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Subject: [AdHoc_IDC] Join WB discussion on disability and disaster
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 10:32:29 -0500 (CDT)
From: Maria Veronica Reina <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Friends,
I hope you can participate in this interesting WB discussion other
colleagues and I are part of
Maria
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Invitation to Join Electronic Discussion
Disabled and other Vulnerable People in Natural Disasters
May 22- June 9, 2006
The World Bank is pleased to organize and host an e-mail based
electronic discussion on
the issue of "Disasters and Disabled
People".
Because of high fragility to external shocks, disabled people and
other vulnerable
populations are at risk of not being included in natural disaster
preparedness, emergency
response/relief and recovery &
reconstruction.
Objective of this electronic discussion is to solicit a large
discussion on disabled
people and other vulnerable groups (e.g. elderly, children) and
disasters.
The discussion is hosted by DevForum - The World Bank Platform for
E-Discussions and
Communities - and it is open to all interested parties. There is no
cost for joining but
you will need to have an access to e-mail. Please be sure to
register before May 22 to
ensure that you are included in the discussions from the very
beginning. To join send a
blank e-mail to:
[log in to unmask]
The e-discussion is designed to solicit information on disabled
people (and other
vulnerable populations) and natural disasters, to be used as inputs
for a guidance on
inclusion of disabled and vulnerable people in the disaster-related
activities. The
conclusions will be made available to emergency and development
agencies including the
World Bank, policy-makers and civil
society.
The e-discussion is an important component of a larger knowledge
sharing initiative
started by the Global Partnership for Disability & Development after
the Tsunami,
followed by the reports "Disability in Conflict and Emergency
Situations: Focus on
Tsunami Affected Areas" (by IDDC, June 2005), "International
Disability Rights Monitor:
Disability and Early Tsunami Relief Efforts in India, Indonesia and
Thailand" (by Center
for International Rehabilitation, September 2005) and the fact
finding event at the World
Bank Headquarters on December 5,
2005.
The e-discussion is scheduled to start on May 22 and to end on June
9, 2006.
It will be structured in three weeks and each week will be dedicated
to one of the
following
sub-topic:
1. Week 1 May 22- May 26: "Disaster Preparedness & Mitigation",
moderated by Maria
Veronica Reina and Anne
Hayes;
2. Week 2 May 29- June 6: "Emergency Response / Relief" moderated
by Moira Jones and
Ashok
Hans;
3. Week 3 June 5- June 9: "Short/Medium Term Social-Economic
Recovery & Reconstruction
(with mitigation)" moderated by Maria
Kett.
For more information about this event go
to:
http://www.dgroups.org/groups/worldbank/Disaster-Disability.
For questions, please contact Marco Nicoli at [log in to unmask]
or Asuka Sato at
[log in to unmask]
We very much look forward to having you join
us.
Sponsored
by:
World Bank Disability & Development Team (Human Development
Network), World Bank
Institute's Multimedia Center, Center for International
Rehabilitation, Leonard Cheshire
Centre of Conflict Recovery, University College
London
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