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Please
submit information on upcoming events related to disaster
reduction in Asia & Pacific to isdr-bkk@un.org,
indicating the meeting or conference title, date, location,
contact person, email address and website (if available).
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January
2006
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Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
| 12-14 |
Colombo,
Sri Lanka |
Second
International Conference on Disaster
Management-Rehabilitation, Reconstruction
and Long Term Development |
| 17-18 |
Indonesia |
2ndNational
Meeting (Indonesian Agency for Rehabilitation
and Reconstruction) Organizer: LPAM-Institute
for Empowerment and Advocacy Nias People
Contact: Duman Wau, Executive Director
of LPAM |
| 19 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Education
for Disaster Preparedness in Primary
School Organizer: ADRC Contact: Mr.
Akihiro Teranishi, Senior Researcher |
| 19-20 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Regional
Implementation Meeting for Asia and
the Pacific for 14th Session
of the Commission on Sustainable Development
Organizer: UNESCAP (www.unescap.org/esd/rim/) Contact:
Rae Kwon Chung, Director, ESDD Participation:
JC |
| 24-26 |
Tsukuba,
Japan |
International
Workshop on Flood Risk Management Organizer:
PWRI/UNESCO/WMO (www.pwri.go.jp)
Contact: Mariko Suzuki, Hydrologic
Engineering Research Team |
| 24-27 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Regional
Workshop on CBDRM standards for the
South East Asia region Organizer: ADPC (www.adpc.net)
Contact: Shesh Kanta Kafle, Officer
In-Charge, PDRSEA-3 Participation:
JC |
| 25-26 |
Jakarta,
Indonesia |
ASEAN
Regional Workshop on Standby Arrangements
and Standard Operating Procedures (Emergency
Relief Component) Organizer: ASEAN
Contact: Riena Prasiddha, ASEAN Secretariat |
| 27 |
Jakarta,
Indonesia |
The 6th Meeting
of ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management
(ACDM) Participation: CR |
| 26-27 |
Colombo,
Sri Lanka |
UNU-EHS
Workshop Organizer: UNU-EHS Contact:
Dr. Juan Carlos VDL, Scientific Advisor |
| 30-31 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Second
U.S. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
(IOCTWS) Organizer: USAID Regional
Development Mission/Asia (www.usaid.gov) Contact: Orestes Anastasia,
Program Manager Participation: JC,
CR |
| 30-04/02 |
Dhaka,
Bangladesh |
The 33rd Session
of the WMO/ESCAP Panel on Tropical
Cyclones Organizer: WMO (www.wmo.int)
Contact: J. Lengoasa |
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February
2006
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| Date |
Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
| 2-4 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
ProVention
Advisory Forum 2006 Organizer: ProVention
Consortium (www.proventionconsortium.org)
Contact: David Peppiatt, Head of
ProVention Consortium Secretariat
Participation: HMV, JC |
| 9-10 |
Suva,
Fiji |
Mainstreaming
Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster
Management Organizer: SOPAC (www.sopac.org)
Contact: Cristelle Pratt, Director
Participation: JC |
| 20-24 |
Phuket,
Thailand |
International
Workshop on Post Disaster Assessment
and Monitoring of Coastal ecosystems
and Biological and Cultural Diversity
in the Indian Ocean and Asian Waters
Organizer: UNESCO-IOC/WESPAC (www.westpac.unescobkk.org)
Contact: Miguel D. Fortes, Head of
IOC/WESPAC Regional Secretariat |
| 23-24 |
Jakarta,
Indonesia |
Community
Participation on Disaster Risk Reduction
Workshop Organizer: Rehabilitation
and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh-Nias
Contact: Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, Director
(Tel: 6221 7254750) Participation:
CR |
| 27-28 |
Tsukuba,
Japan |
Fourth
Core Members Meeting (CMM4) - Workshop
on International Framework for Development
of Disaster Reduction Technology
List on Implementation Strategy Organizer:
NIED Contact: Hiroyuki Kameda, Program
Leader |
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March
2006
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| Date |
Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
| 8-10 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Fourth
Disaster Management Practitioneers
Workshop for South East Asia Organizer:
ADPC |
| 9-11 |
Kochi,
Japan |
International
Symposium on Management System for
Disaster Prevention (ISMD2006) Organizer: Kochi University of Technology Contact
details:
www.kochi-tech.ac.jp/coe21/ismd/call.html |
| 15-17 |
Seoul,
Republic of Korea |
Asian
Conference on Disaster Reduction
2006 - Towards the Realization of
the Strategic Goal of the Hyogo Framework
for Action Organizer: ADRC (www.adrc.or/jp/acdr2006seoul/index.html)
Contact: Shigeru Itoh, Chairman |
| 22 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
World
Water Day Organizer: ESCAP, ESDD |
| 22-24 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Tsunami
Recovery Impact Indicators Meeting
Organizer: WHO/IFRC |
| 23-30 |
New
Delhi, India |
3rd International
Training Program on Alternative Fuels:
Energy security, Techno economic
and Environment issues Organizer:
Integrated Research and Action for
Development (www.irade.org) Contact:
Dr. B.D.Sharma, Senior Advisor (email: bdshama@irade.org) |
| 27-29 |
Bonn,
Germany |
Third
International Conference on Early
Warning Systems |
| 28 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Seminar
for ESCAP's Advisory Council on Early
Warning Trust Fund Participation:
JC/CR |
| TBC |
India |
International
Seminar on Earthquake Organizer:
The Institutional of Civil Engineers
Contact: Dr.Arun Mathur, Convenor
(email: iice@india.com) |
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April
2006
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Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
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May
2006
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| Date |
Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
| 24-25 |
Hawaii,
USA |
Tsunami
Symposium in Hawaii
Contact details: www.sthjournal.org/2006.pdf |
| 24-26 |
Beijing,
China |
FIEOS2006 - 3rd
International Symposium on Future
Intelligent Earth Observing Satellites
Contact: Ms. Lin Zhang (email: fieos@ne.rsgs.ac.cn) |
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Jun
2006
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Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
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July
2006
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Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
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August
2006
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or Conference |
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September
2006
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| Date |
Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
| 25-26 |
Goa,
India |
The
2nd International Symposium
on Geo-Information for Disaster
Management: Remote Sensing and
GIS Techniques for Monitoring and
Prediction of Disasters Organizer:
the Indian Society for Remote Sensing/ISPRS/UNOOSA/FIG/ICA/TUDelft
Contact: s.zlatanova@otb.tudelft.nl Contact
details: www.comission4.isprs.org |
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October
2006
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Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
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November
2006
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| Date |
Location |
Meeting
or Conference |
| 7-10 |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
The
6th Asian Seismological
Commission General Assembly 2006
(ASC 2006) and Symposium on Earthquake
and Tsunami Disaster Preparedness
and Mitigation Organizer: Thai Meteorological
Department/ASC/EIT/ADPC (http://asc1996.netfirms.com)
Contact: Sumalee Prachuab (email: asc2006_loc@yahoo.co.th) Participation:
JC/CR |
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December
2006
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Location |
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Training
Opportunities
| CATEGORY |
DATE |
LOCATION |
TITLE |
| JANUARY |
| ADPC
Reg. Course |
16/01-03/02
(3 weeks) |
AIT
Bangkok US$2,500 |
Disaster Management
Course (DMC-33) Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| FEBRUARY |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
1-7
(1 week) |
Dhaka |
Climate
Forecast Information for Agriculture Risk
Management (CFIARM-1) Funded by FAO Contact: philipp@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
6-7
(2 days) |
BTC/DDPM
Thailand |
Damage
and Needs Assessment Course (DANA-1) Funded
by UNDP Thailand Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
8-19
(3 days) |
Afghanistan |
Disaster
Management Course (DMC-AF) Funded by UNP
Afghanistan Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
14-16 |
Satun,
Thailand |
Crisis
Management Course (CMC-5) Funded by UNDP
Thailand Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| OCHA |
19-24 |
Philippines |
UN-Civil
Millitary Coordination Course Contact: reiterer@un.org |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
27-28
(2 days) |
BTC/DDPM
Thailand |
Damage
and Needs Assessment Course (DANA-2) Funded
by UNDP Thailand Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| MARCH |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
1-7
(1 week) |
Jakarta |
Climate
Information for Media Professionals (CIMP)
Funded by NOAA Contact: philipp@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
6-8
(3 days) |
Ranong
Thailand |
Crisis
Management Course (CMC-6) Funded by UNDP
Thailand Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
13-17
(3 days) |
Karachi,Pakistan |
Disaster
Management Course (DMC-PK) Funded by UNISDR/UNOCHA
Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
21-22
(3 days) |
Abbottabad,Pakistan |
Disaster
Management (DMC-PK1) Funded by UNISDR/UNOCHA
Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
23-24
(3 days) |
Mansehra,
Pakistan |
Disaster
Management Course (DMC-PK2) Funded by UNISDR/UNOCHA
Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Other Courses |
28-29
(3 days) |
Muzaffarabza,
Pakistan |
Disaster
Management Course (DMC-PK3) Funded by
UNISDR/UNOCHA Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
Tbc
(1 week) |
Chittagong,Bangladesh |
Earthquake
Vulnerablity Reduction for Cities (EVRC-BD)
Funded by CARE Bangladesh Contact: arambepola@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
Tbc
(1 week) |
Sri
Lanka |
Damage
and Loss Estimation for Risk Management
(DLERM-SL) Funded by SNV Contact: arambepola@adpc.net |
| OCHA |
Tbc |
India |
UNDAC
Refresher - Asia Contact: lund@un.org |
| APRIL |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
Tbc
(1 week) |
India |
Damage
and Loss Estimation for Risk Management
(DLERM-IND) Funded by SNV Contact: arambepola@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
25/04-12/05 |
Netherlands
and Bangkok, Thailand |
Trail
Run for Distance Education Course on "Multi-hard
risk assessment (DEC-ITC) Funded by EU
Contact: arambepola@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
Tbc
(4 days) |
Bangkok,
Thailand |
Training
on Advocacy for Institutionalizing CBDRM
in Government (DMC-33) Funded by DIPECHO
Contact: Vicky@adpc.net |
| MAY |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
7-15
(1 week) |
Indramayu,Indonesia |
Climate
Forecast Information for Agriculture Risk
Management (CFIARM-2) Funded by USAID/OFDA
Contact: philipp@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
17/05-02/06
(2 weeks) |
Bangkok,Thailand |
Climate
Information for Disaster Risk Management
(CIDRM) Funded by NOAA Contact: philipp@adpc.net |
| JUNE |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
Tbc
(1 week) |
Indonesia |
Damage
and Loss Estimation for Risk Management
(DLERM-INA) Funded by SNV Contact: arambepola@adpc.net |
| JULY |
| ADPC
Reg. Course |
17-28
(2 weeks) |
AIT
Bangkok US$2,000 |
Community Based Disaster
Risk Management Course (CBDRM-14)
Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| SEPTEMBER |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
Tbc
(1 week) |
Thailand |
Governance
and Disaster Management (GDM-BKK) Funded
by USAID/OFDA Contact: arambepola@adpc.net |
| NOVEMBER |
| ADPC
Reg. Course |
6-24 (3
weeks) |
AIT
Bangkok US$2,500 |
Disaster Management
Course (DMC-34) Contact: teadpc@adpc.net |
| ADPC
Program Based Courses |
Tbc
(2 weeks) |
Thailand |
Earthquake
Vulnerablity Reduction for Cities (EVRC-BKK)
Funded by Government of Netherlands Contact: arambepola@adpc.net |
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