Vietnam: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - Knowledge for Life
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