Editor's Corner

  Theme

• Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction in Urban Areas of Developing Countries
• Pre-Positioned Emergency Rescue Stores (PPERS): New Earthquake Preparedness Strategy from NSET
• Regional and International Initiatives in Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction
• IITK-BMTPC Earthquake Tips 6:How Architectural Features Affect Buildings During Earthquakes

From the Grassroots

• Community-based Disaster Management and Forest Fires in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

 Insight

• Risk Transfer and Insurance/ Reinsurance as a Strategy for Catastrophe Risk Management

  Obituary

 ADPC Programs & Activities

• Protecting the Future: Mine Risk Education Program for School Teachers
• Launch of Flood Emergency Management Strengthening Project
• Successful Completion of Phase I of ECHO-MRC-ADPC Capacity Building Project
• World Conference on Disaster Reduction
• The First ADPC - UNESCAP Annual Journalism Award for Outstanding Reporting on Emergencies and Disasters: 2004
• Disaster Reduction Day Commemorations in Hat Yai, Songkla Province, Thailand
• Technical Study Tour to China and Thailand for Bangladeshi Officials
• Workshop links Science and Technology with Disaster Management Organizations

 UDRM Making Cities Safer

• Asian Program for Regional Capacity Enhancement for Landslide Impact Mitigation (RECLAIM)
• Land Use Planning for Disaster Risk Management
• Fourth Regional Training Course on Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction for Cities (EVRC-4)

Training & Education

• Asian Disaster Preparedness Center Training Calendar 2005
• Government Officials in Iran Trained in Disaster Risk Management
• Post Disaster Assessment Conducted for DART Team in Pakistan
• Thirty First Disaster Management Course held in Thailand
• First International Training Course on Disasters and Development: Focus on Health

Bookmarks

• Recent Publications

 Book Review

• Environmental Finance: A Guide to Environmental Risk Assessment and Financial Products

  WWW Sites

• Selected Internet Resources