Dhaka Conference: Disability and Disaster Risk Management
Broad objective:
Identify concrete actions to rollout Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 with meaningful participation and contributions by persons with disabilities and their organizations in its planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting process.
Specific objectives:
- Share ideas for inclusive implementation of Sendai Framework for DRR.
- Strongly advocate for disability inclusion in all disaster concerned policies, frameworks, resource allocation, programmes and ensure its monitoring and reporting.
- Exchange innovative practices and share new knowledge & tools on disability inclusive disaster risk and crises management. And to focus on “how to” implement disability inclusive disaster risk and crises management by mainstream DRR and Humanitarian actors.
- Highlight contributions of persons with disabilities, Disabled Peoples Organizations (DPOs) and organizations working on disability issues in the field of disaster risk and crises management.
- Launch and introduce the book ‘Crises, Conflict and Disability: Ensuring Equality’.
Theme:
Disability inclusive Disaster Risk Management in Post 2015 agenda.
Sub-themes:
- Voices and roles of persons with disabilities and Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs) in DRM.
- DRM for the most at risks including Persons with Neuro developmental disability, Mental health, and other persons with profound disabilities;
- Women, Children & Youths with disabilities in DRM.
- Innovative and inclusive practices on Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Crisis Management/Humanitarian Actions and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA);
- National and Local government in DRM and Crisis Management (Humanitarian Response);
- Importance of (a) researches and studies; (b) technology and accessible information management system in DRM.
- From Practice to Policy Support: Considering disability inclusion in improving basic services in DRM, for example (a) water-supply, (b) sanitation, (c) health, (d) education, (e) livelihood.
- Disability inclusion as a vector (carrier) for stronger inclusive community resilience.
Registration:
US $ 200 for International Participants and BDT 3,000 for National Participants. Early Bird - 30th October. Late - 31st November
Submissions:
Abstracts / Concept notes for Concurrent Sessions, Ignite Stage, Market Place and Special (Side) events. Deadline extended to 30th October.
Participants:
Policy makers, practitioners, academicians, researchers, students from the fields of development; especially disability, humanitarian action / crises management, disaster risk management and climate change sectors from Government, Local Government, NGOs, DPOs, Universities, Private Sector and other relevant institutions.