This program has been postponed until autumn, please watch this space for updates on the new date and time.
The poor, with their limited assets and resources, are often excluded from formal insurance instruments. In many developing countries, the poor have resorted to other instruments – credits, grain banks, remittances, savings, etc – to tide them over during times of hardship. Microinsurance is thus seen as an effective instrument to protect the poor from the increasing impacts of disasters. It is flexible enough to suit the particular needs of the clients and to accommodate non-traditional institutional arrangements.
This session will highlight the various innovations on the application of microinsurance in DRM and the experiences and insights of practitioners.
Partners
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series
June 30 (Wed), 2010, 13:00-16:00 (JST)
The Risk Assessment shows the likelihood of an extreme hazard event and its impacts to vulnerable communities. Disaster risk is a function of the characteristics and frequency of hazards experienced in a specified location, the nature of the elements at risk, and their inherent degree of vulnerability or resilience (which can include capacity). Effective risk reduction requires a multi-hazard risk assessment in order to determine which areas are at highest risk of experiencing a disaster and why, so that appropriate and cost-effective mitigation measures can be identified, adopted, and implemented. This session will also incorporate discussion on the effects and implications of climate change.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series
May 12, 2010 18:30-20:30 (JST)
In commermoration of International Midwives’ Day (5th of May) and International Nurses’ Day (12th of May), a seminar will be held on May 12. 2010. Sister Yukie Makino (77) and Sister Michiko Hirama (70 yrs) will connect from Madagascar to talk about the status in Madagascar, their efforts and hardships they’ve encountered as a medical service provider in the country, and also about the needs of the people who seek their services.
April 15, 2010
TDLC, WHO, Kitasato University and Mongolia Nurses Association will deliver the third blended learning program on Training of Mother and Child Health Care Specialists in Mongolia on April 15, 2010. The third distance learning program will focus on emergency obstetrics and neonatal care and is expecting to be delivered to over 450 participants at 6 sites in Ulaan Bataar and other rural locations in Mongolia.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Happy Mothers, Happy Children
April 28, 2010, 15：30～17：30 (JST)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) designated April 28, as World Day on Safety and Health at Work to raise awareness of safety and health issues at the workplace. In commemoration of this day, a seminar on safety and health issues at work will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, from 15:30~17:30. We look forward to your participation in this event.
April 28, 2010 16:00~18:15 (JST)
World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC), and Kitasato University School of Nursing will host a blended learning course on Partograph. The partograph is a simple reliable tool for graphically recording the progress of labor and monitoring the health of the mother and the fetus. The partograph serves as an “early warning system” and assists in early decision making on interventions in labor.
April 9, 2010
Following the conclusion of the 16th ASEAN Summit that took place in Ha Noi on 8-9 April 2010, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, presented an overview of the major outcomes from the Summit on 9 April 2010.
April 1 (Thur), 2010 13:00-16:00 (JST)
The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) is a critical part of the reconstruction process for areas struck by disasters.
In this session, representatives from the governments of Indonesia and Pakistan will speak on the lessons learned from the PDNAs conducted in their respective countries.
Abhas K. Jha, World Bank Regional Coordinator for DRM, will moderate the session.
This session is the first in a series of sessions that will commence in April 2010 and run through the remainder of 2010.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series
Beginning April 1st, 2010 and continuing through the year
Natural disasters are a main source of risk for the poor, present a serious obstacle to achieving sustainable social and economic development. Disasters affect the poor most severely thus, measures taken to manage hazards and reduce their impact provide an effective vehicle to make substantial advances in fight against poverty. The countries of East Asia and the Pacific are among the most vulnerable in the world to effects caused by disasters.
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March 17 to April 19, 2010
The 5-week blended course jointly offered by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) aims to update your notion of e-Learning and enhance your skills in designing e-Learning programs in a short time frame. Online registration is now available at http://tinyurl.com/programdesign
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