National Conference & Exhibition on Disaster Risk Management in Ethiopia
“Building Disaster & Climate Change Resilient Communities“
Programme
| Registration of Participants | ||
| Opening Address- H.E. Ato Sileshi Getahun, State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture | ||
| Televised Address- Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General | ||
| Key Note Address- Eugene Owusu, UN Resident Coordinator, Ethiopia | ||
| Key Note Address- Ato Mathewos Hunde, Director, Early Warning & Response Directorate | ||
| Children’s songs and play on Disaster Risk Reduction | ||
Session I: Chair: Ato Mathewos Hunde, Director, EWRD/DRMFSS |
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| Progress on the Development of DRM Strategic Programme and Investment Framework Tadesse Bekele, DRMFSS |
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| Disaster Risk Profiling in Ethiopia: Stepping Stone to Disaster Risk Reduction Ayalew Yimer, DRMFSS |
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| Discussion | ||
Session II: Chair: Ato Feleke Tadele, Country Representative, Oxfam Canada |
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| Strengthening Regional Cooperation for DRR and CCA Asmita Tiwary, DRM Specialist, GFDRR / World Bank |
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| Children’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction Taye Yadessa, DRR Manager, World Vision Ethiopia |
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| Scalable Lessons from Multiple Water Use Initiatives in the Rift Valley and Dry land Areas of Southern Ethiopia Setegn Gebeyehu, Oxfam America |
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| Discussion | ||
Session III: Chair: Mr. Francis Muraya, Head,Global & Regional Partnerships- GFDRR/WB |
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| Community Based DRM in the context of IGAD's Regional DRM Agenda Abiy Hailu, Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
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| Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Approach (CMDRR): Cordaid experiences in the Horn of Africa Ton Haverkort, Cordaid |
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| Community Based Disaster Risk Management - Insights from Field Practices of Oxfam Canada partner- SEDA in the Rift Valley in Ethiopia Feleke Tadele (Oxfam Canada) / Hussen Bekele (Sustainable Environment Development Association) |
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| PTO Discussion |
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Session IV: Chair: Ato Takele Teshome, UNDP |
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| Gender Dimensions of DRM in Gambella and Somali Regions Hanna Misabo and Yelfign Worku (MoA – Women Affairs Directorate) |
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| Climate change and Rural Livelihoods in Northern Ethiopia Alebachew Adem, Forum for Social Studies |
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| Early Warning for Agricultural Development and Risk Financing: Towards Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Girma Mamo (EIAR) / Robel Takele (NMA) |
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| Discussion | ||
| Summary of the Conference- Animesh Kumar, DRMFSS | ||
| Vote of Thanks and Closure of the Conference | ||