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Title Community-driven Tsunami Rehabilitation Process Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 13:30 - 15:30 Room MR09 Event Description Teams of community leaders and supporters from tsunami-hit areas of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand will share their unconventional strategies and experiences in rebuilding their lives, communities, livelihoods and environments. Because the scale of the disaster was too great for governments and aid agencies to handle alone, the tsunami provided a rich opportunity for exploring new aspects of people-centered disaster management and longer-term development, in which affected communities have been key actors, rather than passive victims. The likelihood of increasing natural and man-made calamities makes it crucial lessons of the Asian tsunami be shared, understood and built upon, to encourage the mainstreaming of people's central participation in disaster rehabilitation. Session Language English Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Ms. Somsook Boonyabanch from ACHR / CODI Thailand and community leaders Ms. Wardah Hafidz from Urban Poor Link ( UPLINK) Indonesia and community leaders Mr. Sandeep Virmani India and Mr. KA Jayaratne Sevanatha Sri Lanka   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization Asian Coalition for Housing Rights Host Organization Description The Asian Coalition for Housing Rights is a regional network of grassroots community organizations, NGO's and professionals actively involved with urban poor development processes in Asian cities. Website (Organizer and partners) www.achr.net

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