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Day 1 (22nd November, 2013)
The first day of the workshop will focus on brief presentations from the project partners to highlight the major issues related to flooding and waterlogging in north Bihar and Odisha. We will encourage discussions from the participants so that a definite plan of action emerges.

0900

Registration and Refreshments

0930

Welcome and Opening remarks

0940

Need for a Knowledge Network Centre on Floods and Waterlogging and proposed activities of the Centre
Rajiv Sinha

1010

Address
Preeti Soni, Advisor -Climate Change, UNDP

1020

Address
Director, IIT Kanpur

1030

Launching of the Knowledge Centre and Web portal

1045

Coffee Break

1100

Session 1: Flooding scenario in north Bihar and Odisha: Vulnerability and risk assessment
Presentations/comments from the stakeholders
Presentation/comments from project partners
Chair: Anil Sinha, Vice-Chairman, BSDMA,
Co-Chair: S. Satapathy, MoEF

1230

Summary and way forward

1245

Lunch

1400

Session 2: Waterlogging problems in north Bihar and Odisha: issues and causal factors
Presentations/comments from the stakeholders
Presentation/comments from project partners
Chair: Subrat Rath, Department of Water Resources, Odisha
Co-Chair:

1530

Summary and way forward

1545

Tea break

1600

Session 3: Floods and Waterlogging in the context of Climate Change and Disaster Risk reduction: Institutional response and mitigation strategies
Speakers: Nisha Mehdiratta, ,G Padmanabhan, M. Satyanarayana
Chair: T. Nanda Kumar, Member, NDMA
Co-Chair: S.K. Tandon, IIT Kanpur

1730

Summary and way forward

1745

Open Discussion and Close of Day 1

1930

Workshop Reception and Dinner

Day 2 (23rd November, 2013)
Day 2 of the workshop will focus on development of specific work plan and identification of project sites. We would also expect the project partners to come up ideas and formulate a set of activities they would like to pursue as a part of the centre.

0930

Briefing for the Day

0945

Development of work plan by participating institutions and identification of project partners (stakeholders)
Facilitator : G. Prasad Babu, UNDP

1100

Coffee break

1130

Presentations by different groups and formulation of projects
Facilitator : R. Sinha, IIT Kanpur

1330

Lunch and Close of Workshop