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EMERGENCY WARNINGS AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION BROADCASTING
2013-03-08 to 2013-03-09
March 8, 2013
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EMERGENCY WARNINGS AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION BROADCASTING
2013-03-08 to 2013-03-09
March 8, 2013
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8-9 March 2013
SAFIR 1 (Ballroom Floor),Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur
THE SPEAKERS
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Fathimath Thasneem
Thasneem has followed her Tertiary education in Human Resources Planning, Development and Management in TAFE South Australia and Applied Manpower Research Institute , Delhi, India. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Planning and Development. She has been awarded Certificate of Merit in recognition of outstanding academic performance among all the women candidates in the Post Graduate Program. She has also completed several short term Trainings and workshops in Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Based Disaster Management |
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Dr Kazuyoshi Shogen SHOGEN, Kazuyoshi joined NHK in 1979. He has been engaged in research on broadcasting satellite system since 1982. In 1998-2003, he has worked in NHK Engineering Administration Department engaging in media planning and international affairs, working with groups such as ABU, ITU-R and APT. In 2003, he was transferred to NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories. He was a chairman of the ABU Technical Committee and was a vice chairman of the ITU-R SG6 WP6S. He is an IEEE Senior Member and a Fellow of IEICE of Japan. He retired from NHK in June 2011 and he is now in B-SAT.
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Russell Isaac
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Chevan Daniel
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Aqeel Qureshi Aqeel Qureshi is Vice President of Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), and the Editor of the Global Accessibility News (GAN). Aqeel is an Accessibility Consultant who has been working on accessibility issues, universal design and information and communications technology (ICT). He has more than 14 years of experience working with disability organizations. As a disability rights campaigner, he has actively advocated for the rights of persons with disabilities.
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Saving Lives: Early Warnings and DRR Broadcasting workshop
In line with its long running commitment to help members prepare their audiences for the increasing frequency of natural hazards, the ABU is launching the next phase of its Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction campaign.
The ABU Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Broadcast Media Initiative kicks-off during the ABU Digital Broadcast Symposium with a workshop on 8 March 2013 in Kuala Lumpur. The initiative is supported by the Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness. It engages ABU broadcast members in ten countries[1]. The aim of the project is to link broadcasters and national disaster management authorities in efficient way, so information for pending disasters issued by the authorities can reach people in danger in a timely and understandable manner.
The Kuala Lumpur workshop Saving Lives: Early Warnings and DRR Broadcasting will set the scene for the implementation of this two year project. It harness the expertise of speakers from Asia, Europe and Africa on communicating for natural disasters and using media before, during and after disasters to save lives and prepare communities to minimize damages.
The workshop is followed by the ABU Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Broadcast Media Initiative induction meeting, which will conceptualise and plan the implementation of the initiative by country.
Since the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has emerged as a regional leader in early warnings and disaster preparedness through the media. Working with more than 50 of its members, the Union is spearheading a wide ranging campaign not only to use media for population disaster preparedness but also to make national broadcasters in its member countries an integral part of their national disaster management systems.
With over 50% of the total world’s disasters, Asia and the Pacific Islands region represents the widest and most natural disaster prone area in the world. It has a regular and apparently increasing frequency of typhoons, tsunamis, floods, droughts, fires and other natural hazards. In 2008, disasters across the region accounted for almost 99% of the world’s reported victims. Those statistics alone spell out the urgency for action to prepare ABU members to be able to perform their most important duty as broadcasters– saving lives – by disseminating timely and accurate information to alert the public before a disaster strikes as well as facilitate rescue, relief and reconstruction operations during and after the event.
For more information about the initiative and the March workshop Saving Lives: Early Warnings and DRR Broadcasting, please visit www.abu.org.my – upcoming events or contact Ms Natalia Ilieva – natalia@abu.org.my