ADN’s Global Webinar on Disaster Risk Governance
This page contains the Description, Timings and Recording of the Global Webinar on Disaster Risk Governance. To download the flyer for this Webinar, please click here.
Description
On the 12th of October, the eve of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR), the Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) organised a global webinar on Disaster Risk Governance at 12:00 GMT + 1.
As of 11 AM GMT + 1 on 12 October 2020, 235 participants registered from 45 different countries. These countries are as follows and are depicted on the map below:
Bangladesh, Belize, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan , Panama, Perú, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Singapore, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UEA, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA
Timings
| Time | Session Title | Speaker |
| 12:00 – 12:05 | Welcome speech / Housekeeping / Explanation of Structure / Introduction of the Speakers by Convener | Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett
Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita |
| 12:05 – 12:15
|
Some Observations, Thoughts and a Working Perspective for COVID-19 Challenges in Japan: Adaptive governance under high systemic risk | Prof. Norio Okada |
| 12:15 – 12:25
|
The State of Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies in Africa | Mr Gatkuoth Simon Kai |
| 12:25- 12:35 | The SARO Response, The Leadership of IPPF through the COVID-19 Crisis and the New Normal | Ms Sonal Mehta |
| 12:35 – 12:45 | Tea Break (with networking on Zoom) | |
| 12:45 – 12:55 | Progress and Challenges in Risk Governance and Achieving Sendai Target E | Ms Angelika Planitz |
| 12:55 – 13:05 | Governance of Disaster Risk Dimensions at Multiple Scales: Experiences from Uganda | Dr Bernard Barasa |
| 13:05 – 13:15
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Graduated Approach of Resilience Building to Multiple Risks. Examples of Sustainable Practices from BRAC International | Mr Martin Okwir |
| 13:15 – 13:25 | Avoiding COVID-19 Related Deaths through Effective Disaster Risk Governance in India | Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett
Ms Antara Ragini Dev Sarmah |
| 13:25 – 13:35 | Disaster Risk Governance of Local Level Administration in Rangamati, Bangladesh | Dr Edris Alam |
| 13:35 – 13:45 | Child Protection in Dual Crises in the Caribbean – A COVID-19 Perspective | Mr Krishna Clark
Mr Daniel Mendez |
| 13:45 – 13:55 | The COVID Action Community India – Solution-Sharing among Professional Peers | Mr Steve Glovinsky |
| 13:55 – 14:05 | Building a Resilient Community: Learnings from Odisha | Dr Ambika Prasad Nanda |
| 14:05 – 14:20 | Question and Answer Session | Moderated by Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett |
| 14:20- 14:35 | Closing Remarks
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Mr Mihir R. Bhatt
Prof. Norio Okada |
| 14:35 -14:45 | Closing of Ceremony
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Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett
Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita |
Watch the Global Webinar online
The Avoidable Deaths Network’s Global Webinar is now online and available for wider viewing on ADN’s YouTube channel.