South Asia's Scuffle with Infodemic: Humanitarian Governance in the age of Misinformation

In the age of misinformation and disinformation, where the decentralised virality of an information takes precedence over the authenticity of the source, what challenges lie ahead for humanitarian workers in South Asia in risk communication and policy making while facing infodemic in disasters such as extreme heat?

This panel will bring together three experts who have been working on this subject in South Asia and the UK, presenting us an opportunity to collectively reflect on the infodemic patterns, their impacts and damages caused. How must humanitarian governance evolve with incoming AI tools and technologies that blur the line between reality and fiction?

Come join us in this thought provoking discussion.

Speakers

Dr. Shabana Khan - Founder and Director of Indian Research Academy, India

Dr. Jyoti Mishra - World Social Science Fellow in DRR; Associate Professor, UK