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4-8 Aug 2008
ADPC conducts training on Capacity Building on Earthquake Contingency Planning for Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Turkey

15-17 July 2008
Working Group Meeting Da Nang, Viet Nam more >>
3 July 2008
Tropical Coasts, December 2007 issue features article on disaster risk reduction in Asia – emerging trends and solutions by Mr. N.M.S.I Arambe, ADPC

30 Jun 2008
ADPC signs MoU with University of Madras, India
30 Jun 2008
ADPC honors outgoing Australian Ambassador to Thailand
18-20 Jun 2008
ADPC conducts National Training on Landslide Risk Management, Nepal
10 Jun 2008
News Coverage: ADPC conducts ASEAN+3 Sub Regional Exercise Management Training Workshop, Brunei Coverage's>> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
ADPC shares Public health fact Sheet on Management of the Dead Bodies more>>
3-7 Jun 2008
National course on Governance and Disaster Risk Reduction, Manila, Philippines

ADPC conveys its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the tropical cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and the devastating SW earthquake in China. It is saddening to see the trail of destruction and loss of lives and property. The impacts are insurmountable and overwhelming, and continues to unfold several post disaster concerns and issues. ADPC extends its solidarity and support. more>>
26 May-6 Jun 2008
8th Inter-regional Course on Public Health in Emergency Management in Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP-8)
Brochure
23 May 2008
News Coverage: Regional Consultative Committee (CC7)-Significant strides in disaster prevention since tsunami
11 May 2008
News coverage: Flood Preparedness http://www.bangkokpost.com/110508_Perspective/11May2008_pers001.php
5-16 May 2008
2nd Regional Training Course on Use of GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Risk Management
Brochure
26-29 May 2008
ADPC conducts Damage Assessment & Need Assessment (DANA) course, Bangladesh
7-8 May 2008
Workshop on 'Strengthening and Sustaining Capacity to Manage Psychosocial Aspects of Disasters and Complex emergencies in Asia', Bangkok
3 May 2008
News coverage: The Nation, Thailand interviews Dr. Bhichit Rattakul more >>
2 May 2008
News coverage: Nargis gets a move, readies for landfall
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/
1 May 2008
News coverage: Climate Field School in the Philippines more >>

29 Apr 2008
Regional Workshop on Flood Preparedness Programs in the Lower Mekong Basin, Bangkok, Thailand more>>
21 Apr-2 May 2008
Regional training on Climate Risk Management-Science, Institutions and Society, Bangkok
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16 Apr 2008
Visitors: H.E. Mr. Mustafa Kamal, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand, and H.E. Mr. Jayaratna Banda Disanayaka, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand
2-25 Apr 2008
CBDRR Web Based Course-Pilot Test more>>
04 Apr 2008
International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Netherlands official's visit to ADPC
2-4 Apr 2008
Regional Disaster Management Practitioners Workshop
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

25 Mar 2008
World Meteorological Day
Source: http://www.wmo.ch/
March 24, 2008
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/
21 Mar 2008
Press release: National Flood Forum, Vientiane, Lao PDR
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21 Mar 08
Prof. Dr. Krasae Canawongse, Chaiman, ADPC Board of Trustee delivers special address at the Lao National Flood Forum opening ceremony. The key note address is by the Honourable Minister of Labour & Social Welfare.
20 Mar 2008
World Water Day: International Year of Sanitation
17 Mar - 4 Apr 2008
37^thRegional Training Course on Disaster Management (DMC-37) more>> Brochure
10-13 Mar 2008
Regional Avian and Human Influenza (AHI) Community Practitioners Workshop, Bangkok more >>
4 Mar 2008 , 3:00 pm, ADPC Meeting Room
Presentation and demonstration on the Disaster Resilience Visualization & Assessment Tool (DRVAT) by Carin Lindy working with the Trend Analysis Program (TAP) at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) in Honolulu, Hawaii.
4 Mar 2008
ADPC facilitates and provides technical assistance to the SAARC Incident Command System (ICS) workshop for Disaster Management, 25-29 Feb 08
Resolution of the SAARC ICS Training
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ADPC alumna’s note of appreciation…

21 March 08
Prof. Dr. Krasae Canawongse, Chaiman, ADPC Board of Trustee delivers special address at the Lao National Flood Forum opening ceremony. The key note address is by the Honourable Minister of Labour & Social Welfare
28-29 Feb 2008
National Advocacy Workshops
Focus: Mainstreaming DRR in the Education Sector
Lao PDR
25-29 Feb 2008
ADPC facilitates and provides technical assistance to the SAARC Incident Command System (ICS) workshop for Disaster Management
18–22 Feb 2008
EXMAN Cross-Border Exercise Management workshop, Bangkok
15 Feb 2008
ADPC conducts National Consultation Workshop on
Coastal Community Resilience (CCR) issues
Myanmar
11 Feb 2008
ADPC hosts senior Indian Army delegation
7-9 Feb 2008
UN-SPIDER Expert Meeting, Salzburg, Austria
Link United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response – UN-SPIDER Program
8 Feb 2008, 14.30 hrs
Seminar on Weather and Climate Research at IBM by Dr. Zaphiris Christidis, IT Architect for Weather and Climate, IBM, USA at ADPC Seminar Room
8 Feb 2008
IBM Scientist from the U.S. visit ADPC's Early Warning System (EWS) Center
7 Feb 2008
ADPC attends peer review meeting of handbook on Coastal Tourism Destinations and Climate Change: Managing Disaster Risk at Paris, France. The handbook is developed by UNEP-DTIE and the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST).

31 Jan 2008
ADPC on China Radio International on the ongoing heavy snow in China and implications more>,
21-24 Jan 2008
ADPC conducts training in Disaster Risk Communication, Medan, Indonesia
24-25 Jan 08
Meeting of the Regional Steering Committee of the Regional Multi-hazard Early Warning System for Tsunami and other Hydro-meteorological Hazards in Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia, Bangkok download >>
10-11 Jan 08
Training course and workshop on landslide inventory, hazard and risk mapping and mitigation, India download >>