Fatal landslides in South Asia, 2014 to 2016.

An international workshop on “Assessment and Mitigation of landslides in the Himalaya”

The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Dehradun, India is planning to host an international workshop on “Assessment and Mitigation of landslides in the Himalaya” on 13 and 14 March 2020.

The organisers describe the event as follows:

The purpose of this workshop is sharing scientific knowledge and experiences through case studies and best practices by the experts of different institutes including the ministries, international agencies and landslide researchers. This would add value to the present understanding of different approaches used in landslide studies and policy planning & practices, and enable to prepare a roadmap for addressing risks and vulnerability in the region. It would also help in developing network of institutions and experts around the thematic areas of the workshop. The two-day deliberation will include plenary lecture, invited talks, special talks on the landslides in Uttarakhand and Sikkim Himalaya, and presentation of contributory papers (oral and poster) on the following themes:

• Landslide Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Evaluation
• Landslide Mechanism and Modelling
• Climates and Landslides
• Current Practices for Landslide Studies
• Prediction of Landslides and Early Warning System

Registration and call for Abstracts

Abstracts (title, name of the authors, affiliation, presenting author), not exceeding 500 words are invited, and may be submitted by email to the Convenor. It is also intended to publish the proceedings of the seminar as a special issue in the Journal of Himalayan Geology.

Important Dates

• Workshop dates : March 13-14, 2020
• Last date for submission of abstract : January 31, 2020
• Last Date for registration : January 31, 2020

Further details

A brochure describing the International Workshop on “Assessment and Mitigation of landslides in the Himalaya” on 13 and 14 March 2020 is available online.