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The Queens, Leeds
In person
Flood risk management: Managing extreme weather
Overview The government announced in November 2012 that £120m of new funding would be released to speed up the building of 50 flood defences. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is starting the project by prioritising schemes in Leeds
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Surabaya
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In person
2013 cities international seminar: Resilient cities - Beyond mitigation, preparedness, responses and recovery
CITIES is an annual event hosted by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember. Since the first time it was held, CITIES has covered a broad range of topics in spatial sciences. This year, CITIES aims to explore the
Training event
Roanoke, Virginia
In person
Social media for natural disaster response and recovery
The course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills regarding social media and its uses, as well as the current tools, methods, and models to properly make use of social media for crisis communication. Participants will take part in
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Canberra
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In person
International conference on the demography of disasters: Implications for future policy on development and resilience
By exploring how mortality caused by natural disasters impacts on women, men, children, the elderly and people with disabilities, the conference aims: To contribute to more cost-effective government policies on disaster mitigation, preparedness and
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Cali
In person
Apoyo a las familias damnificadas en 11 municipios del Valle del Cauca y el Municipio de Puerto Leguízamo en Putumayo afectadas por el fenómeno de la niña 2010 - 2011
El lanzamiento oficial del Proyecto: Apoyo a las familias damnificadas en 11 municipios del Valle del Cauca y el Municipio de Puerto Leguízamo en Putumayo afectadas por el fenómeno de la niña 2010 - 2011. Esta iniciativa es financiada por el Gobierno
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Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
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In person
Tribal lands and environment forum 2013
Session topics include: Effective public outreach and community involvement strategies Creating tribal climate change adaptation plans Natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) overview Forest health in a changing climate Climate change: Challenges and
Training event
Dehradun
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In person
International training programme on flood risk mapping and modeling and assessment
Objective The main objective of this 5 day training is to allow disaster management communities with easy, quick and accurate access to flood-related information and dissemination through the support of space agencies, disaster charter and research
Training event
Anchorage, Alaska
In person
Tsunami awareness (AWR-217)
This is an awareness-level course that provides a basic understanding of tsunamis, hazard assessment, warning and dissemination, and community response strategies to effectively reduce tsunami risk. The goal of this course is to enhance the participants'
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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In person
Workshop on governance capacity and natural disasters
The Workshop on Governance Capacity and Natural Disasters: Enhancing Preparedness, Response and Rebuilding will be organized by East-West Center in partnership with the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and United Nations University to be held from 26 – 28
Training event
Long Beach, Washington
In person
Coastal flood risk reduction course
This is a one-day performance level training course that develops the participant's ability to apply coastal risk reduction and opportunity enhancement measures to coastal floodplain management. The course format is as follows: Modules 1 and 2 will
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International Recovery Forum

The International Recovery Forum, established in 2005, convenes a broad range of senior policymakers and practitioners to exchange experiences and facilitate discussion on challenges to resilient recovery and opportunities for building back better. It is a forum designed to generate ideas and collaboration through dialogue and debate, sharing of experiences and the latest evidence in disaster recovery. The forum is coordinated annually in Kobe, Japan, by the International Recovery Platform (IRP) Secretariat, in close consultation with the IRP Steering Committee.

The annual forum is organized around themes to address key prevailing priorities and gaps in knowledge and practice for recovery and building back better. The forum’s themes link with the outcomes and lessons emerging from previous IRP Forums and other relevant global events, in order to advance the field. The International Recovery Forum is among the key activities managed by IRP in support of its mandate to share experiences and learning among countries and all relevant stakeholders, explicitly designated in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

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