Marsa Alam
Egypt
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2017 - Protecting Lives! Ensuring Sustainability
Organizer(s)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
League of Arab States
Date
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UNISDR Regional Office for Arab States in coordination with the League of Arab States will organize a three-day event in Marsa Alam, Egypt with youth engaged in fields related to biodiversity, climate change, disaster risk reduction, maritime sciences, urban development in coastal cities, and sea and/or coastal protection.
The three-day event will provide knowledge and new perspectives on tsunamis and their linkage to sustainable development, resilience building, biodiversity, marine life and climate change.
The event will host a series of sessions on different themes aimed to :
- Increase global knowledge of tsunami risks
- Understand disaster resilience in urban and/or coastal settings
- Explore innovative and effective measures in reducing tsunami impacts
- Train on Emergency first response ensuring confidence when faced with an emergency.
- Establish youth partnerships for cooperation in disaster risk reduction
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Hazards
Tsunami
Country and region
Egypt
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