Readiness meeting: extreme hydrometeorological events 2024

Readiness meeting: extreme hydrometeorological events 2024
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Join us on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Washington DC, or EDT) for the Readiness meeting: extreme hydrometeorological events 2024.

Extreme hydrometeorological events, such as hurricanes, torrential rainfall and the resulting floods and landslides are the most common threats in the region.

In view of the official start of the hurricane season on June 1st, this meeting is a space for the exchange of experiences and knowledge with experts in disaster response and public health in emergencies, in order to motivate the review, updating and strengthening of emergency response plans, intersectoral coordination mechanisms at different territorial levels to provide a timely and effective response in line with the warnings issued in each country in the region.

 

Recording

 

 How to participate

DATE: Thursday - June 20, 2024

TIME: 10:00am (EDT or Washington D.C. time) [check the local time in other cities at the end of this page]

*View times in other cities at the bottom of this page.

 Languages

The session will be simultaneously translated into English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

 Objectives of the meeting

1. Update information on the 2024 hurricane season, the La Niña phenomenon, and other extreme hydrometeorological events in the Region.

2. Identify the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned by the health sector in responding to health emergencies in multi-hazard scenarios.

3. To strengthen key technical capacities in the response to hydrometeorological events in the Region.

Target audience

Emergency personnel from the Ministry of Health, personnel from the Disaster Risk Management Offices, humanitarian agencies and actors, and the general public.

 Agenda

Moderators: Mrs. Tanya McFall-Major and Ms. Tanya Escamilla

FORECAST OF EXTREME HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EVENTS IN THE REGION

Video Opening Remarks
Dr. Ciro Ugarte
Director Health Emergencies Department, PAHO

Video 2024 Hurricane Season Forecast
Mr. Rodney Martinez
World Meteorological Organization 

Video Forecast of La Niña phenomenon and other extreme hydrometeorological events in the Region 
Mr. Juan Jose Nieto
OCEANEXT

Q&A

EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED DURING READINESS AND RESPONSE

Video Health response to floods in Rio Grande do Sul 
Mr. Marcio Garcia
Ministry of Health - Brazil

Video Health readiness actions prior to the impact of a hydrometeorological event
Dr. Glensford Joseph
Ministry of Health – St. Lucia

Q&A

CRITICAL TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Video Risk reduction in the health network to extreme hydrometeorological events
Dr. Alex Camacho
Health Emergencies Department, PAHO

Video Anticipatory actions in health
Dr. Leonardo Hernandez
Health Emergencies Department, PAHO

Q&A

11:35 AM
Closing remarks

 

*Preliminary agenda may be subject to change.


Time correspondence

  • 7:00 a.m. – Los Angeles, Vancouver.
  • 8:00 a.m. - Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, San Jose (CR), Mexico City, Managua, Guatemala City, Belmopan.
  • 9:00 a.m. – Bogota, Panamá City, Kingston, Lima, Quito.
  • 10:00 a.m. - Asunción, Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, Nassau, Ottawa, Santiago, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.
  • 11:00 a.m.  –  Bridgetown, Caracas, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Port of Spain, Port-au-Prince, Nassau, Ottawa, Santiago, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.
  • 3: 00 p.m. - London.
  • 4:00 p.m. – Geneva, Madrid.

For other cities, check the local time in the following link.