The Success Story of GlobeWarm 2018

The 2nd International Conference on Global Warming and Climate Change 2018 (GlobeWarm ‘18) was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka in collaboration with University Putra Malaysia as the Hosting Partner, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India as the Academic Partner and the 3rd International Conference on Climate Change became the successful strategic partner for the Conference.
Inauguration Ceremony
The Conference was held on 04th – 05th October 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand under the theme “Creating a global dialogue towards a sustainable future”. GlobeWarm 2018 was chaired by the renowned key person in the field of Climate Change Prof. Kamani K.K (CEO APCEO senior Expert Asia and worldwide Global Economic Adviser, Department of Higher Education, Govt of Karnataka, India).
The opening remarks of GlobeWarm 2018 were made by Conference Chair Prof. Kamani K.K (CEO APCEO senior Expert Asia and worldwide Global Economic Adviser, Department of Higher Education, Govt of Karnataka, India) together with Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Managing Director, The International Institute of Knowledge Management).
Keynote Forum
Key note forum was one of the most significant moments during the Conference and it was enlightened by Prof. David Karoly (University of Melbourne, Australia) on the topic “Global Warming and Approaches to a Sustainable Future”. Followed by the keynote speaker, conference chair Prof. Kamani K.K. also delivered a speech at the forum which made conference more fruitful.
Participants
GlobeWarm 2018 provided great platform for researchers, academics, scholars, and scientists from across the globe to share their research findings with one another and to discuss their ideas in relation to the field climate change and global warming. The conference provided a refreshing experience for all, especially for the young researchers who had the opportunity to share their research findings on an international platform.
Chair workshop
Conference chair workshop was held on the 05th October by Conference Chair Prof. Kamani K.K (CEO APCEO senior Expert Asia and worldwide Global Economic Adviser, Department of Higher Education, Govt of Karnataka, India) which was very productive to all the participants of the Conference.
Technical Sessions
GlobeWarm 2018 comprised of six (06) technical sessions under below themes.
- Climate Change, Agriculture and Green Initiations
- Climate Change, Weather Information Management and Technology
- Climate Modelling and Predictions
- Climate Change Adaptation and Energy
- Climate Change, Poverty, Gender Issues and Migration
Session Chairs and Evaluation Panel members of GlobeWarm 2018
Session Chairs
- Tengku Hanidza Tengku Ismail (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)
- David C. Vanlalfakawma (Visva Bharati University, India)
- Jorge Tredicce (Université de la Nouvelle Caledonie, Caledonie)
Evaluation Panel Members
- K.K. Kamani (CEO APCEO Senior Expert Asia, India)
- David Karoly (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Firuz Mohammad (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)
Scientific Committee
- Farhan Abdul Rauf, Our Own Public Health Institute, Afghanistan
- Mery Biswas, Presidency University, India
- Sukhumaporn Saeng-ngam, Srinakharinwirot Unversity, Thailand
- W.A.J.M. De Costa, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Somnath Bandyopadhyay, School of Ecology and Environment Studies (SE&ES), India
- S.S. Sundaravel, Pondicherry University, India
- G. Poyyamoli Gopalsamy, Pondicherry University, India
- Nebiye Musaoglu, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Turkey
- Dr. Chakkaphan Sutthirat, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- Umesh Kulshrestha, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
- S Mukherjee, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
- P K Joshi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
- Kishore Dhavala, Nalanda University, India
- Haroon Khan, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
- Sayan Bhattacharya, Nalanda University, India
- Ilmi Hewajulige, Industrial Technology Institute, Sri Lanka
- SM. Sundarapandian, Pondicherry University, India
- Govind Chakrapani, Pondicherry University, India
- Phongthep Hanpattanakit, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
- Monthira Yuttitham, Mahidol University, Thailand
- Chaturangi Wickramaratne, Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited, Sri Lanka
- Carlo Montes, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Bangladesh
- José Etcheverry, York University, UK
- Kusum Arunachalam, Doon University, India
- Ujjwal Kumar, Doon University, India
- Naqui Anwer, Teri University, India
- Suneet Naithani, Doon University, India
- Hemanthi Ranasinghe, University of Sri Jayawardanapura, Sri Lanka
- Archana Sharma, Doon University, India
- Ahmad Zaharin Aris, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Ahmad Makmom Abdullah, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Prof. Tengku Hanidza Tengku Ismail, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia