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Environmental Hazards in Asia
National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, August 12-15th 2024
Post conference field trip: August 16-20th, 2024
This conference aims to bring together physical and social scientists, governmental and non-governmental actors working towards building resilience to hazards across Asia. The workshop will be structured to allow exploration of the underlying physical mechanics of hazards, explore the impacts of historical events across the continent and focus on the possible approaches to minimizing future impacts. The aim is to facilitate new ideas and proposals.
Thanks to the contribution from our sponsors at the Association of Academies and Scientific Societies of Asia (AASSA), we have some funds to support travel and subsistence to up to 20 participants from across Asia. Details on how to apply can be found in the funding page of this website.
Scientific Program:
August 12th – Icebreaker & Registration
August 13th – Multi-hazards across Asia
August 14th – Approaches to Disaster Management
August 15th – Building resilience across Asia
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Maral Bayaraa (University of Oxford)
Maral is a DPhil researcher at the University of Oxford and a senior Earth Observation Consultant at the Satellite Applications Catapult, the UK government’s innovation and technology hub. Her DPhil research has been awarded an Industrial Fellowship from the 1851 Royal Commission and an award at COP28 from the Prototypes for Humanity. She is also a Keeley Senior Scholar of Wadham College, University of Oxford. Previously, Maral worked as a Remote Sensing Analyst at Airbus Defence and Space. She holds an MSci in Geology from the University of Bristol, UK.
Prof. Cengiz Zabci (Istanbul Technical University)