Global Partnership with Universities, Academic Institutions, Research Organizations under GFDRR/ISDR 13 DECEMBER 2006

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Global Partnership with Universities, Academic
Institutions, Research Organizations under
GFDRR/ISDR13 DECEMBER 2006

• PRESENTATION OF
• AURAN, PERIPERI-U AND PHREE-Way
• NETWORKS
• Djillali BENOUAR and Ailsa HOLLOWAY
• UNIVERSITY OF BAB EZZOUAR (USTHB)/ LBE
  (ALGERIA)
• UNIVERSITY OF CAPE
  TOWN (UCT)/DIMP (SOUTH AFRICA)

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African Urban Risk Analysis Network (AURAN)

• GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
• THE MAIN GOAL IS TO BRING INTERNATIONAL FOCUS TO
  THE REDUCTION OF DISASTER RISKS IN URBAN AREAS OF
  AFRICA THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AFRICAN
  URBAN RISK ANALYSIS NETWORK (AURAN) AND THE
  IMPLEMENTATION OF EXAMPLE RISK REDUCTION
  PROGRAMMES .
• THE AURAN WEBSITE WWW.AURANAFRICA.ORG PROVIDES A
  PLATFORM FOR INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKING AND
  INFORMATION SHARING AMONGST AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES,
  NGOS AND CBOS ON THE SUBJECT OF URBAN RISK
  REDUCTION.
• THE PROJECT'S MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE TO
• 1. IDENTIFY DISASTER RISK ACCUMULATION PROCESSES
  LINKED TO URBANISATION AND STRUCTURAL AND
  NON-STRUCTURAL WAYS TO REDUCE THIS RISK
• 2. LOCATE THE UNDERSTANDING OF DISASTER RISK IN
  URBAN AREAS WITHIN THE CONTINUUM OF RISK FROM
  EVERYDAY HAZARDS TO DISASTERS AND THE LINKAGES
  BETWEEN THEM

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AURAN (ctd)

• 3. IDENTIFY THE MAIN CONSTRAINTS TO DISASTER RISK
  REDUCTION IN URBAN AREAS
• 4. INITIATE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION INITIATIVES
  IN THE SIX CITIES AND DEVELOP TOOLS THAT CAN BE
  APPLIED IN OTHER CITIES AND VULNERABLE
  NEIGHBOURHOODS TO IDENTIFY, AND
• 5. ACT ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CATALYSE AND
  SUPPORT INTEREST IN THIS TOPIC IN URBAN AREAS ALL
  OVER AFRICA.
• ACTIVITIES ARE IN ACCRA, ALGIERS, CAPE TOWN, DAR
  ES SALAAM, NAIROBI AND SAINT LOUIS.
• GHANA FIELD ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR ACCRA IN
  VIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DRR STRATEGY.
• ALGIERS SEISMIC VULNERABILITY MAPPING OF
  BUILDINGS IN SELECTED PARTS OF THE CITY OF
  ALGIERS.
• SAINT LOUIS AWARENESS RAISING FLOOD PRONE
  DISTRICTS OF AND HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS.
• DAR ES SALAM CASE STUDIES OF 3 SETTLEMENTS ON
  HEALTH RISKS.
• CAPE TOWN DEVELOPMENT DATABASE, CALLED MANDISA,
  TO TRACK CHANGING TRENDS IN DISASTERS,
  PARTICULARLY FIRE INCIDENTS IN INFORMAL
  SETTLEMENTS.
• NAIROBI RESEARCH ON ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND
  IS DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THEM.

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AURAN (ctd)

• MEMBERS
• DISASTER MITIGATION FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
  PROGRAMME (DIMP), UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH
  AFRICA.
• UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LANDS AND ARCHITECTURAL
  STUDIES, DAR ES SALAAM.
• FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF
  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF BAB EZZOUAR, ALGIERS.
• UNIVERSITY OF ACCRA, GHANA
• ENDA-TIERS MONDE, SENEGAL (ENVIRONMENT AND
  DEVELOPMENT-THIRD WORLD)
• DISASTER MANAGEMENT RESEARCH UNIT, KENYATTA
  UNIVERSITY, KENYA

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ACTIVITIESTHE PROJECT STARTED IN
SEPTEMBER 2004 AND THE CURRENT PROJECT PHASE TO
ENDED IN NOVEMBER 2006 AT THE AURAN WORKSHOP IN
CAPE TOWN ON 7-9 MARCH 2006. A POSSIBLE FOLLOW
UP PHASE INVOLVING NEW PROJECT PARTNERS WAS
DISCUSSED.BENEFITSTHROUGH THE AURAN PROJECT,
THE NETWORK MEMBERS AIM TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A
VIRTUAL AFRICAN NETWORK TO ALLOW DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION PRACTITIONERS TO ACCESS COMMON
RESOURCES AND EXCHANGE DIALOGUE ON CRITICAL
ISSUES IN THE FIELD. THE AURAN WEBSITE
WWW.AURANAFRICA.ORG PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR
INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKING AND INFORMATION SHARING
AMONGST AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES, NGOS AND CBOS ON
THE SUBJECT OF URBAN RISK REDUCTION.
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PeriPeri UPartners Enhancing Resilience to
People Exposed to Risks

• Periperi U First Consultation Meeting 10-12
  July, 2006 at Glenburn Lodge, Johannesburg, South
  Africa
• A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMME IN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
  IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION THROUGH AFRICAN
  UNIVERSITIES

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Introducing PeriPeri U

• AIMS AT INCREMENTALLY BUILDING SUSTAINABLE
  MULTI-TASKING CAPABILITIES IN DISASTER RISK AND
  VULNERABILITY REDUCTION IN UP TO 8 SELECTED
  INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN AFRICA FROM
• IT SEEKS TO BUILD ON LOCAL ENERGIES AND
  COMMITMENTS TO BUILD CONTEXT-SPECIFIC
  CAPABILITIES IN
• FORMAL EDUCATION,
• SHORT COURSE TRAINING,
• LOCAL RESEARCH
• RISK AND VULNERABILITY REDUCTION POLICY ADVOCACY.

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Introducing PeriPeri U

• DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY IN FORMAL
  AND NON-FORMAL COURSES IN DISASTER RISK AND
  VULNERABILITY REDUCTION
• STRENGTHENED COLLABORATION, EXCHANGE AND MUTUAL
  SUPPORT IN TEACHING, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH ON
  DISASTER RISK AND VULNERABILITY REDUCTION
• SHORT COURSE DEVELOPMENT (MODULES AND ACTUAL
  COURSE DELIVERY)
• STRATEGIC PLANNING AND LONGER-TERM PROPOSAL
  DEVELOPMENT

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MEMBERS

• Bahir Dar University (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia)
• Disaster Management Training Centre (DMTC),
  University College of Lands and Architectural
  Studies (UCLAS) (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
• Laboratory for the Built Environment (LBE),
  University of Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria
• Re Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation
  Planning (reVAMP), University of the
  Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa)
• Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods
  Programme, DiMP, University of Cape Town (Cape
  Town, South Africa)

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PHREE-WayPartnership for Humanitarian and Risk
Education Expansion

• A GLOBAL ACTION LEARNING NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS
  WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND
  STRENGTHEN CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
  AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE
  DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SECURITY.
• WHAT DOES PHREE- WAY AIM TO ACHIEVE?
• PHREE-WAYS MISSION IS TO SUSTAINABLY INCREASE
  ACCESS TO WORLD CLASS QUALITY ACTIONABLE RISK
  REDUCTION AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION EDUCATION,
  TRAINING, TOOLS, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE.

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Potential Areas of Collaboration

• STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES
• EXPLORE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH UNIVERSITY
  GRADUATES IN NGOS ALSO, NGOS SEEK ACCESS TO A
  DATA BASE OF SKILLED CONSULTANTS IN DRR AND
  HUMANITARIAN ACTION
• EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER INTEGRATE
  SCIENCE WITH APPLIED PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
  PRACTICE IN ACTUAL FIELD SETTINGS.
• EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPERIENCED NGO
  PERSONNEL TO TEACH-IN TO UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES AS
  VISITING SCHOLARS OR RESEARCHER/PRACTITIONERS.
• ENCOURAGE NGO UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES TO CONSULT
  IN DEVELOPING CURRICULA RELATED TO
  DRR/HUMANITARIAN ACTION

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Consultation Meeting Objectives

• THE CAPE TOWN CONSULTATION ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING
  OBJECTIVES
• CLARIFIED THE ROLE THAT PHREE-WAY PLAYS IN THE
  CONTEXT OF RELATED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
  PROGRAMMES UNDERWAY GLOBALLY, AND WITH SPECIFIC
  EMPHASIS ON HUMANITARIAN
• AND RISK REDUCTION ACTION-LEARNING PRIORITIES
  IN AFRICA.
• REVIEWED, INITIATE AND ADAPT ACTION-LEARNING
  PROJECTS RELATED TO HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT,
  COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
  STANDARDS/ACCOUNTABILITY.
• TO SHARE AND FURTHER DEVELOPED ROBUST APPROACHES
  TO PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND CONTEXTSPECIFIC
  CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO HUMANITARIAN
  ACTION AND RISK REDUCTION.

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MANY THANKS