United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) May 2010
InterWorks conducted a Pacific Emergency and Disaster Management workshop for participants from five Pacific countries and territories; Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Samoa. Additional participants from New Zealand and Australia also attended. The workshop was held in Nuku–Alofa, Kingdom of Tonga from 10-14 May 2010. It was designed to provide the participants with:
• A greater awareness of effective practices used in managing both man-made and natural large scale emergencies and disasters;
• A broader understanding of the roles and approaches used by counterpart national and international organizations;
• Strengthened cooperation, leading to improved concerted action in facing emergencies of all types, through mutual familiarity and understanding.
Extremely valuable process that will greatly impact the level of understanding in all aspects of disaster management. Gold medal for the lead facilitator for great facilitation skills and making a depressing subject matter fun!!!
– Workshop participant
