Co-chairs Indonesia and The Netherlands
Dr. Teuku Faisal Fathani (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)

Thematic focus
Which topic(s) of the Resilient Society theme will the session address?
Disaster Management

Which questions will be central to your session?
How to strengthen the society resilient against disasters: Reduction – Readiness – Response – Recovery

How does interdisciplinarity play a role in your session?
Disaster risk management requires the support from multi-stakeholders from interdisciplinary field

Will your session aim to involve cross-sectoral input from the realms of policy, business and NGO’s? If yes how?
Yes, the integrated disaster management involves cross-section input from the policy makers, private sectors and NGOs. The key aspects for an integrated planning in disaster management comprises infrastructure, environment, social welfare, health, research and education, emergency management, economic development, natural resources, and land use.