[dmwg] International Disaster Risk Reduction Day and ASEAN Day for Disaster Management - good case studies/examples of older persons in Disasters available on Website

[Phan Thu Ha]

Dear Colleagues,

Monday October 13th 2014 is International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 
(Ngày Quốc tế Giảm nhẹ Rủi Ro Thiên tai) and ASEAN Day for Disaster 
Management (Ngày ASEAN Quản lý Thiên tai). This year the focus is on 
older people, including their needs and what they contribute to better 
planning and understanding of disaster risk in their communities. IDDR 
2014 intends to switch on and amplify this critical issue now and for 
the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction 
<http://www.preventionweb.net/posthfa>.

Many organisations are holding events across Vietnam over the coming 
days to mark this event including:

  * In Central Vietnam an event will take place in Da Nang city on the
    10^th October, led by Malteser International and Da Nang Peoples
    Committee. The event include meeting, involving old people, people
    with disability, leaders and community members and the media.
  * In the Mekong Delta an event will take place in Tien Giang Province
    on 13^th October. This event will be co-organized by Save the
    Children and Tien Giang People’s Committee, with support from the
    Disaster Management Working Group (DMWG), led by Care International
    and active collaboration with Help-Age international, DMC, UNDP and
    financial support from DIPECHO. The event will include a parade,
    presentations and performance, involving older people, people with
    disabilities, children, leaders, wider community members and the media.
  * In Thanh Hoa Province World Vision is organizing two events on
    October 13th, the first is a celebration of International Day for
    Disaster Reduction(IDDR) + ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) 
    in Hoang Hoa and Quang Xuong and a second event called "Writing
    Letter to ASEAN Secretary General" which is a contest organized with
    participation of around 900 children with the selected letters being
    submitted to ASEAN Secretariat. These are a part of efforts under
    the Coastal Areas of Thanh Hoa Province Resilient to Natural
    Disasters (CATREND) project funded by DFAT with a lifespan of 5
    years (2011-2016).


In order to help facilitate a strong message of support towards Disaster 
Risk Reduction and specifically the needs of older persons the DMWG has 
collected some good case studies/examples of older persons in Disasters 
which you may want to read and share at your events, these are attached 
for your reference. Many thanks to the organisations for their work in 
collecting, documenting and agreeing to share these stories with us.

You can download from the following link from DMWG subpage - NGORC 
website for Good case studies/examples of older persons in Disasters:

  http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/pub/international-day-disaster-risk-reduction-2014-resilience-life-good-case-studies-older-persons in disaster


Wishing everyone great success with their events for IDRR Day 2014!

Cam on,
Em Stacey

Stacey Sawchuk
Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation Facilitator
Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Disaster Risk Management in 
Vietnam, Including Climate Change Related Risks - Phase II (SCDM II)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
6 Nguyen Cong Tru, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam
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25-29 Phan Boi Chau, Hanoi, Vietnam
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(E) stacey.sawchuk at undp.org <mailto:stacey.sawchuk at undp.org>
(Skype) staceysawchuk

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Phan Thu Ha
Senior Working Groups Coordinator
NGO Resource Centre
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