[2021 APRU Multi-Hazards Summer Lecture Series] Creating a Resilient Society against Multiple Hazards

Currently, the world is surrounded by various challenges and uncertainties, such as increased frequency and scale of natural hazards, acute impact of climate change, economic and social instabilities, national security crisis, increased displacement, and the COVID-19 outbreak. The situation is only becoming more complex.

This course will provide an opportunity to learn and discuss a social system required for a resilient society from different perspectives. Particularly, the course will focus on necessary approaches and mechanisms that can tackle multiple-hazards through lectures on Infrastructure Resilience, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Science-based Risk Management and Community Resilience. A certificate will be awarded to the participants who complete all four lectures.

Date & Time (2 hours per session)
[SESSION 1]
For Americas: July 27
4 pm (Honolulu) / 7 pm (Los Angeles) / 9 pm (Mexico City)
For Asia & the Pacific: July 28
9 am (Jakarta) / 10 am (Hong Kong) / 11 am (Tokyo) / 12 pm (Sydney)

[SESSION 2]
For Americas: August 3
4 pm (Honolulu) / 7 pm (Los Angeles) / 9 pm (Mexico City)
For Asia & the Pacific: August 4
9 am (Jakarta) / 10 am (Hong Kong) / 11 am (Tokyo) / 12 pm (Sydney)

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