Conference on Driving Change: Developing Firearms Policy For Safer Societies
31 March – 1 April 2006, Durban
This Conference will focus on the relevance and application to data collection, policy development and practice of researchers and practitioners in the field of reducing and preventing firearm related death and injury.
Its objectives are:
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To examine how the collection and linkage of accurate and relevant data can assist in developing policies aimed at the prevention and reduction of firearm-related death and injuries, giving examples of good practice in this regard and identifying limitations and obstacles;
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To examine how data is translated into action to prevent firearm related death and injury, giving examples of good practice, exploring the ways in which the social, political and economic environment either inhibits or facilitates the translation of data into action.
Speakers have been confirmed from El Salvador, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Congo (Brazzaville), Burundi, Nigeria, Botswana, Zambia, Brazil, South Africa, Switzerland, and Canada.
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is planning to have two statements emerge from the Conference. One will be presented to the World Conference on Injury Prevention 2006 and the other will be for the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action in June/July 2006.
All participants need to register by sending their details to precon2006@issafrica.org.
