Announcement and Call for Papers

  • The Event

    • The Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    (www.cdrmds.abu.edu.ng)


    Announces the hosting of an International Conference


    Theme: REDUCING RISKS AND BUILDING DISASTER RESILIENCE


    Venue: ABUJA, NIGERIA


    Date: 3rd to 5th December, 2012


    Arrival is 2nd December and Departure is 6th December


  • Sub Theme
    1. Institutional and Human Resource Capacity Development
    2. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
    3. Community based Disaster Risk Reduction
    4. Emergency Management
    5. Management of Critical Infrastructures
    6. Development and Deployment of Early Warning Systems
    7. Disaster Prevention Education and curricular, Safe Schools and School disaster Management
    8. Food Security, Agriculture and Disaster Risk Reduction
    9. Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction
    10. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information system in Disaster Risk Reduction
    11. Health, Health facilities and Disaster Risk
    12. Media, Information Management and Disaster Risk Reduction
    13. Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment
    14. Post Disaster Needs Assessment
    15. Damage and Loss Assessment


  • Importance

    • Disasters are increasing in intensity and frequency due to conflicts and impact of climate change on Communities. Disasters have the potential of reducing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and delaying the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Considerable efforts are needed to reduce risks and build disaster resilience.


  • Objectives

    • To bring together practitioners and researchers in disaster management to share ideas on disaster management.

    1. To raise public awareness on the risks of disasters.
    2. Show case current researches in CCA and DRR
    3. Review current strategies in disaster reduction and building disaster resilience

  • Key Dates

    • Deadline for the submission of Abstract and full length papers Friday 28th September 2012

    1. Notification of acceptance of Abstract and full length paper tMonday 15th October 2012
    2. Final submission of corrected full length paper Friday 2nd November, 2012
  • Submission of Abstract

    • Abstract should be submitted online to the Conference email, cdrmds@abu.edu.ng before 28th September 2012. Abstract should include the following

    1. Justification for the research
    2. Methodology
    3. Results and Discussion
    4. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

    Abstract should not exceed 200 words. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified before 15th October 2012 for the production of the Full paper. Authors will be required to register and attend the Conference. Full papers will be peer reviewed by international experts for publication in the maiden edition of the journal for Disaster Management

    Visit our website for online submission of abstract and registration.


  • Conference Fees

    • Abstract should be submitted online (to the Conference website) before 29th June 2012. Abstract should include the following

    1. Registration: N15,000.00 -all inclusive package
    2. Students: N5,000.00 - all inclusive package

    Abstract should not exceed 200 words. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notifie4d before 27th July 2012 for the production of the Full paper. Authors will be required to register and attend the Conference. Full papers will be peer reviewed by international experts for publication in the maiden edition of the journal for Disaster Management

    Visit our website for online submission of abstract and registration.


  • Contact persons

    • Please, contact any of the under listed persons for information on Accommodation, Travel, Conference papers and Abstract.

    Prof. Edwin Iguisi ( ediguisi@yahoo.com ) +2348037037516

    Dr. Ibrahim Musa  ( talktojaro@yahoo.com  )  +2348039682515
    Dr.  John Laah ( jglaah@abu.edu.ng )  +2347080481819
    Dr. Bulus Sawa  ( basawa@abu.edu.ng )  +2348037051461