Tuesday : 08 APRIL 2008 |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
EXHIBITION INAUGURATION |
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Patron Speech :
H.E. Dr. Ali Abdullah Al Kaaby
Chairman of the Board of Directors, UAE Red Crescent Authority
H.E. John Holmes,
Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs &
Emergency Relief Coordinator,
United Nations
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| 12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
The humanitarian challenge: Are we prepared for
tomorrow’s world? PAST AND FUTURE CHALLENGES:
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Part 1 -- Past and Future Challenges
Chairperson : Dr. Abdulla Bin Qala Hashim
Assistant Secretary for Humanitarian and Environment, GCC |
| 14:00 - 14:45 |
Pandemics, climate change, nuclear incidents, resource scarcity and asteroids: The dynamics and dimensions of humanitarian threats by 2020
Professor Sir David King
ScD, FRS, FRSC, FinstP,
Director,
Smith School of Enterprise and Environment ,
University of Oxford |
| 14:45 - 15:30 |
Reflecting on tomorrow’s humanitarian challenges from regional perspectives:
Panel session
Dr. Kuntoro Mangkusubrto, [DRR, Indonesia]
Dr. Jemilah Mahmoud [Mercy Malaysia]
Mamadou Ndiaye [OFADE Senegal]
Dr. Antony Gnanamuthu [German RC - India] |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Break |
| 16:00 - 17:00 |
Reflecting on tomorrow’s humanitarian challenges
(contd..) |
A SPECIAL DIHAD SIDE EVENT |
| 17:15 - 18:45 |
Water and sanitation: new dimensions of potential crises and opportunities
New ways to approach one of the most crucial set of operational problems persistently facing the humanitarian community, namely, “watsan”. A group of humanitarian organisations meet with suppliers and innovators to look for ways to improve this all important facet of relief
Led by Paul Sherlock,
Senior Advisor,
IASC Wash, Cluster Leader |
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Wednesday : 09 APRIL 2008
New Dimensions of Humanitarian Action - Part I
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Chairperson: Dr. Rowaida Al Maaitha
[Senator, Upper House of Parliament, Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan]
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| 09:00 - 09:45 |
Science, technology and humanitarian policy: New threats and new solutions
Dr.Karin Von Hippel,
Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA. |
| 09:45 - 11:30 |
Today’s hotspots, tomorrow’s crises and the role of prevention and preparedness
PANEL DISCUSSION
Rey-Sheng Her
[IHA Taiwan]
Mehul Pandya
All India Disaster Mitigation, India.
Tony Gibbs
[UN-ISDR Sasakawa Award Laureate for Disaster Reduction in 2007,Caribbean & Latin America] |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Break |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
LAUNCH OF UNICEF HUMANITARIAN ACTION REPORT
Special DIHAD Side Event
Workshop Area in Exhibition Hall No.5 |
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
NEW DIMENSIONS OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION PART II
Chairperson: Mr. Rashad Mohammed Bukhash
Director of Architectural Heritage Department
Dubai Municipality
Chairman, Architectural Heritage Society, UAE.
The urban challenge: lessons-learned to date
Mr. Abdalla Abbas
UN-HABITAT, Switzerland
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
A SPECIAL DIHAD SIDE EVENT |
| 13:00 - 14:15 |
Telecommunication Innovations and Their Humanitarian Impacts
One of the most rapidly growing fields impacting upon the humanitarian sector centres around innovations in the telecommunications industry. From telemedicine to early warning systems, telecommunication innovations are revolutionising so many aspects of humanitarian prevention, preparedness and response
Cherif Ghaly
UN OCHA, Switzerland
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Planning to Meet Tomorrow’s Humanitarian Challenges |
| 14:30 - 16:00 |
The humanitarian roles of non-state actors:
advantages and limitations
Chairperson: Dr. Ibrahim Al Dabal
Director of Quality, Dar Al Ber
Speakers:
Mukesh Kapilla
[Inter Medical Corps]
Principles and practice in tomorrow’s world: emerging realities for humanitarian organisations
Haroun Atallah [Islamic Relief]
Geoffrey Prescott [MSF-Holland]
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sumait [Direct-Aid]
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| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Break |
| 16:30 - 17:30 |
The Future of Food : Prospects and Challenges
Chairperson : Tarek Shayya [UNICEF, UAE]
Speaker : John Powell
UN World Food Programme, Deputy Executive Director,
External Affairs and Resource Development, Italy
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Thursday: 10 APRIL 2008
Humanitarian actors now and in the future
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| 09:00 - 12:30 |
Chairperson : Dr. Rettab Belaid
Senior Executive Director of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UAE.
The Corporate Sector as a Humanitarian Actor: Dimensions of Commitment, Sustainability and Innovation – An Overview
Dr. Andy Thow
University of Warwick, UK
The corporation as a humanitarian innovator:
PANEL DISCUSSION
Mr. Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen,
Vestergaard Frandsen, Switzerland
Chris Weeks
DHL, UK
Terry Dunmire
[DynCorp International, USA] |
| 10:45 - 11:15 |
Break |
| 11:15 - 12:30 |
Reflections from the Field: Working with the Corporate Sector
PANEL DISCUSSION
Dr. Babar Kabir
BRAC, Bangladesh
Prof.
Paul Sherlock
[UNICEF, USA]
Mervyn Lee
[Mercy Corps, UK] |
| 12:30 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
A SPECIAL DIHAD SIDE EVENT |
| 12:45 - 13:45 |
Humanitarian Aid and Environmental Emergencies
Workshop Area in Exhibition Hall No.5
Dr.Vladimir B. Sakharov
UN OCHA, Environment Unit, Switzerland
Disasters and conflicts as well as relief and recovery operations may impact the environment in ways that threaten human life, health, livelihoods and security. Failure to address these risks can undermine the relief process, causing additional loss of life, displacement, aid dependency and increased vulnerability.
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This DIHAD side event will provide an overview of links between the environment, disasters and humanitarian action. It will cover a range of crisis drivers, including toxic dumping, oil spills, acute waste pollution and forest fires. The event will focus on the actions humanitarians can take to mitigate the effects, and the sorts of prevention, preparedness and response tools that are available to the international community for dealing with environmental emergencies and their consequences.
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| 14:30 - 15:30 |
Preparing for the Future:
The Spectre of the 21st Century Organization
Chairperson: Dr. Mariam Mattar
Executive Director,
Dubai Social Development Strategic Plan 2006-2015
Dr. Randolph Kent
Humanitarian Futures Programme, UK |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Conclusions of Conference and Conference Declaration |
| 15:00 - 16:00 |
Unity Through Rhythm - Community Drum Circle
Special DIHAD Side Event - Exhibition Hall
Let us join together at the Closing Ceremony of DIHAD 2008 at a Special Community Drum Circle to Unify in Rhythm as we Unify in Support of HUMANITY
DUBAI DRUMS |
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