Meetings and conferences
Da Nang
Viet Nam
Vietnam: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - Knowledge for Life
Organizer(s)
Climate Change Network in Vietnam
Disability Inclusive DRR Network for Asia and Pacific
Danang Climate Change Coordination Office
Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam
Norwegian Church Aid
GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre
Consultative and Research Center on Natural Resource Management
Sustainable Rural Development
Malteser International
Format
In person
Venue
8.00—12.00, 42 Bach Dang street
Date
For the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR) in 2015, the members of the Climate Change Network (CCN) in the Centre of Vietnam have co-organized an event with the theme "Knowledge for Life" launched by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
Objectives:
- Create the opportunities to share and strengthen the awareness on using indigenous knowledge and experience together with scientific knowledge to manage disaster risks in the context of climate change
- Advocate the decision making authorities to apply the participatory approaches within disaster risk reduction programs
Target group:
- All communities, especially the at risk groups
- The agencies working in disaster risk reduction
Event agenda:
- Displaying the messages to promote sharing and using the indigenous knowledge and experience on disaster risk reduction
- Picture and story exhibition to reflect and share the disaster risk management activities in the communities
- Communication contest to increase awareness of community and DRR stakeholders on community based disaster risk management
- Ceremony to award prizes to good Initiatives using the indigenous knowledge, experience and participatory mobilization