Networking and Learning Forum for Community Based Disaster Risk Management was held at the Chatrium Hotels, Yangon on 29th June to 2nd July 2009. The Forum was organized by Mingalar Myanmar and the participants are Myanmar NGOs and Community Based Organizations. At the Opening Ceremony, the Ambassador of Germany, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore, Charg'e d' Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America, Second Secretary from the Embassy of Australia and Country Director from UNDP attended. Director of Mingalar Myanmar, Daw Yuza Maw Htoon addressed the occasion with an introduction account of Community Based Disaster Risk Management and the objectives of the Forum. The Ambassadors, Charg'e d' Affaires, Counselors and responsible persons from United Nations exchanged their views with Myanmar CBOs. Mingalar Myanmar has been conducting Disaster Risk Management Training Programs from state and division level to village community level. Mingalar Myanmar continues such community training programs in the future.
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Daw Yuza Maw Htoon from Mingalar Myanmar has been selected to be trained by former US vice president Al Gore at The Climate Project - Australia Asia Pacific Summit (A-P Summit).Daw Yuza Maw Htoon, a Director of Mingalar Myanmar, has been selected from more than 2000 Australasian applicants to travel to Melbourne and complete a three day intensive course where she will learn to deliver a version the slide show from the documentary An Inconvenient Truth.It is the first time people from the Asia Pacific region have been specifically included in the program which builds on the work of The Climate Project - Australia.The A-P Summit brings together 300 people representing a broad cross section of people from a diverse cross section of industry, advocacy and broad social groupings from Australasia and the Asia Pacific region. They will benefit from Mr’s Gore tutelage and the expertise of a panel of international scientists.“We are extremely proud of Yuza’s achievement and we will support her over the year to ensure she is as effective as possible. As an organisation and a Myanmar we are committed to taking real strides on order to help avoid the worst of the climate crisis” Dr. Phone Win, an Executive Director of Mingalar Myanmar, said.“The climate crisis is a challenge for all of us.”In Australia, one in seventy five Australians have now seen a presentation delivered by one of the 250 Al Gore trained Climate Project presenters working throughout communities in Australia.For more information about The Climate Project – Australia and its international partners, go to
www.acfonline.org.au/climateproject
