This workshop was one in a series of meetings, workshops, conferences and seminars convened by a wide range of actors in response to the unparalled disaster of the tsunami on 26 December 2004.
One result of these meetings is a large body of documented material available on the economic, social and cultural dimensions of the disaster and the various forms of response. Annex 5 provides a number of excerpts from some of the key regional meetings organized by FAO.
Interested readers will find the full reports as well as additional material and publications on the FAO website of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at
http://www.fao.org/world/regional/rap/publication_catalogue.asp
Some of the regional meetings organized by FAO
Regional strategic framework. Rehabilitation of fisheries and aquaculture in tsunami affected countries in Asia, March 2005
Regional coordination workshop on rehabilitation of tsunami affected forest ecosystems: Strategies and new directions, March 2005
Regional workshop on salt-affected soils from sea water intrusion: Strategies for rehabilitation and management, April 2005
Regional workshop. One year later – the rehabilitation of fisheries and aquaculture in coastal communities of tsunami affected countries in Asia, March 2006
Regional workshop on rehabilitation of agriculture in tsunami affected areas: One and a half years later, June 2006
Regional workshop on coastal area planning and management in Asian tsunami affected countries, September 2006
