Call for Abstracts

Under the umbrella of main theme “Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Resilience”, the program committee welcomes original contributions on the following sub-themes:

Climate Change and Natural Hazards

• Geophysical Hazards
• Biological and Complex Hazards
• Climate Change Risk and Disasters
• Climate Change and Hydro-meteorological Hazards

Risk Modeling

• Causes, Impacts and Mitigation of Climate Change
• Climate Change Modeling
• Modeling in Disaster Management
• Disaster Risk Assessment (Hazard, Vulnerability and Exposure)

Humanitarian and Emergency Response

• Emergency Response Planning & Management

Natural Hazards and Governance

• Good Governance and Disaster Management
• Disaster Management in Pakistan
• Disaster Management Policies

Disaster Risk Management

• Urban Disaster Risk
• Adaptation to Climate Change
• Disaster and Development
• Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)
• Vulnerable Group and Disaster Management
• Role of Media in Good Governance, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation.

Use of Technology in Disaster Risk Management

• GIS and RS in Disaster Management

Public Health in Disasters

• Health Issues in Disaster Management
• Psychological Impacts of Disasters

Disaster Risk Financing and Economics of Natural Hazards

• Risk Transfer Tools and Practices
• Economic Modeling of Natural Hazards
• Economic Impacts of Disasters
• Fiscal Risk Assessment