The Understanding Risk Balkans Conference will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 17-19, 2018.
Registration is OPEN! Click here to register.
The Understanding Risk Balkans Conference will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 17-19, 2018.
Registration is OPEN! Click here to register.
The vision of the conference is to help further the understanding of risk by supporting a network of experts and practitioners that share knowledge and experience, and discuss best practices and innovative approaches in assessing risk and communicating risk information. UR has become the preeminent platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation in identifying and assessing disaster risk.
Agenda
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Full Conference Program
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Target Audience
The conference aims to attract leading experts and practitioners from a wide range of sectors representing government agencies, the private sector, multilateral organizations, NGOs, research institutions, academia, and civil society, among others.
Format
There will be a pre-conference event for young professionals and researchers organized by the Water Youth Network. Click here to see the event outline. You may register here.
The first day of the conference will consist of an opening ceremony with keynote speakers and Ignite presentations. The second and third day will provide a place for technical sessions.
The event is free to attend.
Venue
Day 1 (September 17) will take place at the Belgrade City Hall.
Days 2 and 3 (September 18 & 19) will take place at the Yugoslav Film Archive Museum.
FAQs
Are you a session lead? Click here to read the Guide for Session Leads. Click here for the FAQs UR Balkans. Click here for Ignite Presentation Guide.
Logistics Note
Ready to travel to Belgrade? Take a look at our Logistics Note here.
Organization
This event is co-organized by the Government of Serbia, the World Bank & GFDRR, with the financial support of the European Union.
For questions, send an email to URBalkans@miross.rs
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| Monday, September 17 Yugoslav Film Archive Museum | ||
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| 09:00 - 12:00 | Disaster-Resilient Balkans: Empowering Young Professionals Room A | Fundamentals of Disaster Risk Financing: Training Room B |
City Hall 12:00 - 15:00 | Registration | |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Welcome Statements Opening Remarks Keynote Speech | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee | |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Ignite Presentations | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Reception | |
| Monday, September 18 Yugoslav Film Archive Museum | ||
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| 08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast | |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 1: Demystifying the Main Growth Drivers of the Catastrophe Insurance Market Room A | Session 2: Flood Risk Mapping within the EU Flood Directive: no Data, No Result? Room B |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session3: Community Resilience via Crowdsourcing and Collaborative Mapping Room A | Session 4: Flood Protection Is Everyone's Responsibility Room B |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Sesion 5: The Role of Social Protection Systems in Preparing for and Responding to Disasters Room A | Session 6: Transboundary Sava River Cruise with Views on Successful Multi-Hazard Early Warning Advisory Systems Room B |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee | |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | 5x5: Five outstanding Indivitduals Have 15 Minutes to Tell Stories about Risk (Main Hall) | |
| Monday, September 19 Yugoslav Film Archive Museum | ||
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| 08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast | |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Session 7: Seismic Risk in Multifamily Apartment Buildings: Engineering, Social, Financial, and Policy Implications Room A | Session 8: Getting Informed: Disaster and Climate Risk Tools for Improved Decision Making Room B |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 9: Advancing the State of Open Data and Its Use for DRM ain the Balkans Room A | Session 10: Integrating Risk Assessments in Road Asset Management Room B |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 11: Enhancing Resilience: From City to Asset Scale Room A | Session 12: From Assessing to Managing Risk: The Science-Policy Interface Room B |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Keynote Closing | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks | |
Are you a session lead? Click here to read the Guide for Session Leads. Click here for the FAQs UR Balkans. Click here for Ignite Presentation Guide.