Training on “Multi Sector Coordination for Emergency Shelter Preparedness for Response” held at Srinagar

SRINAGAR: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, who is also the Chairman District Disaster Management Authority, the Sectoral Officers of District Administration, Srinagar today participated in Online Training programme (OTP) on “Multi Sector Coordination for Emergency Shelter Preparedness for Response, including Eco-DRR in India” at Conference Hall of DC Office Complex, here.
The Online Programme was organized by National Institute of Disaster Management, Union Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with Sphere India.
During the programme, senior Resource Persons from NIDM, UN agencies and INGOs delivered lectures on the topic.
The speakers informed that the Multi sector Coordination Handbook on Shelter and other 5 Sectors have been developed over the past year after numerous consultative meetings with Sector Experts from local and National organizations under the Network Approach to Emergency Preparedness for Response.
They said it provides practical guidance and advice for six sectors like Education, Health, Food & Nutrition security, WASH, Shelter, and Protection on how different stakeholders and sector actors (NGOs, CSOs, UN Agencies, and Government) can come together to strategize sector preparedness and response in emergencies.

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