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Pre Conference Workshops<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Webinar on Building Resilience Together<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Date<\/strong>: 23rd November 2021
Time<\/strong>: 11.30 am – 2.00 pm (IST)<\/p>\n

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Objectives<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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The main objective is to bring together leading academics and scientists, as well as practitioners to inspire and empower youth, specially the university students, in order to \u201creduce disaster risk and build resilience together\u201d.<\/p>\n

This virtual platform will also provide opportunities for the youth to express their views on priorities and expectations for a safe and resilient society<\/p>\n

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Organized by<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Prof. Deepthi Wickramasinghe<\/strong>
Organized by ER Pitch together with the Youth Leadership for Environment and Resilience, ENTRUST and the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n

Committee<\/strong>:
Dr. Devanmini Halwathura, Dr. Ayomi Witharana<\/p>\n

Temporary staff and students<\/strong>:
Harsha Dahanayake, Damithri Jayasekara, Lihini Prematilaka, Thisaru Perera, Dilisha Gunawardena and Vihanga Amarakoon<\/p>\n

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Programmes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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  • Welcome speech by Prof. Preethi Udagama<\/li>\n
  • Introduction by Prof. Deepthi Wickramasinghe<\/li>\n
  • Speech by the Vice Chancellor\/ UoC, Senior Prof. Chandrika Wijeratne<\/li>\n
  • Keynote speech by Prof. Virginia Murray
    Head of Global Disaster Risk Reduction, UK Health Security Agency
    Co-chair of the WHO Thematic Platform Health and Disaster Risk Management Research Network\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Panelists and speakers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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    • Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe<\/strong>
      Director General, Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka
      Topic – Disaster management in the Sri Lankan perspective<\/li>\n
    • Prof. Mahua Mukherjee<\/strong>
      Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India
      Topic – Disaster preparedness for a better future<\/li>\n
    • Prof. Michael Petterson<\/strong>
      School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
      Topic \u2013Towards a resilient society: the role of youth<\/li>\n
    • Dr. Stephen Woroniecki<\/strong>
      Department of Thematic Studies and Environmental Change, Linkoping University, Sweden
      Topic – Nature based solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction<\/li>\n
    • Q and A session<\/strong>
      Dr. Missaka Hettiarachchi, Research Fellow, WWF, Switzerland<\/li>\n
    • A short video reflecting youth (university students\u2019) voices of Asia- Pacific region
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    • Presentation by Youth Leaders\/ UoC on \u201cBuilding a safe future together\u201d
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    • Concluding remarks
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