Dear Kelly,
Thanks about sharing the information on Informal Partnership. I would like
to see a role and association. National Institute of Disaster Management
(NIDM) is a statutory national organisation in India, as a Centre of
Excellence, with a charter to be a University on Disaster Management. It
also hosts SAARC Disaster Management Centre. NIDM is going to host ENVIS
node on Disaster & Environment.
Mentioning intention to join the efforts on Disaster-Environment Linkages.
Regards
Aneel
Anil K Gupta, M.Sc. (Env.), M.Phil. (Env.Health.), DIPM, Ph.D.(EIA), LLB
(Crm).
Associate Professor - Environmental Risks, Man-made Disasters & Policy
Instruments
Division of Policy, Planning & Humanitarian Issues
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(Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India)
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From: "Charles Kelly" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:11 AM
Subject: Informal Partnership Promoting the Inter-Linkages between Disasters
and Environment
> From ISDR Highlights, February 2008:
>
> Informal Partnership Promoting the Inter-Linkages between Disasters
> and Environment
>
> UN/ISDR is part of the new Disaster and Environment Working Group for Asia
> (DEWGA), an informal partnership promoting the mainstreaming of DRR within
> environmental policies and the integration of environmental components in
> DRR national plans in Asia. The group is currently composed of WWF, IUCN,
> CARE, SEI, ADPC, Kyoto University, UNEP and ISDR. An inventory disaster
> and
> environment initiative was developed by Kyoto University as a first step
> of
> cooperation. DEWGA expressed strong interest in being closely involved in
> ISDR initiatives, with a possibility for taking the leadership in the
> thematic HFA reporting process to GPDRR2 on the issue of disasters,
> environment and climate change adaptation. Coordination will take place
> with
> UNEP at the regional and global levels to avoid duplication of leadership
> in
> this area. DEWGA was invited to the IAP meeting as a regional partner. For
> more information contact the DEWGA
> secretariat:[log in to unmask]
>
> Kelly
>
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