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Displaying 135 of about 271 resultsThis symposium provides an invaluable platform for local authorities, emergency planning stakeholders and emergency services to discuss how the latest measures can be implemented effectively. The symposium will explore how to improve not only local resilience to flooding, but also how to develop a more robust general contingency and emergency planning f…
This online conference will bring together ideas from around the world about how we plan for communities in response to water-related issues. They are keen to attract speakers that provide a perspective from outside the traditional realm of planning and design as well as draw on multi-disciplinary material. They hope to offer insights to help improve th…
In the whole Pacific Rim, sediment-related disasters are occurring frequently caused by heavy rains and typhoons influenced by the climate change, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions etc. In recent years, they are becoming more catastrophic in terms of magnitude, intensity and frequency. We now have to accelerate study for disaster risk reduction for the fu…
Historic urban areas and their territorial settings are irreplaceable and highly complex cultural resources that have evolved over time and contain various heritage components and systems such as traditional housing, urban spaces, ecological features such as water systems and intangible components such as rituals and social activities that have sustaine…
The Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, on the 50th Anniversary of the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami, will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques to mitigate the damaging effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. This conference is being planned by the Earthquake Engin…
Subject matter experts will present in interactive forums, sharing lessons learned during times of preparedness, response and recovery in public health emergencies, affecting healthcare infrastructure. They will focus on aspects of coordination and collaboration between the various organizations and stakeholders contributing to disaster preparedness, he…
Purpose of Workshop / Skills Taught / Methodology
The purpose of the DRM workshop is to develop practical skills for risk management practitioners who are involved in initiatives across the Disaster Risk Management Cycle (DRMC) spectrum, particularly in the South/SE Asian region.
Effective Disaster Risk Management is taught around four key diagrams,…
The conference will examine what we have learnt in the past few years and provide a comprehensive forum that shines a spotlight on resilience and offers professionals (and future professionals) an opportunity to advance and improve approaches, thoughts and opinions. We would like to examine expertise, competencies and aptitudes relating to the prepared…
The Course will provide a Practical, hands-on GIS problem solving, by making use of Free and Open Source GIS Software ‘Quantum GIS (QGIS)’
The objective of the four-day course will be to guide participants through a systematic process of understanding the various stages GIS can be utilised.
• GIS data formats - software and concepts.
•…
The Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are pleased to announce the International Course on Law and Legal Protection in Natural Disasters, to be held at the International Institute of Humanitaria…
Session topics include:
Effective public outreach and community involvement strategies
Creating tribal climate change adaptation plans
Natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) overview
Forest health in a changing climate
Climate change: Challenges and strategies on tribal lands
Sandy recovery improvement act: Tribal sovereignty and federal disa…
COURSE OVERVIEW:
The fundamental principle of community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) involves the development and support of bottom up processes arising from the communities in recognition of their own needs and aspirations for community safety, and appropriate actions to address them. The CBDRR course provides an opportunity to practitioners t…
The workshop, “Flood Contingency Plan Formulation for Iligan City” will take place on 18-22 November 2013 in Legazpi City, Albay. During the five-day activity, participants coming from the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (IDRRMC) and the city’s other departments will work on the actual formulation of the city’s flood contingen…
This is an awareness-level course that provides a basic understanding of tsunamis, hazard assessment, warning and dissemination, and community response strategies to effectively reduce tsunami risk. The goal of this course is to enhance the participants' abilities to support their organizational preparedness and response efforts.
Course modules:
Sci…
Background
UNDP helps countries prevent armed conflict, alleviate the risk and effects of disasters from natural hazards and build back better and stronger when crises happen. Building resilience to conflicts and disasters is at the very heart of UNDP's work. When a crisis strikes, UNDP ensures that while the humanitarian response focuses on the immedi…