The “2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development” organized by the Asian Institute of Technology brings together discussion on various dimensions of higher education systems in the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development. The International Symposium will focus on various dimensions of existing and future risk scenarios and concerted efforts of the scientific communities to find new adaptation methods.

The international symposium will be organized from 24 -25 June 2021 in VIRTUAL mode. The program will include keynote speeches, panel discussions, technical sessions, poster presentations, and academic exhibitions. The Symposium is one of the initiatives of ProSPER.Net project “Disaster Education for integrating SFDRR and SDG in Asia” lead by the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand along with the partner universities in the Asia Pacific Region.

Keynote Speaker:

1. Prof. Rajib Shaw (KEIO University, Japan)
2. Prof. Takeuchi Kazuhiko (Institute for Global Environmental Strategas, Japan)
3. Mr. Hans Guttman (Asian DIsaster Preparedness Center, Thailand)
4. Prof. Andy Large (Newcastle University, UK)
5. Dr. Saleemul Huq (International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh)
6. Ms. Hap Navy (Sustainable Mekong Research Network, Cambodia)
7. Dr. Shailesh Nayak (National Institute of Advanced Studies, India)
8. Dr. Sanjay Srivastava (Unescap, Thailand)
9. Dr. Reinhard Mechler (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria)
10. Prof. Gretchen Kalonji (Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sicuan University, China)
11. Dr. Zite Sebesvari (United Nations University, Germany)
12. Prof. Dilanthi Amartunga (Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, UK)
13. Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), France)

Thematic Areas: