4th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM-2019)

Date : 29th January 2019 to 29th January 2019

Place : India, Mumbai Suburban

Website :https://www.wcdm.co.in

Contact Person:Dr S Ananda Babu

Description:

The 4th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM-2019) is being organised in Mumbai during 29th January - 1st February 2019 to deliberate on some of the most critical issues and challenges of implementation of the global frameworks on building resilience to disasters. Organised jointly by the Government of Maharashtra, Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai, WCDM-2019 has been designed to be the largest assembly on disaster management outside the UN system.

4th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM-2019) will be held in Mumbai Suburban,India on date 2019-01-29

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Deadline for abstracts/proposals : 30th November 2018

Keynote Speakers :

Conference Highlights :Themes WCDM 2019 will revolve around the overarching theme of The Future We Want: Bridging Gaps between Promises and Action and the Seven Pillars for Building Resilience to Disasters, as outlined in the Visakhapatnam Declaration and Plan of Action adopted at the WCDM 2017. These seven pillars are: A. Resilience of Poor SDG goal to 'end poverty in all its forms everywhere' by 2030 is challenging by any means. There is significant convergence in the spatial distribution of pover

Venue :IIT Bombay, Main Gate Rd, IIT Area, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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