Launching of TRANSCEND “Technology Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration Towards Building Equitable Resilience”
Date:
19th December 2019
Place/Venue:
Mount Lavinia Hotel, Sri Lanka.
Participants:
Prof. Terrence Fernando, Dr. Athula Seneratne, H.M.U Chularatne from Sevanatha Agency, Sr. Dr. Noralfishah Sulaiman, Umber Nazir, and Kamran Abid.
Description:
Launching ceremony of TRANSCEND Project was held at Mount Lavinia Hotel, Sri Lanka on 19 December 2019 and officiated by Prof. Terrence Fernando. In his speech, Prof. Terrence presents the aim of this project to all participant countries; Malaysia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
There are two presentation session held together during the ceremony which are climate adaptation and urban development policy that presented by Dr. Athula Seneratne. In the moment, H.M.u Chularatne from Sevanatha Agency presents about community participation in the process of developing urban development policy.
The program continues with panel session discussing about Risk sensitive Urban Development as well as explaining about job scope related to TRANSCEND project.