Vol. 8, No. 1 January-March 2002
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Partnerships for Disaster Reduction in South East Asia (PDR-SEA) Updates
Creative vs. Technical Writing?
Which writing
style is most effective for case studies – creative or technical? This
question was asked during the Case Study Writing Workshop conducted from
9-11 January 2002 in Bangkok. The workshop aimed at building the
capacity of DIPECHO partners in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the
Philippines and Vietnam in documenting best practices in community based
disaster management (CBDM). Participants learned the elements and
processes of case writing, and skills to identify innovations and
lessons in their CBDM programs. Participants applied these skills by
writing feature articles, which were termed “caselets”. A common
case study format or template was also developed for further sharing. Workshop for ASEAN Regional Program in Disaster Management The ASEAN Secretariat, in collaboration with ADPC, and with funding
support from the European Commission on Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)
and AusAID, held a regional workshop from 25-27 March 2002 in Bangkok,
Thailand, for the development of the ASEAN Regional Program on Disaster
Management. The workshop gathered key officials of national disaster
management offices of the ten ASEAN member countries: Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
and Vietnam. The ASEAN Regional Program will be tabled at the 12th AEGDM
(ASEAN Experts Group on Disaster Management) Meeting in August 2002 in
Hanoi, Vietnam.
While reviewing decisions taken at the 9th and 10th Meetings, the
11th AEGDM Meeting in August 2000 in Chiang Rai, Thailand, recognized
the priority development of the ASEAN Regional Program on Disaster
Management in order to improve AEGDM’s effectiveness in coordinating
and promoting cooperation in disaster management among countries of the
ASEAN region and its partners. The program will serve as an integrated
framework, outlining regional strategies, priority areas and activities,
to guide ASEAN cooperation in disaster management in the coming years.
The decision to hold the workshop was made at the South East Asian
Working Group meeting on Regional Cooperation held on 29-30 October 2001
and endorsed by the 2nd meeting of the ADPC Consultative Committee
meeting on Regional Cooperation (RCC2) held immediately thereafter from
31 October to 2 November. PDR-SEA is a regional
project implemented by ADPC, with funding from the European
Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) under its Second
DIPECHO Action Plan for South East Asia. The one-year project,
which commenced in March 2001, aims to develop community
capacity to prevent or mitigate the impact of disasters
through training and information exchange among partners
in the regional DIPECHO target countries: Cambodia, Indonesia,
Lao PDR, the Philippines and Vietnam. This will be achieved
through: For more information
about PDR-SEA, please contact Mr. Rustico Binas,PDR-SEA
Project Manager, Tel: (662) 524 5354 Fax: (662) 524 5350
E-mail: adpc@ait.ac.th
Website: http://www.adpc.ait.ac.th/pdr-sea/pdr-sea.html
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