Events & News on Disaster Management:

Workshops on Disaster Management & related issues:

A list  of workshops on disaster management and related issues is provided on this page. Some of the workshops are scheduled and others already over. The workshops already over are listed for interested visitors wanting to go through the proceedings of the workshop. We request you to provide us information, if you are aware of any workshop on the topics going to happen or already organized, email to us at dmis@sristi.org  

The Fourth ADRC International Meeting, January 21-23, 2002, Delhi, India

Asian Disaster Reduction Center, since its establishment of July 1998, has been dedicated to promoting the exchange of disaster reduction experts from each country, accumulating and providing disaster reduction information, and carrying out research into multinational disaster reduction cooperation, as a center for promoting multinational disaster reduction cooperation.
In succession to the three international meetings so far, we will hold the Fourth International Meeting with inviting disaster management officials and experts from each country, for strengthening the mutual relationship among the disaster related departments of each country as well as examining the specific problems in the area of disaster reduction, identifying the needs and resources, and promoting the disaster information exchange and sharing. Go to http://www.adrc.or.jp/4th/4thMeeting.htm 

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JANCHETNA - A Workshop On Disaster and Risk Management 

CONSERVE in collaboration with Habitat Polytech (HUDCO) and Deputy Commissioner's office, Trains Communities for Disaster Reduction Disasters are an unavoidable part of the Worlds' future, just as they have been a part of its past. However, a large earthquake, today would cause a significantly greater human loss, physical damage, and economic crisis than caused by past earthquakes. Click here

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National Workshop - Long-Term Disaster Management in Gujarat, organised by GSDMA (Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 

The workshop held sessions on:

1) Institutional Arrangements for Emergency Response: Co-ordination Structure, Resource Planning, Preparedness Exercises and Training
2) Emergency Communications: Early Warning, Dissemination of Information and GIS

3) Risk and Hazard Mapping: Vulnerability Analysis, Seismic  and Wind Hazard Mapping, Hazard Monitoring and Instrumentation

4) Mitigation Measures: Enforcement of Building Codes, Application of Hazard Resistant Technology, Land Use, Soil and Water Conservation

5) Risk Sharing and Risk Transfer Mechanisms: Insurance, Micro-Finance, Vulnerability Reduction Funds, Food for Work Program. Go to http://www.gsdma.org/nationalworkshop_1.htm 

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International Workshop - Seismic Reconstruction, Repair and Retrofitting Gujarat Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program - organized by GSDMA, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 

Broad topics covered in the workshop included:

1) Earthquake Engineering in India                         

2) Seismic Design and Construction of R. C. Buildings 

3) Repairs and Retrofitting of R. C. Buildings 

4) Masonry Construction: Design and Construction 

5) Masonry Construction: Repairs and Retrofitting 

6) Training Strategy.  Go to http://www.gsdma.org/internationalworkshop_1.htm 

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Workshop on Developing Earthquake Engineering Industry in India: Challenges and Opportunities: IIT Kanpur, U.P., India

A three-day workshop was held at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur during 14 to 16 October 1998, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of developing an earthquake engineering industry in the country. This workshop was sequel to an earlier workshop that discussed various aspects related to earthquake resistant construction in civil engineering curriculum in India1. Participation in the workshop was by invitation. Select persons from academia and industry participated in these deliberations. This paper presents a summary of discussions and recommendations made during the workshop on the following major themes: (a) current status of earthquake engineering in India, (b) perception of industry about earthquakes and earthquake business, (c) opportunities and future prospects, (d) constraints and bottlenecks, and (d) specific action plans needed. Due to space limitations, this article does not include the other two themes discussed during the workshop, viz, Indian National Centre for Earthquake Engineering Information, and seismic hazard and earthquake risk assessment. Go to http://www.nicee.org/frontpage/subpages/icj_ws.htm 

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Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Constructions in Civil Engineering Curriculum: IIT Kanpur, U.P., India

A three-day workshop was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur during 10-12 October 1996 to discuss all aspects related to Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Civil Engineering Curriculum. The questions that prompted this workshop include:

(1)  Should we continue to let earthquake-resistant constructions to be handled by specialists only, or should an average civil engineer responsible for construction be expected to know about appropriate earthquake technology for day-to-day constructions?

(2)  Should earthquake-resistant construction be taught as a separate subject in the engineering curriculum, or should the topics related to earthquake engineering be merged with the existing courses? For instance, it may be more effective to teach students about ductile detailing of reinforced concrete structures in the regular design course on reinforced concrete, than covering all aspects of earthquake engineering in one single course.

(3)  Should earthquake engineering maintain an identity outside the normal civil engineering industry or become a part of civil engineering industry itself?

(4)  How best to achieve the following goal:  professional civil engineers should be able to ensure earthquake-resistant constructions without seeking help from “earthquake engineering experts," particularly for the run-of-the-mill constructions. Go to http://www.nicee.org/frontpage/subpages/iset_ws.htm 

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