Upcoming Events

Summit on Enhancement of Urban Safety and Urban Security in the 21st Century

This year’s Cities Asia Summit 2002 on “Enhancing Urban Safety and Urban Security in the 21st Century” will address challenges to sustainable urban development and governance in Asian cities. The Summit will be held on 5-6 November at Singapore Expo. As a Summit supporter, ADPC invites readers to this unique gathering of government leaders, city mayors and councilors, city planners, academics, researchers and NGOs.

Issues to be presented and discussed at the Summit range from disaster management, contributed by ADPC, to crime control and prevention. The Summit provides an opportunity to witness a range of approaches to tackling these issues in a rapidly urbanizing world. Examples include the formulation of local emergency management and response plans; design of safer buildings, infrastructure and public spaces; rehabilitation of criminals; and the mobilization of youth participation.

Other supporters of the Summit include UNDP’s The Urban Governance Initiative (TUGI), UN-Habitat, City Managers’Association Gujarat (CMAG) and Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs, to name a few. For more information, visit www.cities-asia.com or contact Mrs. Anu Ghosh, at:

PSA Exhibitions Pte Ltd
3 Changi South Lane
Kingsmen Creative Centre #03-13
Singapore 486118
Tel: (65) 6587-7133
Fax: (65) 6587-7132
E-mail: citiesasia@psa.com.sg

AUDMP’s First Regional Lessons Learned Workshop in September 2002

Entering its seventh year, AUDMP will organize the first Regional Lessons Learned Workshop on “Best Practices in Urban Disaster Mitigation: Lessons Learned from the Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program and Other Initiatives.” It is scheduled for 24-26 September 2002 in Bali, Indonesia. The workshop aims to:

• Showcase how communities, cities, governments and businesses have been able to make cities safer before disasters strike
• Present strategies and approaches to urban disaster mitigation derived from analyses of real-life experiences, good practices and lessons learned in Asia
• Provide an array of proven ideas, tools, policy options and strategies for urban disaster mitigation
  Offer a forum for knowledge-sharing and networking for the replication of urban disaster mitigation practices worldwide, and
• Exhibit urban disaster mitigation activities and outputs including videos, photographs, publications, case studies and posters.

The workshop will employ a thematic approach to urban disaster mitigation. Eight themes have been identified: 1) hazard mapping and risk assessment, 2) mitigation planning and implementation, 3) policy, legal and institutional arrangements, 4) public awareness and social marketing, 5) capacity-building, 6) safer building construction, 7) community-based approaches to disaster mitigation, and 8) climate applications and preparedness.

The workshop is open to any interest persons. A registration fee of US$ 100 will be charged to cover the costs of workshop documents, admission to all theme sessions and local hospitality during the meeting. For details on the workshop, contact AUDMP at audmp@ait.ac.th, or register online at www.adpc.ait.ac.th/audmp/rllw/form.html