Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) 112d ago

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center - ADPC hosted the webinar “𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞,” celebrating the powerful role of women leaders. 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐈𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🎥 Watch the recording of the webinar and hear firsthand reflections on women’s leadership, lived experiences, and the path forward for building resilient communities. During the session, the ADPC team engaged in an insightful discussion with guest speaker 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐢 - an international development practitioner with more than two decades of experience in environmental governance, climate resilience, and post-crisis recovery. Dr. Giri shared reflections from her work across Asia, Africa, and Europe, including leadership roles with the United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and international NGOs. With extensive field leadership in crisis-affected contexts from Afghanistan and Nepal to Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste, she brings deep insight into the intersection of humanitarian response and sustainable development. Now teaching at Royal Roads University, Dr. Giri continues to mentor the next generation of disaster and crisis management professionals. #ForAllWomenAndGirls #ClimateResilience #EmpoweredWomen #DisasterRiskReduction