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.
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]
REGISTRATION: Click here to register.
*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
10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Dr. Ciro Ugarte
Director Health Emergencies Department, PAHO
10:05 AM
2024 Hurricane Season Forecast
Mr. Rodney Martinez
World Meteorological Organization
10:20 AM
Forecast of La Niña phenomenon and other extreme hydrometeorological events in the Region
Mr. Juan Jose Nieto
OCEANEXT
10:35 AM
Q&A
EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED DURING READINESS AND RESPONSE
10:40 AM
Health response to floods in Rio Grande do Sul
Mr. Marcio Garcia
Ministry of Health - Brazil
10:50 AM
Health readiness actions prior to the impact of a hydrometeorological event
Dr. Glensford Joseph
Ministry of Health – St. Lucia
11:00 AM
Q&A
CRITICAL TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
11:05 AM
Risk reduction in the health network to extreme hydrometeorological events
Dr. Alex Camacho
Health Emergencies Department, PAHO
11:15 AM
Anticipatory actions in health
Dr. Leonardo Hernandez
Health Emergencies Department, PAHO
11:25 AM
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.