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Feb - Apr 2010 events in All Regions, about All Hazards, All Themes, All Org. Types: 55 (includes all major global events)
FEB 2010
31 Jan - 06 Feb (Week 05)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
01 Feb 2010 - 01 Feb 2010 Handbook on preventing corruption in humanitarian operations

Transparency International

Geneva (Switzerland)
 
01 Feb 2010 - 04 Feb 2010 International conference on food security and climate change in dry areas

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

(Jordan)
 
02 Feb 2010 - 02 Feb 2010 World Wetlands Day 2010

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

 
 
03 Feb 2010 - 03 Feb 2010 Multi-stakeholder forum on climate change adaptation

National Disaster Coordinating Council

Tetuan (Philippines)
 
05 Feb 2010 - 05 Feb 2010 16th Annual seminar: Earthquakes mean business

Gateway Citizen Corps Coalition

St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America)
 
05 Feb 2010 - 07 Feb 2010 10th Delhi sustainable development summit (DSDS)

Energy and Research Institute

Dehli (India)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
01 Feb 2010 - 05 Feb 2010 Climate change: vulnerability, impacts and adaptation

Newcastle University

Newcastle (United Kingdom)
 
01 Feb 2010 - 19 Feb 2010 39th Regional Training: Disaster management course (DMC-39)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Bangkok (Thailand)
07 - 13 Feb (Week 06)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
05 Feb 2010 - 07 Feb 2010 10th Delhi sustainable development summit (DSDS) (continued)

Energy and Research Institute

Dehli (India)
 
08 Feb 2010 - 10 Feb 2010 EPFL - UNESCO International scientific conference on technologies for development

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Lausanne (Switzerland)
 
08 Feb 2010 - 10 Feb 2010 Reviewing and localizing developing indicators for urban observatories

United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN Human Settlements Programme (UNHABITAT) - Jordan

Dead Sea Area (Jordan)
 
08 Feb 2010 - 11 Feb 2010 Advancing grassroots women's leadership in community resilience

Huairou Commission

Kathmandu (Nepal)
 
10 Feb 2010 - 11 Feb 2010 Disaster risk reduction: mechanisms and methodologies in civil protection

European Commission

Cairo (Egypt)
 
11 Feb 2010 - 13 Feb 2010 Tropical forests under a changing climate: Linking impacts, mitigation, and adaptation New Haven (United States of America)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development (continued)

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
01 Feb 2010 - 19 Feb 2010 39th Regional Training: Disaster management course (DMC-39) (continued)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Bangkok (Thailand)
 
07 Feb 2010 - 11 Feb 2010 Disaster risk reduction, training course pilot II

Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Initiative for South Eastern Europe

Zagreb (Croatia)
14 - 20 Feb (Week 07)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
15 Feb 2010 - 16 Feb 2010 State of the art in flash flood risk management in the Himalaya

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Kathmandu (Nepal)
 
15 Feb 2010 - 19 Feb 2010 GEOSS Support for decision-making in the coastal zone: Managing and mitigating the impacts of human activities and natural hazards in the coastal zone

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

Cotonou (Benin)
 
17 Feb 2010 - 18 Feb 2010 2nd Climate change and extreme cyclones: regional conference on disaster risk reduction and emergency response in a rapidly changing world

Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center

Dhaka (Bangladesh)
 
18 Feb 2010 - 21 Feb 2010 2010 International disaster management conference

Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center

Orlando (United States of America)
 
18 Feb 2010 - 18 Feb 2010 International workshop on social dimension of adaptation to climate change

International Center for Climate Governance

Venice (Italy)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development (continued)

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
01 Feb 2010 - 19 Feb 2010 39th Regional Training: Disaster management course (DMC-39) (continued)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Bangkok (Thailand)
 
15 Feb 2010 - 14 Mar 2010 Earthquake risk mitigation: online course, India

World Bank Institute

(India)
 
16 Feb 2010 - 16 Feb 2010 UK Climate projections 2009 user interface training – navigation and interpretation

UK Climate Impacts Programme

Oxford (United Kingdom)
21 - 27 Feb (Week 08)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
18 Feb 2010 - 21 Feb 2010 2010 International disaster management conference (continued)

Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center

Orlando (United States of America)
 
21 Feb 2010 - 24 Feb 2010 9th International workshop on seismic microzoning and risk reduction

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Cuernavaca (Mexico)
 
21 Feb 2010 - 27 Feb 2010 Fourth international conference on community-based adaptation

World Bank, the

Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania, United Rep of)
 
22 Feb 2010 - 24 Feb 2010 8th Meeting of the regional consultative committee for disaster management

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Manila (Philippines)
 
24 Feb 2010 - 26 Feb 2010 7th Forum of the world alliance of cities against poverty (WACAP): confronting the crisis collectively

United Nations Development Programme

Rotterdam (Netherlands)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development (continued)

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
15 Feb 2010 - 14 Mar 2010 Earthquake risk mitigation: online course, India (continued)

World Bank Institute

(India)
 
22 Feb 2010 - 27 Feb 2010 Modelling of floods

Newcastle University

Newcastle (United Kingdom)
28 Feb - 06 Mar (Week 09)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
01 Mar 2010 - 01 Mar 2010 World civil defence day 2010

International Civil Defense Organization

 
 
06 Mar 2010 - 10 Mar 2010 CZMRDLLC 2010 - coastal zone management of river deltas and low land coastlines

Egypt - government

Alexandria (Egypt)
 
06 Mar 2010 - 07 Mar 2010 Second regional symposium on City Development Strategy (CDS)

Arab Urban Development Institute

Khartoum (Sudan)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development (continued)

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
15 Feb 2010 - 14 Mar 2010 Earthquake risk mitigation: online course, India (continued)

World Bank Institute

(India)
 
01 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 9th earthquake vulnerability reduction course (EVRC-9)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Bangkok (Thailand)
February 2010
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MAR 2010
28 Feb - 06 Mar (Week 09)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
01 Mar 2010 - 01 Mar 2010 World civil defence day 2010 (continued)

International Civil Defense Organization

 
 
06 Mar 2010 - 10 Mar 2010 CZMRDLLC 2010 - coastal zone management of river deltas and low land coastlines (continued)

Egypt - government

Alexandria (Egypt)
 
06 Mar 2010 - 07 Mar 2010 Second regional symposium on City Development Strategy (CDS) (continued)

Arab Urban Development Institute

Khartoum (Sudan)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development (continued)

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
15 Feb 2010 - 14 Mar 2010 Earthquake risk mitigation: online course, India (continued)

World Bank Institute

(India)
 
01 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 9th earthquake vulnerability reduction course (EVRC-9) (continued)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Bangkok (Thailand)
07 - 13 Mar (Week 10)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
06 Mar 2010 - 10 Mar 2010 CZMRDLLC 2010 - coastal zone management of river deltas and low land coastlines (continued)

Egypt - government

Alexandria (Egypt)
 
06 Mar 2010 - 07 Mar 2010 Second regional symposium on City Development Strategy (CDS) (continued)

Arab Urban Development Institute

Khartoum (Sudan)
 
08 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 WMO RA IV Hurricane Committee - 32nd session

World Meteorological Organization

Hamilton (Bermuda)
 
10 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 Fifth session of the intergovernmental coordination group for the tsunami and other coastal hazards warning system for the Caribbean and adjacent regions

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Managua (Nicaragua)
 
10 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 Fourth GEOSS Asia-Pacific symposium

Group on Earth Observations

Bali (Indonesia)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development (continued)

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
15 Feb 2010 - 14 Mar 2010 Earthquake risk mitigation: online course, India (continued)

World Bank Institute

(India)
 
01 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 9th earthquake vulnerability reduction course (EVRC-9) (continued)

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Bangkok (Thailand)
 
08 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010
(Tentative)
Modelling of floods

Newcastle University

Newcastle (United Kingdom)
 
08 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 Geographical Information Systems - an introductory course

University of the Free State

Bloemfontein (South Africa)
 
08 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010 7th International course on hospital emergency preparedness and response (HEPR-7) Bangkok (Thailand)
14 - 20 Mar (Week 11)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
15 Mar 2010 - 18 Mar 2010 International African water and sanitation congress and exhibition

National water and sewerage corporation

Kampala (Uganda)
 
16 Mar 2010 - 17 Mar 2010 Regional meeting: adaptation to climate change in the Maghreb, review and outlook

University Hassan II

Casablanca (Morocco)
 
17 Mar 2010 - 18 Mar 2010 Fifth meeting on regional tsunami warning system architecture

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Paris (France)
 
19 Mar 2010 - 19 Mar 2010 MdM 2010 annual conference - 'Climate Change and Migration'

Medecins du Monde - UK

London (United Kingdom)
 
19 Mar 2010 - 20 Mar 2010 Climate change adaptation and mitigation: the way ahead

Xavier Institute of Development Action and Studies

Jabalpur (India)
TRAINING
15 Sep 2009 - 15 Mar 2010 Training course in disaster risk reduction within the framework of sustainable local development (continued)

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization

Turin (Italy)
 
15 Feb 2010 - 14 Mar 2010 Earthquake risk mitigation: online course, India (continued)

World Bank Institute

(India)
 
15 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010 Facilitating community-managed disaster risk reduction

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
21 - 27 Mar (Week 12)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
22 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010 World urban forum 5

United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
 
22 Mar 2010 - 25 Mar 2010 IPCC Second lead authors meeting: Special Report - managing the risk of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Hanoi (Viet Nam)
 
22 Mar 2010 - 25 Mar 2010 Multi-hazard early warning systems workshop for Central America and the Caribbean

World Meteorological Organization

(Costa Rica)
 
24 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010 2nd International conference on integrated water resources management and challenges of sustainable development

Moroccan Committee of the International Association of Hydrogeologist

Agadir (Morocco)
 
24 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010 International drought symposium

University of California, Riverside

Riverside (United States of America)
TRAINING
15 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010 Facilitating community-managed disaster risk reduction (continued)

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
 
22 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010 Séminaire méthodologique sur la prise en compte des considérations liées aux changements climatiques dans la planification urbaine (in French)

Institut d’Applications et de Vulgarisation en Sciences

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
28 Mar - 03 Apr (Week 13)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
29 Mar 2010 - 02 Apr 2010 2010 National hurricane conference

National Hurricane Conference

Orlando (United States of America)
 
31 Mar 2010 - 31 Mar 2010 2010 Third annual Pacific preparedness conference: capacity building to address vulnerable populations in natural disasters

Pacific Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Response Information Network and Training Services

Honolulu (United States of America)
 
02 Apr 2010 - 05 Apr 2010 Mekong River summit

Mekong River Comission

Khon Kaen (Thailand)
March 2010
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APR 2010
28 Mar - 03 Apr (Week 13)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
29 Mar 2010 - 02 Apr 2010 2010 National hurricane conference (continued)

National Hurricane Conference

Orlando (United States of America)
 
31 Mar 2010 - 31 Mar 2010 2010 Third annual Pacific preparedness conference: capacity building to address vulnerable populations in natural disasters (continued)

Pacific Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Response Information Network and Training Services

Honolulu (United States of America)
 
02 Apr 2010 - 05 Apr 2010 Mekong River summit (continued)

Mekong River Comission

Khon Kaen (Thailand)
04 - 10 Apr (Week 14)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
02 Apr 2010 - 05 Apr 2010 Mekong River summit (continued)

Mekong River Comission

Khon Kaen (Thailand)
 
04 Apr 2010 - 06 Apr 2010 Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition

Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition, Higher Organizing Committee

Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
 
06 Apr 2010 - 07 Apr 2010 Partners in emergency preparedness

University of Washington

Washington, DC (United States of America)
 
07 Apr 2010 - 11 Apr 2010 World health day 2010

World Health Organization

 
 
07 Apr 2010 - 09 Apr 2010 Conference on gender, environment and development

Women's Studies Association of the Philippines

UP Visayas Iloilo, Iloilo City (Philippines)
 
08 Apr 2010 - 15 Apr 2010 2010 Hazard mapping and environmental summit (HMES), Eco Summit 2010

Resource Recovery Movement

Manila (Philippines)
 
09 Apr 2010 - 16 Apr 2010 The 3rd international field symposium: science, technology and disaster mitigation

Tohoku University

Sendai (Japan)
 
09 Apr 2010 - 09 Apr 2010 International workshop: After the cameras have gone - rebuilding sustainable communities in Haiti after the January 12 earthquake

Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters

Boston (United States of America)
11 - 17 Apr (Week 15)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
07 Apr 2010 - 11 Apr 2010 World health day 2010 (continued)

World Health Organization

 
 
08 Apr 2010 - 15 Apr 2010 2010 Hazard mapping and environmental summit (HMES), Eco Summit 2010 (continued)

Resource Recovery Movement

Manila (Philippines)
 
09 Apr 2010 - 16 Apr 2010 The 3rd international field symposium: science, technology and disaster mitigation (continued)

Tohoku University

Sendai (Japan)
 
11 Apr 2010 - 14 Apr 2010 Sustainable water management conference & exposition

American Water Works Association

Albuquerque (Mexico)
 
12 Apr 2010 - 13 Apr 2010 International symposium on coastal zones and climate change: assessing the impact and developing adaptation strategies

Monash University

Victoria (Australia)
 
12 Apr 2010 - 16 Apr 2010 Africa ministerial conference for meteorology and disaster risk reduction

World Meteorological Organization

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
16 Apr 2010 - 16 Apr 2010 One festival live in Manila 2010

Resource Recovery Movement

Manila (Philippines)
TRAINING
12 Apr 2010 - 07 May 2010 International training course on application of space technology for disaster management support with emphasis on geological risk management

Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific

Dehradun (India)
 
12 Apr 2010 - 23 Apr 2010 Community-managed disaster risk reduction

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Medan (Indonesia)
18 - 24 Apr (Week 16)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
19 Apr 2010 - 23 Apr 2010 North American drought monitor forum and global drought assessment workshop organizers

United States Group on Earth Observations

Asheville (United States of America)
 
20 Apr 2010 - 22 Apr 2010 Human settlement, water, energy and transport infrastructure - mitigation and adaptation strategies

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Calcutta (India)
TRAINING
12 Apr 2010 - 07 May 2010 International training course on application of space technology for disaster management support with emphasis on geological risk management (continued)

Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific

Dehradun (India)
 
12 Apr 2010 - 23 Apr 2010 Community-managed disaster risk reduction (continued)

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Medan (Indonesia)
25 Apr - 01 May (Week 17)Add event
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
26 Apr 2010 - 27 Apr 2010 Mekong environment and climate symposium 2010

Mekong River Comission

Phan Thiet city - Mui Ne beach (Viet Nam)
 
28 Apr 2010 - 29 Apr 2010 Water & environment 2010: CIWEM's annual conference

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

London (United Kingdom)
TRAINING
12 Apr 2010 - 07 May 2010 International training course on application of space technology for disaster management support with emphasis on geological risk management (continued)

Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific

Dehradun (India)
 
26 Apr 2010 - 30 Apr 2010 Prévention et gestion des effets des changements climatiques dans le secteur de la sécurité alimentaire (in French)

Institut d’Applications et de Vulgarisation en Sciences

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
April 2010
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