ISDR-ESCAP Consultation Meeting Coastal and Climate Hazards: Priorities for the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia Meeting Room C (7th Floor), Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok 17-18 September 2009 Programme 17 September 2009 8:30am Participants Registration (welcome coffee) Session 1 – Regional priorities for coastal and climate hazards in Asia 9:00am Introductory statements by ESCAP and ISDR 9:15am Overview of coastal and climate hazards in Asia Presentation by Mr. Jan Sopaheluwakan (ICG Chair, Deputy Chairman for Scientific Services, Indonesian Institute for Sciences). Followed by Q&A. 9:45am Overview of disaster risk knowledge in Asia Presentations by Dr. Orapan Nabangchang (Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia) and Dr. Carl Bonnevie Harbitz (NGI). Followed by Q&A. 10:30am Coffee break 10:45am Regional status of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for climate and coastal hazards Presentations by Mr. Wenxi Zhu (UNESCO IOC Bangkok) and Mr. Monowar Hossain Akhand (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh). Followed by Q&A. 11:30am Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (including Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding) Presentations by Mr. German Velasquez (UNISDR) and Mr. Rajeev Issar (UNDP-BCPR). Followed by Q&A. 12:30pm Lunch 1 Session 2 – Funding mechanisms for coastal and climate hazards in Asia 1:30pm Summary of the morning session By Mr. Anders Granlund, Chairperson of Session 1 1:45pm Panel discussion on priorities and policies of bilateral donors on disaster risk reduction and/or climate change adaptation Presentations by Mr. Anders Granlund (Head SENSA, SIDA) and Ms. Delphine Brissonneau (Programme Officer, EC). Followed by Q&A and discussion. 2:45pm Coffee break 3:00pm Outcomes of the ISDR project “Building resilience to tsunami in the Indian Ocean” Presentation by Mr. Manu Gupta (SEEDS India). Followed by Q&A 3:30pm Launch of Strategic Plan for the ESCAP Tsunami Regional Trust Fund Presentation by Mr. Charles Davies (ESCAP). Followed by Q&A 4:00pm Panel on priorities for regional and South-South cooperation Presentations by Mr. Abdul Muhsin Ramiz (Director, Maldives Meteorological Services), Ms. Sri Atmini (Head of Planning Division, Directorate General of Marine, Coast and Small Islands, Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries) and Mr. Liao Yaoming (National Climate Center, People’s Republic of China). Followed by Q&A and discussion. 4:45pm Wrap-up and Summary of the afternoon session By Mr. David Verboom (ECHO), Chairperson of Session 2 2 18 September 2009 8:30am Coffee Session 3 – Next steps Session will be facilitated by Mr. Helmut Blaufuss 9:00am Introduction 9:20am Group work 10:30am Group presentations 11:15am Individual Priority Setting 11:30am Follow-up/next steps 12.00am Closing remarks 12.05pm Lunch 3