Dr. Bhichit Rattakul, Executive Director of Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) was honored for his outstanding contribution to South South Cooperation at the 5th Annual United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation held at the U.N. Headqurters on the 19 Dec 2008. The event also launched the first Global South-South Development Expo from 16-19 Dec 2008 in New York.
Dr. Bhichit in his address on South South Cooperation on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction shared good practices, processes, resources in devising solutions for replications across countries of the South.
Fore more information on the event, visit http://ssc.undp.org
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