Central Asia Regional Forum on Safer and Resilient Learning Environments

Time

Sessions

8.30 – 9.00am

Registration

9.00 – 9.15am

Opening remarks

Askarov Zamirbek, Vice Prime Minister, Kyrgyz Republic

Lilia Burunciuc, Regional Director for Central Asia, World Bank

Kanybek Isakov, Minister of Education and Science, Kyrgyz Republic

Master of Ceremony: Mambetov Azamat Muratovich, State Secretary, Ministry of Emergency Situations, Kyrgyz Republic

9.15 – 9.30am

Session 1 – A global perspective on school infrastructure safety and resilience

Why do school children die in earthquakes?

Speaker: Fernando Ramirez Cortes, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

9.30 – 10.00am

Coffee break

10:00 – 11.00am

Session 1 continued - Panel Discussion

The Safer School Agenda in Central Asia: Policies and Priorities

Panelists:

·         Nadira Syntashevna Dzhusupbekova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Kyrgyz Republic

·         Shamil Khakimov, Doctor of Science, Academician, full member of International Academy of Engineering, Senior Researcher, Republic of Uzbekistan

·         Azizbek Niyozzoda, Head, Department of Science and Construction Norms Regulation of the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

·         Kuat Bairov, Deputy Director, AlmatyGenPlan, Republic of Kazakhstan

·         Ayse Hortacsu, Director of Projects, Applied Technology Council (ATC), USA

Moderator: Fernando Ramirez Cortes

11:00 – 11:15am

Break

11.15am – 12.45pm

Session 2 – Performance of School Buildings in Central Asia
1 – Lessons learned from past earthquakes and current efforts towards improving the performance of school buildings in Tajikistan

Speaker: Pulod Aminzoda, Director, Institute of Geology, Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Academy of Sciences (IGEES), Republic of Tajikistan

2 – Engineering challenges in assessing and ensuring the safety of schools in the face of earthquakes and other natural disasters - Using the experience of the Republic of Uzbekistan as an example

Speaker: Shamil Khakimov, Doctor of Science, Academician, full member of International Academy of Engineering, Senior Researcher, Republic of Uzbekistan

3 – Learning from evidence and new technologies to improve the resilience of school buildings

Speakers:

·         Ulugbek Begaliev, Professor, International University of Innovation Technologies, International Association of Experts on Earthquake Engineering, Kyrgyz Republic

·         David Mar, Project Technical Director, Applied Technology Council (ATC), USA

·         Ilya Shleykov, Member of the Project Technical Committee, Applied Technology Council (ATC), USA

12.45 – 2.00pm

Lunch – Crostini Restaurant

2.00 – 3.15pm

Session 3 - Planning at scale
1 – Design for scale: State Program for Safer Schools and Preschools in the Kyrgyz Republic

Speakers: Zhyldyz Toktorbaeva, ERIK Project Implementation Unit, Kyrgyz Republic

2 – School Building Retrofitting in Kazakhstan

Speaker: Yeraly M. Shokbarov, Managing Director of Production, Kazakh Scientific and Research Institute of Construction and Architecture (KazNIISA), Republic of Kazakhstan

3 – The Roadmap for Safer and Resilient Schools

Speaker: Laisa Daza Obando, Consultant, World Bank

3.15 – 3:30pm

Coffee break

3.30 – 4.45pm

Session 4 – Creating the enabling environment to reach scale

1 – Opportunities for a new generation of building regulations from recent updates in the Kyrgyz Republic

Speakers:

·         Askatbek Sydykov, Director, State Institute of Earthquake-proof Construction and Engineering Design, Kyrgyz Republic

·         Ulugbek Begaliev, Professor, International University of Innovation Technologies, International Association of Experts on Earthquake Engineering, Kyrgyz Republic

2 – Beyond safety: a better and inclusive learning environment for children

Speaker: Tigran Shmis, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank

3 – Bringing innovation into the design of new school infrastructure

Speaker: Rebecca Laberenne, Consultant, World Bank

4.45 – 5.00pm

Concluding remarks

Samat Borubaev, State Secretary, State Agency for Architecture, Construction and Communal Services (SAACCS), Kyrgyz Republic

Ko Takeuchi, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

5.30pm

Reception