Приглашение и Повестка Дня на Русском الدعوة و برنامج الفعالية باللغة العربية
The importance of disaster preparedness in cities and municipalities: experiences and lessons learned
European cities have experienced flooding many times in history, however, the scale and numbers of losses of life from the flooding in July 2021 have been devastating. Hitting the long safely imagined temperate zone, the events reveal the importance and urgency of discussing measures to enhance disaster preparedness, stregthen resilience and enhancing preparedness in cities around the globe. The need of cities worldwide to adapt to a changing climate and an increasing number of extreme weather events is more prominent than ever to save lives, reduce economic losses and protect critical infrastructure.
In this session we will reflect on the experienced challenges and lessons learned from devastating flood events around the globe and discuss how we can better prepare for extreme weather events, improve multi-hazard early warning systems and strengthen public awareness of disaster risks with urban practitioners and experts from the field.
We are pleased to welcome the following speakers and panelists in the event:
- Abhas K. Jha, Practice Manager, Climate and Disaster Risk Management, South Asia Region, World Bank
- Dr. Koko Warner, Manager Vulnerability and Adaptation Subdivision, UNFCCC
- Markus Sulk, Team Leader, Vocational Rescue Service, Fire Brigade Dortmund, Germany
- William Mazibuko, Director of Disaster Management, City of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Karma Dupchu, Director of the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology, Royal Government of Bhutan
Tentative Agenda
Insight Session on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021, from 10:00 to 11:30 CEST
The event will be moderated by Ricarda Meissner, Senior Project Director Connective Cities, GIZ
and Dr. Karl Heinz Gaudry Sada, Project Advisor Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management, GIZ.
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Time (CEST) |
Agenda
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09:30 |
Technical check-in of participants |
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10:00 |
Opening and welcome words Ricarda Meissner, Senior Project Director Connective Cities, GIZ |
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10:10 |
First Keynote Abhas K. Jha, Practice Manager, Climate and Disaster Risk Management, South Asia Region, World Bank |
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10:25 |
Second Keynote Dr. Koko Warner, Manager Vulnerability and Adaptation Subdivision, UNFCCC |
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10:40 |
Panel Discussion on “Good Practices and challenges in municipal flood risk management worldwide” Panelists |
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11:10 |
Question and Answer session Audience |
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11:25 |
Wrap-up and closing |
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11:30 |
End of the event |
Event language: English. Interpretation will be available in Russian and Arabic.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in the event!
