Bangkok--Jun 22--UN Information Services Bangkok
Bangkok (United Nations Information Services) ? The first meeting of a group of experts will gather for three days on 22-24 June at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The High-level Expert Group on Technical Options for Disaster Management Systems: Tsunamis and Others is composed of civil defence policy-makers and system developers from the Asia-Pacific region.
Numerous high-level meetings since the 26 December earthquake and tsunami have emphasized the importance of early warning systems, and in more general terms, requested that effective disaster and other hazard management be incorporated in national development plans.
The aim of the forum is to gather together technical experts with national disaster management officials, to exchange ideas and improve capabilities
for disaster management. A second aim is to explore possible activities toward improved regional cooperation in comprehensive disaster management.
The meeting is a collaboration among the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP); the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); the TSB/ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau and the APMCSTA Asia-Pacific Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications.
For further information please contact:
UN Information Services Bangkok
Tel: +(66-2) 288-1861-69, Fax: +(66-2) 288-1052
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.unescap.org
Contact Persons at UNESCAP
Mr. Wu Guoxiang
Chief, STAS/ICSTD
Tel: (662) 288-1456; Fax : (662) 288-1085
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Htin Aung
Coordinator
Tel: (662) 288-2591; Fax (662) 288-1085
Email: [email protected] End.