April 2006

PDRSEA3 Impact and Needs Assessment Mission to Timor Leste (April 5-7, Dili)

Organized by UNESCAP and participated in by PDRSEA, this mission aims to take stock of what the contribution of PDRSEA 3 has been to Timor Leste; to understand the needs and expectations of the various stakeholders; and to get feedback and inputs on the needs that may be addressed in the fourth phase of PDRSEA.

National CBDRM Standards Workshop in Indonesia (April 12-13, Jakarta)

Three-day national workshops were being organized in five project countries of PDRSEA for developing Criteria on Good Practices and Impact Indicators for projects on Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM). Criteria (and indicators) for assessment of vulnerability at family and community levels will also be developed in the workshop. The outputs of this activity should lead towards improvements in the practice of community based disaster risk management in the countries.

Regional Write-shop on Advocacy for Integrating CBDRM into Local Authority Policy and Programming(April 18-21, Bangkok)

This write-shop will be participated by CBDRM practitioners around the region and aims to develop a more systematic and effective practice of advocacy on the institutionalization of CBDRM or people's participation in government policy-making, programming and activities. As a result of this training, it is hoped that CBDRM practitioners will be able to draft and develop their advocacy plans and consolidate them as national/regional plans of advocacy.

Community Based Disaster Preparedness Training for World Vision Thailand (April 24-26 and April 27-29, Ranong, Thailand)

In 2005, ADPC (CBDRM Team) conducted a program planning mission for World Vision Thailand to support World Vision's plan to implement a Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) program in Krabi and Phang Nga provinces in Thailand. As an initial activity, ADPC has been requested to conduct two 3-day CBDRM training courses to be participated by community members, World Vision staff and local government officials. The course is aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of participants on community based disaster preparedness and enable them to undertake community risk assessment and action planning.