The 2023 Pre-Hurricane Conference will be a virtual event, mirroring the three previous iterations. In anticipation of the hurricane season which starts on 01 June and ends on 30 November, a couple disaster management agencies will host this conference for industry professionals and stakeholders.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ Americas Regional Office are the primary organisers of the annual Pre-Hurricane Conference. The conference is held to support preparedness efforts and sensitize partners in the Americas about hurricanes.
The 2023 conference will take place on the 17 and 18 May 2023. This year’s focus will be on the “Big Impact of Small and Medium Scale Disasters. Sessions will reflect on the lessons learned in 2022, assess issues that impact responses to tropical storms and hurricanes and analyse challenges that may be faced in 2023.
Pre-Hurricane Conference 2023 Agenda
The official agenda for the conference is as follows:
Day 1 (17 May 2023)
8:00 AM – 8:05 AM: Welcome
8:05 AM – 8:20 AM: Opening Remarks
8:20 AM – 8:40 AM: Presentation CDEMA
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM: Presentation CEPREDENAC
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: NOAA: Hurricane Season Forecast 2023
10:45 AM – 11:05 AM: Break
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM: DREF Evolution
1:25 PM – 2:25 PM: Risk data for anticipatory action
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Climate and Environment in Operations
3:30 PM -3:40 PM: Break
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM: Communicating the human impact of small-scale emergencies
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Wrap-up Remarks
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: CREPD: PER in emergencies checklist Laboratory
Day 2 (18 May 2023)
08:00 AM – 08:05 AM: Welcome
08:10 AM – 09:10 AM: Preparatory actions in contexts of human mobility
09:15 AM – 10:15 AM: Women’s leadership in emergency and disaster response
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM: Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: NSD & Resource Mobilization, a road to recovery
11:35 AM – 12:35 PM: Surge Capacity – Rapid Response Personnel
1:05 PM – 2:05 PM: Volunteering in Emergencies: Protection and Security
2:10 PM – 3:10 PM: CVA in emergencies: This is the way
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM: Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM: Protection policies as foundations for emergency response
4:25 PM – 4:35 PM: Call to Action American Cluster
4:35 PM – 4:45 PM: Call to Action Caribbean Cluster
4:45 PM – 4:55 PM: Call to Action ARO
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM: Wrap-up and closing
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: CREPD: Public Health (WASH) in emergencies laboratory
To register for the Pre-Hurricane Conference 2023, visit this registration link.
Source: Pre-Hurricane Conference 2023 (IFRC)
Image: Dhilip Antony via Unsplash
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