This seminar was organized in the framework of the initiatives undertaken by the United Nations in support of the Iranian Government following the earthquake in Bam on 26 December 2003. The UN committed itself to supporting the Government not only in the provision of short-term relief, but also in long-term recovery, reconstruction and risk reduction. As set out in the UN Development Assistance Framework for 2005 to 2009, the UN system in Iran will facilitate a Government-led sustainable risk management program that reduces future natural disaster risks and maximizes the development gains.
This seminar also represented a direct follow-up to the Workshop of Lessons Learnt on the Response to the Bam Earthquake, held in Kerman on 14-15 April 2004. On top of providing a chance for international experts, practitioners, academics and policy makers to exchange experiences in the management of seismic risks in large cities and to formulate recommendations, the seminar was also expected to formulate a “Tehran message” on earthquake risk reduction to be delivered at the upcoming World Conference on Disaster Reduction.
The seminar was co-organized by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, with ample support from the Government of Iran and in consultation with UNESCO.
The seminar took place on 16, 17 and 18 November 2004 at a research facility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in northern Tehran, and saw the participation of over 150 people, including: • Senior officials from the Government of Iran • Governors from nearly all the provinces of Iran • Local administrators at provincial and city level • Senior representatives from the Iranian Red Crescent Society • Representatives from national NGOs • National and international academics • Representatives from regional organizations (ADPC and ADRC) • Disaster managers and experts from some 15 countries • Representatives from UN agencies and from international NGOs
Resource collections
- Earthquakes
- Evaluating humanitarian action
- Learning from crises (Natural hazards)
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience