December 15, 18:00-21:00 (JST)
Urban flooding poses a significant hazard and causes damage on infrastructure and the economy in cities. Urban poor populations are likely to be the hardest hit. Cities have tackled with it but there are still challenges in cities that have different characteristics.
The overall objective of this session is to disseminate good practice and approaches to flood and drainage management, and address issues and challenges of urban flooding prevention. In this session, speakers from Senegal and Vietnam will be invited that would be a good opportunity for cross-regional knowledge exchange on urban flooding and drainage.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series
October 25, 14:30-17:30 (JST)
The overall objective of this session is impart knowledge on reducing earthquake risk through promotion of safer construction, dissemination of good practice for new and existing infrastructure, and increasing the level of preparedness.
In this session, Peter Yanev, Senior Earthquake Specialist, Yanev Associates and Senior Consultant to the World Bank, one of the world’s top seismologists, to do a policy-note on preparing for East Asia’s next big earthquake. We will release the note during the upcoming Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR in Korea. Yanev is collaborating with local one local expert in China, Philippines and Indonesia. Another top seismologist , Professor T. C. Pan, Dean of NTU’s College of Engineering and Director of the Protective Technology Research Center, will speak on various aspects of seismic vulnerability reduction.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series
October- December 2010
International Labour Organization (ILO), Aoyama Gakuin University and The Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) will host a lecture series on “Asian Decent Work Agenda under Global Job Crisis”. The lecture series consists of 6 sessions, featuring experts and specialists from ILO headquarters (Geneva), ILO Asia Pacific (Bangkok), the ILO Office in Japan, and various Japanese experts as speakers. This series will address ILO’s decent work activities as well as local activities in Japan via videoconference.
December 2010 - April 2011
The Microfinance The ADBI and TDLC are pleased to announce the seventh delivery of the Microfinance Training of Trainers course (MFTOT7) from December 2010 to April 2011.
The Microfinance Training of Trainers Course (MFT0T), first organized in February 2005, is a unique program that aims to enhance the knowledge of microfinance practitioners so that they may help to strengthen the institutional capacity of microfinance service providers in the Asia Pacific region. This course has received high rating from participants and become popular in many countries. Two types of certificate will be available for participants depending on their learning objectives, level of commitment and performance.
Organizers
The Asian Development Bank Institute(ADBI)
The Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Our thanks to the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) for contributing their CD-ROM and textbook to the Course.
Registration for this course has been closed.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Microfinance Training of Trainers Course (MFTOT)
August 23 (Mon), 2010, 18:00-20:00
ILO has two rounds a year recruitment, assignment and placement system since 2008. 17 vacancies are just announced globally at RAPS 2010 on the website, and applications are accepted on-line. (closing date: 3 September) Recruitment is to be proceeded in approximately four months.
In order to promote the system, ILO Office in Japan will hold an explanatory seminar on the RAPS 2010 for those interested in pursuing their career in the international working environment.
September 16, 2010 13:00-16:00 (JST)
The poor, with their limited assets and resources, are often excluded from formal insurance instruments. In many developing countries, the poor have resorted to other instruments – credits, grain banks, remittances, savings, etc – to tide them over during times of hardship. Microinsurance is thus seen as an effective instrument to protect the poor from the increasing impacts of disasters. It is flexible enough to suit the particular needs of the clients and to accommodate non-traditional institutional arrangements.
This session will highlight the various innovations on the application of microinsurance in DRM and the experiences and insights of practitioners.
Partners
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series
June 30 (Wed), 2010, 13:00-16:00 (JST)
The Risk Assessment shows the likelihood of an extreme hazard event and its impacts to vulnerable communities. Disaster risk is a function of the characteristics and frequency of hazards experienced in a specified location, the nature of the elements at risk, and their inherent degree of vulnerability or resilience (which can include capacity). Effective risk reduction requires a multi-hazard risk assessment in order to determine which areas are at highest risk of experiencing a disaster and why, so that appropriate and cost-effective mitigation measures can be identified, adopted, and implemented. This session will also incorporate discussion on the effects and implications of climate change.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific - 2010 Series
May 12, 2010 18:30-20:30 (JST)
In commemoration of International Midwives’ Day (5th of May) and International Nurses’ Day (12th of May), a seminar will be held on May 12. 2010. Sister Yukie Makino (77) and Sister Michiko Hirama (70 yrs) will connect from Madagascar to talk about the status in Madagascar, their efforts and hardships they’ve encountered as a medical service provider in the country, and also about the needs of the people who seek their services.
April 15, 2010
TDLC, WHO, Kitasato University and Mongolia Nurses Association will deliver the third blended learning program on Training of Mother and Child Health Care Specialists in Mongolia on April 15, 2010. The third distance learning program will focus on emergency obstetrics and neonatal care and is expecting to be delivered to over 450 participants at 6 sites in Ulaan Bataar and other rural locations in Mongolia.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Happy Mothers, Happy Children
April 28, 2010, 15：30～17：30 (JST)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) designated April 28, as World Day on Safety and Health at Work to raise awareness of safety and health issues at the workplace. In commemoration of this day, a seminar on safety and health issues at work will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, from 15:30~17:30. We look forward to your participation in this event.
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