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IDMC-2018: International Disaster Management Conference on 'Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Resilience' University of Peshawar Peshawar, Pakistan, November 19-20, 2018 |
Conference website | https://sites.google.com/uop.edu.pk/idmc2018/home |
Abstract registration deadline | August 31, 2018 |
Submission deadline | August 31, 2018 |
Topics: climate change and natural hazards humanitarian and emergency response natural hazards and governance disaster risk financing
Submission Guidelines
Under the umbrella of main theme “Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Resilience”, the program committee welcomes original contributions. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
Full papers and Posters under the following sub-themes are welcomed:
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Climate Change and Natural Hazards
- Causes, Impacts and Mitigation of Climate Change
- Climate Change and Natural Hazards
- Geophysical Hazards
- Biological and Complex Hazards
- Climate Change Risk and Disasters
- Climate Change and Hydro-meteorological Hazards
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Risk Modeling
- Causes, Impacts and Mitigation of Climate Change
- Climate Change Modeling
- Modeling in Disaster Management
- Disaster Risk Assessment (Hazard, Vulnerability and Exposure)
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Humanitarian and Emergency Response
- Emergency Response Planning & Management
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Natural Hazards and Governance
- Good Governance and Disaster Management
- Disaster Management in Pakistan
- Disaster Management Policies
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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.
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Use of Technology in Disaster Risk Management
- GIS and RS in Disaster Management
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Public Health in Disasters
- Health Issues in Disaster Management
- Psychological Impacts of Disasters
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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
Committees
Steering Committee
- Dr. Noor Jehan, Centre (noorjehan@uop.edu.pk)
- Dr. Amjad Ali (aliswabi@uop.edu.pk)
- Dr. Kamal Ahmed (kamalgulzar@uop.edu.pk)
Organizing committee
- Mushtaq Ahmad Jan (mushtaq@uop.edu.pk)
- Engr. Azmat Ali Shah (engrazmatalishah@uop.edu.pk)
- Ms. Maria Ghani (mariaghani.cdpm@gmail.com)
- Mr. Shah Nawaz Khan (nawazkhan@uop.edu.pk)
- Ms. Shandana Ikram (shandana@uop.edu.pk)
Publication
Research articles of IDMC-2018, subject to a double blind peer review, will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences.
Venue
The conference will be held at the SSAQ Hall of the University of Peshawar's main campus in Peshawar.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to
Dr. Kamal Ahmed (kamalgulzar@uop.edu.pk)