08:30 - 9:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:00

Opening

Welcome remarks by Dr. Roberto Velásquez, Chairman of the Special Group on Natural Disasters

Welcome remarks by the representative of the government of the Dominican Republic

Report by Ambassador Simón Molina Duarte, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States

10:00 - 10:15

Break

10:15 - 10:30

Report by the Secretariat on the initiatives taken by the governments to include the issue of Natural Disasters in their Development plans

10:30 – 10:45

Discussion

10:45 – 11:30

Reports by the Secretariat

List of regional experts in the area of Natural Disasters

List of research, researchers and projects in the area of Natural Disasters

11:30 - 12:30

Discussion

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch (Independent)

14:30 - 16:30

Presentation by the of the European Community Humanitarian Office, ECHO. (Mr. Marcel Clodion)

19:00

Cocktail offered by the Host Country

09:00 – 9:45

Project on the establishment of an Inter-Caribbean Communication System for the Prevention of Natural Disasters (Mr. Adelin Villevielle, Chairman of the Inter-Group UATI/MFOI for DIRDN)

9:45 - 10:15

Discussion

10:15 - 10:30

Break

10:30 - 11:00

Proposal of possible projects by the ACS

11:00 – 11:15

Discussion

11:15 - 12:00

Project proposals by the delegations of the countries

12:00 - 12:15

Discussion

12:15 - 13:00

Other matters

Date and venue of the next meeting

Closing