Canadian risk and hazards network symposium

Organizer(s) Canadian Risks and Hazards Network

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Format

In person

Date

19 October 2011 - 21 October 2011

Goal

The consistent goal of the CRHNet symposiums is to contribute to the creation of a disaster resilient society through inter-disciplinary and inter-jurisdictional dialogue and collaboration among practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and academics.

The theme of this year's symposium, Building Resiliency reflects the need to better understand the multi-dimensionality and complexity of resilience. Of particular interest is resilience as it pertains to populated urban areas and First Nations communities.

Topics

• Decision Support for Risk based planning
• Concepts of Community Resiliency
• Land-use decision support
• Introduction to UN/ISDR Campaign
• Floods
• Rural Resiliency-Ontario Case Study
• Policy workshop
• Managing Adaptation Coastal Communities
• Fire Hazard Mitigation-Wild/Urban interface
• Measurement of resilience for policy development
• Resilience through collaboration with private sector
• Enhancing Resilience and Capacity for Health
• On Flood Insurance for Canada
• 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
• Hazard Vulnerability Mapping
• Understanding resilience across the levels of Governance
• Earthquake risk in Kathmandu

Source

http://www.crhnet.ca/annualsymposium/annualsymposium.htm

Attachments

2011 Program English

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