2022 International Forum in Washington, DCThe National Mall in Washington, DC
Managed Retreat: Global Lessons for Success

Event Schedule:

Friday April 8, 2022,  1:00 - 5:15 PM EST

National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC

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COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT:
Attendees will be asked to show evidence of vaccination per ongoing District of Columbia regulations.

Format

  • 1:00 - 1:10: Opening Remarks
    • Dr. Vaughan Turekian, Executive Director, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
    • Mr. Tomoaki Ishigaki, Minister, Embassy of Japan
  • 1:10 - 2:10: Keynote Presentations
    • Keynote 1: Managed Retreat in North America, Nicholas Pinter
    • Keynote 2: Managed Retreat and Tsumami Recovery in Japan, Mikio Ishiwatari
    • Keynote 3: Managed Retreat in the Global South, Idowu "Jola" Ajibade
  • 2:30 - 3:45: Moderated Panel Discussion
    • Moderator: Rebecca Hersher, NPR Science Correspondent
    • Panelists:
      • David Casagrande, Director of Environmental Studies, Lehigh University
      • Chuck Setchell, Senior Shelter, Settlements, and Hazard Mitigation Advisor, USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
      • Susan Durden, US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources
      • Jamie Simmonds, former Relocation Manager for Grantham, Australia
  • 3:45 - 4:15: Question and Answer Session
  • 4:15 - 5:15: Reception 

 

Targeted Audience

Up to 70 in-person participants* from the following communities:

  • International development agencies (e.g., USAID, World Bank)
  • Diplomatic community (especially Pacific Island and southern and southeast Asian nations)
  • National Academies members and staff
  • NGOs focused on sustainability
  • Academic researchers

*This event will be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend in person. 

 

Venue

This event is being convened in partnership with the Resilient America Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, at the National Academies of Science Building facing the northwest corner of the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial. 

 

RegistrationNational Academies of Science Building in Washington, DC

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/managed-retreat-global-lessons-for-success-registration-95454618333

 

For more information:

Contact Ryan Miller at rgmiller@ucdavis.edu