VII Meeting on Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean: Building resilient infrastructures

VII MEETING ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURES

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Mexico , Mexico . November 20 to 21, 2018 . Convention Centre of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS).

AGENDA-PRESENTATIONS

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Morning
8:30 – 9:00	REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:45	OPENING SESSION (3 to 5 minute presentations) Greetings by Ms Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). (Videos) Speech by Mr Raúl Salazar, Chief of the Regional Office of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). Speech by Mr Antonio Molpeceres, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Mexico. Palabras del Embajador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). Speech by Ms Dulce Adriana Alejandra Mora, Manager of Inclusive Businesses for Corporate Social Responsibility of Cementos Mexicanos (CEMEX). Speech by Mr. Victor Hugo Morales Meléndez, Head of the Secretariat for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Speech by Mr Omar de la Torre, Secretary-General of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS).
9:45 - 10:00	OFFICIAL PHOTO
10:00 – 11:10	SESSION I: Resilience for physical infrastructure (housing and public and private buildings) Moderator: Javier Gordon Ruiz, Director (a.i) of Relations for the Integration and Cooperation of the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
	Promote the household resilience in urban and rural communities and strengthen infrastructure in public and private buildings to reduce the economic losses directly caused by disasters, as set forth in the Sendai Framework.
	Leda Peralta, Economic Affairs Officer of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Mariela Trujillo, Head of the Department of Development and Projects of the National Emergency Office (ONEMI) of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile. Resiliencia para la infraestructura fisica: Chile Jerry Gerard Chandler, Director of the Civil Protection (DPC) in Haiti. Resilience for physical infrastructure in Haiti
11:10 – 11:25	COFFEE BREAK
11:25 – 12:30	GENERAL DEBATE
12:30– 2:30	LUNCH
Afternoon
2:30 – 3:30	SESSION II: Resilience for hospital infrastructure and health services Moderator: Héctor Uribe, Director of Humanitarian Aid of the Mexican Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AMEXCID / SRE)
	The importance of investment in the health sector. The design of policies for the continuity of critical healthcare services. Initiatives for strengthening the hospital infrastructure against disasters. The Safe Hospitals Initiative, and advances in the Hospital Safety Index in the region. Strengthening the hospital infrastructure, and the status of standards and regulations for the construction of safe hospitals.
	Cristian Morales, Representative in Mexico of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO / WHO). EL hospital seguro y resiliente en el marco de la reducción de los riesgos ante desastres. Josefina Dolores Arellano González, Deputy Director of Health Education Standards of the Ministry of Health of Mexico. Hospital Seguro en México. Avances y perspectivas para el fortalecimiento de la infraestructura hospitalaria. Ashly Gissel Morales Cartagena, Geotechnical Engineer of the National Office of Seismic and Vulnerability Evaluation of Infrastructure and Buildings (ONESVIE) of the Dominican Republic. Experiencia Dominicana en Hospitales Seguros. Kevin Daniels, Mitigation Officer of the Ministry of Transportation and the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) of Belize. Resilience for Hospital Infrastructure and Health Services .
3:30 – 4:00	GENERAL DEBATE
4:00 - 4:15	COFFEE BREAK
4:15 – 5:15	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PANEL Moderator: Angela Jeannette Gomez Rodríguez, Director of Environmental Regulation of the National Association of Businessmen of Colombia (ANDI)
	Ingrid Cerwinka, Director of Corporate Responsibility of AXA Seguros, S.A. of C.V. Disminución de riesgo y resiliencia en comunidades vulnerables a través de alianzas Público-Privadas Kristell Santamaria, Coordinator of Programs for Disaster Risk Reduction for the Americas, International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC). Alianzas Sector Público Privado en la Resiliencia y Reducción de Riesgo de Desastres. Aideé Zamorano, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Zurich Mexico. Juan Antonio Cerritos, Coordinator of Public-Private Partnerships of the Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America (CEPREDENAC). CEPREDENAC fomenta las alianzas público privadas. (Videos) Lizra Fabien, Executive Director of the Association of Industry and Commerce of Dominica (DAIC). ARISE as a catalyst in buidling a resilient caribbean private sector: The NCCC, the Regional Mechanism for DDR. José Ernesto Padilla, Director of Training and Training of the National Center for Support for Epidemiological and Disaster Contingencies (CENACED). Modelo de Formación en Continuidad de Operaciones para Micros, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (MIPYMES).
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Morning
9:00 – 10:30	SESSION III: Resiliency for infrastructure before, during and after disasters: A comprehensive view of risk management through infrastructure Moderator: Ambassador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
	Raúl Salazar, Chief of the Regional Office of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). Manejo del riesgo a través de la infraestructura. Oscar Alberto López Bátiz, Deputy Director of Structural risks at the National Center for Disaster Prevention (CENAPRED). Resiliencia para infraestructura antes, durante y post desastre. Una visión integral del Manejo del Riesgo a través de la infraestructura. Martha Patricia Herrera, Corporate Director of Corporate Social Responsibility of CEMEX - President ARISE MX. Luis Gómez Sánchez, President of the National Center for Support for Epidemiological Contingencies and Disasters (CENACED). Yanina Navarro, General Director of the National Chamber of Cement (CANACEM). Alfonso Carrillo, Member of the Technical Committee of the Fuerza México Trust.
10:45 – 11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 11:30	Signing of the Declaration of Voluntary Cooperation for the establishment of the National Network in Mexico of the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE) Martha Patricia Herrera, Corporate Director of Corporate Social Responsibility of CEMEX - President ARISE México. Raúl Salazar, Chief of the United Nations Regional Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). Signature of the Witnesses of Honor: Board of Directors ARISE MEXICO.
11:30 – 12:00	Signing of the Framework Cooperation Agreement between the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS) Omar de la Torre, Secretary General of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS). Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). Thomas Reginald, Director of the Inter-American Center for Social Security Studies (CIESS).
12:00 – 2:30	LUNCH
Afternoon
2:30 – 3:30	SESSION IV: Resilience for educational and cultural infrastructures: Protection of the historical and cultural heritage. Moderator: Alexander Mirescu, Promoter of the Global Resilient Cities Campaign of UNISDR and Director of the Business Team for Urban Resilience, Pontarolo Engineering.
	Importance of resilience of physical structures in educational institutions, and the role of these facilities in cases of disaster. The Sendai Framework sets as a goal for 2019 to substantially reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services, including health and educational facilities. In addition, it urges us to protect or support the protection of cultural and collection institutions and other places of interest from the historical, religious and cultural heritage point of view (10-minute presentations).
	Bolfy Cottom, Research Professor attached to the Historical Studies Department of INAH, of the Ministry of Culture of Mexico. Delmares White, Director of Information and Training of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) of Jamaica. Resilience for educational and cultural infrastructure: protection of the historical and cultural heritage. Pablo Rojas, Director of the Environmental Dimension of the Business Alliance for Development (AED) Costa Rica.
3:30 - 3:45	COFFEE BREAK
3:45– 4:30	SESSION V: CONCLUSIONS
4:30-5:00	CLOSING SESSION Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) Raúl Salazar, Chief of the Regional Office of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Elisa Mariel Trujillo Leyva, Resilience and Urban Transformation - Responsible Business Jesús Schucry Giacoman Zapata, General Director of American Regional Organizations and Mechanisms of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Thomas Reginald, Director of the Inter-American Center for Social Security Studies (CIESS)

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