The Second International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development was organised virtually by Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in coordination with Keio University, Japan; Miyagi University of Education, Japan; Andalas University, Indonesia; and Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia under ProSPER.net consortium from 24-25 June, 2021. The symposium successfully contributed to building academic alliances for promoting sustainability paradigm as aimed in the ProSPER.Net supported project 'Disaster Education for Integrating SFDRR and SDG in Asia.' Learn more: https://prospernet.ias.unu.edu/projects/past-projects/disaster-education-for-integrating-sfdrr-and-sdg-in-asia

1. The Second International Symposium on Disaster
Resilience and Sustainable Development has
been organized virtually by Asian Institute of
Technology, Thailand, in coordination with Keio
University, Japan; Miyagi University of Education,
Japan; Andalas University, Indonesia; and
Universities Gadjah Mada, Indonesia under
ProSPER.net consortium on June 24 – 25, 2021. The
symposium has successfully contributed to
building academic alliances for promoting
sustainability paradigm as aimed in the ProSPER.
Net supported project 'Disaster Education for
integrating SFDRR and SDG in Asia.'
The symposium collaborated with twenty-one
institutional partners reaching out to 337
participants through 4 keynote sessions and 21
technical sessions providing a vibrant platform
for policymakers, academia, researchers,
development practitioners, private sectors, and
relevant stakeholders to discuss various
dimensions of higher education system in the
Asia-Pacific region focusing on Disaster Risk
Reduction and Sustainable Development. The
International Symposium has successfully
delivered the multiple dimensions of existing and
future risk scenarios and concerted efforts of the
scientific communities to find new adaptation
methods.
Executive Summary

2. The Global Risk Agendas and Uncovering Resilience
Strategies
Dwellers and Deltas in Asian- Mega Deltas: their
contribution to locally-led adaptation and resilience
Technological and Social Innovation Pathways for
Safer and Inclusive Societies
The Pandemic Challenges and Road to Recovery of
Education System
Dr. Indrajit Pal,
Chair – DRSD 2021
“The symposium is successful
in becoming a virtual melting
pot of researchers,
development agencies and
practitioners to exchange
knowledge and innovative
ideas as well as a platform to
explore collaborative research
opportunities.”
Dr. Eden Woon,
President, AIT
“ AIT is working on disaster
resilience for quite a long time
in the region and our motto
‘Social Impact with Innovation’
is well reflected through this
multi-disciplinary
international event attended
by the Academicians,
Scientists, Practitioners, Policy
makers, researchers from
around the world.”
Dr. Armida Alisjahbana
Executive Secretary,
UNESCAP
“To promote regional corporation,
to implement the health aspect of
the Sendai framework, including
those reflected in the Bangkok
principles, ESCAP is already
working with member states to
discuss solutions, to build
resilience to cascading risks and
we look forward to partnering with
AIT to support countries in the
region.”
Science, Technology and DRR Education
Vulnerability, Resilience and Sustainable Development
Public Health Emergency & COVID-19 Risk
Multi-Hazard Risk and Governance
Technology, Innovation and Disaster Risk Reduction
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Vulnerability, Resilience and Cross Cutting Issues
Circulating Ecological Sphere and Ecosystem
Disaster Risk Reduction in Higher Education
Natural Hazard and Disaster Risk Reduction
Metropolitan Sustainability and Resilience
Bangabandhu Chair Dialouge panel
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand | DRSD 2021 Report
Key
Thematic
Areas
addressed
in the
Symposium
Global
Challenges
addressed
in the
Symposium
Key Remarks

3. Mr. Hans Guttman
Executive Director
Asian Disaster Preparedness
Center, Bangkok
“The Global Risk Agenda
and Uncovering
Resilience Strategies”
Dr. Shailesh Nayak,
Director, National Institute of
Advanced Studies, India
“Addressing Natural
Hazards - A Perspective”
The keynote talks delivered by experts from diverse sectors during the two-day
symposium provided contemporary discourses and urged for a collaborative
efforts in addressing the ongoing issues of disaster resilience and sustainable
development.
Keynote Talks
Prof. Takeuchi Kazuhiko
President, Institute for Global
Environmental Strategies,
Japan
“Creation of a Circulating
and Ecological Sphere
(CES) for attaining
Integrated Disaster &
Climate Resilience”
Ms. Hap Navy,
Chair, SUMERNET
“The Role of Women and
Small-Scale Fisheries in
the Deltas”
Mr. Soichiro Yasukawa,
Programme Specialist,
UNESCO, Paris
“UNESCO's Contribution
to SDG and Sendai
Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction”
Dr. Saleemul Huq,
Director, ICCCAD, Bangladesh
“Dwellers & Stakeholders
in Asian Mega-Deltas:
their contributions to
locally- led adaptation
and resilience”
“Understanding and
managing public sector
disaster risk for informing
policy progess and
challenges over the recent
years”
Dr. Reinhard Mechler,
International Institute for
Applied Systems Analysis,
Austria
“Creation of a Circulating
and Ecological Sphere
(CES) for Attaining
Integrated Disaster &
Climate Resilience”
Prof. Gretchen Kalonji,
Dean, IDMR
Sichuan University, China
“Disaster Risk Reduction
& Sustainable
Development Goals:
Education & Research”
Prof. Dilanthi Amartunga,
Head, GDRC
University of Huddersfield, UK
H.E Mr. Mohammed Abdul Hye,
Ambassador of People’s Republic of Bangladesh
to the Kingdom of Thailand
“AIT and its programs are supporting in
developing the capacity of large
numbers of government officers of
Bangladesh.”
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand | DRSD 2021 Report

4. Prepared by
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dpmm@ait.asia
web.
mail.
Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
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District, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Our step towards sustainable development
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Book and Journal Released
The book
consists of 33
peer-reviewed
chapters, from
the first
International
Symposium On
Disaster
Resilience and
Sustainable
Development in
2019.
The two volumes of
‘Energy, Disaster,
Climate Change:
Sustainability and
Just Transitions in
Bangladesh’
published in the
International
Energy Journal,
Bangabandhu
Chair Special Issue
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and ProSPER.Net
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia; Universitas Andalas, Indonesia; Keio University,Japan; and Miyagi
University of Education, Japan.
Elsevier and Emerald Publishing.
Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institute (GADRI), Living Deltas Research Hub, Integrated Research
on Disaster Risk (IRDR), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sustainable Mekong Research Network
(SUMERNET), Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early
Warning System (RIMES), Philippines School of Business Administration (PSBA), Resilience Innovation
Knowledge Academy (RIKA), South Asian Alliance of Disaster Research Institute (SAADRI), National
Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT K), University of Huddersfield, University of Newcastle, and Asian
Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC).
The International Symposium is one of the initiatives of ProSPER.Net project ‘Disaster Education for integrating SFDRR and SDG in Asia’ led by AIT
along with its partners in the Asia Pacific Region. ProSPER.Net is an alliance of leading universities in the Asia-Pacific region that are committed to
integrating sustainable development into postgraduate courses and curricula.
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