World Congress on Disaster Management on November 28-December 01, 2023 in Dehradun, India

World Congress on Disaster Management on November 28-December 01, 2023 in Dehradun, India

World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) is a unique initiative of DMICS to bring researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world on the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management.

The mission of WCDM is to promote the interaction of science, policy, and practices to enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters.

WCDM has emerged as the largest global conference on disaster management outside the UN system.

The 6th WCDM will be organized jointly by the Government of Uttarakhand, Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS), Hyderabad, Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA), and Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology (UCOST), Dehradun.

Event core themes are “Innovation, Collaboration and Communication", structured with four plenary sessions, fifty Technical sessions, Pre-Conference Events, and special featured events, and exhibitions, with a special focus on Mountain Ecosystems & Communities. 

 

 

Four editions of WCDM have been held so far. The first WCDM took place in 2008 in the Hitech city of Hyderabad. Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India inaugurated the Congress while Y S Rajasekhara Reddy former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh presided over the inaugural function. More than 1000 delegates representing various national, provincial, and local governments, UN bodies, scientific and technical organizations, universities, civil society organizations, the corporate sector, and media attended the Congress.

The second WCDM was organized jointly with the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2015 in the coastal city of Vishakhapatnam The Congress focused on the need for coordinated research and action involving all stakeholders for holistic management of disasters in all its cycles - during pre-disaster prevention, mitigation, and preparedness; on-disaster response and relief; and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.

The third WCDM was held in 2017 in Vishakhapatnam on a bigger scale to discuss the challenging issues of reducing risks and building resilience to disasters across sectors. The Congress adopted the Visakhapatnam Declaration and Plan of Action for building resilience across seven pillars.

The fourth WCDM was organized in Mumbai jointly with the Government of Maharashtra, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. More than 1500 participants from 68 countries attended the event spread over 9 Plenary Sessions, 63 Technical Sessions, and 6 Special Feature Events.

The fifth WCDM was organized in Delhi jointly with the Government of National Territory (GNCT) of Delhi, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, and Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS) Hyderabad, in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM). More than 1200 participants from 60 countries attended the event spread over 7 Plenary Sessions, 50 Technical Sessions, and 5 Special Feature Events.

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The 6th WCDM will be organized jointly by Government of Uttarakhand, Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS), Hyderabad, Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) and Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology (UCOST), Dehradun.
Description Price Date
Faculty USD 175.00 After August 31, 2023
Research Scholar USD 125.00 After August 31, 2023
Student USD 100.00 After August 31, 2023
Corporate/NGO/Govt. USD 275.00 After August 31, 2023
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