The Forum on Strengthening Capacities of Public Administration in Island States: Equipping Public Institutions, Strengthening Resilience and Building Effective Partnerships for Implementing the 2030 Agenda concluded on August 24 after four days of interactive sessions, applied exercises, site visits and country presentations. 

 

 

 

 

Day 1 - Tuesday, 21 August
Time	Agenda Item
09:30-10:15	Opening Remarks Hon. Sandith Samarasinghe, Monitoring Member of Parliament and Minister Delegate, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development, Sri Lanka Mr. Terence Jones, UN Resident Coordinator, a.i. Mr. Chae Gun Chung, Head, Project Office on Governance, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA  Mr. Animesh Kumar, Deputy Head, Regional Office for Asia Pacific, UNISDR
10:30-12:30	SESSION 1 – Strategic Planning for an Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Transformation Mr. Chae Gun Chung, UN DESA  Mr. Animesh Kumar, UNISDR
	Strategic Planning for a Sustainable and Resilient Society from an Island Perspective - National Cases Dr. Sugath Yalegama, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Wildlife, and Regional Development, Sri Lanka  Mr. Nazir Soobratty, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity, and Environment and Sustainable Development, Mauritius  Mr. Meleti Bainimarama, Permanent Secretary for National Disaster Management, Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development,  Fiji  Ms. Helen Maiche Public Sector Reforms, Department of Public Administration, Office of the President, Seychelles
	Regional Voices in Implementing Global Frameworks Ms. Teea Tira, Coordinator, Strategic Program for Climate Resilience, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat  Ms. Gina Bonne,  Head of Mission, Indian Ocean Commission
13:30-15:00	Session 2 - Addressing Institutional Gaps for SDG and the Sendai Framework Implementation Ms. Sara Castro-Hallgren, Programme Expert, An Overview of Institutional Capacity Needs for the SDGs, UN DESA  Ms. Ana Thorlund, Gap and Strengths Analysis for Achieving Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction (GETI), UNISDR
15:30-17:30	Session 3 - Planning for Inclusive Governance Mechanisms that Drive Resilience 3.1 Engaging Civil Society Leaders in the SDGs Dr. Sugath Yalegama, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife and Regional Development, Sri Lanka  3.2 Empowering Women for Building Resilience Ms. Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu, National Consultant, Disaster Recovery and Resilience Building, UNDP Sri Lanka
Day 2 - Wednesday, 22 August
09:00-10:30	Session 4 - Monitoring, Review and Follow-up in the Context of the SDGs and the Sendai Framework Targets Ms. Sara Castro-Hallgren, Programme Expert, UN DESA  Dr. Sugath Yalegama, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Sri Lanka  Mr. Animesh Kumar, Deputy Head, UNISDR ROAP and Ms. Ana Thorlund, UNISDR  Mr. Animesh Kumar, Deputy Head, UNISDR ROAP
11:00-12:00	Session 5 - Strategizing on Means of Implementation (MoI) for Resilience in SIDS Ms. Teea Tira Coordinator, Strategic Program for Climate Resilience Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat  Ms. Gina Bonne, Head of Mission, Indian Ocean Commission  Ms. Helen Maiche, Public Sector Reforms, Department of Public Administration, Office of the President, Seychelles  Ms. Ana Thorlund, UNISDR
13:30-15:00	Session 6.1 - Transformation towards a Sustainable and Resilient Society - ICT Innovations for Disaster Risk Management Mr. Justin Lee, Senior Manager (Strategic Planning & International), Government Technology Agency, Singapore  Ms. Sara Castro-Hallgren, UN DESA  Ms. Moana Fakava-Kioa, Senior Assistant Secretary for Disaster Risk Management, National Emergency Management Office, Tonga
15:30-17:00	Session 6.2 - Transformation towards a Sustainable and Resilient Society – Implementing ICT Innovations in Practice Ms. Sara Castro-Hallgren, UN DESA and Ms. Ana Thorlund, UNISDR
Day 4 - Friday, 24 August
09:00-10:30	Session 9 - Financing Resilience: Building Resilience for Climate-related Disasters Ms. Teea Tira, Coordinator, Strategic Program for Climate Resilience, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat  Ms. Gina Bonne, Head of Mission, Indian Ocean Commission  Mr. Ranga Pallewala, CEO, Janathakshan
10:45-12:00	Session 10 - Financing Resilience through National Budgets and Mechanisms Ms. Shiranthi Ratnayake, Deputy Director General of National Planning Department, Sri Lanka  Mr. Ahmed Husain, Head of Executive Office National Committee for Disaster Management, Ministry of Interior, Bahrain  Ms. Raatu Aretaake, Senior Sector Economist - Outer Islands, Social, and Environment, National Economic Planning Office, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Kiribati
13:30-14:50	Session 11 - Exploring Trends and Cases of Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Resilience Mr. Meleti Bainimarama, Permanent Secretary for National Disaster Management, Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development, Fiji  Mr. Ahmed Husain, Head of Executive Office National Committee for Disaster Management, Ministry of Interior, Bahrain  Mr. J. A. D. Siriwardena, Assistant General Manager, National Insurance Trust Fund, Sri Lanka
15:00-16:00	Session 12 – The Partnership Marketplace: Action Planning on Opportunities for South-South Cooperation and SDG Co-Implementation in the Context of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway
16:00-17:00	Closing Remarks