PRIORITIES
In terms of technical workshops and exercises, the Northeast Asia Forum prioritizes disaster mitigation and humanitarian assistance through the sharing of appropriate levels of technology, policies, management approaches, and techniques for the region with experienced practitioners. Toward this end, the Northeast Asia Forum has built relationships primarily with disaster mitigation planners and practitioners in the Republic of Korea and the United States with additional contacts in Taiwan, China, Russia, and Japan, and with some government officials of the DPRK. A list of key advisors is attached for your review.
CONCLUSION
The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance's support of previous study missions and the April 2001 workshop in Seoul on disaster mitigation for the region has enabled over 240 of Korea practitioners and policy-makers and representatives of 5 ministries and key NGOs such as the Republic of Korea Red Cross Nursing College to establish a common definition of disaster mitigation. We have seen the value to these agencies in having a third party facilitate across ministries to enable them to work together for the first time in this field. We know that the same is true of disaster management organizations across the region, and we hope that the Center of Excellence finds it mutually beneficial to continue to build this regional base with the Northeast Asia Forum.
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