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Displaying 15 of about 16 resultsIndonesia Disaster Management Expo 2010 which was due to be held from 20-22 October 2010 will now take place from to 4-6 November 2010 in order to synergize with the ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX). The venue is still the Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran.
Indonesia Disaster Management Expo is the first intern…
A one-day conference to coincide with the UN International Day for Disaster Reduction.
Key note speaker: Andrew Maskrey, Senior Coordinator for the UNISDR Global Assessment Report on Disaster Reduction The aim of this one-day conference is to create an environment in which the UK 'disasters community', whether from private sector, academia, non-governm…
Press Release
IBM (NYSE: IBM) inventors have developed a patented natural disaster warning system, which uses analytics to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of post-event rescue efforts in cities and other locations where efficient emergency response is essential following a natural disaster. It also offers a means to accurately predict the loca…
KBR has announced that its Australian-based Infrastructure and Minerals business unit has been selected by the Asian Development Bank to execute a climate change adaptation study. KBR will work to identify the risks of potential climate change to five Pacific island nations, enabling the countries to better plan for and respond to related climatic risks…
The Understanding Risk conference asks 'What is risk? Can we measure it? If we understand it, can we manage it better?'
The Understanding Risk: Innovation in Disaster Risk Assessment conference will address these important questions concerning disaster risk assessment. The Understanding Risk conference will focus on innovation in the disaster risk asses…
AIR’s client conferences bring together a broad cross section of catastrophe risk management professionals, providing clients with the opportunity to discuss issues of common interest and gain the insight needed to drive risk management.
- Learn how AIR’s latest models and software initiatives are helping the industry better manage catastrophe r…
This report presents the views of a range of businesses, from major multinationals to local enterprises, on adaptation to climate change. It asserts that the role of business is not just preparing its own assets and operations for anticipated climate change, but also providing know how, solutions and resources to the adaptation challenge, ranging from c…
Background
The World Landslide Forum (WLF) is a triennial mainstream conference aimed at gathering scientists, stakeholders, policy makers and industry dealing with the management of landslide risk. The first edition of WLF was organized in 2008 by the International
Consortium of Landslides (ICL), UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU, UNEP, IBRD, UNDP,…
The Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) is the first international, cross-sectoral ocean sustainability conference for the private sector.
Why the Sustainable Ocean Summit?
With the theme of "Reducing Risk, Increasing Sustainability: Solutions through Collaboration", the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) will bring together the wide range of industries that u…
Purpose/Background
The Asian Development Bank and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK), through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), co-financed the implementation of the technical assistance (TA) on the Economics of Climate Change and Low Carbon Growth Strategies in Northeast Asia, covering Japan, Mongolia, People’s Republic of…
Now more than ever, hospitals must develop a secure and effective disaster plan or risk losing the ability to deliver proper care and financial stability in the wake of a major incident. Whether dealing with a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or small scale occurrence, building a successful, efficient, and documented emergency preparedness plan must…
Executive Order No. 888, signed by President of the Philippines, Ms Gloria Macapagala Arroyo, adopts the Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP) on Disaster Risk Reduction 2009-19 and its 18 priority programmes/projects, including:
The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Act; Multi-stakeholder Dialogues on Disaster Risk Reduction; Institutionalization of Disa…
Seventh African Development Forum (ADF), acting on climate change for sustainable development in Africa, issue paper #11:
This paper presents the main ethos of the UNFCCC Private Sector Initiative, which calls for effective engagement in the wider adaptation community, as a means to support mitigation and adaptation to climate change in a coherent and…
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP), which takes place every two years, is the global forum for accelerating world-wide momentum on disaster risk reduction. As the primary gathering for the world’s disaster risk community, it brings together Governments, UN, international regional organizations and institutions, NGOs, scientific/academi…
The Habitat Risk Management Programme (HRMP) focuses on safe habitat for the high mountain communities of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral regions of Pakistan. The key deliverables under the programme are hazard mapping, risk mitigation, community awareness, seismic designs and retrofitting.
The Manager HRMP will be based at Gilgit and responsible for:
1.…