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Abuja
Nigeria

International conference: Reducing risks and building disaster resilience

Organizer(s) Center for Disaster Risk Management and Develoment Studies, Ahmadu Bello University
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Disasters are increasing in intensity and frequency due to conflicts and impact of climate change on Communities. Disasters have the potential of reducing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and delaying the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Considerable efforts are needed to reduce risks and build disaster resilience.

The objectives of this conference is to bring together practitioners and researchers in disaster management to share ideas on disaster management, raise public awareness on the risks of disasters, show case current researches in CCA and DRR and review current strategies in disaster reduction and building disaster resilience

Sub Theme

  • Institutional and Human Resource Capacity Development
  • Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
  • Community based Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Emergency Management
  • Management of Critical Infrastructures
  • Development and Deployment of Early Warning Systems
  • Disaster Prevention Education and curricular, Safe Schools and School disaster Management
  • Food Security, Agriculture and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Remote Sensing and Geographic Information system in Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Health, Health facilities and Disaster Risk
  • Media, Information Management and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment
  • Post Disaster Needs Assessment
  • Damage and Loss Assessment
Source
http://www.abu.edu.ng/event/cdrmds.php

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Themes Capacity development Climate change Community-based DRR Early warning Education and school safety Gender Health and health facilities Advocacy and media Risk identification and assessment GIS and mapping Critical infrastructure Inclusion Food security and agriculture
Country and region Nigeria Africa
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