Conference Program
International Conference on Sustainable Ecosystems for Disaster Resilience
14–16 May 2025 | Ankara, Türkiye
As part of the TERRA Türkiye Project
Wednesday, 14 May
14:00 Opening Speeches
15:00 Family Photo & Coffee Break
15:15 Panel 1: Eco-DRR Concept and International Organizations
- Karen Sudmeier-Rieux, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne
- Udo Nehren, University of Cologne
- Elizabeth Sellwood & Fruzsina Straus – UNEP
- Meral Mungan Arda – UNDP
- Andrew Mackay Bower – UNDRR (Online)
16:45 Coffee Break
17:00 Panel 2: Examples of Eco-DRR Practices in Türkiye
- Eco-DRR Projects by National Agencies
Thursday, 15 May
09:00 Panel 3: Eco-DRR Solutions Worldwide – Past and Future
- Moderator: Prof. Dr. Aykut Akgün
- Joao Azevedo / Portugal
- Fabian Rackelman / Germany
- Yusuf Serengil / Türkiye
- Minfang Zhang / China
- Adam Wei / Canada
- Nadeem Shah / UK
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Session 1
- Managing disaster risks under climate change and increasing forest disturbance: a watershed ecosystem approach – Adam Wei
- Restoring hydrological services through forestation: Lessons and Practices from China – Mingfang Zhang
- Fire-smart ecosystem and landscape management as nature-based wildfire solutions – Joao Azevedo
- Promoting synergies between land degradation neutrality and climate change adaptation – Fabian Rackelman
- Eco-DRR Projects in Türkiye – ENSENSEI
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Session 2
- Non-stationary hydrological responses to forest harvesting across topographic gradients – Shinyu Deng
- Assessment of Forest Fire Susceptibility in the Aegean Region Using Machine Learning – Hazan Alkan Akıncı
- Tree planting to reduce landslide risk – Nadeem W Shah
- Role of Ecosystem Components in Evaluating Landslide Mechanisms in Urban and Rural Areas: Anthropogenic Factors – Erkin Tekin
15:30 Coffee Break
15:45 Session 3
- Sustainable Forest Monitoring Using Dual-Polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar – Yong Wang
- Preventing Urban Floods in Marmara Region with Ecosystem-Based Risk Reduction and Green Infrastructure – Gökhan Yılmaz
- Future Cities: The Role of Smart Infrastructure in Flooding – Ahmet Emirhan Yolcu
- Harmony in Action: Linking Social Protection, Financial Inclusion & Disaster Risk Finance – Fabian Rackelman
- Landslide Susceptibility Assessment of Central Artvin: Technical and Social Infrastructure – Ayşe Yavuz Özalp, Halil Akıncı, Sebahat Temuçin Kılıçer
Friday, 16 May
09:00 - 12:00 Field Trip
13:00 Departure of Participants