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Background
Europe is facing an accelerated climate change as a result of global warming and as a result population departure and consequent abandon of rural areas due to the increase floods, forest fire, lack of water, land slide, etc, and there is a need to find ways to support management of such hazards by providing adequate training on environmental security and management. The 2010 Climate Agreement in Cancun, Mexico, identified as of matter of urgency the need for training on managing environment security and preventing occurrence by providing
Aim
The Environment and Security International Workshop is intended to provide a forum to explore the connections between environment and security issues, their common underlying scientific threads, and the policy and governance needed to address security risks posed by a rapidly changing environment.
Oficial certificate of attendance, access to conference sessions, papers publication with ISBN CD, conference bag, mid-session coffee breaks as scheduled in the conference program, lunch on Wednesday 10, Thursday 11, gala dinner on Thursday 11
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Registration forms must be accompanied by full payment. No registration will be processed without the payment receipt and no registrations will be accepted by telephone.
The Organizing Committee should be notified of cancellations in writing. If the Organizing Committee receives cancellations before 01/03/2013, 85% of total registration fee will be refunded. After this date no refunds will be made.
The Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will take place in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2013.