About ACEDRR
Why ACEDRR
Activities
Founding Institutions
Contact ACEDRR
Publications and Presentations
Publications
Presentations


Founding Institutions
DHAN Foundation
Tata-Dhan Academy
Oxfam America


Links
ASKMI

Why ACEDRR?

Many institutions and NGOs are working in the field of disaster risk reduction. The centre will join them in advancing their efforts by:

ACEDRR will provide a platform to identify, appreciate and nurture the local knowledge and wisdom in disaster management. It will encourage the practitioners promoting collective action around disaster risk reduction and aid in influencing sate and national policies in tune with the community aspirations and needs.

Additionally, there is dire need for the decision support tools and of people trained to use these tools at all levels. At the participatory planning level, there is the need for people with special skills, attitudes, and aptitudes who can facilitate the planning process. ACEDRR will help nurturing such people and get them linked to the needs.

Above all, ACEDRR is a centre committed to enabling disaster risk reduction.

ACEDRR, as a centre for learning, will: