URf – Agenda

·         Goodall Gondwe, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning and Development, Malawi
·         Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, Urban Rural and Resilience Practice, World Bank Group
·         Ato Mitiku Kassa, Minister of Disaster Risk Management and Food Security, Ethiopia
·         Tumussime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy & Agriculture, African Union Commission
·         Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar, Senegal
·         Margareta Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations (via video)

·         Francis Ghesquiere, Manager, GFDRR
·         Gary Quince, Head of EU Delegation to the AUC

A HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON BUILDING FINANCIAL RESILIENCE IN AFRICA
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

This high level roundtable will bring together Ministers of Finance from across Africa and global experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by governments who are trying to strengthen financial resilience through disaster risk financing. It will review Africa’s efforts to pre-plan, pre-coordinate, and pre-finance responses to disasters.

·         Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy and Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
·         Mohamed Beavogui, Director General, ARC
·         Marianne Fay, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development, World Bank Group
·         Kiyoshi Kodera, Vice President, JICA
·         Chris Lane, Division Chief for Low Income Countries, IMF
·         Trevor Manuel, former Minister of Finance, South Africa

5×15
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

A storytelling event with 5 15-minute talks delivered by significant voices across society and culture.

·         Melaku Belay, dancer and cultural entrepreneur
·         Eleni Gabre-Madhin, CEO, Eleni Exchanges
·         Mohamed Boie Jalloh, Lieutenant and House Officer, Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

RETHINKING RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACHES & PRACTICES: AFRICA’S VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL HAZARDS, CLIMATE CHANGE, FORCED DISPLACEMENT, CONFLICT, AND PANDEMICS
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

The session will highlight various aspects of vulnerabilities in Africa, rethink the current risk management approaches and practices, and discuss the way forward towards a more integrated risk management and financing framework.

·         Musa Ecweru, Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Uganda
·         Janet Edeme, Interim Director, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, Africa Union Commission
·         Ann Juepner, Director, Global Policy Centre for Resilient Ecosystems and Desertification, UNDP
·         Mukesh Kapila, Professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester
·         Florian Neutze, Focal Point Disaster Risk Management, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

GOVERNMENTS IN THE LEAD ON FINANCIAL PREPAREDNESS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

Governments play a leading role in managing the financial impact from natural disasters. They are expected to provide emergency relief to affected areas, fund reconstruction of uninsured or underinsured public infrastructure and finance social and economic support programs. This session will present personal experiences of key public officials in disaster-exposed countries and discuss both challenges and lessons learned in implementing financial planning that helps governments shift from emergency borrowers to effective risk managers.

·         Andres Ricardo Quevedo Caro, Head of Risk Management, Ministry of Finance, Colombia
·         Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Practice Manager, Finance for Development, Finance & Markets Global Practice, World Bank Group [moderator]
·         Abdelmajid Mimouni, Head of catastrophe risk management, Insurance Regulator Department, Ministry of Finance, Morocco
·         Tracy Polius, Finance Permanent Secretary, St. Lucia

WHAT RISKS? A SAMPLE SET OF RISK ASSESSMENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION AND HOW TO USE THEM
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

Risk assessments put a price tag on disasters by quantifying their potential socio-economic and financial costs. They enable decision makers to prioritize disaster risk management activities and identify the most effective mitigation strategies. This session will provide an overview of risk assessments conducted in Africa. Case studies will demonstrate key features of risk assessments, highlight the benefits of improved risk information to planners, policy makers, and the public and discuss current and future challenges.

·         Kingsford Asamoah, Head of Research and Development for the National Disaster Management Organization, Ghana
·         William Harawa, Principal Planning Officer in the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, Malawi
·         Erasme Ntazinda, MIDIMAR
·         Martin Owor, Commissioner for Disaster Risk Reduction, Uganda
·         Nicolas Schmids, UNDP [moderator]
·         Kresh Seebundhun, Lead Analyst, Ministry of Finance, Mauritius
·         Julio Serge, Program Officer, UNISDR
·         Vitor Silva, Seismic Risk Engineer, GEM

AFTER EBOLA: THE FUTURE OF PANDEMIC RISK MANAGEMENT
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

Just over 18 months ago, the World Health Organization officially declared an Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Experts are now taking stock of what worked and what didn’t, with an eye to learning valuable lessons. In this session, representatives from affected governments, the private sector and international organizations will explore the future of pandemic risk management, focusing on the power of data and communication, the need to plan ahead and coordinate, and how to finance it all.

·         Priya Basu, Manager, Development Finance, World Bank Group
·         Mohamed Beavogui, Director General, ARC

PROTECTING DEVELOPMENT GAINS: THE POWER OF RISK POOLING AND THE G7’S INSURESILIENCE INITIATIVE
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

This session will identify the key facets of current risk pools in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, as well as the potential for future risk pools in Asia, and will explore what is required to enable their expansion to make a dominant contribution to the G7 target of an additional 400 million people covered by climate risk insurance by 2020.

·         Simon Young,  CEO, African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Ltd [moderator]

INNOVATIONS IN RISK MAPPING:  MOBILE PHONES, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS), AND MORE
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

Risk models and policy decisions are only as good as the data on which they are based. Recent years have seen a revolution in the geospatial and mapping sector which provides powerful and affordable technology that is increasingly adopted throughout Africa. This session will discuss how these tools and methodologies can address data gaps, highlight low cost and open access technologies and present practical lessons learned from projects implemented in Africa.

·         Julie Arrighi, Resilience Advisor Africa, Red Cross [moderator]
·         Juliana Letara, Municipal Town Planner, Tanzania
·         Angela Lungati, Ushahidi
·         Justus Bernard Muhwezi, Head of GIS, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Uganda
·         David Rovira, SenseFly
·         Douglas Ssebaggala, Fruits of Thought

RETHINKING URBAN RESILIENCE IN AFRICA:  PERSPECTIVES FROM EXPERTS AND CITY OFFICIALS
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

This session will provide an overview of urbanization in Africa, discuss methodologies and tools for strengthening urban resilience and share experiences of current risk management strategies from decision makers during a panel discussion.

·         Ibidun Adeleken, University of Ibadan, Nigeria [moderator]
·         Lídia Frederico Cossa Camela, Mayor of Chokwe, Mozambique
·         Firmino Filho, Mayor of Teresina, Brazil
·         Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar, Senegal

THE POWER OF INSURANCE: DRIVING FINANCIAL RESILIENCE FOR GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLE
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

Disaster insurance can deliver timely, reliable post-disaster support to affected populations. Yet, penetration in general is low in Africa, especially in the markets for agricultural and property insurance. This session will explore the role macro- and micro- insurance schemes play in developing disaster insurance markets, explain how recent technology developments can be used to accelerate penetration and reflect on lessons learnt from real life examples in the African region.  

·         Esther Baur, Head Global Partnerships, Swiss Re
·         Erastus Ndege, APA
·         Benjamin Njenga, Acre Africa
·         Andrew Mude, ILRI

CRISIS COMPLEXITY: PARTNERING TO IMPROVE HUMANITARIAN FINANCING
(AUC Headquarters, room #tbd

This session will bring together policy makers and global experts to discuss what it will take to better manage and finance humanitarian crises. From innovative financing mechanisms, to improved data sharing and collaboration between humanitarian and development actors, speakers will explore options to get to a new vision for humanitarian financing for the World Humanitarian Forum and beyond.

·         Trevor Manuel, member of the UNSG’s High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing
·         Colin Bruce, President’s Adviser on Humanitarian Issues, World Bank Group

BUILDING RESILIENCE IN SMALL ISLAND STATES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INDIAN OCEAN AND OTHER CASE STUDIES
(AUC Headquarters, room # tbd)

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SCALING UP SOCIAL SAFETY NETS IN RESPONSE TO DISASTERS: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF NATIONAL PROGRAMS
(AUC Headquarters, room #tbd

Scaling up safety nets in the event of a disaster can help provide rapid, transparent and objective post-disaster support to the poor and vulnerable. This session will explore the innovative work on scalable safety nets ongoing in several African countries, highlighting the design and financing of such mechanisms, as well as how they fit into the broader vision for disaster response in Africa. 

·         Robert Limlim, Director, Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF III)
·         Massimo La Rosa, ECHO office in Nairobi, EU
·         Sunya Orre, Director of Technical Services of National Drought Management Authority, Kenya
·         Berhanu Woldemichael, Director, Food Security Coordination Directorate, Ethiopia

(AUC Headquarters, room #tbd

AMBIENTAL

(University of Addis Ababa, room 909)

RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT CLIMATE CENTER

(University of Addis Ababa, room 214)

AFRICAN RISK CAPACITY (ARC)

(University of Addis Ababa, room 215)

RCMRD

(University of Addis Ababa, room 415)

WORLD BANK/GFDRR

(University of Addis Ababa, room 901)

WORLD BANK/GFDRR

(University of Addis Ababa, room 616)

GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE MODEL (GEM)

(University of Addis Ababa, room 907)

UNISDR

(University of Addis Ababa, Plenary room)

AMBIENTAL

(University of Addis Ababa, room 909)

WORLD BANK/GFDRR

(University of Addis Ababa, room 214)

WFP

(University of Addis Ababa, room 215)

WORLD BANK

(University of Addis Ababa, room 415)

WORLD BANK/GFDRR
(University of Addis Ababa, room 901)

ACDRM

(University of Addis Ababa, room 616)

(University of Addis Ababa, room 907)

UNDP

(University of Addis Ababa, Plenary room)