Professor Tshilidzi Marwala Rector and UN Under-Secretary-General Organization United Nations University (UNU)
Kamal Kishore Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (Assistant Secretary-General) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), based in Geneva, Switzerland
Professor Celeste Saulo Secretary-General Organization World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Qu Dongyu Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
Lidia Brito Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations UNESCO
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Greetings from Global Scientific Organizations
Motoko Kotani Vice-President for Science Programmes (also serves as Executive Vice President for International Research Strategy at Tohoku University) International Science Council (ISC)
Er. Dr. Seng Chuan Tan President (formerly President-Elect) World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
Prof. Hassina Mouri President (Term: 2024–2028) International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
Mioara Mandea President-Elect International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
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Welcome Messages from Host Organization Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
Dr. Jitendra Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) Government of India (specifically leading the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences)
Shri. Nayab Singh Saini Chief Minister Government of Haryana
Shri G. Kishan Reddy Union Cabinet Minister Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines, Government of India
Shri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari Union Cabinet Minister Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India
Dr. V. Narayanan Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space (DoS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Department of Space (DoS)
Shri. Asit Saha Superannuated (Retired)
Shri. Pradeep Singh Additional Director General (ADG), Policy Support System (PSS) Geological Survey of India (GSI)
Prof. Umesh V. Waghmare Secretary Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Manoranjan Mohanty Scientist G & Head / Head of Scientific Divisions (HOD) Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Shri. Madhup Vyas Executive Director National Institute of Disaster Management
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KLC2020 General Conference 2026 & High-Level Panel Discussion
Kamal Kishore Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (Assistant Secretary-General) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), based in Geneva, Switzerland
Signing Ceremony of New KLC2020 Signatories
Kyoji Sassa Secretary-General Secretariat of the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 (KLC2020) / International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)
High-Level Panel Discussion “KLC2020 Review and Way Forward”
Chair Kamal Kishore Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (Assistant Secretary-General) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), based in Geneva, Switzerland
Chair Matjaž Mikoš Chair of GPC/IPL-KLC, President of the Slovenian Academy of Engineering, and Full Professor of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering. GPC/IPL-KLC / International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Panelists from KLC2020 Partners
Dr. Yuki Matsuoka Head of Office United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (formerly UNISDR), Japan
Soichiro Yasukawa Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Unit UNESCO (Natural Sciences Sector)
Dr. Virendra M. Tiwari Bureau Member (Member at Large, 2023–2027), Vice President of the Geological Society of India (2026–2028), and JC Bose National Fellow International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Dr. Anil Mishra Chief of Section, Hydrological Systems, Climate Change and Adaptation UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Tim Curtis Designation : Director and UNESCO Representative Organization : UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia (based in New Delhi, India)
Dr. Krishna Vatsa Designation : Member and Head of the Department (HoD) Organization : National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), India
Dr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala Designation : Secretary Organization : Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India
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Explanation of the (Faridabad) Declaration
Kamal Kishore Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (Assistant Secretary-General) United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), based in Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Sudesh K. Wadhawan Adjunct Professor (also recognized as the Retired/Former Director General of the Geological Survey of India) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Dr. Krishna Vatsa Member & Head of Department (HoD) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), India
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WLF7 Forum Speech & Lectures
Dr. Saibal Ghosh Additional Director General (Geology) & HoD, Western Region, Jaipur Geological Survey of India (Ministry of Mines, Government of India)
Dr. Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh Pro Vice Chancellor (Provost) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Dr. Binod Tiwari Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects / Chief Research Officer and a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)
Dr. Michel Jaboyedoff Professor University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland
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Organising Secretariat 7th World Landslide Forum (WLF7) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Faridabad Campus Mata Amritanandamayi Marg, Sector 88 Faridabad, Haryana – 121002 Delhi NCR, India
