- The Uttarakhand authorities is all set to host a world occasion on Disaster Management from Nov 28
- Motivated by the imaginative and prescient of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this international occasion is set to carry students, researchers, specialists, policymakers and practitioners on the identical platform
- Dehradun Declaration to be launched on the finish of the 6th World Congress on Disaster Management
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 27: One of many largest occasions on catastrophe administration outdoors the UN System, the sixth World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) is being held in Dehradun from 28 November until 01 December 2023. Uttarakhand has weathered quite a few pure calamities; together with the Kedarnath tragedy, a number of cloud bursts, and landslides, nonetheless, the state and its individuals have bounced again and constantly demonstrated resilience.
Numerous catastrophe administration specialists, students, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from reputed establishments together with UN Our bodies, Universities, Company homes, and Authorities organisations are anticipated to take part on this 4-day occasion for deep deliberation on challenges, options, and greatest practices within the area of Disaster Management.
The theme of the 6th WCDM is “Strengthening Local weather Motion & Disaster Resilience with particular focus on Mountain Ecosystems and communities.
Highlighting the important thing targets of the 6th WCDM, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami mentioned that the main goal of the sixth World Congress on Disaster Management is to talk about and remedy the challenges of local weather change and catastrophe resilience together with focusing on the Himalayan ecosystem and mountain communities. He talked about that Uttarakhand has a possible to be developed as a hub of Local weather Adaptive Options sooner or later.
Hon’ble Chief Minister additionally informed that this occasion will show to be a precursor to the Global Traders’ Summit-2023 which is scheduled to be held at Dehradun on December 8 and 9, and can unfold the message of “Secure Funding- Resilient Uttarakhand” within the nation and overseas.
Veteran Bollywood star Shri Amitabh Bachchan has expressed his assist and greatest needs to Hon’ble CM Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami and the state of Uttarakhand for a profitable sixth World Congress on Disaster Management.
The WCDM will deal with a variety of points associated to catastrophe administration, together with:
- Local weather change and catastrophe danger
- Disaster danger discount and resilience constructing
- Early warning programs and preparedness
- Response and restoration
- Publish-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction
As a prelude to the principle occasion, a collection of Pre-Convention Occasions, Brainstorming Panel Discussions, and Workshops had been held in collaboration with famend nationwide establishments like IIT Roorkee, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, IIT Bombay, Assam Central College Silchar, Nationwide Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), College of Lucknow, Doon College Dehradun, to identify a couple of throughout India.
About 6th WCDM:
The 6th WCDM is collectively being organized by the Authorities of Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA), Disaster Management Initiatives & Convergence Society (DMICS), and the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Expertise (UCOST).
The first goal of the sixth WCDM is to develop Uttarakhand as a hub of local weather adaptive options for catastrophe resilience and preparedness. The secondary goal is to place the Himalayan area as a nerve centre for climate-adaptive options and Disaster Threat Discount
WCDM : www.wcdm.co.in , Uttarakhand Govt:https://uk.gov.in/ , USDMA: https://usdma.uk.gov.in/ , DMICS: https://www.dmics.org/ , UCOST: https://ucost.uk.gov.in/
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