MALAYSIA-RWANDA DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND RESILIENCE (DR3) DIALOGUE & FORUM 2023
Theme:
“Exploring design options and integration of programme and information systems for effective disaster risk reduction and management”
Hosted by:
Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC),
Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT),
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur
With the support of:
National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), Prime Minister’s Department
Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) Rwanda
World Food Programme (WFP)
Concept note
Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC), Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur will be hosting Malaysia-Rwanda DRR Dialogue & Forum 2023 by elevating participant’s knowledge in relevant field with inputs from Rwandan and Malaysian experts to exchange experiences, as part of our commitments to United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. This seminar involves experience exchange from the Rwanda as well as various local stakeholders to ensure that the best practices, benchmarking, and local actions are shared in order to prevent future disaster risk.
Through this dialogue and forum session, the participants are expected to gain fundamental knowledge in disaster risk reduction for societal resilience based on global, regional and local best practices; improved understanding on multi-scale disaster risk, preventive strategies; and understanding risk governance, communication and investment to address future systemic risk, cascading hazards and compound disaster.