PreventionWeb Events Calendar

United Nations Climate Change Conference COP16 / CMP6 - Mexico 2010

8 September 2010

The sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP) and the sixth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) will be held in Cancun, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010, together with the thirty-third sessions of the subsidiary bodies and the fifteenth session of the AWG-KP and thirteenth session of the AWG-LCA.
Date: 29 Nov - 10 Dec 2010

2010 Structural Engineers Association of California Convention

8 September 2010

Abstracts of papers to be presented are requested.
Date: 22-25 Sep 2010

Third Lagos State summit on climate change

8 September 2010

The theme for the workshop is �Towards an appropriate and effective Institutional Framework and capacity building for combating climate change�.
Date: 15-17 Mar 2011

Workshop on 'Electromagnetic signals associated with earthquakes and volcanoes' 2010 EMSEV

7 September 2010

The purpose of this meeting is to provide an international forum for discussion and cooperation between scientists in both Developed and Developing countries on issues related to electromagnetic studies of earthquake and volcanoes.
Date: 03-06 Oct 2010

Remote sensing in hydrology 2010 symposium

7 September 2010

The International Commission on Remote Sensing (ICRS) of IAHS frequently sponsors workshops and symposia at Scientific Assemblies and at International Union of Geodesy Geophysics (IUGG) General Assemblies.
Date: 27-30 Sep 2010

A fair financial deal for climate change - panel discussion

7 September 2010

Financing to assist developing countries to tackle climate change is a crunch issue in the preparations for the UN Cancun Climate Change Conference in December.
Date: 15 Sep 2010

Foro internacional grandes sismos (in Spanish)

6 September 2010

In Spanish: Objetivo general Inducir en los diferentes niveles institucionales de la región Andina, la necesidad de contar con políticas y herramientas sólidas para la reducción de la vulnerabilidad, gestión de riesgos y manejo de emergencias asociados a eventos sísmicos en las líneas vitales de prestación de servicios públicos básicos.
Date: 13-15 Oct 2010

Workshop on indigenous knowledge on DRR in Myanmar

6 September 2010

ADPC, in partnership with Myanmar Red Cross Society and French Red Cross, is organizing a workshop on 'Indigenous Knowledge on Disaster Risk Reduction in Myanmar' in Yangon, Myanmar.
Date: 14 Sep 2010

International conference on disaster management and cultural heritage

6 September 2010

Even though indigenous cultural values, practices and traditions lie at the heart of the social fabric of local communities around the world, these values are often overlooked or marginalized during disaster management initiatives.
Date: 12-14 Dec 2010

Shelter and settlement planning in emergencies by RedR India

3 September 2010

‘Settlement Planning & Shelter in emergencies’ is a four-day residential course run by RedR India that helps you understand strategies and practices that are intrinsic to the shelter sector and humanitarian sector in general.
Date: 26-29 Oct 2010