Useful Networks and Publications
At least 2 of the attendees at the Geneva ISDR "Global Network of NGOs for Community Resilience to Disasters" workshop last week, offer up the ECB/ IWG members some very interesting experiences. Given that Paul had not come across Duryog Nivaran, I thought it might be interesting to share some details and thoughts, and as none of our IWG agencies are officially members:
Amjad Bhatti, with the Islamabad-based Journalists Resource Centre, has long co-led Duryog Nivaran (a really nice website), who works closely with Practical Action (formerly ITDG). Duryog Nivaran (Sanskrit for "disaster mitigation"), based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a network of individuals and organizations working in South Asia who are committed to promoting an alternative perspective on disasters and vulnerability as a basis for disaster mitigation in the region. Amjad, a journalist by training, has spent many years advocating for an increased community-managed DRR focus. He gave me a couple of interesting printed reports I'd be more than happy to share with Matt, Malaika, Paul, or anyone else interested:
1) Disaster Communication. A Resource Kit for Media. Amjad Bhatti & Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu (2002). A Duryog Nivaran Publication (details here, but doesn't seem to be available as an online pdf). This is a really useful 260 pp manual for practical action, and Matt, I'm sure you would find this useful.
2) Tackling the Tides and Tremors. South Asia Disaster Report 2005. Duryog Nivaran. (Again I can't find an online pdf, but details here). A great annual report.
Manu Gupta, a founding member of Seeds India was here representing the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), whose "main aim is to promote coordination and collaboration among NGOs and other stakeholders for effective and efficient disaster reduction and response in the Asia-Pacific region". I worked with Manu's co-founder of Seeds India, Anshu Sharma, at the February Geneva UNDP workshop.
Pauline, I'd love to see Manu and/or Amjad invited to the Rome workshop, as so much of what he was representing overlapped so closely with ECB2 focus, and accountability on the ground. Another great invitee would be Suranjana Gupta from the Huairou Commission. "The Huairou Commission is a global coalition of networks, institutions and individual professionals that links grassroots women’s community development organizations to partners. The networks seek access to resources, information sharing and political space. At the same time, it links development professionals to on-the-ground practice. Currently, the network focuses its joint efforts on five campaigns: Governance, AIDS, Disaster, Land and Housing and Peace Building."
Regards, Warner
Amjad Bhatti, with the Islamabad-based Journalists Resource Centre, has long co-led Duryog Nivaran (a really nice website), who works closely with Practical Action (formerly ITDG). Duryog Nivaran (Sanskrit for "disaster mitigation"), based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a network of individuals and organizations working in South Asia who are committed to promoting an alternative perspective on disasters and vulnerability as a basis for disaster mitigation in the region. Amjad, a journalist by training, has spent many years advocating for an increased community-managed DRR focus. He gave me a couple of interesting printed reports I'd be more than happy to share with Matt, Malaika, Paul, or anyone else interested:
1) Disaster Communication. A Resource Kit for Media. Amjad Bhatti & Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu (2002). A Duryog Nivaran Publication (details here, but doesn't seem to be available as an online pdf). This is a really useful 260 pp manual for practical action, and Matt, I'm sure you would find this useful.
2) Tackling the Tides and Tremors. South Asia Disaster Report 2005. Duryog Nivaran. (Again I can't find an online pdf, but details here). A great annual report.
Manu Gupta, a founding member of Seeds India was here representing the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), whose "main aim is to promote coordination and collaboration among NGOs and other stakeholders for effective and efficient disaster reduction and response in the Asia-Pacific region". I worked with Manu's co-founder of Seeds India, Anshu Sharma, at the February Geneva UNDP workshop.
Pauline, I'd love to see Manu and/or Amjad invited to the Rome workshop, as so much of what he was representing overlapped so closely with ECB2 focus, and accountability on the ground. Another great invitee would be Suranjana Gupta from the Huairou Commission. "The Huairou Commission is a global coalition of networks, institutions and individual professionals that links grassroots women’s community development organizations to partners. The networks seek access to resources, information sharing and political space. At the same time, it links development professionals to on-the-ground practice. Currently, the network focuses its joint efforts on five campaigns: Governance, AIDS, Disaster, Land and Housing and Peace Building."
Regards, Warner
posted by Warner Passanisi at 2:53 PM
1 Comments:
Great resource. keep it up!!Thanks a lot for interesting discussion, I found a lot of useful information!With the best regards!
Frank
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