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International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2008
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August 25, 2008 - Aug 29 2008
Posted 28 July 2008 in Global | Conference | Events | Health + Safety | Infrastructure
Published by International Disaster and Risk Conference (original article)

Climate change adaptation is included in the (perhaps not too catchy) motto of the International Disaster and Risk Conference that will be held in Davos, Switzerland in August: "Public-private partnership – Key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation." Both climate change and energy uncertainty are critical risks to society.

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Published by International Disaster and Risk Conference, http://idrc.info/index.php?p=245&pagetype=1

(For more about the conference and for reservations, check out the IDRC website. - Ed.)

“Public-private partnership – Key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation”

IDRC Davos 2008 will address a broad range of risks and threats including natural hazards, risks of a technical, biological and chemical nature, but also climate change, pandemics and terrorism, with a clear focus on a consistent and systematic risk management approach, to be able to take effective and efficient decisions for disaster risk reduction and mitigation measures, which lead to transparent and comparable results in different risk situations.

A particular focus will be set on disaster risk management policies, climate change, critical infrastructures and pandemic diseases, always with the perspective of public-private partnership and sustainable development.

To continue the discussion on issues committed in the IDRC Davos 2006 Declaration, special cross-cutting themes will be addressed. Read more about conference themes here.

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