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Displaying 75 of about 1495 resultsThe course offers to build the capacity of professionals to design, manage, evaluate and undertake improvements in people centered end-to-end early warning systems for hydro-meteorological and geological hazards and extreme events associated with climate change and variability. It builds upon ADPC’s two decades of experience in disaster management, fa…
Purpose of the course
The course aims to build the capacity of professionals to manage risks associated with climate variability, change, and extremes. It builds upon the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center’s two decades of experience in disaster management, facilitating regional cooperation and building capacities of disaster management institutions at…
This is a 5-week online course.
Community-based disaster management (CBDM) is an approach to building the capacity of communities to assess their vulnerability to both human induced and natural hazards and develop strategies and resources necessary to prevent and/or mitigate the impact of identified hazards as well as respond, rehabilitate, and reconst…
The primary aim of the conference is to share the latest developments in adaptation planning and practices, priority sectors and measures at different levels and disseminate knowledge among stakeholders and actors.
The conference will consist of a two day field visit to community based adaptation projects in different ecosystems, and three days of inte…
En las próximas décadas el riesgo de desastres en ciudades de América Latina aumentará a causa del cambio climático, el cual modificará la vulnerabilidad, exposición, frecuencia e intensidad de las amenazas asociadas a fenómenos naturales.
Las ciudades costeras de México, así como otras de Latinoamérica, son altamente vulnerables ya que se espera que e…
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This course will provide participants with basic understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its relationship to climate change adaptation and disaster management. They will learn about the basic process and tools to facilitate community-managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR). CMDRR framework puts premium to building capacities of commun…
The Seminar mapped out the different risk assessment practices and programs at all disaster phases: in pre-disaster situation, during emergency response, in the post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction period as well as far after the recovery timeframe has been completed. Discussions in the seminar were focused on how communities take part in ris…
Themed 'Reducing Disaster Risk in a Changing Climate', the summit primarily aims to explain the science and future impact projections including several relevant strategies on how communities can adapt to climate change.
Background and objective of the workshop
Even if world governments soon agree to adopt measures to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere by the end of the century, the projected residual increase in global warming will considerably alter climate worldwide. Adaptation is thus needed to respond optimally to the new challenging environment.
Adap…
The coastal zone is expected to be home to nearly 75% of the World population by 2025. There is an increasing concern that current management practices in coastal zones are unsustainable. Coastal zones are facing severe socio-economic and environmental problems. Growing human populations, rapid urbanization and industrial developments in coastal areas a…
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) and the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), with the sponsorship of the Inter-American Network for Disaster Mitigation (INDM), are pleased to announce the Experts Round Table, 'Floodplain Management with No Adverse Impact in Coastal Zones and Adaptation to Climate Chan…
Course Contents:
- Basic of concepts and vulnerability of India
- Disaster Management System in India – Policies, Laws & Regulations
- CBDM: Concepts & Need
- Systematic Approach to Training
- Training Techniques
- HRV Analysis
- Village Disaster management Plan
- Group Exercises
- Emerging Issues like Climate Change
- DRR and Community particip…
This Workshop aims to:
- Develop a cadre of trainers who would deliver the Programme and Tools in communities across the region;
- Build capacity in community, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and;
- Enable participants to undertake community training in the Module on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for communities with supporti…
The event's purpose is to share a variety of ideas and concerns regarding climate change adaptation especially in Australia. It explores options to empower the community to adapt to the challenges of living with climate change and climate variability and reduce risks of negative impacts.
Speakers:
- Stephen Ferrigno, General Manager Sheraton Noosa Re…
Aim:
To provide Field facilitators and other senior managers with skills, concepts and guidelines to train, and deal with emerging disasters and hazards (including climate change) that may affect the outputs of their projects.
Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand and apply the principles and practices of c…