Programs
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* Please note: This agenda is subject to change.
December 13, 2024 | ||
09:00 am – 10:40 am | Inauguration 1. Inaugral address by the Honorable Minister 2. Guest of Honour: Dr Sanjay Srivastava, Chief of DRR, UNESCAP 3. Guest of Honour: Dr Tim Curtis, Director, UNESCO India 4. Keynote: Dr Shailesh Nayak, Director, National Institute for Advanced Studies 5. Keynote: Dr Srinivas Kumar T, Head, INCOIS |
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10:40 am – 11:00 am | Tea break | |
11:00 am – 11:20 am | Session: Lessons Learnt from 2004 Tsunami Dr Bhavani Rao, Dean, Amrita School of Social & Behavioral Science, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
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11:20 am – 11:40 pm | Session: Lessons Learnt from 2004 Tsunami TOPIC: 20 years After: Status Quo of Affected Communities in the Aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Prof. Dilanthi Amaratunga Professor, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, University of Huddersfield |
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11:40 am – 12:00 pm |
Session: Lessons Learnt from 2004 Tsunami – |
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12:00 pm – 12:40 pm | Session: Lessons Learnt from 2004 Tsunami TOPIC: Shelter and Sheltering Before and After Disaster, Some Reflections on Key Developments Dr. Ian Davis, Visiting Professor, Kyoto, Lund and Oxford Brookes Universities, Honorary Visiting Professor, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Europe |
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12:40 pm – 01:40 pm | Lunch break | |
01:40 pm – 02:20 pm | Session: Lessons Learnt from 2004 Tsunami TOPIC: Enhancing disaster preparedness and community resilience Mr. Hisan Hassan
Professor Emeritus, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
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02:20 pm – 03:00 pm | Session: Tsunami Preparedness Strategies and Tools TOPIC: Beyond the Wave: Advancing Tsunami Preparedness and Community Resilience Dr. Hari Srinvas,
Coordinator, Global Development Research Center, Kobe, Japan
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03:00 pm – 03:40 pm | Session: Tsunami Preparedness: Strategies and Tools Developments in Tsunami Observation, Warning, and Preparedness in the Last Two decades Since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Prof. Kenji Satake Professor Emeritus, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo |
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03:40 pm – 04:00 pm | Tea Break | |
04:00 pm – 04:40 pm | Session: Community Resilience: Building Stronger Communities TOPIC: Making Society Resilient Dr. David E. Alexander Professor of Emergency Planning and Management at University College London.
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04:40 pm – 05:20 pm | Panel Discussion: Session: “Lessons Learnt from 2004 Tsunami & Future Directions” |
Panel Discussion: Session: “Tsunami Preparedness and Response: Case Studies and Best Practices” |
December 14, 2024 | ||
09:00 am – 09:20 am | Session: Tsunami Response: Case Studies and Best Practices Prof. Costas Synolakis Professor, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Member of the US National Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Athens |
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09:20 am – 10:40 am | Tutorial 1: Policy formulation, governance, implementation and Tsunami Preparedness based on the Indian experience Prof. Vinod Menon Founder Member, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India |
Tutorial 2: Advances in Geospatial Technologies for Tsunami Monitoring and Disaster Management Dr. Remya Namboodiri, Assistant Professor, Amrita School for Sustainable Futures |
10:40 am – 11:00 am | Tea break | |
11:00 am – 11.40 am | Session: Tsunami Response: Case Studies and Best Practices Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, Provost – Strategic Initiatives, International, Research & Innovation, AI + X, UNESCO Chair on Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation & Development, Director, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications, Dean, Amrita School for Sustainable Furures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |
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11:40 am -12:40 pm | Poster / Photography Competition | |
12:40 pm – 01:40 pm | Lunch break | |
01:40 pm – 02:20 pm | Session: Tsunami Response: Case Studies and Best Practices Dr. Eddie Bernard Former Director NOAA’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center |
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02:20 pm – 02:40 pm | Session: Tsunami Preparedness: Strategies and Tools Dr. Jayaprakash V Thomas Scientist/Engineer – G, Indian Space Research Organisation, India |
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02:40 pm – 03:00 pm | Session: Tsunami Preparedness: Strategies and Tools Dr. Joy Elamon Former Director General at Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) |
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03:00 pm – 03:40 pm | Session: Session: Lessons Learnt from 2004 Tsunami Dr. Krishnan Srinivasa Raghavan Adjunct Professor, Amrita School for Sustainable Futures (ASF) Former Head of Exploration, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India Member, Senior Executive Board, Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) Member, Expert Committee for CRRC & SUNIL Programmes, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India |
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03:40 pm – 04:00 pm | Tea Break | |
04:00 pm – 07:00 pm | Field Visit to Tsunami Impacted Area in Alappad, Kerala, India | |
December 15, 2024 | ||
09:00 am – 09:20 am | Session: Community Resilience: Building Stronger Communities TOPIC: Community Resilience Shri. G. Padmanabhan Former Emergency Analyst, UNDP, India |
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09:20 am – 09:40 am | Session: Community Resilience: Building Stronger Communities TOPIC: “Psychosocial recovery of women and children following the Aceh Tsunami” Dr. Rahmawati (AMA) Husein Assistant Professor, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
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09:40 am – 10:00 am | Session:Community Resilience: Building Stronger Communities TOPIC – “Lessons learned from post-Tsunami Housing and Livelihoods Recovery” Dr. Sudha Arlikatti Professor & Research Head, Amrita School for Sustainable Futures |
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10:00 am – 10:20 am | Session: Tsunami Early Warning Systems Topic – “Advancements and Impact of Early Warning Systems in Natural Disaster Preparedness: A Focus on Tsunami Warning Systems” Prof. Mohammad Mokhtari Associated Prof., IIEES and Chair of WG-NWIO- IGC/IOC UNESCO |
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10:00 am – 10:20 am | Session: Tsunami Early Warning Systems TOPIC: Learning from Experience – Lessons for all from Tsunami Events in Indonesia since 2004 Mr. Harald Spahn Freelance Consultant |
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10:40 am – 11:00 am | Tea break | |
11:00 am – 11:20 am | Session: Community Resilience: Data-Driven Modelling Ms. Temily Isabella Baker Programme Manager, Trust Fund for Tsunami Disaster and Climate Preparedness, UN ESCAP |
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11:20 am – 12:40pm | Tutorial: Building Resilient Coasts: Integrating Nature-Based Tsunami Preparedness Dr. Vijai Dharmamony, Associate Professor, Amrita School for Sustainable Futures |
Paper/ Poster Presentations |
12:40 pm – 01:40 pm | Lunch break | |
01:40 pm – 02:20 pm | Session: Community Resilience: Building Stronger Communities TOPIC: Nature Based Solution for Tsunami Resilience Dr. Mark Spalding Senior Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, Honorary Research Fellow at Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge & Chief Science Advisor, Government of the British Indian Ocean |
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02:20 pm – 03:40 pm | Panel Discussion Building Resilient Communities: Strengthening Tsunami Warning & Regional Cooperation |
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03:40 pm – 04:00 pm | Tea Break | |
04:00 pm – 05:30 pm | Valedictory Function Guest of Honor: Dr. Balakrishnan T M, INCOIS Director Keynote: Mr Soichiro Yasukawa, Chief of the Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, UNESCO |
* Please note: This agenda is subject to change.