3rd Australasian hazards management workshop series: from warnings to effective response and recovery

The Australasian Hazards Management Conference is run annually, alternating between locations in New Zealand and Australia.

Workshop titles

Day 1, 5th August 2009, Morning
Workshop 1: Building tsunami resilient communities
Workshop 2: Climate change adaptation, fire & emergency management
Workshop 3: International Disaster Response Law in Australia

Day 1, 5th August 2009, Afternoon
Workshop 4: Weather and Society
Workshop 5: The role of NGOs in disaster risk reduction
Workshop 6: Probabilistic hazard and risk modelling as a tool in planning for natural disasters

Day 2, 6th August 2009, Morning
Workshop 7: Working with children, families and school in disasters
Workshop 8: Remote & rural communities in a changing environment.
Workshop 9: Impact Modelling in Australia and New Zealand

Day 2, 6th August 2009, Afternoon
Workshop 10: Gender and Disasters (one and a half days)
Workshop 11: Developing effective emergency management within local government
Workshop 12: Land tenure, GIS and disasters

Day 3, 7th August 2009, All day
Workshop 10: Gender and Disasters (continues)

Functions

5 August – Opening reception 5-7pm
6 August – Student research forum 5-8pm (dinner provided)