Panama City, Panama. December  13 to 14, 2010 . Hotel Holiday Inn (City of Knowledge) Av. Omar Torrijos Herrera, Clayton. City of Knowledge. In front of the Miraflores Locks.

Monday, 13 December 2010

Morning

08:30 – 09:00	REGISTRATION
9:00	OPENING SESSION Speech by the Representative of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Director of the Information Centre for Central America, Luis Guillermo Solís Speech by the Chief of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (ISDR), Ricardo Mena Speech by Antonio Romero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
09:30 – 09:45	Coffee break
09:45	INTRODUCTORY SESSION Antonio Romero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)   Session I: LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION: SPECIALIZED REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL BODIES: AGENDAS AND WORK PROGRAMMES FOR 2011   Moderator:Ricardo Mena, Chief of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (ISDR) Central American Coordination Centre for Natural Disaster Prevention (CEPREDENAC). Regional Coordinator for Preparedness and Response, Walter Wintzer Andean Committee for Disaster Prevention and Assistance (CAPRADE). National Institute of Civil Defence of Peru (INDECI), Director of International Affairs and Cooperation, Percy Alvarado Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). Executive Director, Jeremy Collymore Specialized Meeting on Social and Natural Disaster Risk Reduction, Civil Defence, Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (REHU) of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) Technical Assistant, National Secretariat of Civil Defence of Brazil, Luis Felipe Lopes Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). Advisor. National Directorate of Civil Defence of Ecuador, José Emilio Ochoa Moreno
12:30 - 01:30	Debate
1:30 - 03:00	Lunch

 

 

Afternoon

03:00	SESSION II: LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN INSTITUTIONS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: AGENDAS AND WORK PROGRAMMES FOR 2011   Moderator:Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, Director of the Information Centre for Central America, of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) UN International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (ISDR). Chief of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ricardo Mena UN Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO). Regional Adviser, Disaster Preparedness Area, Dana Van Alphen World Food Program (WFP). Regional Emergency Coordinator, Peter Goossens International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Director of Americas Zone, Xavier Castellanos International Organization for Migration (IOM). Regional Coordinator for Emergencies in Latin America and the Caribbean, Christopher Gascon Water Centre for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC). Principal Scientist, Climate Change and Adaptation, Joel Pérez Fernández Humanitarian Aid department of the European Commission (ECHO) – Disaster Preparedness programme of ECHO (DIPECHO). Acting Chief of ECHO for Latin America and the Caribbean and Emergency Rapid Response Coordinator, Vicente Raimundo. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Officer for Disaster Risk Reduction and Education in Emergencies, Ruth Custode White Helmets Commission. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina. General Coordinator, Carlos Alberto Villalba United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Leader of the Conflict Prevention and Recovery Practice Area, Pablo Ruiz
04:45	Coffee break   Debate
07:00	Dinner

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

 

Morning

9:00	SESSION IV: INSTITUTIONS OF ASIA AND AFRICA FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION   Moderador:Antonio Romero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)   Institutions for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia Representative of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Deputy Executive Secretary, Li Wei-Sen Institutions for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Food Security and Sustainable Development Division, Agricultural Production System Section, Hamdou Raby Wane Coffee break
12:00 – 01:00	Debate
1:00 - 02:30	Lunch

 

Afternoon

02:30	SESSION V:CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS   Moderator:Antonio Romero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
02:30 - 03:00	Presentation of the main agreements, conclusions and recommendations
03:00 - 05:00	Remarks by participants
05:00	CLOSING SESSION Speech by the Representative of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB). Director, Information Centre for Central America, Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera Speech by the Chief of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (ISDR), Ricardo Mena Speech by Antonio Romero, Director of Relations for Integration and Cooperation of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)