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In this issue of the IRDR Newsletter, we feature IRDR at the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3rd WCDRR) with highlights on the strong recognition of science for DRR in the Sendai Framework for Action. During the 3rd WCDRR, IRDR was involved in the planning and delivery of most of the conference …
IRDR releases Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 2 (February-April 2015)Read More »
Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies Volume 19, IRDR Conference Special Issue Published March 2015 This special issue consists of papers with an explicitly social focus which were presented at the Second Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Conference held in Beijing, China, on the 7th to 9th of June, 2014. The papers included …
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk. (2014). Guide to Assessing Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR AIRDR Publication No. 1). Beijing: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk. Gall, M., S. L. Cutter, and K. Nguyen (2014). Incentives for Disaster Risk Management (IRDR AIRDR Publication No. 2). Beijing: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk. …
Assessment of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (AIRDR) ReportsRead More »
A review and synthesis paper of the basic knowledge of natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and disaster risks, which aims to highlight potential contributions of science to disaster risk reduction, has been released on the occasion of the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai. Disasters related to natural events continue to grow in number, intensity …
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The Periperi U Consortium is proud to launch its latest publication. Periperi U (Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risks) Consortium, Research Alliance for Disaster and Risk Reduction (RADAR), Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa is an IRDR International Centre of Excellence (ICoE) for Risk Education and Learning (IRDR ICoE-REaL) A …
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk. (2015). Guidelines on Measuring Losses from Disasters: Human and Economic Impact Indicators (IRDR DATA Publication No. 2). Beijing: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk. Understanding and documenting impacts from natural hazards is the foundation for decision-making and policy-setting in disaster risk reduction. The impacts range from human effects such as displacement, …
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (2015). The FORIN Project: Understanding the Causes of Disasters. Beijing: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk. Contributors: Susan L. Cutter, Arabella Frasier, Jörn Birkmann, T. Blätgen, Maximilian Witting, Tailin Huang, Wei-Sen Li, Ian Burton, Anthony Oliver-Smith, Allan Lavell, and Irasema Alcántara-Ayala. Disasters are increasing in number, type and impact; but why …
IRDR publishes The FORIN Project, Understanding the Causes of DisastersRead More »
With a focus on the science of natural hazards the popular Research Forum is an annual lead-in to the joint CRC and AFAC conference. The collected proceedings of the 2014 Research Forum, held as part of the 2014 Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC conference in Wellington, New Zealand, are now available online. Download: …
Holloway, 2014 Holloway, Ailsa. 2014. Strategic mobilization of higher education institutions in disaster risk reduction capacity-building: Experience of Periperi U. Input Paper prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. Geneva, Switzerland: UNISDR. This background paper’s focus on the role of higher education institutions in advancing disaster risk reduction is underpinned by …