3rd World Congress on Disaster Management 2017

The Third World Congress on Disaster Management (3rd WCDM) shall be held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India during 07-10 November 2017, in collaboration with Government of Andhra Pradesh and various local, national, regional and international organizations, two years after the Second Congress. This would be the largest Congress on disaster management organized by a non-governmental organization. The Congress would deliberate on all possible aspects of disaster risk management in as many as 28 Thematic Sessions, structured around 10 Clusters. The Congress would highlight the need for coordinated research and action involving all stakeholders for holistic management of disasters, in all its cycles - during pre-disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness; on disaster response and relief; and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.The Congress would debate on the process of implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

The Third World Congress on Disaster Management (3rd WCDM) shall be held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India during 07-10 November 2017, in collaboration with Government of Andhra Pradesh and various local, national, regional and international organizations, two years after the Second Congress. This would be the largest Congress on disaster management organized by a non-governmental organization. The Congress would deliberate on all possible aspects of disaster risk management in as many as 28 Thematic Sessions, structured around 10 Clusters. The Congress would highlight the need for coordinated research and action involving all stakeholders for holistic management of disasters, in all its cycles - during pre-disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness; on disaster response and relief; and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.The Congress would debate on the process of implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.