Social Protection in Asia:
Experiences, Lessons and Barriers to Extension
Fortuna Hotel, 6B Lang Ha Street, Ha Noi - Vietnam
1st – 2nd June, 2009
1st June 2009
15.00 – 16.00
Registration & Coffee/Tea
16.00 – 17.15
Opening Session
Chair: Dr. Le Bach Duong, ISDS, Vietnam Introductory Addresses: Dr. Sarah Cook, Director, SPA
Prof. Alakh N Sharma, Director, IHD
Mr. David Hulse, Representative Ford Foundation, Hanoi
Dr. Evan Due, IDRC Singapore
Social Protection in Vietnam Keynote Speakers:
Mr Nguyen Trong Dam,
Vice Minister of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Government of Vietnam
Mr. Tran Dac Loi
Vice President, Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations
17.15 – 18.30
Panel Discusssion: Global Economic Crisis and Implications for Social Protection
Chair: Mr. John Samuel, Action Aid
Speakers Dr. Valerie Kozel (PREM Team), The World Bank, Vietnam Dr. Leonardo Gasparini, CEDLAS - Universidad Nacional
de La Plata, Argentina Dr. Boitshepo Giyose, Food and Nutrition Security Advisor,
New Partnership for Africa Development, South Africa
Discussion
19.00
Conference Dinner
2nd June 2009
09.00 – 10.15
Extending Social Protection in Asia: Rights, Citizenship and Mobilisation Chair: Prof. Naila Kabeer, IDS, Sussex Speakers
Prof. Ashwani Saith, ISS, The Hague Prof. Huck-ju Kwon, Graduate School of Public Administration,
University of Seoul, South Korea
Discussion
10.15 – 10.45
Coffee / Tea Break
10.45 – 12.45
Social Protection in South Asia: Progress and Barriers to Extension Chair: Prof. Atul Sarma, Member, Finance Commission, India
Presenters: Bangladesh: Dr. Muhammad G Sarwar, Joint Chief, Planning Commission India: Prof. Mahendra Dev, Chairman, Commission for Agriculture
Costs and Prices, Government of India Pakistan: Mr. Haris Gazdar, CSSR, Karachi, Pakistan
Discussion
12.45 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 16.00
Social Protection in South East Asia: Progress and Barriers to Extension Chair: Mr. Evan Due, IDRC
Speakers: Indonesia: Dr. Satish Mishra, Managing Director, Strategic Asia,
Jakarta, Indonesia Vietnam : Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan, Vice-Director, Department for Social Protection, MOLISA, Govt of Vietnam South Korea: Prof. Huck Ju Kwon, Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Seoul, South Korea
Discussion
16.00 – 16.30
Coffee / Tea break
16.30 – 18.00
Thinking Through the Regional Agenda for Social Protection
Facilitator: Dr. Sarah Cook, IDS, Sussex
Speakers:
Dr. K.P. Kannan, CDS, Trivandrum
Mr. Sandeep Chachra, ActionAid Mr. Jorge Carrillo, UNESCAP
Dr. Melissa Andrade, IPC-IG
Plenary Discussion
Closing statement: Mr. C. Upendranadh, Coordinator SPA
Dinner
SPA Annual Research Workshop Fortuna Hotel, Ha Noi – Viet Nam
3rd – 4th June, 2009
3rd June 2009
8.30 – 9.15
Internal Meeting: SPA Research Partners
9.20 – 9.30
Introduction to SPA Research Workshop
Dr. Sarah Cook, SPA Programme Director
9.30-10.45
Migration and social protection in China and Vietnam
Chair: Prof. Amitabh Kundu, Jawharlal Nehru University, India
Presentations:
Dr. Yu Zhu, Centre for Population and Development Research Fujian
University, China Dr. Le Bach Duong, Institute for Social Development Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam
Discussants: Dr. Dewen Wang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Dr. Miguel A Salazar, SSDPP, Beijing Normal University
10.45 – 11.15
Coffee / Tea Break
11.15 – 12.45
Livelihoods, employment and social protection Chair: Dr. Valerie Kozel, The Worldbank, Vietnam
Institutional and Governance Challenges in Social Protection:
The Right to Work Programme in India Mr. C. Upendranadh, Prof. D. N Reddy & Prof. Alakh N Sharma IHD,
New Delhi
Examining NREGA: Women’s Participation and Impacts in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Kerala Ms. Ratna Sudarshan, ISST, New Delhi
Discussants: Prof. Boonsom Namsomboon, Foundation for Labour and Employment Promotion, Bangkok
Dr. Sujata Prasad, Director, Institute for Government Accounts and Finance, Ministry of Finance, India
12.45 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 16.00
Chair: Prof. D.N. Reddy, IHD New Delhi
1. Social Protection and Shelter Security
Inclusive Urbanisation – Social Protection for Slum and Pavement Dwellers in India Dr. Darshini Mahadevia, CEPT, India
Residential Land as Social Protection – Local Mobilisation in Pakistan, Mr. Haris Gazdar, Collective for Social Science Research, Karachi, Pakistan
Discussants:
Dr. Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo, Homenet Southeast Asia
Prof. Atul Sarma, Member, Finance Commission, India
2. Social Support for the Aged The role of the Community in Rural China Prof. Xiaomei Pei, Tsinghua University
Discussant:
Dr. Marissa L. San Jose, Senior Occupational Health Officer, Phillipines
16.00 – 16.15
Break
16.15 – 17.45
Achieving Policy Influence Through Research Chair: Mr. Harsh Mander, Commissioner for the Supreme Court of India
Short presentations on activities for advocacy or policy influence: Dr. Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo, Homenet Southeast Asia on preparation and launch of policy briefs. Prof. Xiaomei Pei, Tsinghua University
Dr. Darshini Mahadevia, CEPT, Ahmedabad India
Short responses from policymakers on their use of research and links between research and policy:
Dr. Muhammad Sarwar, Planning Commission, Bangladesh
Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Director, Institute for Labour and Social Security, MOLISA, Vietnam
Mr. Thripurari Sharan, Secretary Food and Public Distribution, Government of Bihar, India
Discussion
17.45 – 18.00
Summary remarks: Dr. Sarah Cook
4th June 2009
9.00 – 10.30
Social protection interventions: design and evaluation Chair: Dr. Satish Mishra, Managing Director, Strategic Asia
Assessing the Role of Women in the New Indonesia's Conditional Cash Transfer Programme Dr. Widjajanti Suharyo, SMERU, Indonesia
Caring for One Billion – Assessing the New health Protection Programme in Rural China, Dr. Linxiu Zhang CCAP, China
Discussant
Dr. Melissa Andrade, IPC-IG Brasilia
10.30 – 10.45
Break
10.45 – 12.15
Protecting the Most Vulnerable Chair: Prof. Alakh N Sharma. Director, IHD, New Delhi
Building Pathways for the Poorest: Operationalising the Concept of Graduation, Ms Karishma Huda, BRAC
The Impact of Natural Disaster on the Social Protection System: Lessons from Wenchuan Earthquake Dr. Miguel A Salazar, SSDPP, Beijing Normal University
