International Brainstorming on Disaster Management will be held in Dehradun

• 24 Jul 2023

Why in News?

On July 23, 2023, according to information received from the media, the Sixth World Conference Pre-Conference on Disaster Management will be held in November in several states including Uttarakhand. The pre-conference will be held in Dehradun on August 4, and preparations have started for it.

Key Points:

• International Disaster Society, State Disaster Management Authority and Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) will jointly organize this conference from November 28 to December 1.
• Representatives, students, and researchers from more than 100 countries of the world will participate in this. UCOST is the scientific and technical coordinator of the conference.
• UCOST Director General Dr. Durgesh Pant said that in the month of June, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had released the poster of this conference.
• After the first pre-conference on August 4 in Dehradun, there will be pre-conferences in the North East states.
• The theme of the conference is Strengthening Climate Action and Disaster Resilience. The techniques being adopted in different states and countries will make disaster management easier in other countries as well.
• Japan has done a lot of work in the field of disaster management. Their machines will also be displayed at this world conference. Invitations have been sent to all the countries for this. When the rivers change course due to various reasons, it also causes a lot of loss of life and property. This will also be discussed by experts at the conference.
• It is known that Uttarakhand is a very sensitive state from the point of view of disasters. Experts from all over the world and people working in the field of disaster management in mountainous areas will participate in the 6th World Conference on Disaster Management.