Organised by the MOBILISE Project Consortium, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), UK
Recently the University of Salford in UK has received funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) to work with the Universities of Moratuwa and Colombo to create a “Multi-agency Collaboration Platform for Building Resilient Communities (MOBILISE)” (www.mobilise-project.org.uk) in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Malaysia. A two day event is being run at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka on Digital Technologies for Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience. Further details are given below. Day One (The Co-Creation Workshop) is by invitation only. Day Two (Conference) is open to all and is free of charge.
DAY ONE: ATTENDANCE BY INVITATION ONLY: TUESDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY 2018
Co-creation workshop on “Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience” at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, 100 Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
As a part of the MOBILISE project, we are organising a co-creation workshop on “Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience” on the 27th February 2018 at the Mount Lavinia Hotel. Sri Lanka has experienced devastating localised disasters during the last 10 years causing economic losses worth over 6 million US$. Therefore, it is important that better digital infrastructures are established that offer intelligence for supporting disaster risk reduction as well as better multi-agency collaboration practices to respond to disaster incidents efficiently to safeguard vulnerable communities. The purpose of this workshop is to assess our current approaches and discuss enhancements to our approaches.
AGENDA| 8.00am - 8.30am | Registration and Coffee |
| 8.30am-8.40am | Welcome Speech, Hon. Sarath Ekanayake, Chief Minister, Central Provencial Council |
| 8.40am-9.00am | Introduction to MOBILISE and Workshop Objectives (Prof. Terrence Fernando, University of Salford)
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| 9.00am-11.00am | Session 1 : Towards Operationalising a Resilience Framework (Chair: Dr. Chaminda Pathirage, University of Salford)
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| 11.00 am–11.30am | Coffee Break & Group Photo |
| 11.30am-1.00pm | Session 2 : Panel session on Multi-agency Collaboration Models (Chair: Prof. Terrence Fernando)
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| 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.00pm – 3.30pm | Session 3 : Digital Platforms for Supporting Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (Chair: Mr Juan Carlos Villagrán de León, UN-SPIDER, Germany)
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| 3.30pm | Coffee Break |
| 4.00pm – 5.15pm | Session 4 : Community Engagement Platforms (Chair: Prof. Siri Hettige, University of Colombo)
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| 5.15pm – 5.30pm | Emerging National Disaster Management Plan (Mr. Nuwan Madawan Arachchi, Disaster Management Centre)
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| 5.30pm | Close |
| 7.30pm | Dinner |
DAY TWO: OPEN TO ALL: WEDNESDAY, 28TH FEBRUARY 2018
Conference on Digital Technologies for Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, 100 Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka
The conference will bring together international researchers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss how multi-agency collaboration can be enhanced through advanced digital technology to reduce disaster risk and to enhance local resilience targets as specified in the Sendai Framework for Action (2015-2030). It will discuss current disaster risk and resilience governance practices and how advanced technology, such as web services, remote sensing via satellites, social media, mobile and sensors technology, can be used to support collaborative risk reduction response and resilience building initiatives. Attendance is free of charge.
The programme is given below. Registration is available via the Eventbrite site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-technologies-for-enhancing-disaster-resilience-tickets-42269358790. Bring the printed ticket with you to the event.
AGENDA| 8.00am - 8.30am | Registration and Coffee |
| 8.30am-8.45am | Welcome Speech: Minister of Disaster Management: Honourable Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Ministry of Disaster Management
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| 8.45am-9.05am | MOBILISE Project: Multi-agency Collaboration Platform for Building Local Resilience (Prof. Terrence Fernando, THINKlab, University of Salford, United Kingdom)
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Session 1 : Disaster Risk Reduction (Chair: Prof. Siri Hettige, University of Colombo) |
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| 9.05am – 9.35am | Approach for Measuring Ten Essentials for Creating Resilience Cities (Mr. Jon Percival, Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, United Kingdom)
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| 9.35am - 9.55am | Importance of Disaster Risk Reduction in Sri Lanka (Mr. Kingsley Fernando, Secretary of Minster of Disaster Management, Sri Lanka)
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| 9.55am – 10.15am | Measuring Disaster Resilience and Challenges (Dr. Chaminda Pathirage, Centre for Disaster Resilience, University of Salford, United Kingdom)
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| 10.15am – 10.35am | Ecological Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction (Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Sri Lanka)
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| 10.35am - 10.50am | Panel Discussion |
| 10.50am -11.20am | Refreshment Break |
Session 2 : Multi-agency Collaboration (Chair: Dr. Chaminda Pathirage, University of Salford) |
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| 11.20am – 11.45pm | Challenges in Building Multi-agency Collaboration in Sri Lanka (Emeritus Prof. Siri Hettige, Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) |
| 11.45pm - 12.10pm | Stakeholder Collaboration for Knowledge Management in Preparedness (Dr. Buddhi Weerasinghe, ADPC)
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| 12.10pm - 12.35pm | Community Engagement Platforms During Disaster Response (Mr. Sudath Madugalle, Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, Sri Lanka)
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| 12.30pm – 1.00pm | Panel Discussion |
| 1.00pm – 1.50pm | Lunch |
Session 3 : Applications of Satellite Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (Chair: Prof. Terrence Fernando) |
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| 1.50pm – 2.10pm | Role of Satellite Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response (Mr. Juan Carlos Villagrán de León, UN-SPIDER, Germany)
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| 2.10pm – 2.30pm | The Use of Space Technology in DRM in Sri Lanka (Mr. Srimal Samansiri, Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka)
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| 2.30pm - 2.50pm | Managing Floods and Drought for Improved Risk Management Solutions Using Space Technology (Mr. Niranga Alahacoon and Dr Giriraj Amarnath, International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka)
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| 2.50pm – 3.10pm | A Digital Earth Platform in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction (Mr. Stefano Natali, MEEO Srl, Ferrara, Italy)
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| 3.10pm – 3.20pm | Panel Discussion |
| 3.20pm – 3.50pm | Coffee Break |
Session 4 : Digital Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction (Chair Prof. Terrence Fernando) |
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| 3.50pm – 4.10pm | Technology Platforms for Accessing Disaster Risk Information (Mr. Suranga Kahandawa, South Asia Disaster Risk and Climate Change Unit, The World Bank, Sri Lanka)
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| 4.10pm – 4.30 pm | Use of Geospatial Technology and Innovation in Early Warning Systems and DRR: Experience from FAO work (Dr. Lorenzo De Simone, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy)
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| 4.30pm – 4.50 pm | On-going Technology Projects in Asia for Building Disaster Resilience (Dr. Senaka Basnayake, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Thailand)
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| 4.50pm – 5.10 pm | Multi-agency Collaboration Platform for Building DRR in the Local Context: the MOBILISE Approach (Prof. Terrence Fernando, THINKlab, University of Salford, United Kingdom)
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| 5.10pm – 5.30pm | Panel Discussion |
| 5.30pm | Close |