July 2006

Coastal Risk Analysis of Tsunami and Environmental Remediation Bangkok (30 June)

ADPC was invited to be a member of the working group of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation's (DDPM) new project, "Tsunami Evaluation System and Tsunami Warning System in Thailand". The scope of the DDPM project is very similar to ADPC's Disaster Management Systems (DMS) team's Coastal Risk Analysis of Tsunamis and Environmental Remediation (CRATER) project, therefore, the DMS team was invited to present the outcomes of the CRATER.

UNEP's Environmental Recovery Program (12-13 July)

ADPC conducted a session on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Environmental Management under UNEP's "Environmental Recovery Program to support Environmental Information for Early Warning" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS), Cambodia & Vietnam (4-27 July)

Under the FEMS, activities include training in Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA) and the Community Based Flood Management (CBFM) in partnership with National Committee on Disaster Management (NCDM)- Cambodia . DANA trainings are to strengthen the capacity of disaster management authorities at commune, district and provincial level in collecting and managing flood loss and damage data and information in an accurate and reliable manner, to improve the capacity in making rapid analysis/assessment information for emergency response/relief operation during flood and for recovery and rehabilitation after floods and to raise awareness of the importance of preparedness activity for loss and damage assessment, particularly during a pre-flood period. Expected outcomes are capable in accurately and reliably collecting, analyzing and assessing loss and damage data for emergency response/relief operation during flood and for recovery and rehabilitation after floods. The CBFM trainings aims to strengthen the preparedness planning capacity of disaster management authorities at district and commune level in coping with floods through training on CBFM with an expected outcome to enhance knowledge on flood management is improved and their capacity in flood preparedness. The training is in partnership with National Committee on Disaster Management (NCDM)- Cambodia , Provincial Red Cross Chapters and Department of Hydrology and River Works.

The training schedules in Cambodia are as follows:
4-5 July: DANA, Lovea Em district, Kandal Province
6-7 July: DANA, Peam Chor district, Prey Veng Province
12-14 July: CBFM, Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng Province
18-20 July: CBFM, Leuk Dek district, Kandal Province
24-25 July: DANA, Sithor Kandal district, Prey Veng Province
27-28 July: DANA, Leuk Dek district, Kandal Province

The training schedules in Vietnam are as follows:
10-12 July: Emergency Kindergarten Management Training in Tan Hong district of Dong Thap province
12-14 July: Search & Rescue Training in Chau Thanh district of An Giang province
24-27 July: Search & Rescue Training in Thanh Binh district of Dong Thap province