DRR Calendar of Events

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2006 and earlier events in All Regions, about All Hazards, All Themes, All Org. Types: 66 (includes all major global events)
JUL 2017
25 Jun - 01 Jul (Week 26)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
22 Jun 2017 - 29 Jun 2017 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA11)

International Institute for Environment and Development

Kampala (Uganda)
 
25 Jun 2017 - 28 Jun 2017 2nd International Conference on Amphibious Architecture, Design and Engineering (ICAADE 2017)

University of Waterloo

Waterloo (Canada)
 
29 Jun 2017 - 01 Jul 2017 Disaster Risk Reduction and International Law Symposium 2017

University of Reading

(United Kingdom)
 
29 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 Meeting: Kenya National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

National Disaster Operation Centre

Nairobi (Kenya)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort)  
 
01 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Climate Change and Health  
 
09 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response  
 
26 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 Training Course on GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Risk Management (Kenya)
 
26 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 Training Course on Emergency Needs Assessment (Kenya)
 
26 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 Training Course on Early Warning Systems (Kenya)
 
26 Jun 2017 - 28 Jun 2017 Changement Climatique et Gestion des Ressources en Eau dans les Zones Exposées à la Sécheresse

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Dakar (Senegal)
 
29 Jun 2017 - 05 Jul 2017 Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Sustainable Development: DRR Action Planning Workshop

UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon

Incheon (Korea (Rep. of)) UNISDR Event
02 - 08 Jul (Week 27)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
01 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Climate Change and Health (continued)  
 
09 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (continued)  
 
29 Jun 2017 - 05 Jul 2017 Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Sustainable Development: DRR Action Planning Workshop (continued)

UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon

Incheon (Korea (Rep. of)) UNISDR Event
 
03 Jul 2017 - 14 Jul 2017 APHES summer course: Assessing public health in emergency situations

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Brussels (Belgium)
 
03 Jul 2017 - 07 Jul 2017 Croucher Summer Course 2017 - Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (Hong Kong)
 
03 Jul 2017 - 14 Jul 2017 APHES Summer course 2017: Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Brussels (Belgium)
 
03 Jul 2017 - 07 Jul 2017
(Tentative) 		Training Course on Disasters and Development (South Africa)
 
03 Jul 2017 - 07 Jul 2017 Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction Training (Kenya)
 
03 Jul 2017 - 05 Jul 2017 Disaster Risk Reduction Information Systems: Managing Media Relations, Public Awareness and Communication for Emergency Preparedness and Response

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Accra (Ghana)
 
05 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017
(Tentative) 		Online Certificate Course in Mainstreaming Gender into Community-based Disaster Risk Management  
 
06 Jul 2017 - 07 Jul 2017 2017 UNISDR Trainer certificate course in the Asia-Pacific Region - The Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction

UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon

Incheon (Korea (Rep. of)) UNISDR Event
09 - 15 Jul (Week 28)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
01 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Climate Change and Health (continued)  
 
09 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (continued)  
 
03 Jul 2017 - 14 Jul 2017 APHES summer course: Assessing public health in emergency situations (continued)

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Brussels (Belgium)
 
03 Jul 2017 - 14 Jul 2017 APHES Summer course 2017: Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations (continued)

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters

Brussels (Belgium)
 
05 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017
(Tentative) 		Online Certificate Course in Mainstreaming Gender into Community-based Disaster Risk Management (continued)  
 
10 Jul 2017 - 12 Jul 2017 Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting for Informed Decision-Making

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Johannesburg (South Africa)
 
10 Jul 2017 - 14 Jul 2017 Training Course on GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Risk Management (continued) Nairobi (Kenya)
 
12 Jul 2017 - 19 Jul 2017 Advanced Webinar: Remote Sensing of Drought

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

 
16 - 22 Jul (Week 29)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
18 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2017 APRU Multi-Hazards Summer School 2017 Sendai (Japan)
 
19 Jul 2017 - 19 Jul 2017 Launch of the "Migrants in DRR: practices of inclusion" book

International Organization for Migration

Geneva (Switzerland)
 
20 Jul 2017 - 20 Jul 2017 INFORMED webinar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Agriculture: Benefits of farm-level risk reduction practices in agriculture

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters

 
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
01 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Climate Change and Health (continued)  
 
09 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (continued)  
 
05 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017
(Tentative) 		Online Certificate Course in Mainstreaming Gender into Community-based Disaster Risk Management (continued)  
 
12 Jul 2017 - 19 Jul 2017 Advanced Webinar: Remote Sensing of Drought (continued)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

 
 
17 Jul 2017 - 26 Jul 2017 8th International Training Course on Climate Risk Management in a Changing Environment (CRM-8) Bangkok (Thailand)
 
17 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2017 Training Course on Emergency Planning Management Nairobi (Kenya)
 
17 Jul 2017 - 19 Jul 2017 Ateliers de renforcement des capacités sur la Domestication du Cadre Sendai pour la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes (2015-2030)

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Abidjan (C�te d'Ivoire)
 
17 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2017 Mainstreaming Gender into Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Training NAIROBI (Kenya)
 
17 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2017 Early Warning Systems Course

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
17 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2017 Contingency Planning Training Course

Indepth Research Services

Kisumu (Kenya)
 
17 Jul 2017 - 21 Jul 2017 Disaster Risk Reduction Course

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
18 Jul 2017 - 20 Jul 2017 Training of Trainers for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

UNISDR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction at Incheon

Incheon (Korea (Rep. of)) UNISDR Event
23 - 29 Jul (Week 30)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
01 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Climate Change and Health (continued)  
 
09 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (continued)  
 
05 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017
(Tentative) 		Online Certificate Course in Mainstreaming Gender into Community-based Disaster Risk Management (continued)  
 
17 Jul 2017 - 26 Jul 2017 8th International Training Course on Climate Risk Management in a Changing Environment (CRM-8) (continued) Bangkok (Thailand)
 
24 Jul 2017 - 26 Jul 2017 Special Mixed Course on Disaster Risk Management

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Johannesburg (South Africa)
 
24 Jul 2017 - 28 Jul 2017 Training of Trainers: Sphere and ADCAP - Inclusive humanitarian action

Aktion Deutschland Hilft

Manila (Philippines)
30 Jul - 05 Aug (Week 31)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
01 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Climate Change and Health (continued)  
 
09 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (continued)  
 
05 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017
(Tentative) 		Online Certificate Course in Mainstreaming Gender into Community-based Disaster Risk Management (continued)  
 
31 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017 Protecting Children’s Health in Emergency and Disasters Training

Versed Professional Services Limited

(Kenya)
AUG 2017
30 Jul - 05 Aug (Week 31)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
01 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Climate Change and Health (continued)  
 
09 Dec 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 Free Online Course: Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (continued)  
 
05 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017
(Tentative) 		Online Certificate Course in Mainstreaming Gender into Community-based Disaster Risk Management (continued)  
 
31 Jul 2017 - 04 Aug 2017 Protecting Children’s Health in Emergency and Disasters Training (continued)

Versed Professional Services Limited

(Kenya)
06 - 12 Aug (Week 32)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
07 Aug 2017 - 09 Aug 2017 Use of GIS Technology for Emergency Preparedness and Response

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Kampala (Uganda)
13 - 19 Aug (Week 33)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
14 Aug 2017 - 16 Aug 2017 Intégration de la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes dans la Planification d’Activités de Développement

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Lomé (Togo)
20 - 26 Aug (Week 34)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
21 Aug 2017 - 25 Aug 2017 8th Regional Training Course on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development Process (MDRD-8) Bangkok (Thailand)
 
21 Aug 2017 - 23 Aug 2017 International Workshop on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework on DRR in Africa: Lessons Learned from the 2017 Global Platform

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Accra (Ghana)
 
21 Aug 2017 - 24 Aug 2017 Special Mixed Course on Disaster Risk Management

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Johannesburg (South Africa)
 
21 Aug 2017 - 25 Aug 2017 Training course: Resilience in food security analysis

Datastat Research Center

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
21 Aug 2017 - 25 Aug 2017 GIS application in disaster disk deduction training Nairobi (Kenya)
27 Aug - 02 Sep (Week 35)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
28 Aug 2017 - 29 Aug 2017 13th APRU Multi-hazards Symposium 2017

Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Beijing (China)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
28 Aug 2017 - 16 Sep 2017 International training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage 2017

Ritsumeikan University

Kyoto (Japan)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 30 Aug 2017 Suivi, Alerte Précoce et Intervention Rapide face aux Urgences

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Dakar (Senegal)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 01 Sep 2017 Disasters and Development Course

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 01 Sep 2017 Contingency Planning Course

Indepth Research Services

Kisumu (Kenya)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 01 Sep 2017 Mainstreaming Gender into Community Based Disaster Risk Management Course

Indepth Research Services

Kisumu (Kenya)
SEP 2017
27 Aug - 02 Sep (Week 35)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
28 Aug 2017 - 29 Aug 2017 13th APRU Multi-hazards Symposium 2017 (continued)

Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Beijing (China)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
28 Aug 2017 - 16 Sep 2017 International training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage 2017 (continued)

Ritsumeikan University

Kyoto (Japan)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 30 Aug 2017 Suivi, Alerte Précoce et Intervention Rapide face aux Urgences (continued)

Gravitazz Institute for Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management

Dakar (Senegal)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 01 Sep 2017 Disasters and Development Course (continued)

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 01 Sep 2017 Contingency Planning Course (continued)

Indepth Research Services

Kisumu (Kenya)
 
28 Aug 2017 - 01 Sep 2017 Mainstreaming Gender into Community Based Disaster Risk Management Course (continued)

Indepth Research Services

Kisumu (Kenya)
03 - 09 Sep (Week 36)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
04 Sep 2017 - 07 Sep 2017 Australasia's emergency management and public safety conference (AFAC 17)

Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council

Sydney (Australia)
 
06 Sep 2017 - 07 Sep 2017 Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit 2017 Washington D.C. (United States of America)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
28 Aug 2017 - 16 Sep 2017 International training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage 2017 (continued)

Ritsumeikan University

Kyoto (Japan)
 
04 Sep 2017 - 15 Sep 2017 15th International Training Course on Flood Disaster Risk Management (FDRM-15) Bangkok (Thailand)
 
04 Sep 2017 - 29 Sep 2017 International Training Course 2017: Seismology, Seismic Data Analysis, Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation

German Research Centre for Geosciences

Potsdam (Germany)
 
04 Sep 2017 - 08 Sep 2017 Emergency Needs Assessment Course

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
04 Sep 2017 - 08 Sep 2017 Crisis Preparation and Management Course

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
10 - 16 Sep (Week 37)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
12 Sep 2017 - 14 Sep 2017 World Symposium on Climate Change Policies and Governance 2017

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Manchester (United Kingdom)
 
14 Sep 2017 - 15 Sep 2017 HOT Summit 2017

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Ottawa (Canada)
 
16 Sep 2017 - 17 Sep 2017 6th International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA2017)

International Center for Research & Development

Toronto (Canada)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
28 Aug 2017 - 16 Sep 2017 International training course on disaster risk management of cultural heritage 2017 (continued)

Ritsumeikan University

Kyoto (Japan)
 
04 Sep 2017 - 15 Sep 2017 15th International Training Course on Flood Disaster Risk Management (FDRM-15) (continued) Bangkok (Thailand)
 
04 Sep 2017 - 29 Sep 2017 International Training Course 2017: Seismology, Seismic Data Analysis, Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation (continued)

German Research Centre for Geosciences

Potsdam (Germany)
 
11 Sep 2017 - 15 Sep 2017 Food Security Information Systems and Networks Course

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
11 Sep 2017 - 15 Sep 2017 Climate Change and Agriculture Course

Indepth Research Services

Nairobi (Kenya)
 
11 Sep 2017 - 15 Sep 2017 Training course: Flood disaster risk management in a changing climate Nairobi (Kenya)
17 - 23 Sep (Week 38)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
16 Sep 2017 - 17 Sep 2017 6th International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA2017) (continued)

International Center for Research & Development

Toronto (Canada)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
04 Sep 2017 - 29 Sep 2017 International Training Course 2017: Seismology, Seismic Data Analysis, Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation (continued)

German Research Centre for Geosciences

Potsdam (Germany)
24 - 30 Sep (Week 39)
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
27 Sep 2017 - 28 Sep 2017 DMISA Southern Africa DRR Conference 2017 - Purpose in Action Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province (South Africa)
TRAINING
25 Nov 2016 - 15 Oct 2017 Free online course: Public Health Principles in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (6th Cohort) (continued)  
 
04 Sep 2017 - 29 Sep 2017 International Training Course 2017: Seismology, Seismic Data Analysis, Hazard Assessment and Risk Mitigation (continued)

German Research Centre for Geosciences

Potsdam (Germany)