SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

Authors should submit a 500-word abstract by 10 October 2023. The submission should highlight the motivation, dataset and methodology for a policy relevant research application on the theme, and include:

Title
Name of author(s) and affiliation(s)

Authors of selected abstracts should submit presentation materials and a draft paper to share with discussants by 15 January 2024; and commit to in-person participation during the conference on 15-17 February 2024. The material should discuss policy recommendations and/or action points based on the research insights.

ADB will support travel and accommodation for one author per paper, who must be a citizen of an ADB member economy.

Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in special issues of Economics of Disasters and Climate Change and Progress in Disaster Science in 2024, and will undergo the standard review process.

Event Timeline

10 October 2023	Extended deadline for submission of abstract
5 November 2023	Notification of abstract acceptance
15 January 2024	Submission of the presentation materials and draft paper
15-17 February 2024	International Conference
31 March 2024	Submission of the final paper for journal special issue review process

Selection Criteria
Participants must certify that the submitted entry is original and has not been previously published or made publicly available. Participants must also certify that the submitted entry does not infringe on any copyright, privacy rights, or legal rights of any third party. Submissions will be judged based on criteria such as:

Technical Novelty
Innovative Use of Big Data
Scalability and Sustainability
Potential Policy use
Readability/Coherence

Organizing Committee
Madhavi Pundit, ADB
Shunichi Koshimura, IRIDeS
Takako Izumi, IRIDeS
Ilan Noy, Victoria University of Wellington

Event Partner
Association of Pacific Rim Universities

For inquiries, please contact:
Madhavi Pundit (mpundit@adb.org)
Priscille Villanueva (pvillanueva@adb.org)