[Sdi-latinamericacaribbean] upcoming UN-SPIDER events, March 2008, Guatemala

[Kate Lance]

via United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management 
and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER), November/December 2007 Updates
http://www.unspider.org/
 
“Workshop on Establishing a University Network in Latin America for Disaster
Reduction,” 26-27 March 2008 
“Training Course and Workshop on Landslide Warning and Risk
Assessment in Central America,” 28 March - 4 April 2008 
Antigua and Atitlan, Guatemala. 
(these events are supported by UN-SPIDER)
The objective of the University Network is similar to the UNEDRA Network for Africa. 
It will: 
- contribute to disaster risk reduction in Latin America through capacity building by
generating a network of Universities from Latin American countries that are developing 
or offering courses in Disaster Management with a clear spatial component; 
- forge inter-action amongst universities in Latin America with interest in teaching on 
disaster risk reduction, through information sharing, capacity building and collaborative 
research; 
- share experiences on course activities that have already been initiated; 
- identify Universities that have interest in developing such courses; learn about other 
initiatives on disaster management training programmes; 
- learn about programmes on the use of Geo-information for Disaster Management; and 
- make an inventory of the requirements for support for setting up educational 
programmes on Geoinformation for Disaster Management. 
For further info, contact: Dr. Cees Van Westen - Director UNU-ITC DGIM School, 
ITC, westen at itc.nl 
http://www.itc.nl/unu/dgim/default.asp


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