The
Fourth Disaster Management Practitioners for
Southeast Asia (DMP SEA) Workshop
was held from 8-10 March in Bangkok. The theme
for this year's workshop "Learning from
community based practices: Strengthening policy
and partnerships". The workshop focused on three
major themes: Innovative Approaches to CBDRM;
Integrating CBDRM into the Socio-Economic
Development Process; and Partnerships and
Networking to Enhance CBDRM. Workshop papers and
proceedings will be available in April 2006.
The
second meeting with Business Groups in Vietnam
was held on 15 March in Hanoi to
draft a plan and identify resources and
mechanisms to support private and business
sector involvement in CBDRM in Vietnam.
