HAI, along with SEEDS India organised a conference entitled, ‘Role of Society in Building Disaster Resilient Societies with the theme of #LetLocalBuildGlobal. The event began with a panel discussion moderated by Mr Vir Sanghvi. The other panelists were Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati (Parmarth Niketan), Ms Shefali Chaturvedi (CII Foundation), Dr Thiruppugazh (NDMA) and Mr Jagadananda (CYSD). Afterwards, Dr Shashi Tharoor delivered the keynote address.
Four more group discussions were held, moderated by Prof Vinod Menon, Ms Shivangi (SEEDS), Mr Krishnan (HAI), Mr Vikrant Mahajan, PMP (Sphere India) followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mr Anshu Sharma. The key recommendations of the conference are expected to inform the forthcoming events of NPDRR and GPDRR. #resilience