IDDR Debate on reducing economic loss from disasters
Promoting local actions in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the agriculture sectors
With the participation of debaters from:
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Friday, 12 October 2018 (14.00-16.15 hrs.)
Room A 2.21, Bern University of Applied Science, Bern, Switzerland
Judging Committee of the debate:
- Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Director of FAO Geneva
- Ms. Shoko Arakaki, Chief of Branch, Partnerships, Inter-governmental process and Inter-agency cooperation, UNISDR
- Ms. Sophie Baranes, Coordinator, Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI)
- Mr. Daniel Maselli, Senior Policy Advisor, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Moderator:
Ms. Wirya Khim, Natural Resources Officer, FAO Geneva
Programme
14.00 – 14.15 Opening Session
Opening remarks by Ms. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Director of FAO Geneva
Welcome addresses by partners:
- Prof. Dr. Urs Scheidegger, Head of Master’s Programme at Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
- Ms. Shoko Arakaki, Chief of Branch, Partnerships, Inter-governmental process and Inter-agency cooperation, UNISDR
- Ms. Sophie Baranes, Coordinator, Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative
- SDC Representative, TBC
14.15 – 14.30 Setting the scene by Ms. Wirya Khim, Natural Resources Officer, FAO Geneva
Background, structure of the debate, and introductions
14.30n– 15.00 Debating the proposition: Bottom up and top down approaches are complementary, not contradictory, in terms of informing CCA and DRR policies and strategies to achieve local actions in DRR and CCA!
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.00 Judges’ feedbacks and Discussion
16.00 – 16.10 Result announcement and award presentation
16.10 – 16.15 Closing Remarks FAO and Partners
16:30 – 17:30 Reception (Light Drinks and Snacks)
For further information please contact: wirya.khim@fao.org
For registration (until 10 October 2018) please write to sebastian.mengel@bfh.ch with a copy to wirya.khim@fao.org