Uni takes lead at International Conference on Building Resilience
Professor Amaratunga and Professor Richard Haigh of the University’s Global Disaster Resilience Centre chair 7th international conference in Bangkok. A UK-based professor who is a Leading expert on disaster resilience has described the need for international partnerships to curtail the devastation caused by episodes such as the 2004 Tsunami. There is also a call for new scientific research in the subject to be fully explained and applied in communities likely to be affected.