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2020年受講生

Souliya Keola
Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

The International Program on Resilient Society Development under Changing Climate is well known among students in the Department of Water Resource Engineering at Chulalongkorn University. I learned about the RSDC program from a senior student during first-day orientation, and I aimed at participating in the program. However, in March 2020, the world faced a new threat from the novel coronavirus. This biological disaster changed societies around the world and brought with it a “new normal” for everyone.
    The RSDC program usually takes the form of lectures in Japan and a trip to Thailand, but in 2020, we had to communicate online. Through the program, I was taught new and broad perspectives of natural threats and hazards from professors with a wealth of experience, as well as the circumstances of disasters, especially in Asian countries. The program provided me with an excellent opportunity to make new friends in my group. My group members offered fantastic ideas and suggestions based on their knowledge and experience. I understand the situation that made it necessary to use an online platform for the program. Still, the online format brought certain challenges, such as internet connection interruptions and time zone differences, which had an effect on studying efficiently.
    I highly appreciate the program’s organizers for setting up this meaningful opportunity for me, a student from Laos. In my country, we tend to think that climate change happens only in nations with shorelines, and the focus is on adapting to a disaster; mitigating it or establishing adequate prevention plans is considered beyond human ability. This program has guided me, as a first step, toward considering improvements in resilience development and disaster mitigation.