BUET-JIDPUS in association with Civil Engineering Department started another research project titled “Development of Post- Graduate Research and Degree Programs in Disaster Risk Reduction at New Institute on Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety”under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of University Grants Commission Bangladesh with funding from World Bank. As one of the objectives of this project, BUET-JIDPUS in association with the Civil Engineering Department is organizing the 1st conference of this institute titled “International Conference on Disaster Risk Mitigation 2017 (ICDRM 2017)
Main focus of the conference is on the application of engineering and technology for disaster risk assessment and mitigation. Social and policy aspects for the implementation of the mitigation procedures are also welcome.
Conference topics include the following themes:
Earthquake hazards
Earthquake resistant structures
Quantification and mitigation of effect of cyclone, tornado, floods, storm surge on structures
Erosion control, slopes and land slides
Experimental methods for structural vulnerability assessment
Remote Sensing and GIS applications
Emergency Response, Rescue and Recovery
Climate change adaption strategies
Education, Outreach & Cooperation
Integrated disaster risk assessment and sustainable development planning
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