Dr. Eden Woon, President of Asian Institute of Technology (left), and Mr. Hans Guttman, Executive Director of ADPC (right), give their thoughts on the MoU.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) signed a Virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to spearhead disaster preparedness and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific region.

The Memorandum sets forth the framework for a collaborative alliance between the two institutions, and is expected to cover the following areas:

a) collaborative research for disaster preparedness and climate resilience,
b) joint capacity enhancement activities; namely, training, technical assistance, and technology/knowledge transfer,
c) student internship and staff exchange opportunities,
d) joint development of online learning courses,
e) joint program implementation on mutually agreed thematic areas and policy development, and
f) joint proposals for research projects and postgraduate scholarships.

This Memorandum was activated on September 15, 2021 and remains valid for 5 years.