GDN Pacific-Oceania Region

The GDN Pacific-Oceania Regional Hub hosted a Gender and Disasters Workshop at the 5th Australasian Hazards Management Conference at the Gold Coast, Australia,18 July 2011. The Workshop was hosted by: Maureen Fordham, University of Northumbria, UK and Gender and Disaster Network www.gdnonline.org; Peter McNamee, Executive Coordinator Disaster Management, Gold Coast City Council; David Johnston, Joint Centre for Disaster Research/ GNS Science/ Massey University and GDN Pacific-Oceania Regional Hub; aided by Dr Rosalind Houghton.

The FOCUS for the Workshop was:
Single-parent families during disasters
Domestic violence during disasters
The needs and roles of children and youth during disasters
The urban and the rural

The PLAN for the Workshop was to:
Hear about international and more ‘local’ research
Discuss the practical & strategic needs of practitioners, policy makers, planners & academics
Learn about/join/engage with the Gender and Disaster Network www.gdnonline.org & its new Pacific-Oceania Regional Hub (based at Massey University)
Highlight future research directions
Share materials (flyers, reports, papers, etc)
Actively engage with the ideas & contribute to the discussion

The PROGRAMME included:
Introdution to the key research findings across the various categories of interest by Maureen Fordham
Presentations: Di DeLaine and JC Gaillard via Skype
Maureen Fordham presented material on behalf of Robyn Betts, and Ros Houghton who could not attend in person
Discussion of the key issues of interest from the international research and identify the key issues of interest for the region
Strategising the next steps including the role of the GDN Pacific-Oceania Regional Hub

The PRESENTATIONS can be downloaded as follows:
Maureen Fordham
Di DeLaine
J.C. Gaillard

We are developing a regional discussion list; if you would like to join then please contact any of the persons listed below

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The contact persons for this Regional Hub are Dr Rosalind Houghton and David Johnston at Massey University Joint Centre for Disaster Research

If you would like to get involved with the development of the Pacific-Oceania Regional Hub then please contact Ros, David or Maureen Fordham.