Workshop on disaster risk mitigation

The Ministry of Labor and Human Welfare organized a workshop on assessment of hazards and formulation of community based disaster risk mitigation measures in the Northern and Southern Red Sea regions.

Asmara, 2 April 2016 –  The Ministry of Labor and Human Welfare organized a workshop on assessment of hazards and formulation of community based disaster risk mitigation measures in the Northern and Southern Red Sea regions. The workshop was conducted on 30 March in Asmara.

At the workshop in which senior government and PFDJ officials took part, research papers were presented on managing calamities caused by torrential rains, draught, earth quakes, volcanoes, sea storm, locust storm and others.

Extensive discussion was conducted on the research papers presented and on the need of integrated efforts on the part of the different concerned institutions to manage calamities.

The participants called for putting in place early warning system mechanisms and conducting sustainable awareness raising programs to the public with regards the calamities that could occur due to different reasons.

The Minister of Labor and Human Welfare, Mr. Kahsai Gebrehiwet said that the two regions are exposed to a number of hazards, both natural and human induced, due to their topography and other reasons.

He also indicated that efforts are being conducted to put in place mechanisms for managing calamities that could happen in the future.