Natural Disasters and Trade Symposium

10:00 – 11:15

Session 1: Surveying losses, hazard and risk from natural disasters

Moderator:

• Shishir Priyadarshi, Director, Development Division

Introductory Remarks:

• Simon Farbenbloom, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO, Australia

Speakers:

"Overview of Economic Losses, Poverty & Disasters 1998-2017"

• Denis McLean, Head of Communications, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

"The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security"

• Wirya Khim, Natural Resources Officer, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
  presentation

"Current and future disaster risk – a scientific perspective"

• Tom de Groeve, Deputy Head of Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (by video link)
  presentation

Question and answer session

11:15 – 12:30

Session 2: The economic and trade case for investing in resilience

Moderator:

• Michael Roberts, Head, Aid for Trade Unit, Development Division

Speakers:

"Using catastrophe risk models to optimize supply chains"

• Robert Muir Wood, Chief Research Officer, RMS
  presentation

"Making the economic case for investing in risk reduction and resilience"

• Michael Szoenyi, Programme Lead, Flood Resilience Program, Zurich Insurance Company
  presentation

"The Global Weather Enterprise Supporting Sustainable Development"

• Dr. David Rogers, Meteorological Consultant, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
  presentation

Question and answer session

12:30 – 13:00

Session 3: Preliminary scoping of issues arising from WTO research

Speaker:

"Preliminary overview of issues arising"

• Michael Roberts, Head, Aid for-Trade Unit, Development Division, WTO
  presentation

Question and answer session