= Kickoff Workshop - Maldives =
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The kickoff workshop will bring together various stakeholders associated with risk communication in the Maldives. The

=== Post event BLOG ===




== Monday 15th April 2015 ==
'''Hosted by the ::''' [http://ndmc.gov.mv/ Maldives National Disaster Management Center]
     * Map     : [https://plus.google.com/118191128403327291549/about?hl=en Click to View]
     * Address : Nasandhura Palace Hotel, Male, Maldives

== Objectives :: ==
1. Share the project objectives and agree on implementation strategies and plans with all relevant National stakeholders
1. Introduce the all-hazard all-media Common Alerting Protocol standard and procedures and formulate a National working group
1. Assess the current status and capacity for operationalizing a Multi-agency Situational-awareness platform in the Maldives

== Facilitators ==
[http://lirneasia.net/about/profiles/nuwan-waidyanatha/ Nuwan Waidyanatha] and [http://www.geoinfo.ait.ac.th/index.php/about-us-1/our-staff/81-manzul Manzul Hazarika]


== Schedule ==
||= '''Time''''''' =||= '''Action (Resource)''''''' =||
|| 08:30 - 09:00 || Registration ||  
||=  '''OPENING CEREMONY''' =||= =||
|| 09.00 – 09.05 || Opening speech on behalf of Local Organizer (TBA, NDMC) ||
|| 09.05 – 09.10 || Opening speech on behalf of AIT and SAHANA (Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT) ||
|| 09:10 – 09:45 || Overview of project on “CAP on a MAP” (Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT) ||
|| 09.45 – 10.15 || ''Group photo/Tea-n-Coffee Break'' ||
||= '''TECHNICAL SESSION''' =||= =||
|| 10.15 – 10.45 || Status of Disaster Management and Early Warning System in the Maldives (NDMC) ||
|| 10.45 – 11.15 || Multi-Agency Situational Awareness (MASA) platform with SAMBRO (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha) ||
|| 11.15 – 12.10 || Assessing risks and identifying geospatial vulnerabilities for alert area templates (Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT) ||
|| 12:10 – 12.30 || Common Alert Protocol (CAP) - Standards, policies and procedures. (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF) ||
|| 12:30 - 13:30 || ''Lunch'' ||
||= '''DISCUSSIONS''' =||= =||
|| 13:30 - 14:10 || Hands-on experimenting with CAP-enabled alerting software (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha) ||
|| 14:10 - 14:30 || SWOT analysis of CAP and software tools an assessment of implementing CAP in the Maldives  (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha) ||
|| 14:30 - 15:30 || Discuss and plan action items for (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha & Dr. Manzul Hazarika): [[br]] * Development of the national CAP-Profile [[br]] * Formation of a CAP working group [[br]] * Sharing data/information for system implementation [[br]] * Methods for collaborations among stakeholders and way forward * Revisit the project activities and schedule ||
== Evaluation ==
'''PDF files for download:'''[[BR]]

1. [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Event/2013/AIT/Exercise_SWOT_Analysis.pdf SWOT analysis instruction]
1. [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Event/2013/AIT/Exercise_Individual_Action_Plans.doc Individual action plan form]
1. [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Event/2013/AIT/Exercise_Workshop_Evaluation.pdf SahanaCamp evaluation form]
== Participants ==
1. [http://www.sparrso.gov.bd/ Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization]
1. [http://bwdb.gov.bd/ Bangladesh Water Development Board]
1. [http://www.dmc.gov.lk/ Sri Lanka Disaster Management Center]
1. [http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/ Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology]
1. [http://www.namria.gov.ph/ Philippine National Mapping and Resource Information Authority]
1. [http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/  Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]
1. [http://www.mgb.gov.ph/ Philippine Mines and Geosciences Bureau]
1. [http://www.raydant.com Raydant International] (Thailand)
1. [http://www.survey.gov.lk/ Sri Lanka Survey Department]
1. [http://www.dmh.gov.mm/ Myanmar Department of Meteorology and Hydrology]
1. [http://www.rimes.int/ Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System for Asia and Africa] (Thailand)
1. [http://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/ AIT Geoinformatics Center] (Thailand)
== Resources ==
[http://sahanafoundation.org/programs/training Virtual Sahana Training for New Developers]