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​Research Forum on Economic Systems Modelling for Disaster Risk Assessment
February 26, 2019
Century Park Hotel, Manila, Philippines

Preliminary Program

8:30-9:00
Registration

9:00-9:15
Opening Remarks
Dr. Raymond Tan
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Director, CHED-PHERNet Sustainability Studies Program
De La Salle University, Philippines

9:15-10:15
Keynote: Models for Economic Impact Analysis of Disasters
Prof. Yasuhide Okuyama
Professor of Graduate School of Social System Studies
University of Kitakyushu, Japan

10:15-10:40
Input-Output Based Optimization Modelling for Disaster Planning
Dr. Krista Danielle Yu
Professor, School of Economics
De La Salle University, Philippines

10:40-11:00
Optimal Resource Allocation During Crisis Conditions
Dr. Kathleen Aviso
Professor, Chemical Engineering Department
De La Salle University, Philippines

11:00-11:30
An Assessment of Irrigation Sector Performance in Food Security and Implications of the Free Irrigation Policy and Rice Tariffication
Dr. Arlene Inocencio
Full Professor and Economics Department Chair, School of Economics
De La Salle University, Philippines

11:30-12:00
Climate Change, Food Availability, and Poverty: The Case of Philippine Rice
Dr. Marites Tiongco
Dean, School of Economics
De La Salle University, Philippines

12:00-1:30
Lunch

1:30-1:45
Icebreaker

1:45-2:00
A Web-Based Tool for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Dynamic Inoperability Input-Output Model for the Philippines
Ms. Daryn Go
Research Assistant, CHED-PHERNet Sustainability Studies Program
De La Salle University, Philippines

2:00-4:00
Discussion Session
Moderated by Dr. Michael Promentilla
Professor, Chemical Engineering Department
Head of Waste and Chemicals Management Unit
De La Salle University, Philippines

4:00-4:15
Closing Remarks