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Disaster Mitigation in Asia
Issue No. 16 
31 July 2004

A. From the Region
B. Calls for Submission 
C. Conferences & Courses
D. Useful Resources

USEFUL RESOURCES

Standard message guide for Talking About Disaster

Published by the National Disaster Education Coalition (NDEC), "Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages" provides up-to-date and standardized messages/information on disaster preparedness and safety in the US.

Available online at <http://www.disastereducation.org/guide.html>

Earth Impact Effects Program

This is an easy-to-use and interactive website for estimating regional environmental consequences of an impact on Earth.

Available at <http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects>.

Towards safer communities brochure

This brochure published by ICRC provides practical guidance on ICRC's mine/explosive remnants of war awareness concept. It describes the criteria to implement appropriate and effective strategies for populations at risk and gives up-to-date information on ICRC activities carried out in mine-affected areas.

Downloadable online at <http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/p0794?OpenDocument>

Living with Risk 2004 UN/ISDR recently launched the 2004 version of Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives.

The publication is intended for people who have an interest in and practice disaster risk management and sustainable development. It brings to light the urgent need for action to be taken to build sustainable societies in an increasingly disaster-prone world.

To order publication or view online extracts, please refer to <http://www.unisdr.org/eng/about_isdr/bd-lwr-2004-eng.htm>

Proceedings on Community Legacy in Disaster Management

Now available online is the Proceeding of the International Symposium on Community Legacy in Disaster Management held in Kobe, Japan in February 2004. The proceeding provides guidance on the notion of community potential in coping with disasters from a number of perspectives.

Please refer to <http://www.hyogo.uncrd.or.jp/publication/documents/symposium2004/ proceedings.pdf>

Abrupt climate change website

An initiative of the National Academies, this website offers information on abrupt climate change which generally refers to a large shift in climate that persists for years or longer over widespread areas.

Please refer to <http://dels.nas.edu/abr_clim/>

World Bank International Workshop proceedings

Workshop proceedings available online Workshop notes and presentations of the World Bank International Workshop on Integrating Community, Gender, and Women's Empowerment Issues into Disaster Recovery and Risk Management Operations are now available online.

Please refer to <http://www.worldbank.org/hazards/news/conferences/gender_agenda.htm>