Scenes of flooding and storms show us just how much weather and climate can affect our lives. Understanding and predicting what the future might bring, or predicting how climate will change over the next century is of vital importance – both for our economy and for society.  With global Climate Change, the future will no longer resemble the past. New strategies for developing resilience to climate variability and extreme weather events will be required. Understanding the concepts of Climate Change variability, adaptation and mitigation is very important in order develop effective National and Regional policies and strategies for their incorporation into future development and management plans.

“What causes a disaster ?” and at what, and most importantly, who is impacted during a disaster. The growing risks posed by disasters have meant that new approaches are required to help countries cope more effectively. After the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, the major focus has shifted towards reducing the disaster risks and mitigating the disaster impacts. Understanding the DRR concepts and practices will be helpful to develop concept and practices in different international and national settings for those who are interested in acquiring the fundamental knowledge of DRR and linkages to sustainable development challenges

Environment and disasters interact with each other in a number of ways. Disasters cause massive damage to the environment, while degraded environments exacerbate disaster impacts. Responding to disasters often leads to additional environmental impacts, while investments in sound environmental management, especially in post-disaster recovery stages, can reduce disaster risks and thus contribute to more resilient development. Nature based solutions can contribute to more effective reduction of disaster risk in two major ways. Well-managed ecosystems can mitigate the impact of most natural hazards, such as landslides, hurricanes and cyclones. In addition, productive ecosystems can support sustainable income-generating activities and are important assets for people and communities in the aftermath of a disaster.

With 70 percent of the global population of about 9.6 billion people projected to be living in cities by 2050, demands for water, energy and food will be increased exponentially. Looking at this situation, the pressures on natural resources have grown to such extent that they are challenging the effectiveness of conventional planning and decision making. The parallel processes of climate change, environmental degradation and scarcity of freshwater resources are also proving to be major concerns for policy makers. The expert brain storming on strong climate-environment-water nexus are need of the hour.

The climate change challenge is multifaceted. When it comes to climate change impacts that cannot be avoided through mitigation, nature-based adaptation can help build resilience and withstand some of the environmental changes that are intensifying as the planet warms. Now focus of governments on climate change adaptation with urgency is increasing. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is at the forefront of these efforts. Comprehensive research studies giving insights on the role of DRR in climate change adaptation framework are a pressing need to formulate the way forward for global and regional decision makers.

Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) is a unique cross-stakeholder initiative for improving local resilience through advocacy, sharing knowledge and experiences, establishing mutually reinforcing city-to-city learning networks, injecting technical expertise, connecting multiple layers of government, and building partnerships. The MCR2030 will foster engagement to risk-proof the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will lead to an increase in the number of cities committed to reducing local disaster risk, including risks stemming from climate change, and building resilience, and an increasing number of partnerships focused on resilience, globally and regionally, bringing synergized collaboration and support to cities in their journey along the resilience roadmap.

Please ensure your submission meets the conference’s strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers. Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Note: We are in the process of indexing with reputed publishers and Journals for publications of selected articles (full length)

The study submitted to the journal should indicate original research with no conflict of interest. The abstract should be between 200 – 250 words with a brief and informative title.

Abstract should clearly state the source of the data, study sample/ design and the aims and objective of the study.

The abstract should not include any undefined abbreviations or indefinite references.

The names of the author(s) should be clearly stated along with the title of the study

The affiliation(s) and address (es) of the author(s) should also be mentioned

Email address, phone number of the corresponding author should be given.

Authors are requested to provide 4-6 keywords which will be used for indexing purposes.

Font style to be used is Time New Roman, with the following formats:

Title heading should be 18 pt. before/after 12 single-spacing with bold all caps

Author name(s) 12 pt. before/after 12 single-spacing with bold letters

Author(s) affiliation and addresses 12 pt. before/after 12 single-spacing

Abstract Heading 12 pt. before/after 12 single-spacing with bold letters

Body of Abstract, 12 pt.

Keywords heading, 12pt. bold; keywords 12pt. normal

Abstract page should have margins Top 4.2cm/Bottom 4.2cm/Left 3.8cm/Right 3.8cm, Gutter 0/Gutter Position Left with paper size Letter

Posters will be on display for all the three specific days of the conference. Authors will be given a specific time to be in attendance during the poster sessions.

Student posters will be short listed for special poster prize (Cash plus Certificate) in Three Different Categories (Water, Energy and Environment).

Poster guidelines?
Total poster size should not exceed 91 cm wide x 122 cm high (36×48 inch). POSTERS LARGER THAN THIS SIZE CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED.

Posters should be prepared in vertical format.

Poster boards/stands will be provided to mount your poster on the respective numbered poster board. On arrival, please make your way to the Registration Desk where staff will assist with your registration and direct you to the poster presentation set-up area.

What should a poster contain?
The poster should have a proper comprehensive title that includes the study title, names and affiliations of authors.

The poster should present a concise summary of your study and should include:
• Introduction/background
• Objectives/study questions
• Design/setting
• Methods (if study is an intervention, describe how it was carried out)
• Results (including charts and graphs)
• Implications/conclusions
• Funding source(s).

You do not need to include your abstract on the poster. We encourage you to include your contact email on the poster so attendees can contact you with any queries.

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