ADPC, together with the
University of Hawaii Hilo, the Asian Institute
of Technology, Bangkok and the Tambon Kam Phuan,
Suk Samran District of Ranong Province conducted
a
Community-based Disaster Risk
Management (CBDRM) Training under the USAID-Livelihood
Program in Ranong Province from 1-5 March.
As a result of the training, the participants
gained a good understanding of the process of
risk assessment, produced their own hazard map,
identified their own risk and mitigation
measures, and developed their own action plans
for disaster management.
ADPC facilitated a training
workshop on “Institutionalizing
Climate Forecast Applications for Disaster
Mitigation” on 16-17 March
at Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
in association with CARE Indonesia.
ADPC, in cooperation with the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri
Lanka (TRC), and the Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)
organized a workshop on “Emergency
Telecommunications for Disaster Management” in
Sri Lanka on 23 March and in Bangladesh on 29
March.
