Thursday, March 12, 2009
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Increasingly, disasters are ranked among the top problems of cities, next to pollution, crime, and poverty. Potential losses from natural hazards are especially high in urban areas because of the heavy economic and population densities. These losses are expected to increase with climate change. Yet, while natural hazards and urbanization are inevitable, disaster losses can be minimized through adequate disaster risk management. Reducing risks ex-ante through structural and nonstructural efforts leads to significantly reduced impacts.
This session gave an overview of methods and tools available for risk reduction strategies that can be applied in urban planning. Country case studies from different regions were shared with the participants.
Objectives of this session were to help: (1) Understand how natural hazards and climate change can impact urban development and how these impacts can be reduced and managed; (2) Identify urban vulnerabilities and disaster hotspots; (3) Improve integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in urban development financing; (4) Showcase concrete city-level examples, focusing on sound practices; and (5) Know where to find more information and resources that provide further guidance.Moderator: Christoph Pusch, Regional Coordinator for Disaster Risk Management (SAR) | Time | Topic | Speaker | | 11:00-11:10 | Introduction and Opening Remarks | | 11:10-11:25 | World Bank's Expanding Role in Disaster Risk Reduction: The Case of Istanbul
Presentation | Wael Zakout
Sector Manager
(ECSSD) | | 11:25-11:35 | Q&A | | 11:35-11:50 | Risk Assessment: The Case of Bogota
Presentation | Francis Ghesquiere
Regional Coordinator for Disaster Risk Management (LCR) | | 11:50-12:00 | Q&A | | 12:00-12:15 | Climate Resilient Cities
Presentation | Zoe Trohanis
Lead Disaster Risk Specialist (EAP) | | 12:15-12:30 | Q&A
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