‘Mainstreaming Resilience in a Complex, Networked World’ Seminar

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World Bank Seminar

Date: Monday, February 13, 2012
Time: 17:00-19:00 (JST)
Doors open: 16:30

Following recent large scale disasters in the East Asia and Pacific region including the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan, large-scale flooding in Thailand as well as the tropical storm in the Philippines, mainstreaming disaster risk management (DRM) in investments and operations has become an increasingly urgent issue.

The seminar will provide an opportunity to discuss how we can make further progress on the mainstreaming issue, as well as ways to enhance collaboration across organizations to sustain these efforts. World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President Pamela Cox will open the session with an overview of the Bank’s work on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in the region. The session will be hosted in Tokyo and connect by video conference to audiences located in Bangkok (Thailand), Manila (Philippines), Jakarta (Indonesia), Hanoi (Vietnam) and Vientiane (Laos).

*Webcasting (Live Streaming via Internet) of VC will be also available (To view webcasting, participants will need a PC with internet access, Windows Media Player Version 10.0. and PC speakers).

Streaming URL: http://www.jointokyo.org/en/programs/catalogue/drm2011

Agenda:

Facilitator:Kazushige Taniguchi (The World Bank Tokyo Office, Special Representative)

Opening remarks
Shigeo Shimizu
Director, Development Intuitions Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance Japan

Setting the stage
Pamela Cox
Vice President of East Asia and Pacific, The World Bank
“The World Bank and Disaster Risk Management in the East Asia and Pacific Region”

Masahisa Fujita
President, Chief Research Officer, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
“Mainstreaming Global Resilience: The Lessons from Complex Mega-Disasters”

Panel discussion
Facilitator: Abhas K. Jha (Lead Urban Specialist, East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank)

Panelist:(TBC)
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- SEEDS Asia
- The World Bank

Q&A session

Target Audience:

Policy makers, academics, development assistance agencies officials, civil society groups that are active in the field of disaster risk management, environment, infrastructure and finance, World Bank staff and other donor staff in country offices etc.

Language:

English (with simultaneous interpretation)

Registration:

Advance registration required (first-come-first-served).
Please register by sending us an email using the form below or by fax (03-3597-9161), indicating your name, organization, telephone number and e-mail address.

This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2011 Series