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Disaster and Development Centre (DDC), Northumbria University aims
to reduce the impact of climatic disasters and increase sustainable well
being. DDC focuses on issues that involve the link between disaster risk
management and sustainable development through research, teaching and
learning internationally, regionally and locally. DDC addresses hazards,
disasters, human security and complex emergencies in an
inter-disciplinary manner guided by the needs of civil society. DDC started its higher education focused activities in a form of pilot project in Nepal since 2003. Our programme is supported by British Council and DFID. Our local partners are Disaster Management and Sustainable Development Centre (DMSDC), Kathmandu University, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) and Ministry of Local Development, Nepal. To celebrate World Environment Day -2008 Disaster and Development Centre organises (with local partners) an event UK-South Asia Young Scientists and Practitioners Seminar on Climate Change and Disaster Impact Reduction on 05-06 June, 2008 at Kathmandu .This seminar will be attended by climatic disaster risk reduction scientists and practitioners from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Turkey, Nepal, India, Japan and the United Kingdom. The seminar organising committee likes to call papers for the seminar from all young professionals related to this field . I hope your participation will help to build disaster resilience in south Asia.
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