Presents

International workshop
on
Keeping Schools Safe from Earthquakes (June 1-2, 2006 Kathmandu, Nepal)
In association with:
Department of Education, Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal
UN Secretariat for International Strategy for Disaster reduction (UN ISDR)
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Day I – June 1, 2006

9:00-10:15 AM Inaugural Session
Chief Guest, Mr. Ram Sarobar Dubey, Acting Secretary,
Ministry of Education and Sports, Government of Nepal
Chair- Mr. S. B. Pradhanang, President NSET
  9:00 9:25

Welcome Speech
- Mr. Amod Dixit, Executive Director, NSET, Nepal
9:25 9:35

Welcome Speech
- Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Nagoya
9:35 9:45

Speech
- Dr. Salvano Briceno, Director, ISDR, Geneva (read by Ms. Ayako Fujieda, UNCRD)
9:45 9:55

Speech
- Honorable Minister, Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal Prof. Dr. Mangal Siddhi Manandhar
9:55 10:05

Inaugural Speech
- Chief Guest Mr. Ram Sarobar Dubey, Acting Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports, Government of Nepa
10:00 10:15 Welcome song by school students on disaster prevention theme
10:15:10:45 AM Tea/Coffee
10:45 AM- 12:30 PM Workshop theme presentations : Keeping schools safe from earthquakes
Chair- Dr. Kenji Okazaki, Professor, GRIPS, Japan
  10:45 11:00 Intoduction by Chairperson
11:00 11:15
School earthquake safety and its linkage to national policy on education and disaster reduction
- Mr. Bishnu Pandey, Researcher, UNCRD, Kobe
11:15 11:30
Seismic retrofitting of school buildings
- Prof. Ravi Shinha, Professor, IIT Bombay, India
11:30 11:45
Environmental-friendliness and Disaster-safety in School Construction Program, Experience of Nepal
- Mr. Shambhu Prasad Uprety, Deputy Director,
Department of Education , Government of Nepal
11:45 12:00
Condition Assessment and Seismic Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings
- Prof. A.S. Arya, Seismic Advisor, Government of India
- Presented by Mr. Ram Chandra Kandel, Senior Earthquake Engineer, NSET
12:00 12:15
School Earthquake Safety During Post Disaster Reconstruction
- Mr. V. Thiruppuggazh, Joint CEO, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), India
12:15- 12:30 Group Photo
12:30- 13:30 Lunch
13:30- 15:15 Country Case study presentation: Assessing the ongoing initiatives
Chair – Mr. Amod Mani Dixit, Ex. Director, NSET
  13:30 13:45

Need and Prospect of Incorporating Disaster Education into School Curricula
- Mr. Koichi Shiwaku, Kyoto University, Japan
13:45 14:00

CBDM Through School Safety
- Mr. Mahesh Nakarmi, Project manager, NSET, Nepal
14:00 14:15

Case Study of Fiji
- Mr. Joeli Rokovoda, Director,
- National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Fiji
14:15 14:30

Case Study of Indonesia
- Dr. Krishna Pribadi , Institute of Technology Bangdung (ITB), Indonesia
14:30 14:45

Case Study of India
- Mr. Manu Gupta, Co-Director, SEEDS, India
14:45 15:15

Case Study of Uzbekistan
- Dr. Samil Khakimov, Head of design department, UzLITTI, Uzbekistan
- Khusan Tursonov
15:15-16:15 Tea/Coffee
16:15-17:15 School Earthquake Safety (SES) – Towards Action (Parallel Group Discussion)
 
Theme I: School safety and Public policy
- Rapporteur: Mr. V. Thirupuggazh
Theme II: Seismic assessment and school retrofitting
- Rapporteur: Dr. Krishna Pribadi
Theme III: Disaster education, awareness and training
- Rapporteur: Mr. Joeli Rokovoda
17:40- Free Time

Day II - June 2, 2006

8:30 -12:45 Field Visit to two seismically retrofitted Schools in Kathmandu
Conducted by Mr. Jitendra Bothara and Mr. Ram Chandra Kandel, NSET
  8:30   Depart from Hotel to NSET, Kathmandu
8:45 9:15 Briefing on Field Visit at NSET
9:15 10:15 Drive to Bhuwaneshwory School at Nangkhel, Bhaktapur
10:15 11:15 Meet students/Teachers/Parents and Masons at Bhuvaneshwory School
11:15 11:45 Drive to Natyashwori School, Chhaling, Bhaktapur
11:45 12:15 Meet students/Teachers/Parents and Masons at Natyashwori School
12:15 12:45 Drive back to workshop venue
12:45:13:45 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Plenary Session: Commitment for future
Chair – Mr. Ram Sarobar, Dubey, Acting Secretary,
Ministry of Education and Sports, Govt. of Nepal
  14:00 14:30

Presentation of Group discussion
- School Earthquake Safety (SES) : Towards Action
14:30 15:30
Plenary Discussion on Workshop Resolution on SES and its adaptation
15:30- 16:00 Concluding Session:
Chair – Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, UNCRD
  15:00 15:10

Speech
- Mr. Mathew Kahane, UN Resident Representative, Nepal
15:20 15:30

Speech
- Mr. Amod Mani Dixit , Executive Director , NSET
15:30 15:40

Speech
- Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, UNCRD
16:00-16:15 Tea/Coffee

 
  BackGround

Workshop Focus

Workshop Objectives and Overview

Expected Outcome

Workshop Schedule

Country Profile

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