EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR IDRC CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS
The IDRC has extended their deadline for submissions for this year's conference (to be held in Davos, Switzerland) to February 29th, 2008.
For more information on making submissions, or on the conference itself, please visit: www.idrc.info
Friday, December 07, 2007
International Disaster and Risk Conference
IDRC Davos 2008 has now issued their invitiation for interested individuals to submit abstracts and proposals for special sessions or pre and post conference activities.
The conference motto is “Public-private partnership – Key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation”
The formal conference announcement reads as follows:
IDRC Davos 2008, to be held in Davos, Switzerland from August 25th to August 29th, 2008. After a successful IDRC Harbin 2007 conference, IDRC in its biennial process is back again in Davos.
IDRC Davos 2008 is expected to bring together over 1.300 interested individuals, policy makers, risk managers, scientists and other risk experts from politics, governments, science, the private and civil sector, NGOs, etc. to focus on the array of risks facing society today and on effective strategies to manage and reduce these risks and disasters.
The conference will continue the dialogue between the different risk areas and their stakeholders, but also serve as a bridge between science, risk governance, technology perspectives, problem solving and capacity building.
We invite you to visit our web-site www.idrc.info where you will find all relevant information about IDRC and for abstract and proposal registration. Please transfer this announcement also to other interested colleagues and friends.
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IDRC Davos 2008 has now issued their invitiation for interested individuals to submit abstracts and proposals for special sessions or pre and post conference activities.
The conference motto is “Public-private partnership – Key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation”
The formal conference announcement reads as follows:
IDRC Davos 2008, to be held in Davos, Switzerland from August 25th to August 29th, 2008. After a successful IDRC Harbin 2007 conference, IDRC in its biennial process is back again in Davos.
IDRC Davos 2008 is expected to bring together over 1.300 interested individuals, policy makers, risk managers, scientists and other risk experts from politics, governments, science, the private and civil sector, NGOs, etc. to focus on the array of risks facing society today and on effective strategies to manage and reduce these risks and disasters.
The conference will continue the dialogue between the different risk areas and their stakeholders, but also serve as a bridge between science, risk governance, technology perspectives, problem solving and capacity building.
We invite you to visit our web-site www.idrc.info where you will find all relevant information about IDRC and for abstract and proposal registration. Please transfer this announcement also to other interested colleagues and friends.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
The Emergency Capacity Building Project
See below for information on the ECB Project -- an interesting effort which has a website full of information and reports on their projects.
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The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project, a collaborative effort of
seven major humanitarian agencies (CARE International, Catholic Relief
Services, the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam GB,
Save the Children, and World Vision International), has marked the
International Day for Disaster Reduction with a feature on its website
(http://www.ecbproject.org), highlighting the publication of Pilot Project
Reports from three DRR country pilots in Indonesia, Guatemala and
Ethiopia (http://www.ecbproject.org/publications_3.htm).
ECB has also published an Overview Report (attached to this
message), summarizing key learning from the three pilots, setting that
learning in the context of other sector initiatives, and suggesting
practical ways forward in risk reduction work.
For further information, please visit http://www.ecbproject.org or email
info@ecbproject.org.
See below for information on the ECB Project -- an interesting effort which has a website full of information and reports on their projects.
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The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project, a collaborative effort of
seven major humanitarian agencies (CARE International, Catholic Relief
Services, the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam GB,
Save the Children, and World Vision International), has marked the
International Day for Disaster Reduction with a feature on its website
(http://www.ecbproject.org), highlighting the publication of Pilot Project
Reports from three DRR country pilots in Indonesia, Guatemala and
Ethiopia (http://www.ecbproject.org/publications_3.htm).
ECB has also published an Overview Report (attached to this
message), summarizing key learning from the three pilots, setting that
learning in the context of other sector initiatives, and suggesting
practical ways forward in risk reduction work.
For further information, please visit http://www.ecbproject.org or email
info@ecbproject.org.
Information on PreventionWeb
As forwarded to YPDR:
PreventionWeb is a new information service to increase knowledge on
disaster risk reduction (DRR) - www.preventionweb.net
For the first time, a website will provide a common tool for both
specialists and non-specialists interested or working in the area of
disaster risk reduction to connect, exchange experiences and share
information. The site is a project of the secretariat of the UN
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
Content Wanted:
Prevention Web relies on content contributions from the DRR
community and includes: disaster risk reduction news, country reports,
publications, good practices, fact sheets, networks and communities,
and more. The beta release period will emphasize content
development by calling for contributions from the community at large –
UN, international, non-governmental, academic, and civil society
partners.
Linking up the DRR community:
Making links between disaster risk reduction initiatives is the best way
to expose our collective efforts. Please link to PreventionWeb, and we
will link back to you.
Content Syndication:
PreventionWeb is designed to distribute content in many ways, and
offers the possibility of automatically placing content such as an event
calendar on partner sites.
Site Testing:
PreventionWeb is now in a beta testing period, and will be conducting a
series of usability tests over the next few months. We look forward to
your participation and comments.
Watch and Listen to a site demo:
See a 5-minute online demo with audio commentary at:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/about/
Explore and Comment:
Explore the project at: www.preventionweb.net
We welcome comments and suggestions to improve the service.
Contact:
Craig Duncan
Information Management Unit
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Geneva, Switzerland
Email: duncanc@un.org
Tel: +41 22 917 8898
As forwarded to YPDR:
PreventionWeb is a new information service to increase knowledge on
disaster risk reduction (DRR) - www.preventionweb.net
For the first time, a website will provide a common tool for both
specialists and non-specialists interested or working in the area of
disaster risk reduction to connect, exchange experiences and share
information. The site is a project of the secretariat of the UN
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
Content Wanted:
Prevention Web relies on content contributions from the DRR
community and includes: disaster risk reduction news, country reports,
publications, good practices, fact sheets, networks and communities,
and more. The beta release period will emphasize content
development by calling for contributions from the community at large –
UN, international, non-governmental, academic, and civil society
partners.
Linking up the DRR community:
Making links between disaster risk reduction initiatives is the best way
to expose our collective efforts. Please link to PreventionWeb, and we
will link back to you.
Content Syndication:
PreventionWeb is designed to distribute content in many ways, and
offers the possibility of automatically placing content such as an event
calendar on partner sites.
Site Testing:
PreventionWeb is now in a beta testing period, and will be conducting a
series of usability tests over the next few months. We look forward to
your participation and comments.
Watch and Listen to a site demo:
See a 5-minute online demo with audio commentary at:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/about/
Explore and Comment:
Explore the project at: www.preventionweb.net
We welcome comments and suggestions to improve the service.
Contact:
Craig Duncan
Information Management Unit
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Geneva, Switzerland
Email: duncanc@un.org
Tel: +41 22 917 8898
Tearfund Climate Change Adaptation Report
Tearfund has released both their new Climate Change Adaptation report as well as their executive summary. Tearfund will be using this report for lobbying at the COP 13 conference in Bali next month.
To follow up on the issues raised by the paper, please do contact Sarah La Trobe,
Tearfund Senior Policy Officer – Environment and Disasters,
Sarah.LaTrobe@tearfund.org
You can also receive e-copies of the executive summary by emailing Sarah or YPDR.
Tearfund has released both their new Climate Change Adaptation report as well as their executive summary. Tearfund will be using this report for lobbying at the COP 13 conference in Bali next month.
To follow up on the issues raised by the paper, please do contact Sarah La Trobe,
Tearfund Senior Policy Officer – Environment and Disasters,
Sarah.LaTrobe@tearfund.org
You can also receive e-copies of the executive summary by emailing Sarah or YPDR.
Why Advocate for Disaster Reduction
As sent to YPDR, please see the following information on a booklet by Tearfund and World Vision International on advocacy and DRR.
The booklet is available here.
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For your information.
Tearfund and World Vision International, have produced a booklet for partners
on advocacy and DRR. The booklet is
aimed at organisations which are already involved in DRR, but have not yet
considered an advocacy approach. It sets out why advocacy on DRR is
important, why governments should be held accountable, and how civil society
can influence them. The booklet, available in English and French (and soon
also Spanish) can be found on the Tearfund website
http://tilz.tearfund.org/Research/Disaster+Risk+Reduction+reports/ . Hard
copies will be available in December.
For any further information, please contact Jessica Faleiro, Tearfund
(Jessica.Faleiro@tearfund.org).
As sent to YPDR, please see the following information on a booklet by Tearfund and World Vision International on advocacy and DRR.
The booklet is available here.
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For your information.
Tearfund and World Vision International, have produced a booklet for partners
on advocacy and DRR. The booklet is
aimed at organisations which are already involved in DRR, but have not yet
considered an advocacy approach. It sets out why advocacy on DRR is
important, why governments should be held accountable, and how civil society
can influence them. The booklet, available in English and French (and soon
also Spanish) can be found on the Tearfund website
http://tilz.tearfund.org/Research/Disaster+Risk+Reduction+reports/ . Hard
copies will be available in December.
For any further information, please contact Jessica Faleiro, Tearfund
(Jessica.Faleiro@tearfund.org).
Linking Poverty Reduction and Disaster Management
The German Committee for Disaster Reduction has recently released an interesting publication on Linking Poverty Reduction and Disaster Management.
Their publications and information about their work are available online here.
The German Committee for Disaster Reduction has recently released an interesting publication on Linking Poverty Reduction and Disaster Management.
Their publications and information about their work are available online here.
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