Dealing with Disasters International Conference/4th Conference of the International Society of Integrated Disaster Risk Management
From Opportunity to Action: Bridging the Gap between Disaster Reduction and Development through Science(s), Technology and People-centred Actions.
The University of Northumbria will be hosting this conference from 04-06 September 2013. Further details about the conference can be found on the flyer (pdf) they have produced to publicise the event.

10th International Language and Development Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 15-17 October 2013
This conference will be only the second to be convened in Sub-Saharan Africa and will coincide with reviews of progress toward the eight UN Millennium Development Goals by development professionals and policymakers worldwide as the 2015 MDG deadline approaches. The conference will provide an opportunity to explore the role of language in contributing to the achievement of the MDGs. It will also be a change to offer a language perspective in helping shape a strategy to deliver a revised set of development goals after 2015. For further information please upload the call for papers (pdf)

Changes to UK visa application procedure in Afghanistan
Afghan nationals intending to travel to the UK who are in receipt of sponsorship from the British government can now remain in Kabul while their visa applications are processed in New Delhi. The British Council in Kabul will submit all necessary supporting documents to the British Embassy, Kabul who will facilitate the process

First International DelPHE Conference on Construction Management in Developing Countries: Education, Training, Research and Practice (10-13 March, 2013)
You can now find out more about the conference events through the project website hosted by the University of Khartoum

International Workshop Geoscience Information Systems for Natural Hazard Management
The round 5 project "Strengthening of Universities at Kabul and Peshawar" organised a workshop which took place at  the University of Peshawar from 12 -13 February 2013. The project website hosted by the University of Peshawar provides links to papers presented at the workshop.

Pakistan Composites Show
The first Composites Show in Pakistan was hosted by the lead partners of the current DelPHE project led by the National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi. The event took place on 05 December in Islamabad and was well attended by industry, academics and members of the Pakistani Government. You can find out more about the event through the project website.

International Conference on Disaster Education and Community Resilience
The University of Bindura in Zimbabwe hosted their final project conference on 26-27 March 2013. Our colleague Zanele Mukwedeya from the British Council in Harare shares her impressions of the conference.