AFPCN (Association Française Pour la Prevention des Catastrophes Naturelles), which functions as IRDR National Committee France, presented, on occasion of the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) the achievements of its scientific programme in the years 2013/2014. The AFPCN was represented at the conference by two members of the bureau, Mr. François …
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Together with agencies from 22 other countries from the wider Caribbean region, “Unidad Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, UNGRD), which functions as IRDR National Committee Colombia, is participating in CARIBE WAVE 2015, a major exercise on emergency communication and early warning systems. The exercise will test cross-border and inter-agency coordination and communication structures …
IRDR NC Colombia in regional tsunami alert exerciseRead More »
The Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, in partnership with IRDR co-sponsor ICSU (Regional Office), organised the 4th International Tsunami Symposium in March in Phuket, Thailand, on 23 – 27 March 2015. This symposium I the fourth in a series of events, held once in 3 to 5 years, to disseminate …
The Geo.X conference held in Berlin, Germany from 24-26 March 2015 provided an international, interdisciplinary platform to discuss the role of the Earth Sciences for increasing the resilience of society to natural hazards. About 30 scientists of various disciplines attended the event and collectively communicated their perspectives on current topics that pose serious challenges to …
GeoX Conference on Natural Hazards, GeoRisks and GlobalizationRead More »
“Road to Paris”, a science communication platform that is hosted by IRDR co-sponsor ICSU (“where science, policy and economics meet on our way to the 2015 climate conference in Paris”) recently published two interviews with key members of the scientific community present at the 3rd WCDRR in Sendai. Stephen Sparks from the University of Bristol/UK …
Interviewing Chris Field and Steve Sparks on disaster risk reductionRead More »
After the conclusion of the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, VP of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) published an article in China’s main English language newspaper “China Daily” under the title “Sendai meeting key to fighting disasters”. Recalling the increase in disasters and …
Asian Development Bank VP in Chinese media on role of S&T in reducing disastersRead More »
The ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025 for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk, established by participating organizations during the Working Session “Underlying Risk Factors” at the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), will focus on delivering tangible and practical results that are directly related to the implementation of the goals and …
After a successful 1st Global Summit in 2011, the “Second Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Development of a Research Road Map for the Next Decade” was held at Kihada Hall, Uji Campus, Kyoto University from 19-20 March 2015. Organized by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of Kyoto University in collaboration …
IRDR’s David Johnston at the Global Summit of Research Institutes for DRR in KyotoRead More »
Susan L. Cutter, co-chair of IRDR AIRDR and DATA projects and contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was appointed with honorary doctorate degree at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) last 20 March. Professor Cutter is influential in international research on climate and vulnerability, prevention of natural disasters and the use …
IRDR’s Susan Cutter awarded honorary doctorate in NorwayRead More »
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (UN WCDRR) brought together UN Member States, NGOs, IGOs, Industry leaders, Science and Technology sectors and Disaster Risk practitioners and researchers in a 4-day conference in Sendai, Japan. The UN WCDRR presented a platform to showcase and promote collaboration by practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders in …