BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8421ef3b5e9 DTSTART:20201210T140000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20201210T160000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Webinar on COVID-19 and maritime transport: Disruptions and resilie nce in Latin America and the Caribbean CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 disruption on maritim e transport\, response measures adopted and overall implications for the s ector is key given the role of maritime transport as the backbone underpin ning global supply chains\, trade and economic interdependency.  Any disr uption to global maritime transportation networks can have far-reaching im plications for a highly globalized world economy. The restrictions introdu ced in response to the pandemic have caused disruptions affecting ports\, shipping and supply chains. In this context\, assessing impacts\, managing risks and building resilience in maritime transport are the new mantras o f a post Covid-19 world.\n\nThe webinar\, organised in collaboration with UN-ECLAC\, aims to improve understanding of stakeholders in Latin America and the Caribbean of the COVID-19 impacts on the region’s maritime trans port systems. It also aims to clarify the response measures taken to mitig ate such impacts and\, identify potential good practices allowing for effe ctive crises management and business continuity. Insight gained will help to build the capacity of key stakeholders in the region to better assess a nd manage disruptions as well as enhance preparedness and resilience to fu ture proof the maritime supply chain of the future.\n\n\n\n\nThis event is the first in a series of online regional capacity building activities aim ed at:\n\n\nRaising awareness\, among policy makers and industry players\ , about COVID-19 impacts\, responses and good practices in crises manageme nt and resilience building\nBuilding their capacity to plan and prepare fo r future similar disruptions and future proof the maritime supply chain\nG athering input from stakeholders with a view to new guidance material and tools that will be developed and made available to them and support their resilience building efforts.\n\n\nThis event falls under the maritime tra nsport component undertaken by UNCTAD under the UNDA project on COVID-19 t itled “Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: Contact less\, seamless\, and collaborative UN solutions”. Activities under the project aim to strengthen the capacity to anticipate and recover from disr uptions affecting maritime supply chain and include the following:\n\n\nDa ta compilation and analytics\, research and set of good practices on crise s management and resilience building in maritime transport\nAnalysis clari fying the impact of the COVID-19 disruption on global and regional maritim e transportation\nAnalysis and identification of the response measures int roduced in the face of the COVID-19 disruption\nIdentification of good pra ctices that allowed for effective management of the crisis and maintaining business continuity in the maritime supply chain\n\n\n(To join this meeti ng\, you will need to have a Google Chrome/Firefox/Microsoft Edge browser installed)\n<\;p>\;Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 disruptio n on maritime transport\, response measures adopted and overall implicatio ns for the sector is key given the role of maritime transport as the backb one underpinning global supply chains\, trade and economic interdependency . &\;nbsp\;Any disruption to global maritime transportation networks ca n have far-reaching implications for a highly globalized world economy. Th e restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic have caused disrupti ons affecting ports\, shipping and supply chains. In this context\, assess ing impacts\, managing risks and building resilience in maritime transport are the new mantras of a post Covid-19 world.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he webinar\, organised in collaboration with UN-ECLAC\, aims to improve un derstanding of stakeholders in Latin America and the Caribbean of the COVI D-19 impacts on the region’s maritime transport systems. It also aims to clarify the response measures taken to mitigate such impacts and\, identi fy potential good practices allowing for effective crises management and b usiness continuity. Insight gained will help to build the capacity of key stakeholders in the region to better assess and manage disruptions as well as enhance preparedness and resilience to future proof the maritime suppl y chain of the future.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\; p>\;This event is the first in a series of online regional capacity buil ding activities aimed at:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Raising &\;nbsp\;awareness\, among policy makers and industry players\, about C OVID-19 impacts\, responses and good practices in crises management and re silience building<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Building their capacity to pla n and prepare for future similar disruptions and future proof the maritime supply chain<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Gathering input from stakeholders with a view to new guidance material and tools that will be developed and made available to them and support their resilience building efforts.<\; /li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This&\;nbsp\;event falls under th e maritime transport component undertaken by UNCTAD under the UNDA project on COVID-19 titled “<\;strong>\;<\;em>\;Transport and trade con nectivity in the age of pandemics: Contactless\, seamless\, and collaborat ive UN solutions<\;/em>\;<\;/strong>\;”. Activities under the pr oject aim to strengthen the capacity to anticipate and recover from disrup tions affecting maritime supply chain and include the following:<\;/p> \;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Data compilation and analytics\, research and set of good practices on crises management and resilience building in maritime transport<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Analysis clarifying the impac t of the COVID-19 disruption on global and regional maritime transportatio n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Analysis and identification of the response me asures introduced in the face of the COVID-19 disruption<\;/li>\;\n< \;li>\;Identification of good practices that allowed for effective manag ement of the crisis and maintaining business continuity in the maritime su pply chain<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;(To join this meeting \, you will need to have a Google Chrome/Firefox/Microsoft Edge browser in stalled)<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/m eeting/webinar-covid-19-and-maritime-transport-disruptions-and-resilience- latin-america-and DTSTAMP:20260818T091215Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR