WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19: INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE 09:00 Welcoming remarks Societies (IFRC) Presenters: Howard Arfin, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Mr. Stein Hansen, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Dr. Raymond Forde, President, Barbados Red Cross Society (BRC) Mr. Edmund Bradshaw, Director General, Barbados Red Cross Society (BRC) Mr. Howard Arfin, Caribbean Regional Representative, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Mr. Douglas Reimer, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Mr. David Fisher, IDRL Programme Coordinator, IFRC 09:30 Orientation and introductions Teresa Camacho and Kathryn Lo, IFRC 09:45 Lecture & discussion: International norms in International disaster response Presenter/ 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Lecture: Key regulatory instruments in the Caribbean Region Andria Grosvenor, Technical Manager, Preparedness & Country Support Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) 12:00 Plenary discussion Howard Arfin, IFRC 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Introduction to the working documents David Fisher, IDRL Coordinator 14: 10 Introduction to the working groups Teresa Camacho, IDRL Acting Coordinator for America- IFRC 1
14:20 Working groups session 1: Initiation of international relief Group 1: Group 2: Group 3:, Teresa Camacho IFRC 15:45 Coffee Break 16:15 Working groups session 2: Entry of international relief Group 1: Group 2: Group 3: Teresa Camacho, Douglas Reimer 17:45 Discussion in plenary 18:00 Close of day- Cocktail at George Washington House 2
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20: DOMESTIC DISASTER RESPONSE 09:00 Table top discussions: assessment of own laws on international response in light of international norms, 09:45 Lecture: Key regulatory issues in domestic disaster response 11:00 Lecture & discussion: International norms on domestic disaster response Lara Zunelli, Associate Protection Officer, and Member of the UNHCR-Haiti 12:00 Lecture: Caribbean Emergency Legislation Project Pablo Gonzalez, Chief of Section, Risk Management, OAS 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Introduction to the working documents David Fisher, IDRL Coordinator 14:10 Working groups: Session 3 - Protection in disaster response Group A: Group B: Group C Lara Zunelli, UNHCR 15:15 Coffee break 15:45 Working groups: Session 4: Protection in reconstruction Group A: 3
Group B: Group C: Lara Zunelli UNHCR 16:45 Discussion in plenary 17:15 Close of day 4
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 09:00 Table top discussions: Assessment of own laws on domestic response in light of international norms, Teresa Camacho and Kathryn Lo 09:45 Lecture: Key regulatory issues in disaster risk reduction Ricardo Mena, Chief of Office ISDR 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Lecture & discussion: International norms on disaster risk reduction Dr. Roberto Aponte Toro, University of Puerto Rico 12:00 Discussion in plenary Howard Arfin, IFRC 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Context of the Key Regulatory instruments in the Association of Caribbean States Mathieu Fontanaud, ACS 14:30 Lecture: Introduction to the Model Act and the Regional Legal Compendium David Fisher and Teresa Camacho, IFRC 15:30 Coffee break 16:00 Discussion in plenary 16:40 Discussion on pledges for the XXXI International Conference 5
17:00 Closing ceremony,, Howard Arfin IFRC 17:15 End of workshop 6