While the Philippines is the number one country in the 2021 and 2023 World Risk Index due to its location in the Asia Pacific Ring of Fire and Typhoon Belt, the country has been able to improve its performance across the various pillars of disaster risk reduction and management. The Sendai Framework 2023 Midterm Report however concludes that despite many gains in disaster risk reduction over the last 8 years, risk creation continues to outpace risk reduction. This symposium provides a venue for an urgent stocktake of how the country and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region can build upon existing gains and address persisting and emerging challenges through global cross-disciplinary exploration, research and collaboration. Join us this year in Metro Manila for the 2025 Multi-hazards Symposium and Conference, celebrating 20 years of resilience research, practice, experiences, and experiments across the Asia Pacific Rim Universities. Hosted by the University of the Philippines College of Architecture in Diliman, this landmark event will take place at the U.P. Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila from November 26th to the 29th, 2025. As we reflect on two decades of resilience in the Asia-Pacific region, we also look ahead to the next 20 years. This is your opportunity to shape the future of resilience research, education, and practice. We are now accepting submissions of abstracts!

As a network of leading universities linking the Americas, Asia, and Australasia, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) brings together thought leaders, researchers, and policy-makers to exchange ideas and collaborate on practical solutions to the challenges of the 21st century. We leverage our members’ collective education and research capabilities into the international public policy process. In the post-pandemic era, our strategic priorities focus on: 1. providing a neutral platform for high-level policy dialogue;
2. exploring innovative solutions for a sustainable future; and
3. supporting diversity, inclusion, and minorities. APRU’s primary activities support these strategic priorities, focusing on critical areas such as disaster risk reduction, women in leadership, indigenous knowledge, virtual student exchange, e-sports, population aging, global health, sustainable cities, artificial intelligence, waste management, and more.

+ APRU-MH20 Secretariat

+ Scientific Committee

+ Program Committee