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Facing Nature: Disaster Preparedness, Responses, and Innovations in Southeast Asia

Organizer: Center of Southeast Asian Studies, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Type/Location: Vitual

Description:

This webinar explores how Southeast Asia responds to intensifying climate disasters through Indigenous knowledge, scientific innovation, and community resilience. This webinar compares strategies from across the region, highlighting challenges and breakthroughs shaping Southeast Asia’s climate future.

Speakers:

  • Charles Ham – Vice Director for Academic Affairs, Politeknik Bentara Citra Bangsa Indonesia.

  • Mary-Gardner Coppola – Chief of Staff, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC).

  • Indrajit Pal – Associate Professor and Chair of Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management, Asian Institute of Technology.

Registration:

To attend the event virtually, please register here.

 
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