The Faculty of Geography at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is organizing a Summer Course on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (Eco-DRR & CCA) from August 21st to 26th, 2023. The course will be conducted in a hybrid format at the Faculty of Geography. The Summer Course Eco-DRR & CCA Opening Ceremony was held, attended by 23 participants and 10 resource persons from 5 countries. The opening remarks were delivered by the Program Coordinator, Dr. Dyah Rahmawati Hizbaron, M.T., M.Sc, The Vice Dean for Research, Cooperation and Alumni, Faculty of Geography, UGM followed by comments from representatives of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Office.
Summer Course Eco-DRR has been established in 2010 by the Faculty of Geography. The activities in this Summer Course include Short Courses, Summer Courses, Training of Instructors, Workshops, Webinars, Joint Research Projects, and the Young Researchers School. This year, the summer course Eco-DRR has been attended by participants from the Philippines (13) and Indonesia (10), most of whom were Master Program or Doctoral Program students. The event also saw attendance from representatives of Government Agencies, including the College of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (STMKG), and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) of the Republic of Indonesia.
The lecturers are from UGM and other universities including lecturers from the University of Glasgow United Kingdom, Kyoto University Japan, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Universita de Padova, UN Environmental Programm (UNEP), Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR), University of Nagoya, UGM’s Center for Natural Disaster Studies, Chinese Academy of Science China, and UGM’s Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.
This year’s Summer Course marked the first hybrid gathering after the COVID-19 Pandemic. The organizers hope that this activity will further enhance efforts to comprehend data, field conditions, and strategies for resilient mitigation and adaptation to climate change through an ecosystem approach. These endeavors align with UGM’s commitment to elevating the quality of learning, both in-person and virtually, as a World Class University.
Lampiran Booklet : http://ugm.id/BookletECODRR2023
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