National Disaster Management Conference 2008
Furthering the Risk Reduction Agenda Slope Instability and
Earthquakes
Agenda
Day 1
8:30 10:00 a.m. Registration
10:00 10:10 a.m. welcome
Conference Chair, ODPEM
10:10 10:25 a.m. Greetings
Representative, Local Government Reform Unit, Office of the Prime Minister
Col. Trevor MacMillan, Chairman, ODPEM
Representative, St. James Parish Council
Representative of the Caribbean Disaster Response Agency
Mr. Ronald Jackson, Director General, ODPEM
10:25 10:30 a.m. Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Mr. Ronald Jackson, Director General, ODPEM
10:30 11:00 a.m. Keynote Address
Dr. walter Mooney -USGS
11:00 11:30 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
11:30 1:00 p.m. Session 1:
Learning from Past Events (CONCURRENT PANELS)
Panel 1 - Great Kingston Earthquake of 1907: The Basis for Planning in 2008
Paper 1
Dr. Barbara Carby, Director, Hazard Management Cayman Islands Planning for Earthquakes in Jamaica: The Next Steps
Paper 2
Mr. Maurice Mason, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona A Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of the1907 Earthquake on the 2005 Jamaican Economy
Paper 3
Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr., Mona GeoInformatics Institute, and Mr. Rafi Ahmad, Head, Unit for Disaster Studies, UWI, Mona The January 14, 1907 Earthquake: Correlating Shaking Intensity to Geology and Preparation of a 1907 Intensity Shake Map
Moderator:
Recorder:
Panel 2:
Paper 1:
Mr. Christopher Gayle, Research Analyst, ODPEM, The Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, Kobe Japan of 1995: Lessons for Jamaica
Paper 2:
Dr. Homero Silva, PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica Lessons Learnt from a 7.9 Degrees Earthquake in Southern Peru, August 15, 2007
Paper 3:
Moderator:
Recorder:
1:00 2:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
2:00 3:30 p.m. Session 2: Risk Assessment (CONCURRENT PANELS)
Panel 1:
Paper 1
Suresh Bhalai, Mines and Geology Division (MGD), Ministry of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications Landslide Susceptibility Assessment and Zonation, Portland, Jamaica
Paper 2
Mr. Norman Harris, Director of Research and Mapping, Mines and Geology Division (MGD), Ministry of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications Rainfall and Earthquake Induced Mega Landslides in Jamaica: Lessons Learnt from Past Events
Paper 3
Mr. Rafi Ahmad, Head, Unit for Disaster Studies Landslides in Jamaica
Moderator:
Recorder:
Panel 2:
Paper 1
Dr. Margaret Wiggins-Grandison, Head, Earthquake Unit, UWI, Mona Jamaica: From Seismic Hazard to Seismic Risk
Paper 2
Ennika James-Holness, Mines and Geology Division (MGD), Ministry of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications Physical, Psychological and Socio-Economic Impact of Slow Moving Landslides in Two Communities in Jamaica Applying the Lessons Learnt
Paper 3
Hopeton Peterson, Manager, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Socio-Economic Assessment of Landslide Risk Among small Farmers in St. Thomas
Moderator:
Recorder:
3:30 4:00 p.m. COFFEE BREAK
4:00 - 4:30p.m Day 1 Closing Remarks, Conference Chairperson
7:00 8:00 p.m. COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Pending)
DAY 2
8:30 10:00 a.m. Workshop
Utilization of the Coconut Technology for Ecological Development, Reconstruction and Protection Projects - Conceptual Foundations, Designs and Project Implementation Strategies
Session Presenter and Facilitator: Justino Arboledo, Coco Green Technologies
10:00 10:30 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
10:30 12:00 p.m. Session 3: Loss Reduction Strategies (CONCURRENT PANELS)
Panel 1 - Loss Reduction Strategies for Businesses The Role of Business Continuity Planning
Paper 1
Carl McDowell, Risk Manager, National Water Commission (NWC) Disaster Management at the National Water Commission (NWC)
Paper 2
Heather Wallen-Bryan, Business Continuity and Environment Manager, Cable & Wireless Jamaica The Business Continuity Process in Managing and Reducing Risks at Cable & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ)
Paper 3
Mr. Winston Simpson, Land Husbandry Manager, Rural Agriculture Development Agency , Slope stabilization Strategies in the Agriculture sector
Paper 4
Landslide Engineering Martinique General Council
Moderator:
Recorder:
Panel 2 Mitigation Strategies
Paper 1
Kerry-Ann Morris, Information Officer, ODPEM - Preparing Our Nations Children for the Next Big Quake
Paper 2
Bob Harris, Independent Television Producer The Role of the Media in Risk Reduction
Paper 3:
Damian Graham, GIS Specialist, Ministry of Agriculture and Land, A critical evaluation of Earthquake Loss Estimation Models and their potential application to the Caribbean region
Moderator:
Recorder:
12:00 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:00 2:30 p.m. Session 4: Regional Experiences in Landslide and Earthquake planning and mitigation
Panel 1: WIDER REGIONAL EXPERIENCES
Paper 1: EARTH RISK REDUCTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - MARTINIQUE
Paper 2: Judy Thomas - BARBADOS
Paper 3: James Wesley ANTIGUA
Paper 4: Perryette Peets St. Kitts
Paper 5: John St. Louis - Grenada
Paper 6: Ronald Jackson - Jamaica
Moderator:
Recorder:
2:30 3:00 p.m. COFFEE BREAK
3:00 4:00 p.m. Session 5: Response (PLENARY)
Panel 1: National Response An examination of the current response strategies, Gaps and Challenges
Paper 1
Ms Michelle Edwards, Snr, Director Mitigation, Planning and Research Division, ODPEM - An Effective and Efficient Earthquake Response Process: The Role of Damage Assessment
Paper 2
Mr. Ronald Jackson, Director General, ODPEM
Paper 3
Jamaica Fire Brigade
Moderator:
Recorder:
4:00 4:30 p.m. Session 6: Closing Session
Summary of Conference and Closing Remarks
Mr. Ronald Jackson, Director General, ODPEM