The event is jointly organized by the International Consortium on Landslides (Kyoto, Japan), the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) and the UNESCO Chair on Prevention and Sustanaible Management of Geohydrological Hazards at the University of Florence.

The Forum is focused on Landslide Science for Sustainable Development, as a contribution to the Kyoto 2020 Commitment for global promotion of understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk (KLC2020).

Scientists, stakeholders and policy makers working in the area of landslide analysis, landslide disaster investigation and risk reduction are encouraged to share their work with the global community by submitting abstracts and presenting their work at the WLF6.