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South Asia Policy Dialogue on
Regional Disaster Risk Reduction
21 and 22 August, 2006
Vigyan Bhawan,New Delhi
August 21, 2006 |
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| Welcome Address |
Mr. P.G. Dhar
Chakrabarti,
Executive Director |
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Dr. Vishaka Hidellage, |
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| Address |
Ms. Maxine Olson,
Resident Representative United Nations Development Programme, New Delhi |
| Keynote Address |
Dr. R.K.Pachauri,
Director General The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi  |
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Presidential Address |
Gen. (Retd.) N. C. Vij,
Vice Chairperson |
| Inaugural Address |
Shri Shivraj Patil,
Hon’ble Home Minister |
| Vote of Thanks |
Dr. Santosh Kumar,
Professor National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi |
| Session I : Disaster Management Policies and Frameworks | |
| Afghanistan |
Mr. Abdul Matin Adrek, Director General Department of Disaster Preparedness, Kabul [ Disaster Management in Afghanistan ] |
| Bangladesh |
Mr. Aslam Alam , Deputy Team Leader Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme, Dhaka [Disaster Management Framework of Bangladesh] |
| Bhutan |
Mr. Kunzan Dorji , Head, Disaster Management Division, Bhutan [Disaster Risk Management Framework ] (Managing and Reducing Disaster Risks for a Safe and Happy in Bhutan) |
| India |
Mr. Naveen
Verma,
Joint Secretary, Disaster Management, |
| Maldives |
Mr. Aslam Shakir,
Researcher (Geography), Maldives |
| Nepal |
Mr. Pratap Kumar Pathak |
| Pakistan |
Maj. Gen. Farooq Ahmed Khan |
| Sri Lanka |
Mr. UML Chandradasa,
Director |
| UNISDR |
Ms. Christel Rose, Regional Programme Officer |
| Session II: Human Resource Development and Capacity Building | |
| Bangladesh |
Mr. B.M.M.Mozharul
Haq, Alternate Director, Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center [ Human Resource Development Plan and Capacity building for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh] |
| India |
Prof. Santosh
Kumar, National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi [ The Challenges of Capacity Development ] |
| Nepal |
Mr. Dipendra Purush
Dhakal,
President, Nepal
Centre for Disaster
Management.
[ Human Resource Development & Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal ] |
| Sri Lanka | Mr. Lionel Fernando, Chairman, Disaster Relief Monitoring Unit, Colombo |
| Session III: Community Based Disaster Risk Management | |
| Afghanistan |
Mr. Eng. Naeem
Salimee,
Coordinator of Afghan Relief, Kabul [ "South Asia Policy Dialogue Risk Reduction" New Delhi,India. August 2006 21-22 ] |
| Bangladesh |
Mr. Saidur Rehman,
Director, Disaster Preparedness Centre, Dhaka [ Sustainable CBDRM in SAARC Countries : The Challenge ahead ] |
| India |
Mr. Dipankar Das,
Secretary, DISHA, Kolkatta, India [ Community Based Disaster Risk Management Lessons Learnt & Challenges Ahead in India ] |
| Maldives |
Mr. Aslam Shakir,
Researcher (Geography), Maldives [ Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) - Lessons Learnt & Challenges Ahead in Maldives ] |
| Nepal |
Mr. Amod
Dixit,
National Society for Earthquake Technology /
Mr.
Gehendra Gurung,
Practical Action, Nepal [ Community centered Earthquake Mitigation & Preparedness - Experience from Nepal ] [ Community Based Disaster Management with Focus on Early Warning System ] |
| Sri Lanka |
Ms. Madhavi
Ariyabandu, Founder Member, Duryog Nivaran, Colombo [ New Dimension for CBDM Decentralised Disaster Management in South Asia ] |
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August 22, 2006 |
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Session IV: ICT
Application for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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| India |
Mr. Sanjay
Srivastava, Indian Space Research Organization, India [ ICT for Disaster Reduction : Regional Cooperation in South Asia ] |
| India |
Mr. Sachin Aggarwal,
SEO, Adroitec Information Sys. Ltd,
Delhi, India [ ICT for Sharing the Spatial Data infrastructure in Disaster Management Planning & Mitigation ] |
| India |
Mr. Niranjan Biswal,
IT Specialist, UNDP-DRM Project, India [ Disaster Resource & Knowledge Network ] |
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Mr. Sujit Mohanty,
Information Management Group United Nations/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Geneva [ A Platform for Collaboration on Disaster Risk Reduction ] |
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| Nepal |
Ms. Mandira
Shrestha, Water Resource Specialist International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal [ Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction ] |
| Sri Lanka |
Dr. Buddhi
Weerasinghe, Director,
Disaster Management Centre,
Colombo [ Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction - Gap areas & Issues - SriLanka ] |
| Session V: Media Coverage of Disaster Events, Recovery and Mitigation | |
| Afghanistan |
Mr. Aziz Hakimi,
Executive Director, The Killid Group, Afghanistan [ Media Coverage of Disaster Events, Recovery and Mitigation in Afganistan ] |
| India |
Mr. R.Prasannan,
Chief of Bureau, The Week, New Delhi [ Disaster Coverage : A Mediaman's Perspective ] |
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Finalization of South Asia Policy Dialogue Framework |
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Presentation of the Draft Outcome Document of the Workshop by Ms. Madhavi Ariyabandu, Founder Member- Duryog Nivaran |
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| Discussion on the Draft Outcome Document | |
| Concluding Remarks of the Chair | |
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New Delhi
Declaration |
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| Valedictory Session | |
| Workshop Conclusions |
Mr. P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti |
| Next Steps |
Ms. Madhavi Ariyabandu Founder Member / DN |
| Presidential Address |
Mr. Vinod Menon |
| Valedictory Address |
Mr. Anand Sharma |
| Vote of Thanks |
Dr. Vishaka Hidellage, |
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