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Lessons from the Pakistan floods
Her Excellency, Fauzia Nasreen, High Commissioner of Pakistan, will speak at an
RMIT University symposium tomorrow (Thursday) on lessons to be learned from
disaster-related projects.
Ms Nasreen will be joined by Jamie Isbister, Assistant Director General, Africa and
Humanitarian, with AusAID.
They will discuss the impact of the recent catastrophic floods in Pakistan, which at
their peak left 20 million homeless.
Other experts will examine the recovery process on both sides of the Indian Ocean
following the 2004 tsunami.
The symposium is being organised by RMIT’s School of Property, Construction
and Project Management.
WHAT:
Lessons learned from and for aid/relief/disaster-related projects
WHEN:
Thursday, 4 November, 8.30am - 4.30pm
WHERE:
Building 8, Level 8, rooms 44 and 47, Swanston Street, City campus
RSVP: tayyab.maqsood@rmit.edu.au
For the full program and information about speakers visit
For interviews: Dr Tayyab Maqsood, (03) 9925 3916 or 0422 728 403.
For general media enquiries: RMIT University Communications, David Glanz,
(03) 9925 2807 or 0438 547 723.
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