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Communicating Disasters, 21-22 Dec,
Bangkok
ADPC’s
Information & Knowledge Management unit
participated in a regional meeting for media
professionals, disaster researchers, managers
and development communication specialists from
the main Tsunami affected countries in Asia was
held on the eve of the disaster’s second
anniversary. The meeting was organized by TVE
Asia Pacific and UNDP. The meeting focused on
the role of media professionals and their use of
information and communication technologies
(ICTs) before, during and after a disaster; to
share lessons learned among media professionals
and key players in disaster risk reduction based
on the experience of the Tsunami disaster; and
to come up with suggestive guidelines for
engaging the mass media and new media for more
effective communication before, during and after
disasters. The discussions, findings and
conclusions of the meeting will be captured in a
book to be published.
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Report: |
Communicating Disasters
Building on the Tsunami
Experience and Responding to
Future Challenges |
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