Session 6:  Open-source risk vs. Proprietary risk models

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Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific – 2010 Distance Learning Seminar Series

March 2, 2011 Time: 11:00-14:00 (JST)

This session will provide participants with an understanding on the concepts of open-source risk and proprietary risk models on catastrophe hazards and vulnerability to measure economic losses attributed to natural disasters. It also aims to impart pros and cons of these models in assessing cat risks and discuss issues of challenge in applying these models to local context.

In this session, Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, Chief Research Officer, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) and Dr. Charles Scawthorn, Professor, ret., Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University and Visiting Scholar, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, will present on this topic with case studies and discuss the ways of increasing the availability and use of such models in DRM activities.

After attending the session, participants will be able to:
• Understand concepts of the open-source and proprietary risk models and the way to use of them in DRM activities
• Understand challenges of relating the localized hazards to specific vulnerability by use of the models
• Understand the roles and development challenges of the models

Agenda and key issues
• Opening (Introduction of participants and objectives)
• Brief overview of open-source vs. proprietary risk models
• Case studies and experiences
• Q&A and general discussion
• Conclusions

Speakers
Dr. Robert Muir-Wood
Chief Research Officer,
Risk Management Solutions (RMS)

Dr. Charles Scawthorn
Professor, ret., Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto University and
Visiting Scholar,
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center,
University of California at Berkeley

Main moderator
Richard Sanders

Language
VC session: English

Target Audience
• EAP professional staff working on DRM
• ASEAN and SOPAC member state counterparts
• Other partners and stakeholders such as academics, private sector practitioners, civil society groups that are active in the area of disaster risk management, environment, infrastructure, and finance in the ASEAN and SOPAC member states
• National and sub national government officials
• World Bank staff in country offices

Registration
Please send us your name, organization, telephone number and e-mail address by this form or FAX (03-3597-9161).

There will be live-webcasting on the day of the session. A button allowing access to the live stream of the event will appear on the main program page shortly before the event begins.
To view webcasting, participants will need a PC with internet access, Windows media Player Version 10.0.

Partners

This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series