The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the League of Arab States (LAS) and a number of other United Nations Agencies in cooperation with the Arab Academy for Science & Technology & Maritime Transport (ITU-D sector member) are organizing a Joint Regional Conference. The event is on “Disaster: Relief and Management: International Cooperation & Role of ICT”, and will take place in Alexandria, Egypt, from 14 to 17 April 2007.
It is hoped that this event will provide more guidance on technical, policy and institutional issues in the development of networks, systems and strengthen regional cooperation mechanisms in the area of communications for disaster management, with emphasis on emergency situations in developing countries and particularly in the least developed countries within the Arab Region.
As part of ITU’s effort to promote multi-stakeholder partnerships, this regional event is being held in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS) and different UN organizations, including WHO and UNEP, and other regional organizations such as the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE).
Countries from the Arab Region, which have acceded to the Tampere Convention namely Morocco, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, and those that have signed this treaty i.e. Sudan and Mauritania, are kindly invited to submit papers reflecting their views and experiences with this Convention.
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SESSION 1
OVERVIEW OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT TODAY |
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OPENING SPEECHES
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SESSION 2
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN DISASTER WARNING, MANAGEMENT AND RELIEF |
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SESSION 3
SAFETY AND SECURITY IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RELIEF OPERATIONS |
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SESSION 4
TAMPERE CONVENTION |
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SESSION 5
RISK REDUCTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS |
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SESSION 6
E-HEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN DISASTER RELIEF AND MANAGEMENT |
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- E-Health and Telemedicine: Pakistan earthquakes as a case study
Prof. Asif Zafar MALIK, MD, FCPS, FRCS, President Telemedecine Association of Pakistan
- Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Five Natural hazards in the Context of the WHO/EMRO Atlas of Disaster Risks as a step towards the Reduction of the Health Impact Related to Disasters
Mr. Steeve EBENER, Project manager e-Health, WHO/HQ
- ICT support for WHO in Complex Emergencies: Regional perspective and Case Studies
Mr. Khalid SHAMS, Communications Administrator, Inf. Tech & Tele. Dept., WHO/EMRO
- EMRO SHOC demo (arabic)
Dr. Najeeb AL-SHORBAJI, Coordinator, Knowledge Management and Sharing, WHO/EMRO
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SESSION 7
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS: EARLY WARNING, RELIEF AND MANAGEMENT |
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- Use of Remote Sensing Techniques for National Disaster Monitoring and Management
Dr. Mohamad RUKIEH, UNEP Expert
- Early Warning Case Study for the Al-Qurain Landfil Area Fires in Kuwait through using Geographic Information System Technology
Ms. Huda AL-MUNAYES, System Analyst/Head of Technical Support Section, Environment Public authority, Kuwait
- Early Warning System for Alexandria against Tsunamis and Sea level rise
Prof. Mohamed El-RAEY, Principal technical Advisor, CEDARE
- Earthquakes and Natural Disasters and the project of Arab Protecting Centre(arabic)
- Document • Presentation Dr. Hamid AFRA, CNERIB, Algeria, LAS Expert
- Arab-SDIS: a Tool for Environmental management and Early Warning Dr. Hossam ALLAM, Head, ICT for Development Unit, CEDARE
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SESSION 8
GOVERNMENTAL AND NGOS ICT NETWORKS FOR EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE |
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- Amateur Radio Communications in disaster Relief (arabic)
Capt. M. LANDOULSI, Co-ordinator for Arabish Speaking Countries & Brazil, DARC
- Last mile hazard warning system (LM-HWS) in Sri Lanka
Mr. Nuwan WAIDYANATHA, Project Manager, LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka
- USAID - Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
Mr. Wisit ATIPAYAKOON, Specialist, ITU Asia Pacific.
- AGIBA Disaster early Warning and Emergency preparedness
Mr. Mamdouh TOLBA, ITC GM & Mr. Atef MADKOUR, Health, Safety & Env. GM, AGIBA Petroleum Co.
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SESSION 9
EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN HEALTH DISASTERS |
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- WHO Emergency Preparedness and Response; Regional Perspective
Mr. Altaf MUSANI, Regional Advisor, EHA, WHO/EMRO
- Somalia case
Mr. Irshad SHAIKH, WHO Office in Mogadishu
- Sudan case
Dr. Saad El-Din Hussein HASSAN, Head of the EHA unit in MOH, Sudan
- Iran case
Dr. Farzad PANAHI, Chief of Emergency management Centre in Iran.
- Management of Logistics in emergency and Disaster Situations: Use of SUMA Software as an example Eng. Victor MARTINEZ, Technical Officer, LSS Expert, FUNDESUMA.
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SESSION 10a
ROLE OF INDUSTRY AND PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR |
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- Ericsson Response: a player in International Relief Operations
Mr. Dag Neilsen, Director of Ericsson Response.
- Reliable communications in Disasters
Dr. Abd El Aziz BASSIOUNI, Business Development Director, Tele-Tech
- Mission critical User Needs
Mr. Mostafa EL-AWAD, Manager, Radio Operations, SYSTEL
- Addressable radios for Emergency Alert (AREA): A WorldSpace solution for effective delivery of alerts.
- Document - Presentation
Dr. S. RANGARAJAN, Senior VP, Engineering Solutions, presented by Mr. Greg ENGLERTH, Worldspace USA.
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SESSION 10b: SPECIAL PARALLEL SESSION
SPECIAL PARALLEL SESSION ON AVIAN FLU AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA |
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- Current Situation of Avian influenza and Future Predictions
Dr. John JABBOUR, Medical officer, International health relations, Emerging Diseases Unit, WHO/EMRO
- ICT Contingency Planning for Avian Flu
Dr. Najeeb AL-SHORBAJI, Ph.D., Coordinator, knowledge management and sharing, WHO/EMRO
- ICT Emergency Preparedness: Avian Flu Preparedness Update
Mr. Tony PAPPAS, Coordinator Customer Services Support, Information Technology and Telec. Dept., WHO/HQ
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SESSION 11:
PUBLIC FIXED AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING NETWORKS IN DISASTER RELIEF |
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SESSION 12:
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT IN THE ARAB REGION |
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SESSION 13:
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