Activating the Egyptian participation in the international campaign for disaster risk reduction
A one day workshop on to reactivate the Egyptian participation in the international campaign for disaster risk reduction: Making Cities Resilient will be jointly organized by The Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Opening and welcome
"Egyptian participation in the international campaign for DRR: Making cities resilient"
G. Osama Singer, Director, Crisis Management and DRR Sector, IDSC
10:45 – 11:15 "Background on international campaign for DRR: Making cities resilient"
Mr. Ragy Saro, UNISDR
11:15 – 11:45 "Local best practices in Egypt: City of Sharm El-Sheikh"
G. Adel Kassab, Director, Crisis and Disaster Management Center, South Sinai Government
11:45 – 12:15 Coffee break
12:15 – 13:00 "Tools of making cities resilient campaign and future outlook of engaging Egypt in the campaign"
Mr. Ragy Saro, UNISDR
13:00 – 13:30 "Strengthening resilience in informal areas"
Ms. Regina Kipper, Participatory Development Programme in Urban Areas (PDP)/ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
13:30 – 14:00 Discussion on steps forward and closing