8th conference: International day for disaster reduction
This year's meeting will give special attention to the subject released by International Strategy for Disaster Reduction of the United Nations: "Living with Disability & Disasters", which will address the problems of people with special needs and disasters. That coexistence?
The International Day for Disaster Reduction, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), the main objective is a reflection on the issue of disasters, taking into account the phases of prevention, rescue and rehabilitation.
This event is also an important opportunity to discuss the various difficulties that people with disabilities face before, during and after a disaster, still serving to present the work that Amadora Resilient Campaign has developed with various associations municipality under the theme concerned.
The reflection and the sharing of experiences and knowledge have been the dominant note of the celebrations of this day, which, since 2005, the Municipality of Amadora, is keen to point out, with the organization of a conference.