Document ActionsNewsUp one levelDRN and DRN-Mexico Respond To Tabasco and Chipas FloodsNovember 15th Situation Update: Tabasco and Chiapas Heavy rainfalls on October 28th, 2007 lasted for a week, leading to devastating floods in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas. In Tabasco, some one million people (approximately half of the total population) remain affected. In the first days, 80% of Tabasco was submerged in flood waters. The capital city of Villahermosa, population of 600,000 was among the hardest hit. DRN-Mexico's Volunteer Emergency Engineering-Construction Team ProgramVolunteers from DRN-Mexico's Emergency Engineering-Construction Team Program Complete 2 Days of Training DRN Releases Report on Emergency Information-Communications Technology in International Disaster ResponseResearch conducted by the Disaster Resource Network. Pan American Convention of Engineers: DRN Panel Discussion on Disaster Response, September 21, 2006Panelists offer perspectives on the role of engineering... Professor Klaus Schwab Receives Honorary KnighthoodForeign Secretary Jack Straw Presents Honorary Knighthood to Professor Klaus Schwab (excerpt of presentation speech, Davos 2006) Core Competencies Count TooExcerpts from an article on advanced planning and the role business can play in disaster preparedness. Bob Bellhouse Speaks at Business-NGO Partnership ConferenceBob Bellhouse, Executive Director of the Disaster Resource Network speaks at 2006 US Business-NGO Partnerships Conference DRN addresses body at the United Nations' CERF launch March 9, 2006by Robert Bellhouse, Executive Director, Disaster Resource Network DRN Joins Executive Leadership Group in Post-tsunami Site VisitAs members of the Tsunami Recovery Business Task Force, Robert Bellhouse and Bob Loeb of the Disaster Resource Network will travel to India, Sri Lanka and Thailand on August 29th for a week of intensive site visits and discussions about the role of business in post- tsunami recovery activities. DRN-India Offers Support to Hurricane Katrina RegionIn a remarkable display of international support, the Disaster Resource Network - India has offered a team of engineers and other skilled professionals to assist in the recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. |
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