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cordially invite you to a book launch:
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| | Beyond Disasters: |
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| pic07208.jpg) | This book examines the recent |
| | experiences of Indonesia?s Aceh |
| | province, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir, |
| | among others, and suggests ways to |
| | better integrate disaster and conflict |
| | responses. The authors note that the |
| | human toll taken by natural disasters |
| | is increasing, adding to the list of |
| | deadly challenges faced by poor |
| | communities and countries worldwide. |
| | Recorded disasters nearly doubled |
| | between 1987 and 2006, while the |
| | number of people affected by these |
| | disasters increased more than 10 |
| | percent. Women, children, and the |
| | elderly are among those most |
| | vulnerable. The report concludes that |
| | the intersection of disasters, |
| | conflict, and peacemaking requires |
| | interdisciplinary responses from |
| | governments, international donors, and |
| | civil society. |
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Friday, July 13, 2007
12:30 - 2:00pm
World Bank J Building Auditorium J1 - 050
701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
Coffee and cookies will be served
Welcoming remarks
Rakesh Nangia
Acting Vice President, World Bank Institute
Chair
Saroj Kumar Jha
Program Manager, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR),
World Bank Group
Saroj Kumar Jha provides strategic guidance and policy advice for
the World Bank?s disaster prevention and preparedness programs and
is also the program manager of the GFDRR. Prior to joining the Bank,
he was a member of the Indian Administrative Service and worked with
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in India and Iran.
He has coordinated a large number of post-disaster humanitarian
relief and long-term recovery and reconstruction projects, and has
worked extensively on the design of early warning systems,
assessments, training and capacity building programs, policy and
institution-building initiatives, and partnerships for disaster
prevention and mitigation in different countries. He holds a degree
in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in
Kanpur and has authored several publications on disaster risk
reduction.
Presenters
Zoë Chafe
Co-Author and Research Associate, Worldwatch Institute
Since joining the Worldwatch Institute in 2003, Zoë Chafe has been a
frequent contributor to Worldwatch publications, including State of
the World, Vital Signs, and World Watch magazine. Her recent work
focuses on carbon markets, natural disaster trends, urbanization,
and strategies for confronting climate change. Prior to joining
Worldwatch Institute, she worked with the Center on Ecotourism and
Sustainable Development in Washington, DC, the Centre for Science
and Environment in New Delhi, the US Forest Service, the Rocky
Mountain Biological Laboratory, and SustainUS.
Michael Renner
Co-Author and Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute
Michael Renner joined Worldwatch Institute in 1987. His work focuses
on new concepts of security and the ways in which environmental
degradation and competition over resources can generate conflict and
human insecurity. He co-directed Worldwatch's State of the World
2005 report focused on "Redefining Global Security" and currently
directs its Global Security Project. He has traveled and spoken
extensively on environment and security issues, and has led
discussions with policymakers and parliamentarians at the European
Parliament and the Organization for Co-operation and Security in
Europe (OSCE). He holds degrees in political science and
international relations from the Universities of Konstanz (Germany)
and Amsterdam.
Commentary
Eric Schwartz
Executive Director of Connect US
Prior to joining Connect US in 2007, Eric Schwartz served as UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami
Recovery. Among other positions, he has also served as a lead
expert for the congressionally mandated Mitchell-Gingrich Task Force
on United Nations Reform, second-ranking official at the Office of
the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a member of the US
National Security Council with responsibilities for a range of
peacekeeping, humanitarian, and refugee issues. He has held
fellowships at the Woodrow Wilson Center, the US Institute of Peace
and the Council on Foreign Relations, and has been a contributor to
the Responsibility to Protect Project of the International
Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty. He holds degrees
in law, international relations, and political science from New York
University School of Law, Princeton University, and the State
University of New York at Binghamton.
Ian Bannon
Sector Manager of the Fragile States, Conflict and Social
Development Unit, Africa Region, World Bank
Prior to his current assignment he was manager of the Conflict
Prevention and Reconstruction Unit, and has published widely on
conflict and development themes, including natural resources,
education, social development and gender. He is an economist by
training with experience in South Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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