http://www.pacificdisaster.net New Calendar Information Uploaded to Pacific Disaster Net http://www.pacificdisaster.net/pdn2008/assets/pdn_header_s.png http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Personal Security and Communications Training&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=228 There is a compelling need for humanitarian workers to be adequately prepared for any dangers they may encounter. The course provides an overview of individual and team risk management. This covers different contexts, adopting appropriate strategies, the development of security plans and procedures, and responding to incidents when they occur. An important element of the course is the operation and use of communications equipment, risk assessment of dangerous operating environment and personal safety coping mechanism Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Personal Security and Communications Training&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=228 2010-11-17T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=4th AMCDRR : Disaster risk reduction for climate change adaptation - converge and technology&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=163 The objectives of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be - to review the action taken by the national governments and other stakeholders for the implementation of HFA as a follow up to the Beijing Action for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia, the Delhi Declaration, and the Kuala Lumpur Declaration, to execute technical and tangible solutions using available cutting-edge technologies and policies for disaster risk reduction in the region and to find out ways to share climate information and the technical development in the field of disaster management The overarching theme of the conference is Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation, with a particular focus on 1. The convergence of DRR and climate change adaptation and 2. Available information technology and green technology Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=4th AMCDRR : Disaster risk reduction for climate change adaptation - converge and technology&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=163 2010-10-24T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Water, Sanitation, Hygiene in Emergencies&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=224 "Humanitarian workers : this course is an ideal introduction to public health engineering in emergencies for humanitarian workers of all disciplines, levels and experience. Engineers whose technical skills are more oriented toward large-scale urban systems, who want to adapt their skills to humanitarian emergencies work. Anyone who has already worked in humanitarian relief and wants to improve or learn new public health engineering skills" Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Water, Sanitation, Hygiene in Emergencies&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=224 2010-10-03T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Humanitarian logistics course&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=223 This is a Logistics course designed for non-logisticians. However, experienced logisticians will benefit from the broader application of logistics to conflict and refugee situations, building a knowledge bridge for deployment to humanitarian crises. It is also for anyone involved or interested in the humanitarian field to gain an understanding of one of the critical areas in humanitarian work Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Humanitarian logistics course&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=223 2010-09-04T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Personal security and communications training&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=257 There is a compelling need for humanitarian workers to be adequately prepared for any dangers they may encounter. The course provides an overview of individual and team risk management. This covers different contexts, adopting appropriate strategies, the development of security plans and procedures, and responding to incidents when they occur. An important element of the course is the operation and use of communications equipment, risk assessment of dangerous operating environment and personal safety coping mechanism. Target Audience - People from all professional backgrounds and disciplines. The course is open to all RedR Australia Register members and applicants, staff from humanitarian aid organisations and individuals currently working or with experience in relief work and for those actively seeking work in the sector Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Personal security and communications training&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=257 2010-08-18T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Essentials of Humanitarian Practice&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=256 Target Audience : People from all professional backgrounds and disciplines. The course is open to all RedR Australia Register members and applicants, staff from humanitarian aid organisations and individuals currently working or with experience in relief work and for those actively seeking work in the sector Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Essentials of Humanitarian Practice&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=256 2010-08-11T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=4th Australasian Hazards Management Conference 2010&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=193 The Workshops will provide a forum to discuss the integration of hazard information into effective risk management, including: applying hazard information to best practice planning, exploring new technologies and advances in science applications, natural hazard mitigation for industry, creating resilient communities through integrating science into practice Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=4th Australasian Hazards Management Conference 2010&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=193 2010-08-09T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=International conference on rebuilding sustainable communities with the elderly and disabled people after disasters&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=197 Main issues of the conference: the status of the elderly and disabled people in various communities after disasters and the continuing need for superior research and appropriate data, the place of the elderly and disabled people in local, regional and national post-disaster reconstruction policies, plans and programs, the role and input of the elderly and disabled people in post-disaster reconstruction planning and implementation processes, the roles of governments, institutions of higher education, the private sector, non-governmental and community-based organizations in post-disaster reconstruction, the promotion of human dignity in the creation of sustainable environments that empower the elderly and disabled people in the aftermath of disasters. Integration of the elderly and disabled people into the larger community after disasters. The promotion of the human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development. The role of women with disabilities in the formulation and implementation of reconstruction policies after disaster. And the participation of children with disabilities in the development and execution of post-disaster plans and programs Organized by University of Massachusetts Boston. The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has estimated that between 1987 and 2007, about 26 million older people were affected each year by natural disasters alone and that this figure could more than double by 2050 due to the rapidly changing demographics of ageing. People with disabilities (physical, medical, sensory or cognitive) are equally at risk of utter neglect during and after disasters. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=International conference on rebuilding sustainable communities with the elderly and disabled people after disasters&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=197 2010-07-11T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Spatial assessment and analysis of vulnerability - GIScience applied in the interdisciplinary domain of hazard and climate change research&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=231 This theme is expected to highlight different developed and currently investigated methodologies to spatially assess vulnerability. It will specifically address the issue of vulnerability assessment, independent from conceptual discussions. The focus will be on the review and discussion of different methods of GIScience employed to assess, quantify and represent vulnerability as integrated spatial phenomena. Within a workshop session, current achievements and future research challenges will be identified and formulated Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=Spatial assessment and analysis of vulnerability - GIScience applied in the interdisciplinary domain of hazard and climate change research&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=231 2010-07-05T12:00:00Z http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=2010 International climate change adaptation conference&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=201 Co-hosted by Australia's National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, this conference will be one of the first international forums to focus solely on climate impacts and adaptation. It will bring together scientists and decision makers from developed and developing countries to share research approaches, methods and results. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pacificdisaster.net/rss/ShowServlet?title=2010 International climate change adaptation conference&sql=Select * From CalendarList Where Id=201 2010-06-28T12:00:00Z