Ministry of Security / / /

WORKSHOP ON ADVANCING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AT NATIONAL LEVEL

Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31 August – 02 September 2009

DRAFT AGENDA

Facilitators: CADRI, UNISDR,UNDP.

Resources persons: UNISDR, CADRI, UNDP, Ministry of Security.

CONSTITUTIONAL SESSION -31 August 2009, Venue: ParliamentBuilding

Blocks /
Sessions
/ Time /
Facilitators/Presenters

Opening

  • Introductory Speech
  • Official inauguration of Coordination Body Members
  • General Remarks by UNDP
/ 10.00-10.15 / Assistant Minister for Security
Minister for Security
UNDP Resident Representative
Joint Photo Opportunity / 10.15-10.30
Coffee Break / 10.30 – 10.45

Constitutional Session

  • General Remarks by Coordination Body
  • Introduction of Coordination Board Members
  • Presentation of the Agenda
  • Operational Guidelines (Rule Book, Compensation for the Coordination Body Members)
  • Next Session of Coordination Body
  • Conclusions
/ 10.45-12.00 / Assistant Minister for Security
Chairman of Coordination Body

Lunch Break

/

12.00 – 13.30

Authorities, Role and Functions of Coordination Body

  • Introduction by Coordination Body
  • Purpose, Objectives and Tasks of Coordination Body
  • International and National Legislative and Regulations
  • Methodology for Coordination Body’s Work and 112 Operational Centre Functions
  • Final Remarks
/ 13.30 – 15.05 / Coordination Body Representative
Ministry of Security
Representative
Faculty of Political Science Representative

DAY ONE – 01 September 2009, Venue: Hotel Europe

Blocks /
Sessions
/ Time /
Facilitators/Presenters

Opening

  • Welcome by workshop host country
/ 09.00 - 09.15 / Ministry of Security/ UNDP
1. /

Introduction

Introduction of participants, facilitators and resource persons

Exercise: Where do I see myself

  • Workshop purpose, objectives, outcomes and methodology
  • Review of agenda and participant handout package
/ 9.15 – 10.00 / CADRI/UNISDR
2. /

Disaster and Development Interaction

  • Time Line Exercise
/ 10.00 – 10.30 / Group work
Coffee Break / 10.30 – 10.45
  • Time Line Exercise (continued)
  • Presentation: Disaster-A Development Concern
  • Summary and wrap-up
/ 10.45 – 11.30
11.30 – 11.50
11.50 – 12.00 / CADRI
3. /

Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Presentation 1: Understanding Risk
  • Film: “GAR”(tbc) and Discussions on Disaster Risk Reduction
/ 12.00 – 12.30 / CADRI/Resource Persons

Lunch Break

/

12.30 – 13.30

  • Discussions on Disaster Risk Reduction and on the Film “GAR”(tbc) (continued)
  • Presentation 2: Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Summary and wrap-up
/ 13.30-14.00
14.00 – 14.20
14.20 – 14.30 / CADRI/UNISDR
4. /

Opportunities for advancing DRR

  • Future trends and DRR
/ 14.30 – 15.30 / Group work
Coffee break / 15.30 – 15.45
  • Presentation: Regional Mechanisms for advancing DRR
  • Summary and wrap-up
/ 15.45 – 16.15
16.15 – 16.30 / UNISDR
Resource Persons

DAY TWO – 02 September 2009, Venue: Hotel Europe

Blocks /
Sessions
/ Time
5. /

National Platform Overview

  • Summary of the first day
  • Presentation: National Platform overview
  • Group work: How a National Platform should look like?
/ 09.00 –09.10
09.10 –09.30
09.30 –10.15 / B-H
UNISDR/Resources Persons
Coffee Break / 10.15 – 10.30
  • Group work: Opportunities / Constraints faced by a National Platform
  • Plenary discussions
  • Summary and wrap-up
/ 10.30 – 10.45
10.45 – 11.00
11.00 – 11.05 / CADRI/UNISDR
Facilitators
6. /

National Platforms and DRR

  • Presentation: Establishing a National Platform for DRR
  • Case Analysis of an existing National Platform
/ 11.05 - 11.20
11.20 – 12.30 / UNISDR
Invited NP

Lunch Break

/

12.30 – 13.30

  • Presentation: National Platforms for advancing in DRR
  • Summary and wrap-up
/ 13.30 – 13.50
13.50 – 14.00 / UNISDR
7. /

Institutional Support to National Platforms

  • Presentation: Institutional Support to National Platforms
  • Open plenary discussions
  • Summary and wrap-up
/ 14.00 – 14.20
14.20 – 14.35
14.35 – 14.40 / UNISDR
Facilitators
Resource Persons
8. /

Workshop application

  • Group work: Action plan to develop a National Platform and advance DRR in the country
/ 14.40 – 15.35 / UNISDR/CADRI
Coffee break / 15.35 – 15.50
  • Defining individual role in developing National Platforms: Action plan
  • Summary and wrap up
/ 15.50 – 16.05
16.05 – 16.10 / Group work
9. /

Workshop evaluation and summing-up

  • Workshop synthesis
  • Workshop evaluation
  • Note of thanks
/ 16.10 – 16.40 / Ministry of Security/UNISDR/
CADRI