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Agenda: Disaster Risk Management & Climate Change Adaptation (September 21, 2010, Washington, DC)

8:30 – 9:00	Breakfast and Registration
9:00 – 9:15	Welcoming Remarks & Overview of the Workshop *Ian Noble,Lead Climate Change Specialist, ENV Michel Matera, Sr. Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR SangHee Jeong,* CCDP - Overview
9:15 – 10:00	Introduction to Disaster Risk Management Michel Matera, GFDRR (15 min) Focusing on disasters from climate-related hazards, this session provides an overview of contemporary concepts and practices in disaster risk management and aims at establishing a common language and understanding among development practitioners on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation mainstreaming. The Impact of Changing Climate on Disaster Risk Ian Noble, ENV (15 min) This session will go over questions on the impact of climate change on disaster risk, how much we can take from current climate models and if this will improve in the near future. Other questions are: Can observational trends tell us anymore? Do we understand some sectors better than others? What are the things Disaster Risk specialists need to be aware of and to monitor in the climate change field? Q&A (15 min)
10:00 - 10:35	Climate Risk Management: Policy and Approach *Milen Dyoulgerov Vollen, GFDRR (20 Min)* This session discusses the Bank’s emerging development-oriented approach to integrating climate change adaptation and climate disaster risk management at the policy and operational levels. It builds on examples of successfully leveraging related financing and expertise as well as of integrating climate risk management into country development planning. Q&A (15 min)
10:35 – 10:50	Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:45	Disaster Risk and Climate Change Information Tools Abigail Baca, GFDRR (20 min) This session presents the CAPRA (Central American Probabilistic Risk Assessment) initiative including current and future applications that can be used to assess the impact of climate change when evaluating natural disaster risk. *Ana Bucher,* Adaptation Specialist, ENV (20 min) This session will provide an overview of the “What, Where, and How” of climate change information, as well as available tools for disaster management and CCA. Q&A (15 min)
11:45 – 12:20	Social Dimensions of Climate Change and Risk Management Margaret Arnold, Sr. Social Development Specialist, SDV (20 min) This session gives an overview of the social impacts of climate change and disasters, how to respond to such challenges, and available social development tools and approaches to help strengthen resilience of the poor to climate events. Q&A (15 min)
2:10 – 2:20	Coffee Break

2:20 – 3:45

Panel Discussion: World Bank’s role in DRM and Climate Change Adaptation: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Chair: Katalin Demeter, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR Panelists: Vladimir Tsirkunov, Sr. Environmental Engineer, ENVGC Anthony Bigio, Sr. Urban Specialist, FEU Michel Matera, Sr. Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR Niels B. Holm-Nielsen, Hazard Risk Management Spec., LCSUW Jean-Christophe Carret, Sr. Environmental Econ., AFTEN (VC)

With TTLs sharing from their own experiences, participants will gain a better understanding of what has been done, what can be done, and what needs to be done in implementing an integrated approach of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation.

3:45 – 4:00

Wrap-up & Certification of the Workshop by Katalin Demeter Evaluation