THE VALUE OF KNOWING BETTER
Assessment of losses from natural hazards
Policy Expert Workshop
Venice, 29-30 November 2012
Agenda & Logistic information (pdf)
DAY 1: Thursday 29 November 2012
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration of participants and welcome coffee |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Introduction of the project and the scope of the workshop Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Session 1: Disaster risk in Europe and in the four reference countries: Spain, Italy, Germany and Flanders Chair: Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Drought: risk, impacts, and vulnerability Nuria Hernández-Mora, Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales, CEIGRAM-UPM |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Flood: risk, impacts, vulnerability Fabio Farinosi, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
| 10:40 - 11:30 | Discussion |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Session 2: Disaster events revisited in the Ebro, Po, Weser and Scheldt river basins Chair: Alberto Garrido, Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales, CEIGRAM-UPM |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Drought events revisited in the project case studies Marina Gil, Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales, CEIGRAM-UPM |
| 12:20 - 12:40 | Flood events revisited in the project case studies Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
| 12:40 - 13:30 | Discussion |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00 - 18:00 | Session 3: Application of tools and methodologies for impact assessment Chair: Eduard Interwies, INTERSUS Sustainability Services |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Drought risk and management in the agricultural sector and rural environment Alberto Garrido, Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales, CEIGRAM-UPM |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Security of water supply and energy provision Lorenzo Carrera, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Flood risk and management in the built environment Ibon Galarraga, Basque Centre for Climate Change, BC3 |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Discussion |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee break |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Social impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards and public services Caroline van Bers, Society Economy Ecology Consulting GmbH, SEECONSULT |
| 17:20 - 17:40 | Preserving healthy environment Stef Michielsen, ANTEA Group |
| 17:40 - 18:00 | Discussion and conclusions |
DAY 2: Friday 30 November 2012
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Welcome address |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Carlo Carraro, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice |
| 09:50 - 10:10 | Bernardo De Bernardinis, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, ISPRA |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Alexander Kopke, European Commission – Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection |
| 10:30 – 13:30 | Session 4: Capacity Enhancement for Flood and Drought Management & Policy Chair: Caroline van Bers, Society Economy Ecology Consulting GmbH, SEECONSULT |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | The value of knowing better - the role of disaster impact assessment for the risk management Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Categories of disaster losses Eduard Interwies, INTERSUS Sustainability Services |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Assessment of direct and indirect losses Sebastien Foudi, Basque Centre for Climate Change, BC3 |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Vulnerability assessment Stef Michielsen, ANTEA Group |
| 12:10 - 12:50 | Disaster risk reduction – policies and measures addressing flood and drought events Caroline van Bers, Society Economy Ecology Consulting GmbH, SEECONSULT Eduard Interwies, INTERSUS Sustainability Services Nuria Hernández-Mora, Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales, CEIGRAM-UPM |
| 12:50 - 13:30 | Discussion with Expert and Stakeholders |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Final Session 5: Presentation of the Draft Guidelines and Policy Brief Chair: Ibon Galarraga, Basque Centre for Climate Change, BC3 |
| 14:30 - 14:50 | EU Flood Directive 2007/60/EC Barbara Lastoria, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, ISPRA |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | PREEMPT and the EU Flood Directive 2007/60/EC Eduard Interwies, INTERSUS Sustainability Services |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | PREEMPT and the EU Action on Water Scarcity and Drought Alberto Garrido, Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios y Medioambientales, CEIGRAM-UPM |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | PREEMPT and the EU Disaster Risk Reduction Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
| 15:50 - 16.30 | Discussion |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Concluding remarks Jaroslav Mysiak, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, FEEM |
