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Disaster
Mitigation in Asia
Issue No. 12
31 March 2004
A.
From the Globe
B. Calls for Submission
C. Conferences & Courses
D. Useful Resources
FROM
THE GLOBE
Risk
management, public policy and urban development
The United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) promotes
the incorporation of risk management to public policy and urban
development in it's recently launched international and multi-disciplinary
project. "The Cross-Cutting Theme Initiative: Reduction of
Natural Disasters in Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean"
is implemented by UNESCO in close collaboration with local authorities,
experts, and institutions in Tijuana (Mexico), Antofagasta (Chile),
Kathmandu (Nepal) and Dehradun (India). The goal of the Initiative
is to preserve sustainable development and reduce poverty through
the reduction of the impact of natural disasters by incorporating
risk management as an integral part of public policy as well as
city development plans and processes.
For
further information on the initiative, please contact Carlos Villacis
<Carlos_Villacis@ksg02.harvard.edu>
Fostering cooperation in Flood Risk Education
The
Institute for Business and Home Safety is coordinating the Flood
Risk Education Alliance (FREA) formed to foster cooperative opportunities
to share, coordinate and disseminate available information and education/training
programs related to flood hazard, flood protection and damage reduction
alternatives. The project is a unique voluntary collaborative effort
among various Federal, State and Local agencies, insurers, non-governmental
organizations and the private sector to increase awareness of inherent
flood risks throughout the United States of America.
More
information about the Alliance can be found at <http://www.ibhs.org>.
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