Chengdu Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management
More than 180 experts from 40 countries attended the Chengdu Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management in Chengdu, China from 15-17 October 2013. Convened by the Secretariat of the United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) and the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation (NASG) of China, and with the theme Development and Applications in Urban Hazard Mapping, participants met to share experiences and methodologies in the production, management, analysis, modeling and dissemination capacity of hazard related geospatial information. The Forum concluded that geospatial information has a vital role to play in all phases of hazard and disaster risk management and reduction, and it extends the ability for nations to not only map their geography and topography, but also those areas that are vulnerable to natural hazards, particularly in urban environments.
List of documents
Annotated Agenda (16 August 2013)
Program Agenda (30 September 2013)
Opening Ceremony
Speakers:
Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Mr. Xu Deming, Vice Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources; Director General, NASG of China
Dr. Wang Ning, Vice Governor, People’s Government of Sichuan Province of China
National Address
Development and Applications of Emergency Mapping in China, Dr Li Pengde, Deputy Director General, NASG of China, Abstract |
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Keynote Address
Delivering Reliable Geospatial Data During Emergencies, Mr. James McConnell, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Data, NYC Office of Emergency
Management, New York, Abstract |
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Methodological Approaches to Urban Hazard Analysis , Prof. Victor Jetten, Professor in Natural Hazards & Disaster Risk Management, Faculty of Geo-
Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, the Netherlands, Abstract |
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Presentation Materials
Session 1: Understanding Urban Hazard and Risk Processes
Speakers:
Mr. WANG, Keran, ICT & Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Abstract |
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Dr. James O'Brien, Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, Australia, Abstract |
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Session 2: Hazard and Risk Modeling Applications
Speakers:
Mr. Chris Chiesa, Deputy Executive Director, Pacific Disaster Center, Hawaii, Abstract |
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Dr. Trevor Dhu, Co-Director, Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction, Indonesia, Abstract |
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Session 3: Geospatial Challenges in Responding to Urban Disasters
Speakers:
Mr. Yang Sheng, Deputy Director General, Sichuan Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, China, Abstract |
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Mr. Hiroshi Une, Director-General, Geocartographic Department, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Abstract |
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Mr. Rob Deakin, Geospatial Custodian, New Zealand Geospatial Office, New Zealand, Abstract |
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Mr. Rolando Ocampo Alcantar, Vice President, INEGI, Mexico,Abstract |
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Session 4: Geospatial Challenges in Responding to Urban Disasters (cont)
Speakers:
Dr. Vanessa Lawrence, Patron, MapAction, United Kingdom, Abstract |
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Dr. Lee Sanghoon, Deputy Director of Planning and Policy Division, National Geographic Information Institute, Republic of Korea, Abstract |
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Mr. Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief, UN Cartographic Section, New York, Abstract |
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Session 5: Hazard and Risk Geospatial Information Requirements
Speakers:
Mr. Shirish Ravan, Head, UN-SPIDER, Beijing Office, China, Abstract |
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Mr. Tevita Boseiwaqa, Permanent Secretary for Lands and Mineral Resources, Fiji, Abstract | Presentation
Mr. Dominic SIU, Deputy Director, Survey and Mapping, Lands Department, Hong Kong, China, Abstract |
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Mr. Shri P. S. Acharya, Dept. Science & Technology, India , Abstract |
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Session 6: Hazard and Risk Geospatial Information Requirements (cont)
Speakers:
Mr. Mark Codling, National Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change, Jamaica, Abstract |
Mr. Steven Ramage, Ordnance Survey International, United Kingdom, Abstract |
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Mr. Fernand Isseri, Geographical Research Division, National Institute of Cartography, Cameroon, Abstract |
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Session 7: Developing Geospatial Applications and Methods
Speakers:
Dr. Jane Sexton, Leader, Risk Analysis Methods, Minerals and Natural Hazards Division, Geoscience Australia, Australia, Abstract |
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Mr. Mark Cygan, Global Marketing Manager, Map, Chart, Data Production and SDI (MAPS) Solutions, ESRI, Abstract |
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Dr. Antonius B. Wijanarto, Agency for Geospatial Information, Indonesia, Abstract |
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Summary, Outcomes and Actions, Conclusions
Moderator: Dr Vanessa Lawrence, Co-Chair, UN-GGIM
Panel Discussion:
Dr. Li Pengde
Mr. James McConnell
Prof. Victor Jetten
Mr. Tevita Boseiwaqa
Dr. Jane Sexton
Mr. Chris Chiesa
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