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Displaying 15 of about 346 resultsThe Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) continues to roll out its plan to train government officials in the use of a coastal hazard modeling tool, to detect and mitigate coastal risks. This software will support government officials in the Pacific region to mitigate threats like sea-level rise in the long-term. The training has also offered i…
The Governments of the Philippines and Australia will be implementing a three-year natural hazard and risk assesment project in Greater Metro Manila Area. The project will be based on strong and collaborative partnership between Australian and Philippine technical agencies.
To manage the implementation of the project, AusAID is seeking a Project Coordi…
Flood risk and stormwater management topics to be covered include:
Flood mapping and flood risk management
Update on New York works
Local political/geographic issues
National flood insurance program reform and what it means
FEMA Levee analysis mapping – Status and how to keep your maps moving
Update on lake Erie and lake Ontario…
The conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
Background
Following the objectives set out in UNDP’s global corporate strategic Plan for 2008 – 2011 (extended to 2013), UNDP has contributed to Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Malawi for over a decade by supporting Government and other stakeholder efforts to minimise risks and better respond to natural disasters. Under the current UNDP’s Country Pr…
Purpose of Position
The successful candidate will play a key role, side by side with the regional programme coordinator, regional DM delegate, regional communications delegate and the regional finance and administration manager, as well as the heads of the IFRC delegations in Mongolia and DPRK, and the IFRC representative in Japan, in supporting the on…
Background
Grade / Levels: Technical Specialist/ Project Manager/Project Officer
Department/unit: As per relevant qualification and experience the candidates will be assigned to Department of Disaster Risk Assessment and Monitoring.
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarte…
The Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference series was developed to provide formal and informal venues for the exchange of information, tools and ideas relating to coastal hazards. This successful conference series has encouraged involvement by a broad audience of coastal professionals for multi-disciplinary approaches to coastal issues.
The Coasts,…
Introduction
In its resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly established the “United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response – UN-SPIDER”, as a programme of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, to provide universal access to all countries and all relevant…
The School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam is organizing the Disaster, Risk and Vulnerability Conference - 2020 (DRVC 2020). In the present COVID-19 scenario the conference will be conducted through Virtual Mode on focused themes during 9–10 October and 16–17 October 2020.
The conference is in continuation of th…
This briefing on Municipal Planning and GIS - part of the Local Development Dialogues - aims at sharing practical examples of the potential for using geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool to support municipal planning and decision-making processes. Using GIS approach offers much more than static mapping and greatly facilitates the understanding…
Objective
The main objective of this 5 day training is to allow disaster management communities with easy, quick and accurate access to flood-related information and dissemination through the support of space agencies, disaster charter and research/academic institutions for improved understanding on flood risk monitoring and planning, rapid response sy…
Typhoon Pablo hit the provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley in 2012 and caused severe damage. More than a thousand people died, about 210,000 homes were destroyed, and as of April this year, the DSWD reported that 933,416 of those affected remain displaced. Since then, the challenge for these provinces’ local governments has been to make inf…
Overview
Hosted by the Aston Centre for Research into Safety and Security (CRISIS), the International Conference on Emergency Preparedness (InterCEPt) aims to facilitate the exchange of academic research, innovations and best operational practices in the management of emergency preparedness. InterCEPt provides a unique opportunity for academics, practi…
The International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM’2017) will be held in Münster, Germany from 11th of December to 13th of December 2017. ICT-DM’2017 aims to bring together academics and practitioners who are involved in emergency services, ad hoc planning and disaster management and recovery, in o…