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TRINet (India Coast)
TRINet (formerly Tsunami Rehab Information Network, India) has transitioned into "The Resource and Information Network: for the coast" from 1 April 2008. History The 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean devastated large stretches of the coastal areas of India. Relief and rehab attracted a large number of players. Coordination as well as resource centres were set up in Tamil Nadu, the South Indian state most affected by the tsunami. TRINet, the Tsunami Rehabilitation Information NETwork was set up in March 2005 as a response to the broad information requirements in the state of Tamil Nadu for tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction phases to help in sharing information between different groups working on various aspects in the different districts of the state. It was initiated by three prominent organizations, viz., South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies SIFFS, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) and the Bhoomika Trust. TRINet has been collecting-col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Tsunami
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time ( UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 , reaching a Mercalli intensity up to IX in certain areas. The earthquake was caused by a rupture along the fault between the Burma Plate and the Indian Plate. A series of massive tsunami waves grew up to high once heading inland, after being created by the underwater seismic activity offshore. Communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean were devastated, and the tsunamis killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. The direct results caused major disruptions to living conditions and commerce in coastal provinces of surrounded countries, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SIFFS
South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working in the marine fisheries sector. SIFFS is the apex body of organizations of small-scale artisanal fish workers based out at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. It has a three-tier organisational structure. With over 6,000 member fishermen, organised through 100 primary societies in eight districts of Southern peninsular India, SIFFS over the last two decades has kept its focus on strengthening the artisanal fisheries. Established essentially as a fish-marketing organisation, SIFFS now provides a range of services to member and non-member fish workers. At present, over 50,000 fish workers including non-members are availing these services, in their numerous endeavors to assume collective control over their own destinies. The tsunami that was caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the Indian coast on 26 December 2004. This unprecedented even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Collective In Support Of Fishworkers
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) is a non-government organisation that intends to be a supportive network of fish mongers. The main objectives of ICSF are to: *monitor issues that relate to the life, livelihood and living conditions of fishworkers around the world; *disseminate information on these issues, particularly amongst fisherfolk; *prepare guidelines for policymakers that stress fisheries development and management of a just, participatory and sustainable Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ... nature; and *help create the space and momentum for the development of alternatives in the small-scale fisheries sector. External links ICSF official site {{Authority control Environmental organisations based in Belgium Collectives Workers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Management Institute
The Project Management Institute (PMI, legally Project Management Institute, Inc.) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit professional organization for project management. Overview PMI serves more than five million professionals including over 680,000 members in 217 countries and territories around the world, with 304 chapters and 14,000 volunteers serving local members in over 180 countries. Its services include the development of standards, research, education, publication, networking-opportunities in local chapters, hosting conferences and training seminars, and providing accreditation in project management. PMI has recruited volunteers to create industry standards, such as " A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge", which has been recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). In 2012 ISO adapted the project management processes from the ''PMBOK Guide'' 4th edition. History In the 1960s project management as such began to be used in the US aeros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam (''nākappaṭṭinam'', previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval Cholas (9th–12th century CE) and served as their important port for commerce and east-bound naval expeditions. The Chudamani Vihara in Nagapattinam constructed by the Srivijayan king Sri Mara Vijayattungavarman of the Sailendra dynasty with the help of Rajaraja Chola I was an important Buddhist structure in those times. Nagapattinam was settled by the Portuguese and, later, the Dutch under whom it served as the capital of Dutch Coromandel from 1660 to 1781. In November 1781, the town was conquered by the British East India Company. It served as the capital of Tanjore district from 1799 to 1845 under Madras Presidency of the British. It continued to be a part of Thanjavur district in Independent India. In 1991, it was made the headqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BEDROC
Building and Enabling Disaster Resilience of Coastal Communities (BEDROC) is a Civil Society Organization (CSO) set up in order to continue the project-based post-tsunami development interventions initiated by the NGO Co-ordination and Resource Centre (NCRC), Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India. Origins NCRC was an important part of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami response in southern India. Nagapattinam District was the worst-affected District in peninsular India, with over 6,000 confirmed deaths. NCRC, which started off on 1 Jan 2005 as the NGO Co-ordination Centre, transformed to a joint, time-bound intervention of ''South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies'' (SIFFS) and ''Social Need Education and Human Awareness'' (SNEHA), and supported by the ''United Nations Development Programme'' (UNDP). Genesis After the original mandate of NCRC of 3 years, the Steering Committee of NCRC decided to transform NCRC into a more permanent development organization that would take on severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
