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The 26th annual conference of the Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (DMISA), a non-profit professional association for Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Management practitioners in Southern Africa.
The UNISDR “Resilient Cities: My City is Getting Ready” campaign chal…
Last week the UK Government’s Foresight Team released findings of a two year project on global environmental change and migration. With 350 experts contributing to the 200 page report, Environmental Change: Future Challenges and Opportunities is a weighty contribution to the existing evidence base.
To generate discussion about what the Foresight report…
The Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11, 2011 in Japan, is a disaster that will forever remain in the history books. Due to this unprecedented calamity and the crisis, we should rethink the mission and the role of engineering, and set out on a new course of action.
In this symposium, damage of the disaster, accident of nuclear power plant and mission of…
The Dealing with Disasters Conference 2011 will take place on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th of November in Cardiff’s Maldron Hotel. The theme of this year’s conference is Reflections on Recent Disasters: The Past 10 Years.
Conference Focus
Over the last ten years disasters continued to have local, regional and global impacts on civilisation. The Disast…
The 65th Annual International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) will be held November 10-15, 2017 in Long Beach, California. This year's theme - Navigating a Journey with the Whole Community - will focus on lessons learned, new technology, collaborative practices, and new and emerging norms.
The IAEM will provide an opportunity to learn and shar…
Dōdhār (The Dilemma), a SNIS produced research documentary, addresses the issue of men moving away from Nepali villages in search for work, leaving behind their mothers, wives and daughters who struggle in their daily life to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Filmed in late 2014, the documentary is based on the SNIS project “Sustainable L…
7 June 2018, 16:00 - 17:30 BST
Chair
Sara Pantuliano @SaraPantuliano - Managing Director, Overseas Development Institute
Speakers
Amjad Abbashar - Head of Regional Office for Africa, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Ayesha Siddiqi - Lecturer, Royal Holloway, University of London
Katie Peters @katiepetersodi …
As part of our capacity building efforts, Gravitazz Institute invites all interested candidates to participate in our Short Training Courses!
Our Short Training Courses have been developed by outstanding professionals and academics in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation using the most u…
The San Diego Urban Area Incident Management Team and San Diego Fire-Rescue Department are pleased to announce the 2017 AHIMTA Annual Training & Education Symposium taking place December 2-7, 2017 in beautiful San Diego, California. The symposium will begin with pre-conference sessions December 2nd-4th and be followed by the main conference consisti…
Workshop Brief
The catastrophic effects of disasters, hazards and emergencies means that successful risk reduction programs require huge resource outlays much of which inevitably come from donor sources including local and national government agencies. However, many donors and governments express concerns with the manner of emergency resource man…
We welcome researchers, students, practitioners, NGOs, city professionals and the interested public to a day of thought-provoking discussions where our in-house and guest experts will present the latest research and issues in risk and disaster reduction, through a combination of talks, panel discussion, conversation, and poster presentations. This year,…
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Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a vital element of any responsible humanitarian aid effort, as well as a crucial part of governmental planning. Both strive to ensure that when the next disaster hits, the loss of life is significantly decreased and communities have the knowledge, skills and infrastructures to rebuild their lives as q…
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The Health and Humanitarian Logistics (HHL) Conference provides an open, neutral platform for interactive discussion of the common opportunities and challenges facing both the public health and humanitarian sectors around the world. Panel topics will address:
Health Crisis Supply Chains and the Ebola Response
Improving Public Health Systems…
What are the advantages and challenges of the role of the security sector in disaster risk readiness and response, including delivering relief in fragile countries? What are the limitations and oversight mechanisms of the security sector’s engagement to ensure accountability and an inclusive approach respectful of human rights? How can local ownership b…
SRA-Europe is a regional section of the Society for Risk Analysis, which is an international society that provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis, including risk assessment, characterization, communication, management, and policy across all sectors and societal levels.
The special theme of the conference is reflected in…