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Disaster Management - Meetings and Workshops
July 2006
IETC, in partnership with ACCU and Kyoto University, organized a week long
capacity building on disaster mitigation in July 2006 (read
more)
June 2006
IETC Awarded
EU funds for tsunami debris management
IETC has been provided funding from the European Commission for a project
in the tsunami-affected areas of Banda Aceh, Indonesia to demonstrate the use
of environmentally sound technologies for building waste reduction. The main
aim of the DEBRI Project will be to support the reconstruction and rehabilitation
in Banda Aceh through developing partnerships for the application of ESTs to
the treatment/reuse/recycle of debris waste generated by the 2004 Indian Ocean
Tsunami, and subsequently the construction/demolition waste generated on a
day-to-day basis. More information …
March 2006
UNEP participated in an UNDAC mission to Tajikistan
from 12 to 29 March 2006 to advice the Government of Tajikistan on disaster preparedness
measures. (read more)
January 2006
UNEP is joining
the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) to organize the Round Table
Discussion on the International Programme
on Landslides (IPL) to be held 18-20 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan < Official
website >
June 2005
During the World Conference on Disaster
Reduction (WCDR, Kobe, Japan - January 2005), IETC launched a report entitled, "Environmental
Management and Disaster preparedness: Lessons Learnt from the Tokage Typhoon
(Typhoon 23 of 2004) in Japan" (PDF 870KB) Japan has been in
the forefront of sound practices in minimizing the destructive impacts of disasters,
with
a
comprehensive
system of preparedness and response in place at the national, prefectural and
local levels, and with responsibilities mapped to respond to disaster situations.
The study on the recent Tokage Typhoon (No. 23 of 2004) is the first in a series
of publications that helps demonstrate the preparedness measures in place in
Japan, and provide valuable lessons for mitigation and management in other
countries facing similar disasters.
Also see IETC's website on
its activities at the WCDR.
June 2005
IETC is developing a strong niche in
looking at the environmental aspects of disaster, particularly in prevention
aspects,
and environmental management.
As a response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004, IETC has developed
a proposal to manage the debris generated, and to build a lasting waste management
system for some of the affected cities. This was included as a part of the
Mid
Term Review of the Flash Appeal (PDF 2.9MB) released by UN-OCHA
on 6 April 2005, as a part of the UN-wide response to the December 2004 Indian
Ocean
Tsunami.
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