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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsLocationPeterborough, OntarioDegreeCertificateDescriptionIn Canada, the focus of emergency planning is on natural or human-caused disasters, such as flooding, railroad or highway accidents involving hazardous chemicals, or problems with the watersource that endanger health, such as Walkerton. International terrorism is also a consideration. Duties of th…
Over the years the need has surfaced for a more Caribbean focused conference on all possible disaster hazards. This conference seeks to bring together government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector for information exchange, dialogue and development of methods and practice to reduce the harmful impacts of hazards and disasters in the Cari…
Vacancy No: I 08 050
Background
CRS has worked in Zimbabwe since 1989 and its $23 million program currently serves more than one million beneficiaries. As the country enters its tenth year of economic recession, the government is increasingly unable to maintain public services. The health system, water and sanitation system, infrastructure, and agricul…
A PowerPoint presentation at the South Asia Policy Dialog Workshop, New Delhi, India 21-22 August 2006.
A PowerPoint presentation.
Bhutan is a Himalayan Kingdom with population of over 600,000 approx. It is threatened by GLoF, flash flood, landslides, forest fires and earth quakes disasters. Acknowledging the emerging disaster threats, Government of Bhutan has asked MoHCA to come up with a comprehensive National Framework for disaster risk management in…
This publication outlines the health sector's role in reducing the impact of disasters, laying out a framework that an administrator can rely on to make effective decisions in managing the health sector''s activities to reduce the consequences of disasters. It describes the overall effects of disasters on health, highlighting myths and realities, and su…
In English
It is generally acknowledged that, in Africa, poverty, the lack of development, high population density, environmental degradation, diseases, poor governance, wars, conflicts, violence and other such threats are underlying factors that concur to make communities more fragile. However, while poverty is the main cause of vulnerability, disas…
The conference will provide a moment for reflection and analysis of disaster risk reduction and disaster management in the health sector, to keep abreast of scientific innovations and improve their impact on livelihoods.
National and foreign professionals will be meeting to discuss positive experiences that have enabled the establishment and smooth fun…