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Disaster Preparedness Agenda

Thursday, Dec. 1

Agenda for Thursday, December 1
The Risk of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Communities Location: Meeting Room 3, First Floor
Time	Session
10:05 a.m.	Welcome Remarks Gabriel Zahora Adjunct/LAC region, Academy for International Disaster Preparedness, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA Introduction. The problem of Sea-Level Rise. Gabriel Zahora Adjunct/LAC region, Academy for International Disaster Preparedness, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA
10:20 a.m.	Introduction. Moderator: Gabriel Zahora Adjunct/LAC region, Academy for International Disaster Preparedness, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA The economic impact of Sea Level Rise on vulnerable communities Presenter: Dr. Phillip Stoddard CASE Faculty Fellow for Sustainability Institute of Environment, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University (FIU), USA Discussion/Q&A
11:30 p.m.	Introduction. Moderator: Gabriel Zahora Adjunct/LAC region, Academy for International Disaster Preparedness, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA Hazard Mitigation Planning Presenter: Charles Cyrille Adjunct Professor, County Response (Emergency Management), Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management, USA Discussion/Q&A
1:00 p.m.	Lunch
2:00 p.m.	Introduction Moderator: Gabriel Zahora Adjunct/LAC region, Academy for International Disaster Preparedness, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University (FIU), USA Building Resilience at the Local Level Presenter: James Murley County Response (Health), Chief Resilience Officer. Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, USA Discussion/Q&A
3:20 p.m.	Coffee Break
4:00 p.m.	A Call to Action: Closing Remarks • Panelist will be joined by other members of the audience to address real problems and provide real solutions • Best practices from the national, state, and local responders: speakers including Brian Rafky and Benny Solis • Best practices from the LAC region: speakers Lic. Javier Da Cunha, Dr. Fabio de Castro Jorge Racy, Dov Smaletz and María Virginia Laino
4:30 p.m.	Meeting Adjourned