TRAININGS  Advocacy for CBDRM: Integrating CBDRM into Government Policy and Programming 4-6 June 2007, Hue and 7-9 June 2007, Hanoi Vietnam read more>>  Community-Based Disaster Risk Management, June 11-15, 2007 Centre of Competence for Disaster Reduction, jointly with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance read more>> Regional Course on Public Health and Emergency Management in Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP - 7) 18-29 June 2007 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center read more>> Regional Course on Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CDBRM-16) 16-27 Jul 2007 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center read more>> ADPC CALENDAR FOR TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS Download Calendar 2007 in PDF>> ADPC Website>> UN-ESCAP MEETINGS &TRAININGS COURSES UNESCAP Website>> related link: International Recovery Platform - Capacity Building Platform This site provides a list of institutions working in the field of disaster management with a specific focus on training and capacity building for disaster risk eduction. read more>>

KNOWLEDGE CORNER Micro-abstracts of useful disaster-related information from recent publications, papers, and presentations In Pursuit of CBDRM Champions Regognizing Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance - The Philippine Experience In order to strengthen the partnerships between NDMOs and CBDRM pratitioners, a recognition scheme drawing on the Philippine experience will be developed in PDRSEA4 to celebrate the leadership roles of NDMOs and their CBDRM best practices. Since 1999, In celebration of the National Disaster Consciousness Month in July, the Philippine Government, through its National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) , is in pursuit of recipients for Gawad Kalasag Award. This award recognizes the outstanding performance of local government units in disaster management, private and volunteer organizations, non-government agencies in the provision of humanitarian assistance and individuals who have shown extra ordinary courage, heroism, self-sacrifice and bravery against all odds in times of natural and human induced disasters and emergencies. On its 8th year, Gawad Kalasag aims to promote total disaster risk management among the various stakeholders. In April 13, 2007, the NDCC issued a Memorandum Circular on Revised Guidelines on the Institutionalization of the Search for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. The Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government is chairing again the award committee. The checklist for evaluating nominees in different categories has been enhanced to incorporate, among others significant lessons identified in CBDRM related program implementation of both government and non-government agencies.   download>> NDCC Assessment Form of Private/Volunteers and Government Emergency Responders NDCC Criteria for Selection of NGOs       PDRSEA Group Email Addresses: Post message: pdrsea-network@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: pdrsea-network-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: pdrsea-network-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: pdrsea-network-owner@yahoogroups.com