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Calendar of disaster management events

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Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Training*

• Dates: February, March, June, September, October, November 2010
• Organisation: Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC)
• The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is a practical 3 day workshop, which, when combined with follow-up assignment, is an accredited training course with both the Masters/Graduate Diploma development studies courses as offered by the Deakin, RMIT and Murdoch universities, as well as the Masters in Emergency Management at Charles Sturt University (CSU).
  
  After some introductory comments on Disaster Risk Management (DRM), the DRM then focuses in on key aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Emergency Management, and Recovery.  It includes various DRM case studies, for example the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami; the 2008 Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar; and the Feb 2009 Victorian Bushfires. 
  
  There is also a strong emphasis on DRR, this including the links between DRR and Security & Good Governance; Economic & Social Development; Food & Water Security; Environmental Sustainability/Climate Change Adaptation; and appropriate DRM initiatives.
  
  
• Resource link: http://www.torqaid.com/images/stories/FDC2010TrainingSchedule.pdf
  
• *NOTE: There may be costs associated with registering/attending this event

Master of International Crisis Management*

• Dates: 1 March 2010 - 1 May 2011
  
• Organisation: Monash Asia Institute, Monash University
• This course aims to develop the required knowledge, skills and competencies for responding to complex emergencies and post-crisis management.
  
  It has been designed to meet the needs of professionals for academic training in the currently neglected field of complex crisis management, including the core issues of human security, conflict and natural disasters.
  
  The course introduces students to the principles of multi-disciplinary crisis management through evidence-based case studies, and stresses the importance of a people-centred approach and a sound understanding of relevant issues such as human rights, vulnerable groups and sustainability.
  
  The specific role of technology and civilian and military responses are analysed by a team of world class scholars and experienced practitioners.
  
  Professionals working or intending to work in the following fields are encouraged to apply:
  
  
  • international crisis management/relief/recovery
  • humanitarian and emergency relief
  • natural disaster relief, mitigation and preparedness
  • civil-military relations/policy in all the above.
  This is an inter-disciplinary course for students from different disciplines and backgrounds. On offer are a wide range of electives, so that students can select a course most relevant to their professional and educational aspirations, be they in areas such as medicine, business, engineering and law, or in the humanities.
  
  
• Resource link: http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/4051.html
  
• *NOTE: There may be costs associated with registering/attending this event

International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2010

• Date: 30 May - 3 June 2010
• Venue: Davos, Switzerland
• Future risk management solutions will undoubtedly involve a mix of approaches, from state-of-the art technology to forward-thinking policy making and wise institutional governance. Experts from all over the world are invited to submit abstracts and contribute to the unique, interdisciplinary dialogue in Davos.
  
  The underlying perspective of IDRC Davos 2010 is global, but with a particular focus on similarities and differences between regions of the world, representing various phases of development, political systems, and societal and environmental conditions.
  
  
• Resource link: http://www.davos2010.org

Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters

• Date: 12 - 15 July 2010
• Venue: University of Massacheusetts, Boston USA
  
• 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.
  
  No significant systematic post-disasters' study has been undertaken with a focus on the long-term, sustainable community recovery and rebuilding needs of this population.

  
  The conference will, therefore, address the following main issues:
  
  

  • 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 disastersThe promotion of the human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalisation of opportunity and development
  • The role of women with disabilities in the formulation and implementation of reconstruction policies after disaster
  • The participation of children with disabilities in the development and execution of post-disaster plans and programs
    

• Resource link: http://www.rebuilding.umb.edu/rscepd

World Humanitarian Day

• Dates: 19 Aug 2010
• Host: UN
  
• August 19 has been designated as World Humanitarian Day, in order to contribute to increasing public awareness about humanitarian assistance activities worldwide and the importance of international cooperation in this regard.
  
  It is also to honour all humanitarian, United Nations and associated personnel who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause and those who have lost their lives in the cause of duty.
  
  All Member States and entities of the United Nations systems, as well as other international organisations and non-governmental organisations are invited to observe this day annually.
  
  Beginning in 2010, the winners of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation Prize will be announced on World Humanitarian Day.
  
  
• Resource link: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/WorldHumanitarianDay.aspx

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

• Dates: 13 Oct 2010
• Host: UN
  
• With a number of our Asia and Pacific friends and neighbours currently devastated by natural disasters, this is a reminder that minimising the threat and consequences of disasters is an important and urgent concern for our region.
  

  
  The United Nations General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October as International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, to promote a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation, and preparedness.
  

• Resource link: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/disaster/index.html

Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies Professional Development Short Course 2010*

• Dates: 27 - 30 September 2010, 1 - 4 November 2010
  
• Host: Sydney School of Public Health (University of Sydney)
  
• Application Deadline: 31 May 2010
• This highly practical 4-day course is designed to give participants an insight into the range of public health aspects of humanitarian emergencies in developing country situations.
  
  Participants will consider problems faced by government as well as non-government organisations in humanitarian emergency relief efforts.
  
  At the end of the course students will be able to:
  
  
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the key health and related issues in humanitarian emergencies.
  • Recognise priority health issues that arise in emergency situations and refugee populations.
  • Develop responses to health issues arising in humanitarian emergency situations.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role of aid agencies and health workers in emergency situations.
    
    
• *NOTE: This event may have costs associated with registering/attending
• Resource link: http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/future/profdevelopment/hlthissues_humanitarian-emergencies.php