Fiji: Seminar - International Day for Disaster Reduction “Knowledge for Life”

This seminar will bring together several stakeholders working to integrate traditional knowledge in disaster risk reduction. Presentation topics will include the new curriculum for traditional knowledge in disaster risk reduction and climate change, and traditional preservation techniques for food in preparation for disasters. The event will wrap up with an award ceremony of the Pacific champion for traditional knowledge in disaster risk reduction.

The main objectives of this seminar are in line with the targeted outcomes of the International Day for Disaster Reduction global project which aim to:

• Create greater awareness of the importance of traditional, indigenous and local knowledge and practices to disaster risk reduction;
• Advocate for inclusion of indigenous people/ local communities in the design and implementation of national DRR programmes;
• Public discourse to promote attitudinal and behavioral change towards inclusion of indigenous peoples and consultation at community level;

Speakers

• Ms. Ruci Soko, SEO Basic Science, Ministry of Education
• Ms. Lucille Apis-Overhoff, the University of South Pacific
• Mr. Timothy Wilcox, Sub-regional Office for the Pacific, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Participants

The seminar is open to the public. 50-100 participants are expected to attend.