Disaster risk reduction and sustainable development in tsunami affected countries

The seminar “Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development in Tsunami effected countries” was organised by the UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SECURITY (UNU-EHS), in cooperation with the DAAD Tsunami Special Programme for capacity building in all fields of disaster prevention/ preparedness and crisis management. It was intended to give the DAAD scholars, PhD and Master students from tsunami affected countries the opportunity to deepen and exchange their knowledge in various aspects of vulnerability, disaster prevention, sustainable development, and people centred early warning. During the seminar, the scholars had the chance to join the UNITED NATIONS network specialists, as well as to extend and consolidate their network with DAAD staff and scholars from South and Southeast Asia.