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2024 Advanced Institute on Natural Hazard of Himalaya – Landslide and Fault Activity (AI on NHH – LFA)
🏛️ Organized By
- IRDR ICoE – Taipei (Integrated Research on Disaster Risk, International Centre of Excellence – Taipei)
- Academia Sinica (AS), Taiwan
- International Science Council (ISC)
- National Central University (NCU), Taiwan
- National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Taiwan
- National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET), Nepal
- IAEG (International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment)
Distinguished Lecturers
- Pradeep Goswami, Head of Geology department, Kumaun University, India.
- Yadab P. Dhakal, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Tsukuba, Japan
- Subodh Dhakal, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
- Chung-Pai Chang, National Central University (NCU), Taiwan
- Jia-Jyun Dong, National Central University (NCU), Taiwan
- Jiun-Yee Yen, National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Taiwan
- Chih-Chung Chung National Central University (NCU), Taiwan
📅 Dates & Venue
August 12 – 16, 2024
Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal
🎯 Objectives
The program aimed to:
- Provide a comprehensive understanding of Himalayan geology and landslide‑prone factors.
- Introduce InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology for monitoring active faults and landslides.
- Train participants in landslide investigation, monitoring, and analytical methods.
- Discuss Nepal‑specific challenges such as earthquake‑triggered and rainfall‑triggered landslides.
- Build capacity among young researchers and practitioners in South and Southeast Asia for effective hazard mitigation.
👥 Participation
- 30 participants representing researchers, professionals, and faculty from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and beyond.
- Participants included attendees from Nepal, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Russia, and others.
- Targeted mainly young and mid‑career professionals in geology, hazard analysis, and disaster mitigation.
📈 Training Highlights
- Scientific lectures on seismic hazard evaluation, landslide processes, radar remote sensing, and fault mechanics.
- Practical sessions: laboratory shear tests, monitoring techniques, risk assessment.
- Field trip to major landslide sites in Sindhupalchowk, including the Jure landslide.
- Group proposal presentations and discussions for future collaboration.
Documents: AI in Nepal_ handbook_0731
