International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

Please submit information on upcoming events related to disaster reduction to isdrwebmaster@un.org, indicating the meeting or conference title, date, location, contact person, email address and website (if available).

June 2004

Date	Location	Meeting or Conference
1	Geneva	IASC WG Task Force on Natural Disasters meeting
1-4	Bonn, Germany	International Conference for Renewable Energies
3-5	Barcelona, Spain	First Conference on Broadcast Meteorology CVanMaele@wmo.int
6-9	Vienna, Austria	7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion http://www.safety2004.info
9-11	Hague, The Netherlands	Second Conference on Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness (Red Cross Centre on Climate Change)
14-18	Honolulu, Hawai	Pacific Health Summit for Sustainable Disaster Risk Management
14-22	Norway	UNHCR Workshop on Emergency Management
20-23	Toronto, Canada	14th World Conference on Disaster Management http://www.wcdm.org
21-22	Berlin, Germany	Seminar on Flood Prevention, Protection and Mitigation
23-25	University of Toronto, Canada	Conference “The Natural City” http://www.utoronto.ca/divenv/NaturalCity
23-29	UNESCO House, Paris	Thirty-seventh session of the IOC Executive Council
26-27	Seeheim, Germany	First 3 cd Coordination Workshop and 2004 Cluster Cities Project meeting http://workshop.earthquakesandmegacities.org/
26-30	Tripoli, Libya	Invitation to the 10th Session of AMCEN
24-27	Crans Montana, Switzerland	15th yearly session of the Crans Montana Forum http://www.cmf.ch
29	Switzerland	Inaugural conference of the International Risk Governance Council

July 2004

Date	Location	Meeting or Conference
5-9	Sopron, Hungary	40th Anniversary Conference of International Peace Research Association“ Peace and Conflict in a Time of Globalization” http://www.human.mie-u.ac.jp/~peace/index.htm
10-15	Brisbane, Australia	Tenth session of the RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee for the South-Pacific and South-East Indian Ocean
12-14	Beijing, China	3rd International Conference on Continental Earthquakes – Mechanism, Prediction, Emergency Management and Insurance
18-21	Orlando, Florida, USA	Symposium on Risk Management and Cyber-Informatics: RMCI’04
21-25	Orlando, Florida, USA	International Conference on Education and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications EISTA 2004 http://www.confinf.org/eista04
26-27	Karlsruhe, Germany	International conference “Disasters and Society – from Hazard Assessment to Risk Reduction” http://www.disasterandsociety.uni-karlsruhe.de
26-29	Paris, France	IPCC Workshop on Climate Sensitivity http://IPCC-wg1.ucar.edu

August 2004

Date	Location	Meeting or Conference
1-6	Vancouver, Canada	13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering http://www.13wcee.com
10-12	Honolulu, Hawa’i	Gender Equality and Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop Your participation is invited in this action-oriented meeting for women and men working toward gender equality in disaster risk management and response. The workshop is sponsored by US AID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, University of Hawaii Social Science Research Institute, members of the Gender and Disaster Network and others. Practitioners, policy makers, planners, academics, activists and community members will focus on practical and feasible strategies for engendering the risk reduction agenda. The language of the conference is English and the conference site is the East-West Center of Honolulu. Contact Elaine Enarson or Cheryl Anderson for more information genderdisaster@yahoo.com http://www.ssri.hawaii.edu/research/GDWwebsite/index.html
15-20	Glasgow, UK	The 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union “One Earth – Many Worlds” http://www.meetingmakers.co.uk/IGC-UK2004
21-28	Florence, Italy	32nd International Geological Congress margottini@casacciaenea.it
24-26	Delhi, India	Partnership in Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) in Asia partnership@hyogo.uncrd.or.jp http://www.hyogo.uncrd.or.jp/
30/8-3/9	Mauritius	International meeting to review the implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action/SIDS+10(UN/DESA)

September 2004

Date	Location	Meeting or Conference
5-8	Oslo, Norway	Conference for Urban Change
7-9	Madrid, Spain	Reducing urban risk and vulnerability ( UN-HABITAT/UN-ISDR) leon2@un.org
8-10	Oudrift Riverside Lodge, Potchefstroom, NW, South Africa	ADVANCED COURSE IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION This course is aimed at providing the learner with an enhanced understanding of disaster risk. The first part of the module ensures a level playing field by defining the most important concepts. The section thereafter explores the interrelatedness of hazards, risk and vulnerability. A distinction is drawn between what constitutes a risk, a hazard and vulnerability. The emphasis is also on the classification of hazards. Different categories of hazards are explained. The permanent and temporal characteristics of hazards are alluded to in order to obtain an understanding of their make-up. Once the parts of hazards have been explained the focus is shifted to that of hazard assessment. Some practical application in hazard assessment is covered. The subsequent sections look at vulnerability and the factors that contribute to vulnerability. The last part of this module focuses on risk and vulnerability analysis. Cost: R3100.00 per person Visit our website to download an application form - http://acds.co.za. Please contact Jenny Coles for more information at sosjrc@puk.ac.za Closing date: 25 August 2004.
8-11	Geneva, Switzerland	International Conference on Education (UNESCO/IBE)
13-17	Barcelona, Spain	Urban Risk, Barcelona World Urban Forum (UN-HABITAT)
13 September - 6 October		On-Line Forum -Collecting Voices from the World on " Partnership in Community Based Disaster Management" 13 September - 6 October 2004, Organized by United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Kobe contact: rep@hyogo.uncrd.or.jp http://www.hyogo.uncrd.or.jp
20	Karlskoga, Sweden	Joint Seminar on Systemic Risks and Lessons Learned: On the Road to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction Organised by: European Commission Joint Research Centre & Swedish Rescue Services Agency in collaboration with OECD International Futures Programme. This seminar will precede the OECD Workshop on Lessons Learned from Chemical Accidents and Incidents on 21-23 September 2004, in the same venue. First Announcement
27-29	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	International conference on Climate change: a challenge or a threat for water management?”
27-28	Brussels, Belgium	Fourth meeting of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-4) geosec@noaa.gov
28-29	Geneva, Switzerland	10th Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction
29/09-3/10	Moscow, Russia	Moscow World CC Conference www.wccc2003.org

October 2004

Date	Location	Meeting or Conference
18-21	Yerevan, Armenia	Asian Seismological Commission, 5th General Assembly (UNU)
18-21	Nairobi, Kenya	The 5th Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) rcmrd@rcmrd.org or ottichilo@rcmrd.org
18-22	Munich, Germany	United Nations Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Disaster Management Organized by: UN/ISDR, the German Space Agency and UNOOSA Sandra Sudhoff Sandra.Sudhoff@dlr.de info: http://www.zki.caf.dlr.de/unoosa_workshop_2004_en.html
21-23	Geneva, Switzerland	18th International Conference Informatics for Environmental Protection (EnviroInfo) http://www.enviroinfo2004.org

November 2004

Date	Location	Meeting or Conference
15-20	China	Thirty-seventh session ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee
17-19	Manizales, Colombia	Conferencia Interamericana Sobre Reducción del Riesgo de los Desastres Reflexiones y propuestas para mejorar la efectividad de la gestión Encuentro y Coloquio del Sistema Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres de Colombia Programa Formato de inscripción bididea@nevado.manizales.unal.edu.co
18-20	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Symposium: 1st Annual CRHNet - Canadian Risk and Hazards (Knowledge and Practice Network) This Symposium will bring together a national and international audience of scholars, researchers, and practitioners to share knowledge and exchange information in order to address risks through partnerships. The Symposium will launch the development of the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network (CRHNet), a knowledge and practice-based network to develop, promote, and help implement emergency management prevention and mitigation strategies in Canada. info@crhnet.ca http://www.crhnet.ca

December 2004

Date	Location	Meeting or Conference
2-4	Hyderabad, India	HAZARDS 2004 10th International Symposium on Natural and Human Induced Hazards and 3rd Workshop of the IUGG GeoRisk Commission Dr. R.K. Chadha www.hazards2004.org
6-7	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) http://unfccc.int/cop10/index.html