Issue 109 - March 2008 Other Organizations

CRID Receives Award from the Elsevier Foundation

Posted in Issue 109 - March 2008 Other Organizations

The Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean (CRID) received a US$ 40,000 award from the Elsevier Foundation, a world renowned publisher in the area of medicine and health sciences.

Virtual Course on Risk Reduction

Posted in Issue 109 - March 2008 Other Organizations

The U.N. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, with support from other agencies, has created a course on disaster risk reduction and sustainable local development. It combines virtual and class sessions and is intended for a Spanish-speaking public in the Americas and the Caribbean.

Australian University Trains Workers for Humanitarian Agencies

Posted in Issue 109 - March 2008 Other Organizations

Australia’s Charles Darwin University is offering a new degree in Humanitarian and Community Studies, tailored to students interested in working in communities where resources are limited due to geographic or social conditions, or emergencies caused by disasters.

World Campaign for Safe Hospitals Launched

Posted in Issue 109 - March 2008 Other Organizations

“Hospitals Safe from Disasters—Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives,” is the theme of the World Disaster Reduction Campaign 2008-2009. National and international partners will promote efforts to protect health facilities and ensure that they continue to function during and after a disaster.

Spanish Cooperation Agency Opens Logistics Center in Panama

Posted in Issue 109 - March 2008 Other Organizations

In January, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) inaugurated a humanitarian logistics center in Panama to accelerate and improve their response to disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Issue 109 - March 2008 Other Organizations

CRID Receives Award from the Elsevier Foundation

Virtual Course on Risk Reduction

Australian University Trains Workers for Humanitarian Agencies

World Campaign for Safe Hospitals Launched

Spanish Cooperation Agency Opens Logistics Center in Panama

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