IIASA-DPRI Forum, August 2006

Agenda
Monday, August 14

Venue:
Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Centre
Location

08:00-09:00 REGISTRATION

09:00-10:00 OPENING
Room: Topkapý A

Chair:

Metin Ilkisik

Speakers:

Mustafa Erdik
Katalin Demeter
Norio Okada
Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer
Kadir Topbas, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor
Muammer Güler, Governor of Istanbul Province

10:00-10:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE: Information Sharing for Technology and Knowledge based on Implementation Strategies - Disaster Reduction Hyperbase (DRH) Project

Speaker:

Hiroyuki Kameda
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Dr. Eng.
Visiting Researcher, National Research Institute for
Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
(Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM))

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:00 BUSINESS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PANEL I
Room: Topkapý A

This panel is a double panel. Part II of the Panel continues after lunch.

Chair:

Ben Wisner

Speakers:

Ben Wisner (organizer)
Introduction
Rajib Shaw
Corporate Community Interface in Environment and Disaster Management: The Role of the Corporate Sector
Marla Petal
Business Partnerships for Community Disaster Response
Amit Verma/Anil Sinha
Business involvement in disaster management: Concept of Corporate Community Interface (CCI)
Krishna Vatsa
Private Sector Failures during the 2005 Mumbai Flood
Garry De la Pomerai
Business’ Role in Disaster Recovery, Case Study from Pakistan
Ana Maria Cruz/Laura Steinberg
Managing Chemical Releases from Hurricane Katrina
Ian O'Donnell
Working in partnership to build safer communities and reduce the impacts of Disasters in Developing Countries

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 BUSINESS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PANEL II
Room: Topkapý A

14:05-16:05 Parallel Sessions Begin

Session I INSURANCE AND RISK TRANSFER SESSION
Room: Topkapý A

There is growing interest among governments, NGOs and the private sector to explore the potential for innovative financing to help manage and reduce disaster risk. Traditional post-disaster financing may not be sufficient for low-income households, businesses and governments that face high catastrophe risks, and the lack of sufficient and timely financing can result in serious long term socio-economic impacts. One of the greatest challenges is to make insurance and other risk-transfer instruments affordable and to couple financial planning with preventive measures. Important precedents in transition and developing countries exist: a public-private partnership in Turkey, micro-insurance in India and issuance of a catastrophe bond in Mexico. This session begins with discussions on financial instruments to protect against earthquake risk in Istanbul, and particularly businesses and industry. We then turn to the Caribbean and recent experience with financially preparing policy makers for the hurricane season making use of the IIASA CATSIM model. Risk transfer can also be a tool in addressing poverty in low-income countries, and the session addresses the potential of micro-insurance for the poor. Finally, the important issue of affordability is raised, and empirical evidence on pricing of insurance is presented.

Chair:

Ferhan Ozay

Speakers:

Arzu Taylan
The Problems of the Current Financial System and the Possible Solutions to Protect Business and Industry against Disasters and to Mitigate the Risk
Toshio Fujimi
Ambiguity, Risk and Earthquake Insurance Premiums: An Empirical Analysis
Reinhard Mechler
Financial preparations in the Caribbean for the hurricane season: An application of IIASA's CATSIM model
Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer (organizer)
Microinsurance as a Safety Net for the Poor?
Hari Krishna
The OXFAM Microinsurance Program in India

Session II CHEMICAL HAZARDS, INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS, AND NATURAL DISASTERS PANEL
Room: Topkapý B

Chair:

Ana Maria Cruz

Speakers:

Laura Steinberg
State of the Art in Natech Research and Natech Policy
Eser Durukal
Damage to and Vulnerability of Industry in Earthquakes in TurkeyIndustry in Earthquakes in Turkey
Hatice Sengul
Oil Spills and Hazardous Material Releases from Industrial Facilities due to Hurricane Katrina
Pavel Danihelka
Natech Risk Management in the Czech Republic: Case Studies of Flooding
Ana Maria Cruz (organizer)
Awareness of Potential Natech Disasters among Households in a Japanese Community