LINKS Trust Fund Chair: Man Cheung CHUNG, Zayed University Session |
WED4.6: Ecosystem based approaches and engineering measures Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Radhika MURTI, International Union for Conservation of Nature Chair: Frank GRAF, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Session |
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| 2:30pm - 2:40pm |
Break |
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| 2:40pm - 4:10pm |
WED5.1: The benefits of standardisation in reducing seismic risk Location: Dischma Chair: Fabio Federico TAUCER, Joint Research Centre Chair: Artur PINTO, European Commission - DG JRC Session organized by the Joint Research Centre |
WED5.2: Improved Risk information to support sound policy/decision making processes – The UNDP’s Global Risk Identification Programme, GRIP’s experience Location: Sanada 2 Chair: Carlos Anibal VILLACIS, UNDP-BCPR Session organized by UNDP-GRIP |
| WED5.3: Risk, society and culture Location: Sertig Chair: Ortwin RENN, University of Stuttgart Session |
WED5.4: Scenarios and models in DRR Location: Seehorn Chair: Angelika WIRTZ, Munich Reinsurance Company Chair: Bernhard M. HÄMMERLI, University of Lucerne Session |
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| WED5.5: Special Swiss Re session on Financial Tools for Disaster Risk Management Location: Wisshorn Chair: Esther BAUR, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd Organized by Swiss Re |
WED5.6: Agriculture, land degradation and drought Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Yuan ZHOU, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Chair: Frank GRAF, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Session |
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| 4:10pm - 4:40pm |
Coffee break |
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| 4:40pm - 5:25pm |
Key 3: Keynote by Dr David Nabarro Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Food Security and Nutrition, and the UN System Influenza Coordinator Location: Davos Supporting resilient systems for one health, food security and nutrition: participatory risk reduction at critical interfaces |
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| 5:25pm - 6:55pm |
Plenary 9: Risk in agriculture Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: Marco FERRONI - Executive Director - Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture - Basel - Switzerland PANELLISTS:
Chaired and Supported by Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Basel, Switzerland |
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| 6:55pm - 7:15pm |
OS3: Open Stage: International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013: Mainstreaming Water Cooperation into Water related Disaster Risk Reduction by Sulton Rahimov Location: Davos |
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| 6:55pm - 8:00pm |
WED7.1: Critical infrastructures Poster Session |
WED7.2: Business continuity management Poster Session |
| WED7.3: Disaster and crisis management Poster Session |
WED7.4: Local action and community empowerment Poster Session |
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| WED7.5: Prepardness and early warning Poster Session |
WED7.6: Risk governance Poster Session |
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| WED7.7: Climate change adaptation & disaster risk reduction Poster Session |
WED7.8: Health and medical interventions within emergency situations Poster |
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| 7:15pm - 8:00pm |
WED8.1: GIS for Disaster Management Location: Dischma Chair: Jeff BARANYI, ESRI Workshop organized by ESRI |
WED8.2: Business continuity management Location: Flüela Chair: William Gene CORLEY, CTLGroup Chair: Gavin John LOVE, WorleyParsons Session |
| Date: Thursday, 30/Aug/2012 | ||
| 8:30am - 10:00am |
THU1.1: Towards a Safer World: a Whole-of-Society Approach to Disaster Preparedness Location: Aspen Chair: David NABARRO, UNO Chair: Chadia WANNOUS, UNSIC Workshop organized by Towards A Safer World Initiative, UN System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC) |
THU1.2: Recent and future developments in EU Security Research . . From a counter-terrorism focus towards a wider support for natural and accidental large scale crisis or disasters. All hazard approach. Location: Dischma Chair: Tristan Daniel SIMONART, European Commission Session organized by the European Commission |
| THU1.3: Disaster risk reduction in the Hindu Kush – Himalayan Region Location: Flüela Chair: Hari Krishna NIBANUPUDI, International center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Session organized by International center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) |
THU1.4: The evolution of seismic ‘real time’ early warning and ‘reliable’ seismic prediction’ science Location: Sertig Chair: Garry DE LA POMERAI, VVSC FZ LLC UAE Session organized by VVSC FZ LLC UAE |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Coffee break |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Plenary 10: Linking One Health and the Hyogo Framework for Action Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: Marco FERRARI - Member of the Board of Directors - GRF Davos / Former Chair - Drafting Committee for the Hyogo Framework for Action - Thun - Switzerland PANELLISTS:
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch THU: Lunch break |
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| 12:30pm - 12:50pm |
DD4: Davos Dialogues: The One Health paradigm and its context to the HFA Location: Foyer C1 Chair: David ALEXANDER, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos Davos Dialogues is a topical meeting point for everybody to meet and continue discussions during lunchtime. The moderated discussions aim to influence the IDRC Davos 2012 outcomes. |
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
THU4.1: Financing the green transformation: opportunities and challenges ahead Location: Dischma Chair: Diana MANGALAGIU, Oxford University Chair: Qian YE, Integrated Risk Governance Project/IHDP Session organised by GSDP & IRGP |
THU4.2: “Making the Connection” – Practical experiences on linking disaster disk reduction, climate change adaptation and ecosystem management Location: Flüela Chair: Eva Maria WUTTGE, GIZ Session organized by GIZ |
| THU4.3: Monitoring and modelling for risk management Location: Sertig Chair: Ali ASGARY, York University Chair: Artur PINTO, European Commission - DG JRC Session |
THU4.4: Tackling risk in agriculture Location: Seehorn Chair: Yuan ZHOU, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Session organized by Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture |
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| THU4.5: Health within disaster risk reduction Location: Wisshorn Chair: Monica Lynn SCHOCH-SPANA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Chair: Christine Marie KENNEY, Edith Cowan University Session |
THU4.6: Local actions and community empowerment II Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Marcus OXLEY, Global Network for Disaster Reduction Session |
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| 2:30pm - 2:40pm |
Break |
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| 2:40pm - 4:10pm |
THU5.1: The future of alerting the public – Discussion of human behavior, information expectations and technology use in an intercultural context Location: Dischma Chair: Ulrich MEISSEN, Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems Workshop organized by EU-Projects Opti-Alert and Alert4All |
THU5.2: Integrative flood risk management Location: Flüela Chair: Markus ZIMMERMANN, SDC Session |
| THU5.3: Water security: responses to local, regional, and global challenges Location: Sertig Chair: Anil MISHRA, UNESCO Session organized by UNESCO & IHP and co-convened by ICHARM & ICIWaRM |
THU5.4: Critical infrastructures III Location: Seehorn Chair: Nina BECKER, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research- UFZ Chair: John HANDMER, RMIT University Session |
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| THU5.5: Medical emergencies Location: Wisshorn Chair: Philipp FISCHER, University Hospital Bonn Chair: Olivier HAGON, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Session |
THU5.6: The evaluation of UNDP’s Global Risk Identification Programme – Analyzing the results and findings of a forward looking evaluation process Location: Sanada 1 Chair: Carlos Anibal VILLACIS, UNDP-BCPR Session organized by UNDP-GRIP |
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| 4:10pm - 4:40pm |
Coffee break |
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| 4:40pm - 6:10pm |
Plenary 11: The future of integrative risk management Location: Davos SESSION CHAIR: John D. MACOMBER - Professor - Senior Lecturer in Finance and Real Estate / Gloria A. Dauten Real Estate Fellow - Harvard Business School - Harvard University - Boston - USA PANELLISTS:
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| 6:10pm - 6:30pm |
CC: Closing ceremony Location: Davos |
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| 7:00pm - 11:00pm |
CD: Conference dinner Location: Davos |
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| Date: Friday, 31/Aug/2012 | |
| 8:45am - 4:30pm |
BCC: GRF Davos Business Continuity Conference Location: GRF Davos HQ |
