Disaster, Development and Financing (DDF) Workshop
THURSDAY- DAY 1 9 JUNE 2016
FRIDAY- DAY 2 10 JUNE 2016
12:00-14:00 Lunch
Keynote Address and discussion (12:30-1:30):
Domestic Politics and Drought Relief in Africa
Dr. Ngonidzashe Munemo,Williams College
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
8:15-9:00 Walk to the Workshop Venue for Registration, Tea, Coffee
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Success in the Field: Practitioner Case Studies
During this session, practitioners in the fields of food security, climate change, disaster preparation/resilience, and development financing will discuss the top issues they address, strategies they have developed, and successes/lessons.
Panellists:
Addy Adelaine, Ladder4
Action Catherine Blampied, Results UK
Rene Nijenhuis, UN-‐OCHA
Moderator: Gina Yannitell Reinhardt
14:00-15:00 Scoping Study
Discussion of Scoping Study sent out by Reinhardt and Dionne prior to the workshop.
Participants suggest new sources of information, missing documents, etc.
15:15-17:00 Constraints on the Work: Investigators’ Expertise
Participants with particular expertise in southern Africa, Malawi, and disasters share their knowledge of limitations on implementation, intervention success, and conducting research.
Panellists:
Diana Cammack, ODI
Tim Cammack, OPM
Marcia Guambe, UN-‐Habitat & DIMSUR
Moderator: Kim Yi Dionne
15:00-15:15 Tea & Coffee
17:00-18:00 Break
8:30-9:00 Gather at Workshop Venue for Day 2
10:45-11:00 Tea & Coffee
9:00-10:45 Brainstorming-Small Groups
Participants break into groups to process the previous day's proceedings and consider:
If money, time, and resources were no object, what one issue would you address with respect to food security and climate change in southern Africa? - How would you measure success of an intervention?
- What outputs would you need/want to see?
11:00-12:45 Gather and Share
Participants reconvene as one group to share ideas and contributions from previous session.
Facilitator: Dan Nielson, BYU
18:30-19:30 Reception for Keynote Speakers
Sponsored by the Wellcome Trust
6:00-8:15 Breakfast on your own at Wivenhoe House
Simply go to the Brasserie Restaurant in the hotel any time after 6am; breakfast is included with your room reservation
9:00-9:15 Welcome Remarks, Introductions
19:30-21:00 Dinner
Brasserie Restaurant,Wivenhoe House
6:00-8:30 Breakfast on your own at Wivenhoe House
Simply go to the Brasserie Restaurant in the hotel any time after 6am; breakfast is included with your room reservation
12:45-14:00 Lunch
Short Closing Remarks
Networking among participants
*** Guests depart *** After lunch on Day 2, most participants will depart the workshop to
return to their respective home locations. Key research personnel will
stay for the afternoon of Day 2. All are welcome to attend the Day 2
afternoon sessions, though they will be most relevant to academic researchers.
14:00-15:00 Research Session I : Workshop Review
Remaining participants review lessons learned and project goals.
15:15-16:15 Research Session II: Experimental Design
Participants with particular expertise in southern Africa, Malawi,
and disasters share their knowledge of limitations on implementation, intervention success, and conducting research.
Panellists:
Mark Buntaine, Bren School UCSB
Dan Nielson, BYU
16:30–17:30 Research Session III: Collaboration
Participants develop research designed to tackle key lessons/goals.
17:30–18:30 Break
18:30–21:00 Dinner
59A Bromley Road, CO4 3JF
Hosted by Gina and Will Reinhardt
9:15-10:15 Keynote Address and discussion:
Food Security in Southern Africa
Dr. Philliph Musyoka Michael, CARE International
Host:
GinaYannitell Reinhardt, University of Essex
Academic Researchers:
Mark Buntaine, Bren School of Environmental Policy and Management, UC Santa Barbara
Kim Yi Dionne, Smith College
Ngonidzashe Munemo, Williams College
Daniel Nielson, Brigham Young University
(Inter)Governmental Organization Participants:
Marcia Guambe, UN Habitat
Rene Nijenhuis, UN OCHA
ThinkTanks and Non-‐governmental Organization Participants:
Addy Adelaine, Ladders 4Action
Catherine Blampied, Results
Diana Cammack, Overseas Development Institute Southern Africa and Governance
Tim Cammack, Oxford Policy Management
Philliph Musyoka Michael, CARE International
Collaborative/Interested Participants that cannot Attend:
Aga Khan Foundation UK
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA)
University of Sussex
World VisionInternational (WVI)