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Expert Workshop for “Capacity building for measuring multi-hazard livelihood security and resilience in the lower Mekong basin”

Expert Workshop for the project “Capacity building for measuring multi-hazard livelihood security and resilience in the lower Mekong basin” supported by Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) was successfully organized on 30 – 31 May, 2022  by Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management (DPMM), Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. The Read more…

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Delta Resilience and Risk Governance Expert Forum-South and Southeast Asia – 28 April 2022

Join us in the Delta Expert Forum and enrich your understanding about the Asian Deltas! 

As we are aware that River Deltas in South and Southeast Asia are being altered due to the natural and anthropogenic causes, and delta dwellers and associated life, livelihood and development are becoming more vulnerable. It is of utmost priority for us to create a space where we match the real challenges of the areas with the authorities who invest and address those challenges via plans/ policies and others.

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DDS is hiring: Faculty Position in Urban Innovation and Sustainability

Applications are invited from dynamic individuals for a direct-hire full-time faculty position at an Assistant/Associate Professor level in the Urban Innovation and Sustainability (UIS) in the Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS), School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor, depending on qualifications and experience.
Location: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

Application Deadline: 15 May 2022
Expected to Join the Insitute: August 2022

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Inception Meeting of the ‘Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Social Transformation and Adaptation (CRISTA)’ in Neelakantha Municipality, Nepal

The Inception Meeting of ‘Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Social Transformation and Adaptation (CRISTA)’ was conducted in Neelkantha Municipality, Nepal in a hybrid mode. The meeting has officially endorsed the collaboration between Asian Institute of Technology and Neelkantha Municipality for effective implementation of innovative concept envisioned by the DPMM, AIT team in addressing the rising risk of climatic hazards on critical infrastructures.

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Forest Poetry Contest in Celebration of the International Day of the Forest 2022 – The Forest Speaks

Natural Resources Management Academic Program (NRM), Department of Development and Sustainability would like to present Forest Poetry Contest on March 19, 2022, in celebration of the International Day of the Forest 2022 in the theme “The Forest Speaks”.

Important Dates

  • Registration and Submission Starts March 06, 2022
  • Closing of Submissions March 16, 2022
  • Announcement of Winners March 19, 2022
Register and Submit the Entry
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Congratulations to Dr.Indrajit Pal, Associate Professor and Chair, DPMM on his recent book publications in the Springer Link

The Department of Development and Sustainability would like to Congratulate Dr.Indrajit Pal, Associate Professor and Chair of Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) on his recent publications- Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering : Civil Engineering for Disaster Risk Reduction and Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering: Sustainable Cities and Resilience, and Resilient Infrastructure. These books are available in the AIT Library.

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