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Policy Issues towards effective Applications of Geospatial Technologies and Data in Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

Planning for development
Sustainable development and human settlements
30 August 2021|Event
ECLAC - Caribbean

This workshop is the first of a two-part series and is designed for senior technical officers having responsibilities in selecting and using technologies to support DRM.

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Objectives of Workshop 1: The objectives of this high-level policy workshop are:

  1. Provide the applications of geospatial technologies and data to support decision-making in DRM.
  2. Identify capacity development issues needed to enhance mainstreaming of geospatial technologies and data in DRM.
  3. Examine global guidelines to improve the support to risk management through the use of geospatial technologies and data.
  4. Identify policies and governance requirements for geospatial technologies and data management.
  5. Identify financial mechanisms and regional technical cooperation required to harness the full benefit of geospatial technology and data.

Part two of this workshop: Technical Issues towards effective Applications of Geospatial Technologies and Data in support of Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

0900 hrs – 0915 hrs - Opening of the session and Welcome remarks

  • Ms. Diane Quarless Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
  • Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) representative (to be confirmed)
  • Moderator: Artie Dubrie – Coordinator for the Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit – ECLAC POS

 

  • 0915 hrs – 0920 hrs - Introduction of resource persons, participants and overview of agenda
  • Facilitator: Artie Dubrie – Coordinator for the Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit – ECLAC POS (to place on show)

 

0920 hrs – 1000 hrs - Applications of Geospatial Technologies and Data in support of DRM.

  • Facilitator: Jacob Opadeyi, Disaster Risk Management Consultant

 

1000 hrs – 1030 hrs - Human capacity development issues for effective mainstreaming of Geospatial Technologies and Data in DRM.

  • Facilitator: Jacob Opadeyi, Disaster Risk Management Consultant

 

1030 hrs – 1035 hrs - Coffee Break/Cell Phone Break

 

1035 hrs – 1100 hrs - Global guidelines on Risk Management using Geospatial Technologies and Data.

  • Facilitator: Álvaro Monett, Regional Geospatial Advisor-Statistics Division, ECLAC

 

1100 hrs –1130 hrs - National governance challenges in implementing Geospatial technologies and data in DRM: 5 Minute interventions from selected Caribbean Countries followed by Floor Discussions

  • Moderator: Artie Dubrie – Coordinator for the Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit – ECLAC POS

 

1130 hrs – 1155 hrs - Round table discussions on Financial mechanisms and regional technical cooperation required to harness the full benefit of geospatial technology and data in DRM: 5 Minute Interventions

  • Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean- Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean (to be confirmed)
  • Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) (to be confirmed
  • Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) (to be confirmed
  • Moderator: Willard Phillips, Economic Officer, Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit – ECLAC POS (tbc)

 

1155 hrs – 1200 hrs - Vote of Thanks and Closure

  • Facilitator: Artie Dubrie-Coordinator for the Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit – ECLAC POS

 

Part two of this workshop: Technical Issues towards effective Applications of Geospatial Technologies and Data in support of Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

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