The second Bonn Dialogues of the year 2009 will be held in November. Once again, expert panelists will discuss global environmental change at the bi-annual Bonn based event series. The discussions are open to the public and the audience is invited to ask questions and join the debate.

The first event took place in 2006. Since then, the Bonn Dialogues series has investigated topics such as climate change, water, energy, migration and food security.

 ALL WELCOME!

The organisers are looking forward to welcoming you to the November event. 

More information on the next Bonn Dialogues will be published on this web site.

The four international expert panelists at the 5th Bonn Dialogues agreed that education is significant to prepare people to cope with risks and disasters. Dr Badaoui Rouhban (UNESCO), Prof Benouar Djillali (USTHB), Dr Zinaida Fadeeva (UNU-IAS) and Dr Manu Gupta (SEED) also stressed that local cultures and traditions can help when implementing risk reduction behavior in the long term.

There is no such phenomenon as a natural disaster, people and politicians seem to forget. There is only a natural hazard that can become a disaster, emphasized the experts and pointed to the role of education. “Education is so important because it provides skills that can decide whether someone will survive or die,” said Dr Djillali from the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB).

You can download the Bonn Dialogues flyers and registration form for the event "Living with Risk - Preparing for the Worst and Learning to Adapt" to find out more about the event and the panelists.

The flyers are available in English and German.

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