<p><font color="#33711E"><strong>Education for Natural Disaster Preparedness in Asia-Pacific in the context of ESD</strong></font></p>
Workshop at UNESCO Bangkok
25 July 2005
Following a preliminary Strategy Meeting held in Bangkok on 13 June, 2005, UNESCO Bangkok hosted a workshop for the project: “Education for Natural Disaster Preparedness in Asia-Pacific in the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)” on 25 July, 2005 in Bangkok. The workshop was a forum for the coordination and exchanging of information between key stakeholders involved in disaster reduction education in Thailand and the region.
During the workshop, an overview of the project and ESD was presented by UNESCO Bangkok. Efforts and ideas towards disaster prevention and mitigation, particularly in relation to the UNESCO project were outlined during the Workshop.
Following this first part of the workshop, participants contributed to the development of the project in three discussion sessions moderated by a number of experts in disaster prevention, recognition and preparedness.
The sessions focussed on the following key issues for the project:
Morning Session
- What natural disasters will this project address?
- Best disaster preparedness materials in Asia-Pacific region
Afternoon Session Part 1
- Project beneficiaries - where are the largest gaps?
- Necessary resources (human/financial) and clarify commitment - who can bring what to the project?
Afternoon Session Part 2
- Role of actors, organisations and experts engaged in the project
- How is the project sustainable? - consideration of actions and future plans
Two different reports summarizing workshop outcomes have been distributed:
- Regional outcomes - This report is concerned with regional outcomes that will assist in guiding the project strategy.
- Thai outcomes – This document details specific issues of relevance for the Thai component of the project.