We are extremely
grateful to all the respondents to our announcement for sending
registration forms and abstracts very promptly. We are encouraged to the
highest degree by your enthusiastic response and wholehearted support. We
have received more than
80 abstracts from 16 countries.
Introduction
Every year
landslides cause great losses of lives and property, and extensive
degradation to the environment, especially in mountainous terrains.
Landslides often induce damage to infrastructure such as roads, dams,
hydropower, irrigation, bridges and so on. The numbers and frequency of
occurrence of the natural calamities are particularly high in orogenic
zones. The impacts of landslides are particularly pronounced in less
developed countries located in such terrains, exacerbated by the meagre
resources available to cope with the problems. Hence, there is a major
role for earth scientists and engineers to play in the search for
appropriate, sustainable solutions to these problems.
Mountainous countries share common
problems but also have unique prospects of development through
collective initiatives. Interaction and cooperation among scientists
from these countries is needed not only to assist in solving problems
that they have in common, but also to allow the advancement of science
and technology for society as a whole. Thus, it is clearly necessary to
investigate and conduct detailed research on these natural phenomena. engineers, environmentalists,
sociologists d e
Objectives
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To provide a
forum for effective and fruitful interactions among the
geoscientists of Nepal and other countries;
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To help in the
advancement of knowledge in the science and technology of
landslides, and in particular to work towards the solving of
problems faced by people in these environments;
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To promote
interaction among earth scientists and engineers working within
Asia, and to assist in the development of networks to facilitate the
exchange of knowledge among them; and
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To discuss and
review overall activities and achievements in the fields of
landslides and related environmental hazard management.
