Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurates 5th World Congress on Disaster Management at IIT Delhi

The fifth edition of the World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) was virtually inaugurated by the Union Defence minister Shri Rajnath Singh on November 24, 2021.
The event has been organised at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi campus from November 24-27, 2021.
The theme of the 5th WCDM is Technology, Finance and Capacity for Building Resilience to Disasters in the Contexts of Covid-19.
WCDM is a unique initiative of Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS) Hyderabad to bring researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world on a common platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management.
The first WCDM was held in 2008 in Hyderabad and inaugurated by Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.