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Vol. 8, No. 1 January-March 2002

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Editor's Corner
Theme
From the Grassroots
Insight
ADPC Programs & Activities
Training & Education
AUDMP Making cities safer
Bookmarks
Book Review
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TRAINING & EDUCATION
 

ADPC Upcoming Training and Workshop Calendar 2002

REGULAR COURSES

  • First Interregional Course on Public Health and Emergency Management in Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP-1), in collaboration with JICWELS and WHO/SEARO, WPRO, 4-22 March, Bangkok, Thailand, by invitation only
  • Tenth International Course on Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM-10), 8-19 July, Bangkok, Thailand, Fee: US$ 2,000
  • Third International Course on Urban Flood Mitigation (UFM-3), 16-27 September, Bangkok, Thailand, Fee: US$ 2,000
  • Twenty-Ninth International Disaster Management Course (DMC-29), 22 November, Bangkok, Thailand, Fee: US$ 2,500

PROGRAM-BASED COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program (AUDMP)

  • Third Curriculum Review Workshop on the Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction in Cities Course (EVRC), 6-8 March, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Seventh Annual AUDMP Working Group Meeting, 19-21 March, Bandung, Indonesia
  • Seminar on Institutional Arrangements for Total Risk Management, co-organized by the Ministry of Interior of the Royal Thai Government, 3-4 April, Bangkok, Thailand
  • ASEAN Regional Workshop on Policy, Legal and Institutional Arrangements, and Planning in Disaster Management, 24-26 April
  • First Regional Course on Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction in Cities (EVRC-1), 20-31 May, Kathmandu, Nepal, Fee: US$ 2,000
  • Regional Lessons Learned Workshop under AUDMP, 13-15 August, Bali, Indonesia
  • Urban Disaster Mitigation Course in Indonesia, dates to be announced
  • Urban Disaster Mitigation Course in the Philippines, dates to be announced
  • Urban Disaster Mitigation Course in Nepal, dates to be announced
  • Urban Disaster Mitigation Course in India, dates to be announced
  • Natural Disaster Mitigation Course in Sri Lanka, dates to be announced

Extreme Climate Events Program (ECE)

  • Asian Climate Training: A Workshop on Climate Information Applications for the ASEAN Region, 7-18 May, Bangkok, Thailand, in partnership with the Thai Meteorological Department, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in collaboration with East-West Center and International Research Institute for Climate Prediction

Partnership for Disaster Reduction in South East Asia (PDR-SEA)

  • Training of Partners in Case Study Writing, January, Bangkok, Thailand, by invitation only
  • Short Training Course on Newsletter Production and Website Development for Selected NCDM Staff, 25 February – 1 March, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • National CBDM Course for Cambodia, 18-27 March, Phnom Penh, by invitation only
  • National CBDM Course for Lao PDR, 1-10 April, Vientiane, by invitation only

Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER)

  • HOPE Training Course Design Review Meeting, 25-26 March, Bangkok
  • First HOPE Course Material Review Meeting, 24-25 June, Bangkok
  • Second HOPE Course Material Review Meeting, 28-29 October, Thailand
  • Third HOPE Course Material Review Meeting, 16-17 December, Thailand
  • Disaster Management Support in East Timor
  • Training Needs Assessment in East Timor, January- March
  • Disaster Management Orientation, 26-28 March, East Timor, by invitation only
  • Training of Trainers Course, 1-5 April, East Timor
  • District Disaster Management Orientation, April-June, East Timor
  • Emergency Management Course, East Timor
  • Training on Community Based Disaster Management, to be announced
All courses are in collaboration and partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

OTHER ADPC EVENTS

  • First Disaster Management Seminar in Thailand, 11 March, organized by Department of Accelerated Rural Development of the Royal Thai Government
  • Regional Workshop for the Development of the ASEAN Regional Program on Disaster Management, organized by the ASEAN Secretariat with assistance from ADPC and financial support from ECHO, 25-27 March
  • ACT-NOW 2: Crisis Management for Senior Executives, 29-30 April, Bangkok, Thailand
  • World Bank/ADPC Workshop on Reconstruction Needs Analysis and Program Planning: Managing the Transition from Relief to Reconstruction, dates to be announced, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Provention Consortium Steering Committee Meeting, dates to be announced, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Second Consultative Meeting of Regional Organizations and Regional Offices of UN and International Agencies on Disaster Management in Asia, co-organized by ADRC, ADPC and UN OCHA, 13-14 June, Bangkok, Thailand

NEW COURSES

  • First International Course on Planning in Complex Emergencies (PCE-1), as requested, Bangkok, Thailand, Fee: US$ 1,000
  • Basic Management for Disaster Managers, as requested, Bangkok, Thailand, Fee: US$ 1,000

Changing Concepts of Disaster Management

Changing Concepts - before

Changing Concepts - Now

before
donors decide what victims needs

now
community members participate in decision-making to prioritize needs

 

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