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Risk, Adaptation and Innovation in Humanitarian Action Manhattan Room, Millennium UN Plaza Hotel Opening remarks by Valerie Amos, Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Gwi-Yeop Son, Director of Corporate Programmes, OCHA. Session 1: Humanitarian action in a changing world Hugh MacLeman, Humanitarian Futures Programme Climate, food and water: key trends and humanitarian implications Urbanisation and the challenges of humanitarian response in urban areas Gregg Greenough, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative What will the humanitarian sector look like in the future? Jemilah Mahmood, Humanitarian Futures Programme Moderator: Sheila Grudem, Humanitarian Policy and Transition Service, WFP Lunch @ Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, New York (Landmark Room) For further information, please contact: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Policy Development and Studies Branch (PDSB) E-mail: ochapolicy@un.org; Tel: +1 917 367 4263 Session 2: Adaptation and innovation in humanitarian action System-wide adaptation to emerging challenges Peter Walker, Feinstein International Center Adaptation to humanitarian challenges in the SE Asian region The role of the humanitarian sector in building resilience Cash transfers as a tool in adapting to emerging challenges Nicolas Barrouillet, The Cash Learning Partnership Innovations in vulnerability and food security analysis Fostering innovation in humanitarian organizations Moderator: Piero Calvi-Parisetti, Independent Policy Adviser 1930 - Dinner @ 3 West Club, 3 West 51st Street (between 5th and 6th Ave) For further information, please contact: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Policy Development and Studies Branch (PDSB) E-mail: ochapolicy@un.org; Tel: +1 917 367 4263 Manhattan Room, Millennium UN Plaza Hotel Session 3: Humanitarian action in protracted and violent conflict Samir Elhawary, Overseas Development Institute Negotiating access in complex environments Assessing and managing risk in complex environments Moderator: Genevieve Boutin, Chief of Humanitarian Policy Section, UNICEF Lunch @ Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, New York (Landmark Room) For further information, please contact: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Policy Development and Studies Branch (PDSB) E-mail: ochapolicy@un.org; Tel: +1 917 367 4263 Session 4: Effective Humanitarian Action What is effectiveness in humanitarian action? Understanding and measuring effectiveness Beneficiary perceptions of humanitarian effectiveness Dennis Dijkzeul, IFHV at Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany Moderator: Jemilah Mahmood, Humanitarian Futures Programme Chief, Policy Planning and Analysis Section, OCHA Cocktail reception @ Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, New York (Landmark Room) For further information, please contact: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Policy Development and Studies Branch (PDSB) E-mail: ochapolicy@un.org; Tel: +1 917 367 4263

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