# Event Details - **Event Name**: UNESCO Dual Seminar - Day 1 - Professors Yang & Kharmawphlang - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: IAS Visiting Fellow Professor Saini Yang and IAS Guest Speaker Professor Desmond Kharmawphlang each deliver a seminar on their research.About this EventIAS Visiting Fellow Professor Saini Yang and IAS Guest Speaker Professor Desmond Kharmawphlang each deliver a seminar on their research -Professor Saini Yang - Transportation Infrastructure Risk Assessment on the context of Climate ChangeClimate change poses a critical threat to the resilience and functionality of transportation infrastructure. Traditional risk assessments, often focused on physical losses and single assets, are inadequate for addressing the complex, interconnected, and non-stationary nature of climate impacts on transportation system. This necessitates a shift towards a holistic risk assessment framework. Such a framework moves beyond evaluating individual components like bridges or roads in isolation, instead considering the entire transportation system as a dynamic network. It employs high-resolution climate projections to understand future hazard exposure, including sea-level rise, extreme precipitation, and heatwaves, and conducts a multi-faceted vulnerability analysis that assesses not only physical susceptibility but also functional dependencies, operational capacity, and socioeconomic consequences of service disruption. Finally, it quantifies systemic risk by modeling cascading failures across the network, where damage to one node can propagate and cripple regional mobility and supply chains. This integrated framework enables policymakers and engineers to identify critical vulnerabilities, prioritize cost-effective adaptation investments, and enhance the long-term resilience of transportation infrastructure, ensuring its continued role in economic stability and societal well-being.Lunch will be available from 1pm to 2pm inbetween these two talks.Professor Desmond Kharmawphlang - Tales that Trees Tell: A Khasi Ecocritical PerspectiveThe slopes of the Khasi and Jaintia hills in the state of Meghalaya in India are home to swaths of rainforests. The forests are dominated by ficus elastica, such as banyan, Indian rubber and ficus Khasiana named after the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya. While these trees with aerial roots grow profusely in the wild, they are also grown and nurtured by the people for multiple reasons. A tree is planted to mark the naming ceremony of a child. The trees are also believed to protect villages from the plague, from storms and flash floods, a frequent occurrence in the area which experiences the heaviest rainfall on earth. These trees also serve as bridges. The talk will centre around the trees as part of the community of flora and fauna and the stories they engender and embody.Arrivals from 11:45 am for a 12:00 noon start. For those joining in-person, lunch will be served after the first seminar from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. The second seminar will start after lunch.International House can be found here on the campus map.If these in-person tickets have sold out, you can still join online by registering for the Teams webinar. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/loughborough/unesco-dual-seminar-day-1-professors-yang-and-kharmawphlang/100001991207356806 - **Event Categories**: workshops, virtual, webinar - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: International House, Loughborough University - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Loughborough - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: International House, Loughborough University - **lat**: 52.7650253 - **long**: -1.2320904 - **full address**: International House, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: UNESCO Dual Seminar - Day 1 - Professors Yang & Kharmawphlang - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=UNESCO+Dual+Seminar+-+Day+1+-+Professors+Yang+%26+Kharmawphlang&date=Tue%2C+14+Jul%2C+2026+at+12%3A00+pm&bg=2 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is UNESCO Dual Seminar - Day 1 - Professors Yang & Kharmawphlang being held? - **A:** UNESCO Dual Seminar - Day 1 - Professors Yang & Kharmawphlang takes place on Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 03:00 pm at International House, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing UNESCO Dual Seminar - Day 1 - Professors Yang & Kharmawphlang? - **A:** UNESCO Dual Seminar - Day 1 - Professors Yang & Kharmawphlang is organized by Loughborough Institute of Advanced Studies. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** UNESCO Dual Seminar - Day 1 - Professors Yang & Kharmawphlang is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Loughborough, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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