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6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011CONFERENCE PROGRAMMEWelcome to the 6 th Caribbean Conference onCOMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENTThe Caribbean’s premier conference on Disaster Risk Management!The Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management is the region’s premier event on disaster risk management. Organized by theCoordinating Unit of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in collaboration with its partners, the Conference is our region’s largestgathering of professionals in the fields of disaster management and professionals from sectoral and thematic fields who have specific responsibilities in this area.Attending this event is an excellent opportunity to improve disaster risk management awareness and exchange information on good practices, while buildingstronger professional networks.Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) is the Caribbean brand of Disaster Risk Management and contributes to the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015,a blue print for global actions in Disaster Risk Reduction. In that regard, the Conference is a regional event of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction(ISDR) global platform and is structured to promote good practice, share ongoing research and chart the way forward for the advancement of CDM in theCaribbean.Recent events in the Bahamas, Haiti, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan signal the continued importance of prioritizing the management of disaster risk.The increase in the frequency of these disasters and their associated damage in the region results from growing vulnerability, and reflects changing climatepatterns. These trends made it necessary for the region to break the cycle of destruction and reconstruction and address the root causes of vulnerability, ratherthan merely treating its symptoms when disasters happen.* * * * * * * * * *The 6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management celebrates the achievement of 20 years of institutionalized disaster risk management inthe region. The Conference will assist in charting the way forward beyond the current regional 2007-2012 strategy on Comprehensive Disaster Management.This year’s conference will be convened underthe theme“CDM: Reflection, Introspection,Moving Forward”Reflection: An opportunity to look back at the genesis of institutionalized disaster management in the Caribbeanregion, celebrate successes and give careful consideration to those gaps which remainIntrospection: A space to examine thoughts and perspectives on where we are today in the agendaof disaster risk managementM oving Forward: Distilling spaces of opportunity and repositioning of theComprehensive Disaster Management agendaPage 1 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Conference ObjectivesHyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011To celebrate achievements and successeswithin the CDEMA System 1991 – 2011and identify gapsTo facilitate exchanges and lesson learningamong CDM Stakeholders in relatedpractice, research, products and toolsTo assess progress in the implementationof the Comprehensive DisasterManagement Strategy 2007-2012To identify strategic opportunities forthe management of disaster risk beyond2012To identify opportunities and strategicapproaches for mainstreaming disasterrisk management at the level of decisionand policy makers in Ministries of Financeand Economic Planning/DevelopmentExpected ResultsAchievements, successes and gaps withinthe CDEMA system 1991 - 2011identifiedCompendium of good practices andlessons learnt in CDM implementationStatus of CDM implementation of theCDM Strategy 2007 – 2012 assessedStrategic opportunities for CDM beyond2012 identifiedOpportunities and strategic approachesfor deeper engagement of High levelPolicy Makers in Ministries of Financeand Economic Planning distilledPage 2 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011ConferenceSecretariatConference FacilitiesSunday, 4 th December, 2011- Friday, 9 th December, 2011Activity Room Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayTopaz 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pmMedia room Board room - 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Speakers/Presenters Room Gold and bronzesponsorsRegistration pre-registered prepaidpersonsRegistration pre-registeredunpaid persons unregisteredunpaid personsWelcome/InquiryDeskDiamond 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm -Regency VFoyerBoardroompre-functionBoardroompre-functionHyattRegency MainLobby2:00 pm – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 5:00 pm - - - -- - 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 am – 1:00 pm -2:00 pm – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 8:00 am – 1:00 pm -Arrivals time – 8:00pm8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 8:00 am – 8:00 pm - -Page 3 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

TIME6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011DAY 1 – Monday, 5th December, 2011CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Professional Development Sessions & Workshops9:00 am – 10:30 am PDS 1: Pro-ActiveAssistance & Post-DisasterFinancial Instruments oftheCaribbeanDevelopment Bank (ClosedSession)Sponsor: Caribbean DevelopmentBank (CDB)Room: Ruby/SapphireSESSIONMaking Caribbean CitiesResilient Workshop (ClosedSession)Partners: Caribbean DisasterEmergency Management Agency(CDEMA) and the United NationsInternational Strategy for DisasterReduction (UNISDR)Room: Jade10:30 am – 10:45 am SESSION BREAK10:45 am – 12:00 pm PDS 1: Pro-ActiveAssistance & Post-DisasterFinancial Instruments oftheCaribbeanDevelopment Bank (ClosedSession)Sponsor: Caribbean DevelopmentBank (CDB)Room: Ruby/SapphireMaking Caribbean CitiesResilient Workshop (ClosedSession)Partners: Caribbean DisasterEmergency Management Agency(CDEMA) and the United NationsInternational Strategy for DisasterReduction (UNISDR)Room: Jade12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAKSeminar on Flood EarlyWarning Systems (ClosedSession)Sponsor: Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA)Room: Regency VISeminar on Flood EarlyWarning Systems (ClosedSession)Sponsor: Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA)Room: Regency VIMeeting of the CaribbeanHealth Disaster RiskReduction Committee(Closed Session)Host: Pan American HealthOrganisation (PAHO)Room: Point FortinMeeting of the CaribbeanHealth Disaster RiskReduction Committee(Closed Session)Host: Pan American HealthOrganisation (JICA)Room: Point FortinPage 4 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Professional Development Sessions & Workshops (continued)TIME1:30 pm – 2:45 pm PDS 2: Global EarthquakeModel – Training Session(Closed Session)Sponsor: UWI SRC and theEuropean Union in collaborationwith World Bank/GFDRRFacilitator: Seismic ResearchCenter (SRC)SESSIONMaking Caribbean CitiesResilient Workshop (ClosedSession)Partners: Caribbean DisasterEmergency Management Agency(CDEMA) and the United NationsInternational Strategy for DisasterReduction (UNISDR)Seminar on Flood EarlyWarning Systems (ClosedSession)Sponsor: Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA)Room: Regency VIMeeting of the CaribbeanHealth Disaster RiskReduction Committee(Closed Session)Host: Pan American HealthOrganisation (PAHO)Room: Point FortinRoom: Regency VRoom: Jade2:45 pm – 3:00 pm SESSION BREAK3:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDS 2: Global EarthquakeModel – Training Session(Closed Session)Sponsor: UWI SRC and theEuropean Union in collaborationwith World Bank/GFDRRFacilitator: Seismic ResearchCenter (SRC)Room: Regency V4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Group: CIDA: Canada CaribbeanDisaster Risk Management Fund(Open)Room: Rio ClaroMaking Caribbean CitiesResilient Workshop (ClosedSession)Partners: Caribbean DisasterEmergency Management Agency(CDEMA) and the United NationsInternational Strategy for DisasterReduction (UNISDR)Room: JadeSIDE MEETINGSGroup: To be announcedRoom: Sangre GrandeSeminar on Flood EarlyWarning Systems (ClosedSession)Sponsor: Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA)Room: Regency VIGroup: To be announcedRoom: Point LisasMeeting of the CaribbeanHealth Disaster RiskReduction Committee(Closed Session)Host: Pan American HealthOrganisation (PAHO)Room: Point FortinGroup: To be announcedRoom: Point FortinPage 5 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011DAY 2 – Tuesday, 6 th December, 2011TIME SESSION ROOM8:45 am – 9:45amOpening Ceremony for the 6 th Caribbean Conference onComprehensive Disaster Management and Exhibition9:45 am - 10:15 am Break & Exhibition ViewingPort of SpainBallroomRegency IV, V andVI FoyerSESSION 1PLENARY: CDM Reflection: Retracing Steps, Celebrating Achievements, Distilling GapsSession Chair: Mr. Franklyn McDonald, Coordinator, Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD), University of the West Indies (UWI), JamaicaSession Sponsors: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) United Kingdom Department forInternational Development (UK DFID) Australian Aid Agency (AusAID)10:15 am – 12:00 pm Topic: The Genesis of Structured CARICOM Cooperation for Disaster ManagementInvited High-Level Speaker: His Excellency Ambassador Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Ambassador of theGovernment of Barbados to the People’s Republic of ChinaQuestions and DiscussionCDM Reflection: 1991-2011 - The Changing Face of Disaster Risk Management in the Caribbean Regional Perspective: Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster EmergencyManagement Agency (CDEMA), Barbados National Perspective: Mr. Ronald Jackson, Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness andEmergency Management (ODPEM), Jamaica Sector Partner Perspective: Ms. Nicole Williams, Disaster Risk Reduction Manager, InternationalFederation of the Red Cross (IFRC), Trinidad & Tobago Development Partner Perspective: Mr. Roger Bellers, Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser - Caribbean andOverseas Territories, Department for International Development (DFID), UK AID, United Kingdom Risk Transfer Perspective: Dr. Simon Young, Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Risk Managers Ltd.,Facility Supervisor, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), JamaicaQuestions, Discussion & Summary RecommendationsPort of SpainBallroomPage 6 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011TIME12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Chair: Captain Stephen Russell, Director,National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), BahamasRoom: JadePresentation APresentation A Focus: Preliminary Earthquake Loss Estimation for the KingstonMetropolitan Area, JamaicaPresenter: Mr. Walter Salazar etal, 1 Seismic Research Centre (SRC),University of the West Indies(UWI), Trinidad & Tobago;2 Earthquake Unit, University of theWest Indies (UWI), JamaicaQuestion and AnswerPresentation BPresentation B Focus: Future Radical Changes inMapped Earthquake Hazard Potentialin CDEMA Participating StatesPresenters: Mr. Lloyd Lynch andMr. Walter Salazar, SeismicResearch Centre (SRC), Universityof the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad& TobagoQuestion and AnswerPresentation C Focus: Reducing Earthquake Riskthrough Critical AwarenessPresenters: Ms. Clevon Ash andMr. Lloyd Lynch, Seismic ResearchCentre, University of the WestIndies (UWI), Trinidad & TobagoQuestion and AnswerCONCURRENT: POSTER PRESENTATIONSChair: Mr. Carl Herbert, National DisasterCoordinator, National Disaster ManagementAgency, St. Kitts & NevisRoom: RubyFocus: Local Engagement in Pre-Event Long-Term Recovery PlanningPresenter: Ms. Tara McCaw,Community Planner, CSAInternational Inc., United States ofAmerica (USA)Question and AnswerFocus: Capacity Building in LandTenure to Support Recovery AfterDisasterPresenter: Ms. Charisse Griffith-Charles, University of the WestIndies (UWI), Trinidad & TobagoQuestion and AnswerPresentation C Focus: Civil Society - EnvironmentalEmergency NetworkPresenter: Mr. John Coo, VicePresident, Green Cross CanadaQuestion and AnswerChair: Mr. Jamell Robinson, Director,Department of Disaster Management andEmergencies, Turks and Caicos IslandsRoom: SapphirePresentation A Focus: BlackBerry Data CloudDigital Investigative Analysis ForEnabling Remote Service AutomatedWeather Observatory StationsPresenter: Mr. Sean Thorpe,Faculty of Engineering andComputing, University ofTechnology, Kingston, JamaicaQuestion and AnswerPresentation BFocus: Utility of a Container forCommunications and Medical Care tomanage a disaster with lots ofVictimsPresenter: Dr. Jean Laversanne,Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne,Guyane FrançaiseQuestion and AnswerPresentation CFocus: Recent Disasters and FoodInsecurity in HaitiPresenter: Mr. Carlo Mont-Louis,Fews Net/Chemonics/UsaidLivelihoods SpecialistQuestion and Answer1:00 pm – 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK Port of SpainBallroomPage 7 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

TIME6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011CONCURRENT: SESSION 2CDM Reflection: Retracing Steps, Celebrating Achievements, Distilling Gaps(Note: These sessions will have a Working Break between 3:15 pm and 3:45 pm)2:00 pm – 4:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSION 2ARoom: Regency VFocus: Civil Society – A Force of Change inDisaster Risk ManagementSession Chair: Mr. Reginald Burke,Regional Coordinator, Caribbean YouthEnvironment Network (CYEN), BarbadosSession Sponsor: UNDPTopic: Effecting change from thebottom up: The Evolving Role of CivilSociety in Disaster Risk ManagementSpeaker: Ms. Cecilia Babb, Director,Caribbean Policy Development Center(CPDC), BarbadosQuestions and DiscussionPresentation of Papers Topic: Tool for SelectingVulnerable Communities – RedCross Disaster Risk ManagementResource CenterPresenter: Mrs. Tamara Lovell,Disaster Management ProjectCoordinator, Red Cross CaribbeanDRM Resource Center, BarbadosQuestion and AnswerTopic: Community-based DisasterRisk Management Planning: TheCase of JamaicaSESSIONCONCURRENT SESSION 2BRoom: Regency VIFocus: Innovation in Development PracticeSession Chair: Ms. Marva Titley-Smith,Chief Planner, Virgin Islands (British)Session Sponsor: EU in collaboration withWB/GFDRRTopic: Redefining Development –Scaling-up Disaster Risk ManagementInvited Speaker: Mr. Andrew Maskrey,Coordinator, Global Assessment Report onDisaster Risk Reduction, United NationsInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction(UNISDR), Geneva, SwitzerlandQuestions and DiscussionPresentation of Papers Topic: Innovative Building PracticesPresenter: Dr. Richard Clarke,Head, Department of Civil &Environmental Engineering,University of the West Indies (UWI),Trinidad & TobagoQuestion and AnswerTopic: An Innovation in HospitalSafety: Reflections on Safe HospitalInitiative in the CaribbeanPresenter: Dr. Jean Luc Poncelet,Area Manager in EmergencyCONCURRENT SESSION 2CRoom: Regency IVFocus: The Role of Science, Educationand Research in Effective Disaster RiskManagementSession Chair: Dr. Barbara Carby,Director, Disaster Risk Reduction Center(DRRC), University of the West Indies(UWI), JamaicaSession Sponsor: UNDPTopic: The Changing Space forApplied Science, Education andResearch in advancing Disaster RiskManagementSpeaker: Professor Winston Suite,Professor Emeritus, Coordinator, ProjectManagement Programme, University ofthe West Indies (UWI), Trinidad & TobagoQuestions and DiscussionPresentation of Papers Topic: Presentation on changesin certification and accreditationin Small Island Developing StatesPresenter: Dr. David Smith,Coordinator, Institute forSustainable Development,University of the West Indies(UWI)Question and AnswerPage 8 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011Presenter: Ms. Alicia Dunn,Project Coordinator, Office ofDisaster Preparedness andEmergency Management (ODPEM),JamaicaQuestion and AnswerTopic: Vulnerability and Resilience:Empowering Civil Society forEffective Disaster Risk ReductionPresenter: Ms. Idelia Ferdinand,NEMO St. Vincent and theGrenadines/PhD Research Student,Northumbria University, UnitedKingdomQuestion and Answer Topic: Habitat for HumanityInternational’s Pathways toPermanencePresenters: Mr. Mario C Flores,Mr. Erwin Garzona and Mr. IrvinAdonis, Habitat for Humanity,Atlanta Georgia, United States ofAmericaQuestion and AnswerTopic: C. O. R. EPresenter: Ms. Vanita Redoy,Librarian, Office of DisasterPreparedness and Management(ODPM), Trinidad & TobagoQuestion and AnswerPreparedness & Disaster Relief forLatin America and the Caribbean,Pan American Health Organisation(PAHO), United States of America(USA)Question and AnswerTopic: Innovative Social ProtectionStrategies for Disaster RiskReductionPresenter: Mr. Evans Jadote,Universitat Autonoma de BarcelonaQuestion and AnswerTopic: Adoption and Adaptation ofthe MoSSaiC Methodology: TheJamaican ContextPresenters: Mr. Christopher Gayle,Planning Analyst and Ms. AnnaTucker, Disaster Risk ManagementSpecialist, Office of DisasterPreparedness and EmergencyManagement (ODPEM), JamaicaQuestion and AnswerSummary RecommendationsTopic: Brazil - Living SchoolsProgrammePresenter: Mr. Pedro Vinicius,Secretary of the GeneralCoordination of InternationalActions Against Hunger, Ministryof External Relations,Government of BrazilQuestion and AnswerTopic: The Global EarthquakeModel (GEM) – A Catalyst forEarthquake Risk Reduction in theCaribbeanPresenter: Dr. Myron W. Chin,PhD, CEng, FICE, CIStructE,FAPETTQuestion and Answer Topic: Towards an EffectiveCaribbean Earthquake RiskReduction ProgrammePresenters: Mr. Lloyd Lynchand Dr. Richie Robertson, SeismicResearch Center, University ofthe West Indies (UWI), Trinidad& TobagoQuestion and AnswerSummary RecommendationsSummary RecommendationsPage 9 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 20115:00 pm – 6:30 pm Group: USAID – Session: HowWe Work (Open)Room: Rio Claro7:00 pm – 9:00 pmSIDE MEETINGSGroup: UNDP Caribbean RiskManagement Planning Meeting(Open)Room: Sangre GrandeGroup: Plan of Action for theCDM Governance Mechanism(Closed)Room: Point LisasGroup: To be announcedRoom: Point FortinCocktail Reception & 20 th Anniversary Awards PresentationSponsored by PETROTRINPage 10 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011DAY 3 – Wednesday, 7 th December, 2011SESSION 3PLENARY: CDM Introspection: Emergency ResponseSession Co-Chairs:Ms. Andria Grosvenor, Technical Manager, Preparedness & Country Support, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), BarbadosMr. Philmore Mullin, Director, National Office of Disaster Services (NODS), Antigua & BarbudaSession Sponsor: European Union ACP-EUTIME SESSION ROOM8:30 am – 10:00 am Topic: Setting the Context: Issues Emerging from Emergency Events in the CDEMA System 1991-2011Speaker: Ms. Andria Grosvenor, Technical Manager, Preparedness and Country Support,Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), BarbadosTopic: Triggers for Change: Perspectives on Disaster Response Planning and OperationsFeature Speaker: Mr. Max Bonnel, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, UN OCHA Regional Office, PanamaPanel Respondents The Saint Lucia Experience: Perspectives from Hurricane TomasPresenter: Ms. A. L. Dawn French, Director, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Saint Lucia ECDGDM: A Coordinated Mechanism for External SupportPresenter: Mr. Ian King, Programme Manager, Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDP Barbados and the OECS Standards in Disaster PlanningPresenter: Brigadier General (Retired) Earl Arthurs, ACP-EU Project - Contingency Planning Specialist,Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), BarbadosPort of SpainBallroom10:00 am – 10:30 amQuestions, Discussion and Summary RecommendationsBREAK & EXHIBITION VIEWINGPort of Spain Pre-FunctionPage 11 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011TIME SESSION ROOM10:30 am – 12:00 pm Topic: Understanding the Impact: Strategies for Effectively Capturing Disaster LossesSpeaker: Mr. Michael Hendrickson, Economic Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC, Trinidad & TobagoTIMEPanel Respondents Capturing Losses for Small and Large Events – A Synopsis of the Jamaica Experience 1991–2011Presenter: Mr. Ronald Jackson, Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and EmergencyManagement, JamaicaExperiences from BrazilPresenter: Major Marcio Luiz Alves, Secretariat of Civil Defense, Government of Brazil Lessons learned from Cyclone Pat in Aitutaki in 2010Presenter: Mr. Charles Carlson, Director, Emergency Management Cook Islands, Cook Islands Experiences from the St. Vincent Flood Event April 2011Presenter: Ms. Michelle Forbes, Director (Ag), National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), St.Vincent and the GrenadinesDisinventar – Revealing what was once hiddenPresenter: Dr. Balfour Spence, Associate Professor & Chair, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies(ADES) Program, Brandon University, CanadaQuestions, Discussion, Summary and Recommendations12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Chair: Mr. Don Corriette, Programme Officer, Office of DisasterManagement, DominicaRoom: JadeCONCURRENT: POSTER PRESENTATIONSPort of SpainBallroomChair: Mr. Benedict Peters, National Disaster Coordinator,National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA), GrenadaRoom: RubyPresentation A Focus: Potential Long-term Health Hazards from Exposureto Geothermal Emissions at Sulphur Springs, Saint Lucia:Community Hazard PreparednessPresenter: Ms. Erouscilla Joseph 1 , Dr. Richard Robertson 1 ,and Ms. Denise Beckles 2 , 1 Seismic Research Centre (SRC),University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad & Tobago;2 Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies (UWI),Presentation AFocus: R3I CAP-based Emergency Alerting NetworkPresenter: Mrs. Danielle Evanson, R3I Project Officer,UNDP Barbados and the OECSQuestion and AnswerPresentation BFocus: Tsunami Ready!Page 12 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011JamaicaQuestion and AnswerPresentation B Focus: The Role of the Seismic Research Centre in theRecent Seismic Crisis Beneath the Morne Aux DiablesVolcanic Complex, Northern DominicaPresenters: Dr. Robert B. Watts and Dr. RichardRobertson et al, Seismic Research Centre, University of theWest Indies (UWI)Question and AnswerPresenters: Ms. Melissa Meade; Director, Departmentof Disaster Management, AnguillaQuestion and AnswerPresentation CFocus: Low-Cost Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) ForPost-Disaster Assessment in the CaribbeanPresenter: Mr. Marcus Arthur, Raid Al-Tahir, Dr. DexterDavis, University of the West Indies (UWI) Trinidad &TobagoQuestion and Answer1:00 pm – 2:00 pmTIMEPresentation C Focus: Risk Atlas Tools and Results: A Preliminary AnalysisPresenters: Cassandra La Barrie, Michael Higgins, AliaJuman, Jillian Bernard, Walter Salazar, Richard Robertson,Lloyd Lynch, Joan Latchman; Seismic Research Centre,University of the West Indies, Trinidad & TobagoQuestion and AnswerLUNCH BREAKCONCURRENT: SESSION 4(Note: These sessions will have a Break & Exhibition Viewing between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm)2:00 pm – 4:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSION 4ARoom: Regency IVSESSIONCONCURRENT SESSION 4BRoom: Regency VPort of SpainBallroomCONCURRENT SESSION 4CRoom: Regency VIFocus: Climate Smarting National DisasterRisk Management ProgrammesSession Chair: Mr. Zebalon McLean,Deputy Director, Department ofEmergency Management, Virgin IslandsSession Sponsor: CIDA/DFID/AusAIDPresentation of Papers Topic: Economics of ClimateFocus: Innovation in Information andCommunication Technologies: Applicationsfor Managing Disaster RiskSession Chair: Dr. Edward Thomas, Chair,Information and Communications SystemsAdvisory Sub-Committee of the CDEMATechnical Advisory CommitteeSession Sponsor: UNDPFocus: Competencies and Skills for EffectiveImplementation of CDMSession Chair: Dr. Denise Thompson,Assistant Professor, John Jay College ofCriminal Justice, CUNY, Department of PublicManagement, United States of America(USA)Session Sponsor: CIDA/DFID/AusAIDPage 13 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Change AdaptationPresenter: Dr. CharmaineGomes, Sustainable DevelopmentOfficer, UN ECLACQuestion and Answer Topic: Guidance Tool forMainstreaming Climate ChangeAdaptation into the National CDMWork ProgrammePresenter: Mr. Leslie Walling,ConsultantCoordinator,Canada Caribbean Disaster RiskManagement Fund, CanadianHigh Commission, BarbadosQuestion and AnswerTopic: The Development andFirst Year of CatastropheInsurance for Microentrepreneursin Haiti and Aroundthe WorldPresenters: Mr. James Kurz, Mr.Tyler Tappendorf and Ms. AnneHastings, The MicroinsuranceCatastrophe Risk Organisation(MiCRO) & FonkozeTopic: “To Adapt or Not toAdapt” – Exploring Supply-SideStakeholder Climate Risk andChoice Perception in CaribbeanCoastal TourismPresenter: Ms. Roche Mahon,PhD Candidate, Department ofEnvironmental Management,Faculty of Environment, Societyand Design, Lincoln University,Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011Topic: Innovation in ICT: Applicationsfor Managing Disaster RiskSpeaker: Dr. Stephen Louis, ManagingDirector, BusinessTech Research Inc., SaintLuciaQuestions and DiscussionPresentation of Papers Topic: ICT Applications forNational Risk Profiling: The PacificCatastrophe Risk Assessment andFinancing InitiativePresenter: Ms. Samantha Cook,Economic Advisor, SPC SuvaRegional Office, Fiji IslandsQuestion and AnswerTopic: ICT-based decisions supportSystems – DEWETRAPresenter: Dr. David Farrell,Principal, Caribbean Institute forMeteorology and Hydrology (CIMH),BarbadosQuestion and Answer Topic: ICT Applications forManaging Disaster Risk: TheCaribbean Satellite ProjectPresenter: Mr. Stuart Frye,Mission System Engineer,NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center,United States of AmericaQuestion and AnswerTopic: Changing the Paradigm:Using Enterprise GIS to EnhanceComprehensiveDisasterManagement in the CaribbeanTopic: The Human Side: Competenciesand Skills for Effective Implementationof Comprehensive DisasterManagementSpeaker: Mr. Jonathan McKenzie,Professional Development Advisor, CDEMSpecialist Services, Ministry of Civil Defenseand Emergency Management, Department ofInternal Affairs, New ZealandQuestions and DiscussionPresentation of Papers Topic: Competencies and Skills forEffective Implementation of CDMPresenter: Mrs. Judith Vanterpool,Dean of Work Force TrainingDivision, H. Lavity Stoutt College,Virgin IslandsQuestion and Answer Topic: Are You Leading yourDisaster Preparedness Effort?Presenter: Mr. James Trim, VicePresident, Caribbean Association ofBusiness Continuity Professionals(CABCP) & Principal Consultant,EHS/BCP ConsultingQuestion and AnswerTopic: Competencies and Skills forEffective Implementation of CDM atthe Ministry of Works andInfrastructure, Trinidad & TobagoPresenter: Ms. Peggy-Anne DeSilva and Mr. Shane BallahQuestion and Answer Topic: Revisiting the LessonsPage 14 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Christ Church, New ZealandQuestion and AnswerSummary RecommendationsHyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011Presenter: Ms. Valrie Grant GISP,Managing Director, GeoTechVisionEnterprises Ltd and Dr. EarlEdwards, Lecturer in GeospatialInformation Sciences, University ofthe West Indies (UWI), Trinidad &TobagoQuestion and AnswerSummary RecommendationsLearnt ApproachPresenter: Ms. Joanne Persad,Project Coordinator - Regional M&ESystem for DRM and CCA in theCaribbean Tourism Sector,Caribbean Disaster EmergencyManagement Agency (CDEMA),BarbadosQuestion and AnswerSummary Recommendations2:00 pm – 4:30 pmCONCURRENT: YOUTH SESSION - DEBATING SEMI-FINALSRoom: Sangre GrandeSession Sponsors: USAID/OFDA UNICEF FLOW5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Group: CCRIF Session(Open)Room: Rio Claro5:00 pm – 7:00 pmSIDE MEETINGSGroup: South-South PacificCaribbean Work PlanningSession and Update (Open)Room: Sangre GrandeGroup: Working in partnership tosupport DRR: the ACP-EU NaturalDisaster Risk ReductionProgramme, a partnership betweenWB/GFDRR, the EU and the ACPGroup of States (Open)Room: Point LisasCONFERENCE NETWORKING & EXHIBITION VIEWINGGroup: Working Session for theCaribbean Satellite Disaster PilotProject (Open)Room: Point FortinPage 15 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011DAY 4 - Thursday, 8 th December, 2011SESSION 5PLENARY: CDM Moving Forward: Seizing Opportunities and RepositioningSession Chair: Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), BarbadosTIMEHIGH-LEVEL SESSIONSponsor: Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF)8:30 am – 10:20 am Topic: The role of CDM in changing the Character of the Risk Management LandscapePresenter: Ms. Elizabeth Riley, Deputy Executive Director (Ag), Caribbean Disaster Emergency ManagementAgency (CDEMA), BarbadosHigh-Level Session Moderator: Mr. Julian RogersTopic: Strategies for Effective Disaster Risk Management Policy and Programming in Small StatesInvited High-Level Speaker: Ms. Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the United Nations SecretaryGeneral on Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations, GenèveQuestions and Discussion High-level Panel Discussion ROOMPort of SpainBallroomSummary Recommendations10:20 am – 10:30 am Presentation and Signing of the Caribbean Declaration on Making Cities ResilientMs. Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary Generalon Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations, Genève10:30 am – 11:00 amBREAK & EXHIBITION VIEWINGPort of Spain PrefunctionPage 16 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011TIMESESSIONSponsor: Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)ROOM11:00 am – 12:30 pm Topic: Integration and Mainstreaming – Policy Imperatives for Ministries of Finance and Economic DevelopmentPlanning in Resilient DevelopmentInvited Speaker: Dr. Marlene Attz, Coordinator (Ag), Sustainable Economic Development Unit (SEDU),Department of Economics, University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad & TobagoPart of SpainBallroom12:30 pm – 1:30 pmPanel Interventions Mr. Antonneth Arnhambat, Budget Manager, Department of Finance and Treasury, Ministry of Finance andEconomic Management, Vanuatu Ms. Samantha Cook, Economic Advisor, SPC Suva Regional Office, Fiji Islands Ms. Marilyn Headley, Conservator of Forests, Jamaica Mr. Michael Nixon, Assistant Financial Secretary, Cayman IslandsDiscussion, Question and AnswerSummary RecommendationsLUNCH BREAK sponsored by Unified Messaging Systems (UMS), NorwayPresentation: Population Alert System (PAS) Presenter: Mr. Magnus HelinPort of SpainBallroomSESSION 6PLENARY: CDM Repositioning…and a little child shall lead them – YOUTH SESSIONFacilitated under the directorship of Mark the MomentSession Sponsors: USAID/OFDA UNICEF FLOWTIME SESSION ROOM1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Theme: Stepping Up Youth Participation in Disaster Risk ReductionOpening Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs:Ms. Liz Riley, Deputy Executive Director (Ag), Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), BarbadosDr. Stephen Ramroop, Director, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), Trinidad & TobagoPort of SpainBallroomPage 17 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011Speakers Forum Kem Jones Shalini Ramsaran Regional Debating Competition Defending Champions from the Turks and Caicos Islands Antigua Sub-regional Team Barbados Sub-regional Team Jamaica Sub-regional Team Trinidad Sub-regional TeamArtistic Expression Laura Randoo: “Flood” Youth Challenge Guyana: "Step Up for Disaster Risk Reduction”Prize-givingClosing Remarks5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Group: To be announcedRoom: Rio Claro7:00 pm – 9:00 pmSIDE MEETINGSGroup: CCDM ProjectEvaluation Meeting (Closed)Room: Sangre GrandeGroup: Carib Risk ClusterProject Briefing (Open)Room: Point LisasFILM FESTIVALLocation: MovieTowneGroup: ODPEM Jamaica –Damage Assessment InformationSystems – Enhancing EarlyReporting from the FieldRoom: Point FortinPage 18 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)

6 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management“CDM: Reflection, Introspection, Moving Forward “Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad5 th – 9 th December, 2011DAY 5 – Friday, 9 th December, 2011SESSION 7CONFERENCE CLOSE-OUTTIME SESSION ROOM9:00 am – 10:40 am CDM Conference 2011: Report of Key OutcomesConference Chair and Co-Chair:Ms. Elizabeth Riley, Deputy Executive Director (Ag), Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA),BarbadosDr. Stephen Ramroop, Director, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, Trinidad & TobagoDiscussionCLOSING REMARKS Remarks from the Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA),Barbados Remarks on behalf of the Chairperson - Technical Advisory Committee, Caribbean Disaster EmergencyManagement Agency (CDEMA) Remarks from the High-Level Governmental Representative of Trinidad & Tobago11:30 am – 5:00 pmCONFERENCE TOURPort of SpainBallroomThe sites to be visited are San Fernando Hill, The Wild Fowl Trust Pointe-a-Pierre and the Temple on-the-seaSaturday, 10 th December, 2011TIME SESSION (Closed session) ROOM9:00 am – 4:00 pm CIMH/UNDP Enhancing Resilience Project Training Workshop Ruby/Sapphire10:30 am BREAK BoardroomTerrace12:30 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH JadePage 19 – Version 10 (Updated 28 November, 2011)