FORUM

The World Landslide Forums are organised by the International Consortium on Landslides in collaboration with leading international and United Nations system organisations committed to advancing landslide risk reduction and resilience.

International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)

International Programme on Landslides (IPL)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

United Nations University (UNU)

International Science Council (ISC)

World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)

Advisor

Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma)

Chancellor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Organising Committee

Dr. Venkat P. Rangan

Vice-Chancellor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Prof. Vinod Chandra Menon

Adjunct Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Forum Chair

Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh

Pro Vice-Chancellor | Dean, School for Sustainable Futures | Director, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications | UNESCO Chair on Experiential Learning for Sustainable Innovation and Development

Forum Co-Chairs

Dr. Željko Arbanas

Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Dr. Kyoji Sassa

Professor Emeritus,  Kyoto University, Secretary General of ICL, Japan

Dr. Sudesh Kumar Wadhawan

Adjunct Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Mr. Balaji Hariharan

Deputy Director – Research & International Collaborations, and Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Secretariat

Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh

Chair

Dr. Hemalatha Thirugnanam

Secretariat Co-Chair

Mr. Sudarshan Navada

Secretariat Co-Chair

Members

Associate Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Assistant Professor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Assistant Professor, School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Research Associate, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, & School for Sustainable Futures, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Programme Manager, Landslide Risk Reduction & Resilience, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Research Associate, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Research Associate, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

International Scientific Committee

Dr. Shinji Sassa

National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology, Japan

Dr. Irasema Alcántara-Ayala

Professor, Institute of Geography, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Dr. Matjaž Mikoš

Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dr. Kyoji Sassa

Kyoto University, Secretary General of ICL, Japan

Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Dr. Veronica Tofani

Associate Professor, University of Florence, Italy

Dr. Jan Klimeš

Senior Researcher, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

Dr. Binod Tiwari

California State University, Fullerton, USA

Dr. Sabatino Cuomo

Professor, University of Salerno, Italy

Dr. Beena Ajmera

Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, USA

Dr. S. S. Chandrasekaran

Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology, India

Dr. David Huntley

Research Scientist, Geological Survey of Canada

Dr. Biljana Abolmasov

Full Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Dr. Mario Parise

Associate Professor, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

Dr. Dhanya Madhu

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Dr. Željko Arbanas

Full Professor, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Dr. Hemalatha Thirugnanam

Assistant Professor, Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India

Dr. Faisal Fathani

Professor, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

Dr. Jonathan Chambers​

Team Leader, British Geological Survey, UK

Dr. Chih-Chung Chung

Professor, National Central University, Chinese Taipei

Dr. Xuanmei Fan

Professor, Chengdu University of Technology, China

Steering Committee

Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala

Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India

Dr. V. Narayanan

Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India

Dr. Saibal Ghosh

Additional Director General (ADG), Geological Survey of India (GSI)

Dr. Krishna Vatsa

Member & Head of Department, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), India

Dr. Manoranjan Mohanty

Head, Nano & Advanced Materials Division, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India

Dr. Amir Ali Khan

Professor, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), India

Contact Us

Organising Secretariat
7th World Landslide Forum (WLF7)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Faridabad Campus
Mata Amritanandamayi Marg, Sector 88
Faridabad, Haryana – 121002
Delhi NCR, India

secretariat@wlf7.org

General Enquiries

info@wlf7.org

Sponsorships

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    The 7th World Landslide Forum (WLF7) will be held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University), Faridabad, India, from 22–27 November 2026 (with pre-conference workshops on 22 November).


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