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AIT conference advances ‘Green Energy for Sustainable Development’ transition in Asia

In the 21st century, modernization, industrialization and urbanization processes all translate into an insatiable thirst for energy. But as demand for traditional power grows, so too do greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to global warming. Developing clean, efficient green energy to fuel sustainable development has been identified as one the key challenges facing humanity in the coming decades.

Unveiling the Post 2015 paradigm shift in Disaster Risk Management

The development agenda after 2015 will witness a paradigm shift with natural disasters and climate change becoming inseparable from the macro-economy. Mapping these changes was Dr. Puji Pujiono, Chief Disaster Risk Reduction Section, of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at a seminar organized on 13 March 2014 by the Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) field of study at the Asian Institute of Technology.

DPMM Seminar Series

 Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM) field of study is conducting a seminar series in March 2014. Six seminars will be organized from 13-28 March 2014 at Room E117, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD). Date/Timing Delivered by 13 March 2014 : 1300 -1600 hours UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific  (UNESCAP) 14 March 2014 : 1000 -1200 hours Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Thailand 14 March 2014 : 1300 -1600 hours International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies  (IFRC) 20 March 2014 : 1300 -1600 hours World Food Programme (WFP) 21 March 2014 : 1300 -1600 hours World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) 27 March 2014 : 1300 - 1600 hoursAsian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)  28 March 2014 : 1300-1600 hours HelpAge