The Technical Deep Dive (TDD) on Nature-Based Solutions in Mountainous Regions, organized by the GFDRR in partnership with the governments of Austria and Switzerland, will be held from September 9 to 13, 2024, in Innsbruck, Austria. This four-day event will gather government representatives from Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, alongside World Bank experts and international specialists, to explore innovative solutions for resilient development in mountainous areas of Central Asia and the Caucasus. The TDD will feature presentations of success stories, nature-based solutions practices, and their implementation potential in the region, along with participatory workshops and field visits.

09:00-12.30 | Location: Room 403 

Speakers: Sadi Samadzod, Director, State Unitary Enterprise “Smart City” under Dushanbe administration (Tajikistan); Zhanar Gabdullina, Deputy Chairman, “Almaty Development Centre” JSC (Kazakhstan); Ricardo Ochoa Sosa (CAPSUS S.C.) Charles Antoyne Mari Catherine Hurstel, City Resilience Program; Rui Su, City Resilience Program   

Moderators: Chyi-Yun Huang, Senior DRM Specialist, World Bank; Ross Eisenberg, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, City Resilience Program   

11:30-12.30 | Location: Room 401+402+403 

Speakers: James Myazoe, Republic of the Marshall Islands; Ahmed Aiman Shareef, Republic of Maldives; Naomichi Murooka, Japan International Cooperation Agency; Jessica Schmidt, World Bank; Rui Su, City Resilience Program  

Moderator: Jian Vun, World Bank 

2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.‎  | Plenary 

Participants: Hideyasu Kiyomoto, Mayor, Himeji City, Japan; Luisa Salgueiro, Mayor, Matosinhos City, Portugal; Hadianto Rasyid, Mayor, Palu City, Indonesia 

Chair: Guangzhe Chen, Vice President for Infrastructure, World Bank  

Moderator: Ming Zhang, Urban Global Lead and Practice Manager, GPURL, World Bank 

11:30-12:30‎‎ | Location: Small Hall 

Speakers: Teresito Bacolcol, Director, Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology; Masato Akashi, Chief Consultant, Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd.; Ross Eisenberg, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, City Resilience Program; Ignacio Urrutia, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank 

09:30-10:30‎ | Location: Room 401+402+403  

Speakers: Seyi Makinde, Governor, Oyo State, Nigeria; Ross Eisenberg, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, City Resilience Program; Philip Ward, Senior Climate Adaptation and DRM Specialist, Professor of Global Water Risk Dynamics; Blair Splendelow, Technical Director, JBA Consulting; Karel Keijnert, Senior Water Management Consultant, Royal Haskoning, DHV  

17:30-18:30‎ | Location: Medium Hall  

Speakers: Daniel Sullivan, Director, Risk and Resilience, City of Cape town; Dileep Mavalankar, Director IIPHG/Disaster Risk Management Consultant, Indian Institute of Public Health/World Bank; Ross Eisenberg, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, City Resilience Program; Nuala Cowan, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Digital Earth Partnership, GFDRR