CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2nd International Conference on Down to Earth (DTE-2025) will be held from 13th to 15th November, 2025, at SMIT, Sikkim, India. DOWN TO EARTH – 2025 aims to bring together leading experts, researchers, and professionals to address critical challenges in climate change, disaster resilience, and risk mitigation. The conference will explore innovative strategies for assessing and mitigating hydrological, geotechnical, and earthquake hazards while integrating engineering innovations for natural hazard assessment. Discussions will further emphasize environmental hazards, disaster-resilient infrastructure, and sustainable solutions for water security and environmental risk management. Your expertise and contributions would provide invaluable insights and inspire meaningful discussions among participants.
THEMES
- Cloud-burst and Flash-flood
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) - Riverbank Erosion and Scouring
- Managing Risks Associated with Dams and Reservoir
- Water Security
- Drought and Water scarcity
- Forest Fire
- Avalanches
- Cyclone
- Hail-Strom and Thunder-Strom
- Landslide and Land-subsidence
- Advancement in slope stability techniques
- Modern Ground improvement techniques
- Earthquake Hazard Assessment
- Co-seismic landslide hazard assessment and mitigation
- Risk assessment of Earth retaining structures
- Safety assessment of tunnels and underground structures
- Early Warning Systems for Natural Hazards
- Application of Artificial intelligence for Natural Hazards assessment
- Applications of GIS Techniques for landslide hazard assessments
- Geospatial modelling for glacial lake outburst flood
- Flood hazard assessment and mitigation planning in Himalayan region
- Innovation in geospatial techniques for town planning and risk reduction
- Environmental risk assessment of contaminated sites caused my disaster
- Disaster Risk Management for Health: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
- Solid Waste Management during and post disaster
- Innovation in onsite Water treatment for Emergencies
- Faecal Sludge and Wastewater Management during Emergencies
- Advancement in Earthquake-resistant Structures
- Resilient Transportation Infrastructure in hilly terrain
- Application of numerical modelling in disaster-resilient infrastructure
- Wind hazard assessment and mitigation
- Advancement in construction materials and construction techniques
IMPORTANT DATES
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Abstract Submission Start Date: | 01/05/2025 |
| Abstract Submission End Date: | 15/09/2025 |
| Last Date of Early Bird Registration: | 15/09/2025 |
| Last Date of Full Paper Submission: | 30/10/2025 |
| Deadline of Registration | 30/10/2025 |
| Conference Date: | 13th to 15th November 2025 |
IMPORTANT NOTES
Where to Submit: Please click on the “Submit Abstract” and “Submit Paper” web buttons to submit the abstract and full-length manuscript.
How to Submit: Authors are kindly requested to create a Microsoft CMT account before submitting their full paper. This will ensure a smooth and timely submission process.
Acknowledgment: The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
General Information: The acceptance of the abstract and full paper is being communicated through email to the corresponding authors. Kindly keep checking your inbox/spam folder for further communications.
Paper Submission Guidelines
- You may begin the preparation of full-length manuscript for submission as per the Down to Earth 2025 template provided below and submit the manuscript as per the deadlines. For more details, please refer to Author Information for springer proceedings.
- We kindly request you to strictly adhere to the prescribed template guidelines for submission of the full-length manuscript for the conference proceedings.
- Plagiarism/Similarity index will be checked using Turnitin, and it should not be more than 15% in total and not more than 5% from a single source.
- The page limit for the manuscript is restricted to 12 pages.
- Papers less than 4 pages will not be considered for publication in conference proceedings.
- Springer only publishes original articles with new outcomes in proceedings, no review articles and no literature survey articles are accepted. However, authors of such papers are welcome to present their work at the conference, and a certificate of participation will be provided.