REGIONAL MEETING ON THE MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF DISASTERS DUE TO THE OCCURRENCE OF NATURAL EVENTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
San José, Costa Rica. October  04 to 05, 2017 . Hotel Barceló, Residencial El Robledal, Calle Costa Rica, La Uruca, San José, 4581150 10107.

AGENDA

Wednesday, 04 October 2017

Morning

  

8:30 – 9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:30

OPENING SESSION

  • Speech by Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Speech by Olga Marta Sánchez Oviedo, Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) of Costa Rica
  • Speech by Raúl Salazar, Head of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

9:30 – 9:40

COFFEE BREAK

9:40 – 10:00

SESSION I: Presentation of the study Macroeconomic Impact of Natural Disasters due to the Occurrence of Natural Events in Latin America and the Caribbean (Executive summary). 
SP/RRIMDOENALC/DT N° 1-17

Moderator: María del Pilar Garrido Gonzalo, Vice-Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) of Costa Rica

10:00 – 10:20

GENERAL DEBATE

10:20 – 10:30

COFFEE BREAK

10:30 – 11:30

SESSION II: Macroeconomic planning and fiscal management in the face of disaster risk

The objective of this session is to assess the impact of disasters due to the occurrence of natural events on the programming of public budget and fiscal policy in the short and medium terms and on the process of economic planning in the long term.

Moderator: Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

  • Jorge Guillermo Escobar, Technical Advisor to the Directorate for Tax Assessment of the Ministry of Finance (MinFin) of Guatemala 
  • Roxana Patricia Avila, Head of the Unit for Monitoring Investment of the Area of Policies and Programmes of the Presidency of the Republic of El Salvador
  • Julio Espinoza Rodríguez, Director General for Public Credit of the Ministry of Finance of Costa Rica 

11:30 – 12:00

GENERAL DEBATE

12:00 – 02:00

LUNCH

Afternoon

 

2:00 – 3:30

SESSION III: Public investment and integration of criteria for disaster risk reduction

Disasters are generating extensive damage and economic, social and environmental losses to all countries in the region of the Americas, also affecting the capacity to provide public goods and services that are critical to development processes. This session aims to review best practices in the integration of disaster risk reduction in public sector investment, in the practice of analysis, programming and management of public investment as a fundamental pillar to strengthen the resilience of individuals, communities and countries.

Moderator: Raúl Salazar, Head of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

  • Francisco Tula Martínez, Director for Investment of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) of Costa Rica
  • Roger Vega Rodríguez, Director General for Public Investment of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Nicaragua  
  • Orietta Valdés Rojas, Analyst of Studies of the Division for Social Investment Evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development of Chile
  • Félix Eduardo Romaní, Director of the Directorate General for Processes of the National Centre for Disaster Risk Estimation, Prevention and Reduction (CENEPRED) of Peru

3:30 – 3:45

COFFEE BREAK

3:45 – 4:15

GENERAL DEBATE
   

Thursday, 05 October 2017

9:00 – 10:30

SESSION IV: Regional and global strategies for disaster risk reduction to advance investment in disaster risk reduction for resilience (Sendai Framework priority 3)

This session aims to present the experiences of international cooperation organizations at the regional and national levels to support the integration of disaster risk reduction in investment, as well as the financial mechanisms and strategies for risk reduction or transfer implemented by the countries and the private sector in key areas.

Moderator: Lucimar Ponce, Analist of Relations of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

9:00 – 9:40

Panel I: Disaster risk reduction: Regional and global visions

  • Raúl Salazar, Head of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
  • Abenamar De La Cruz, Senior Executive of the Directorate for Social Development Projects North Region of CAF-development bank of Latin America 
   
9:40 - 10:20

Panel II: Financial strategies for risk transfer

  • Javier Caniggia, National Director for Agricultural Emergencies and Disasters of the Ministry of Agro-Industry of Argentina
  • Juan Pablo Regidor, Senior Client Manager, Vice-President of Swiss-Re Mexico
10:20 – 11:00

GENERAL DEBATE
11:00 – 11:20

COFFEE BREAK 

11:20 – 12:20

SESSION V: National strategies for disaster risk reduction: Mexican and South American experiences
The main purpose of this session is to present the national strategies for disaster prevention, preparedness and response and their articulation with development planning policy frameworks

Moderator: Adela Guerrero Brenes, Senior Official and Executive Director of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) of Costa Rica

  • Norlang García, Deputy Director for Economic and Social Studies of the Secretariat of the Interior (SEGOB) of Mexico
  • Lina Maria Ibatá, Disaster Risk Management Specialist. National Planning Department (DNP) of Colombia
  • Leonardo Seijo, Subnational Management Programme (PDGS-OPP) of the National Emergency System (SINAE) of Uruguay 

 
12:20 – 1:00

GENERAL DEBATE
1:00 – 2:00

LUNCH 
Afternoon

 
2:00 – 3:00

SESSION VI: National strategies for disaster risk reduction: Central American and Caribbean experiences

The main objective of this session is to present the national strategies for disaster prevention, preparedness and response and their articulation with development planning policy frameworks.

Moderator: Raúl Salazar, Head of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

  • Iván Brenes, Director of the National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Management of Costa Rica
  • Héctor Alvarez, Director of Finance and Administration of the Permanent Contingency Commissioner (COPECO) of Honduras
  • Clive Davis, Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEN) of Jamaica
  • José Alcántara, Deputy Director of Civil Defense of theMinistry of the Presidency of the Republic
3:00 – 3: 30 

GENERAL DEBATE
3:30 – 3:45

LUNCH
3:45 – 4:15

SESSION VII: Open panel: Discussion and coordination of conclusions and upcoming initiatives

  • Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Raúl Salazar, Head of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
  • Francisco Tula Martínez, Director for Investment of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) of Costa Rica
4:15 – 4:30

CLOSING SESSION 

  • Eduardo Piña, Specialist of Studies and Proposals of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Raúl Salazar, Head of the Regional Office for the Americas of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
  • Olga Marta Sánchez Oviedo, Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN) of Costa Rica