Presents

International workshop
on
Keeping Schools Safe from Earthquakes (June 1-2, 2006 Kathmandu, Nepal)

In association with:
Department of Education, Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal
UN Secretariat for International Strategy for Disaster reduction (UN ISDR)
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

 

Workshop theme presentations : Keeping schools safe from earthquakes
Dr. Kenji Okazaki, Professor, GRIPS, Japan

Environmental-friendliness and Disaster-safety in School Construction Program, Experience of Nepal
Mr. Shambhu Prasad Uprety, Deputy Director,
Department of Education , Government of Nepal
School earthquake safety and its linkage to national policy on education and disaster reduction
Mr. Bishnu Pandey, Researcher, UNCRD, Kobe
 
School Earthquake Safety During Post Disaster Reconstruction
Mr. V. Thiruppuggazh, Joint CEO, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), India
CBDM Through School Safety
Mr. Mahesh Nakarmi, Project manager, NSET, Nepal
Case Study of India
Mr. Manu Gupta, Co-Director, SEEDS, India
Case Study of Indonesia
Dr. Krishna Pribadi , Institute of Technology Bangdung (ITB), Indonesia
Case Study of Uzbekistan
Dr. Samil Khakimov, Head of design department, UzLITTI, Uzbekistan Khusan Tursonov
Condition Assessment and Seismic Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings
Prof. A.S. Arya, Seismic Advisor, Government of India
Presented by Mr. Ram Chandra Kandel, Senior Earthquake Engineer, NSET
 
Case Study of Fiji
Mr. Joeli Rokovoda, Director,
National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Fiji

Need and Prospect of Incorporating Disaster Education into School Curricula
Mr. Koichi Shiwaku, Kyoto University, Japan

Seismic retrofitting of school buildings
Prof. Ravi Shinha, Professor, IIT Bombay, India

Welcome Speech
Mr. Amod Dixit, Executive Director, NSET, Nepal

Welcome Speech
Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Nagoya

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Speech
Dr. Salvano Briceno, Director, ISDR, Geneva (read by Ms. Ayako Fujieda, UNCRD)

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Message from the
Honorable Minister, Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal Prof. Dr. Mangal Siddhi Manandhar

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Inaugural Speech
Chief Guest Mr. Ram Sarobar Dubey, Acting Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports, Government of Nepa

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Parallel Group Discussion

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