Programme
The following main themes will be supported by invited speakers and sessions, and by presentations resulting from a call for abstracts.
i. Health Security and Risk
ii. Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR)
iii. Communication, Dialogue and Networks
iv. Disaster Education
v. Scientific and Technical Support to Local Disaster Risk Reduction
There will also be opportunities for field visits related to local disaster reduction in Nepal (not included in conference registration fee).
Guest speakers will include a wide range of national and international disaster management experts from professional organisations and universities including:
Yeon-Soo Park (South Korea), Pios Ncube(Zimbabwe), Vishaka Hidellage (Sri Lanka), Iain Bathgate (UK), Andrew Collins (UK),Pratap Kumar Pathak (Nepal) and Sushil Ghimire (Nepal), Yeon-Soo Park (South Korea), David Alexander (Italy), Richard Williams (UK), Fuad Mallick (Bangladesh), Keshav Adhikari (Nepal), Bimul Kanti Paul (USA), Alan Hawley (UK), Iftekhar Ahmed (Australia), Sirajul Islam (Bangladesh), Amod Dixit (Nepal), Yoko Matsuda (Japan), Atta-ur-Rahman (Pakistan), Julie Mennell (UK), Uwe Nikolai Lorenzen (Denmark), Shri. Bhakta Charan Das (India), Hon’ble Y.R. Khatiwada (Nepal), Abdulla Shahid (Maldives), Shri. Shyam Prasad Mainali (Nepal), Brian Hobbs (UK), Julie Edgar (UK)
Download Conference Abstracts 2009 (DOC 197k) – Uploaded 19 November
Download Group Discussions 2009 (PPT 188k) – Uploaded 19 November
Inquiries about the conference can be made to the above address or should be sent by email to:
Dealing with Disasters Conference Committee
Telephone inquiries can be made to +44 0191 227 3583 / +44 0191 227 4607
Conference fax number: +44 (0) 191 2273473/3519
