TWAS, the world academy of sciences – for the advancement of science in developing countries – www.twas.org – is a global science academy based in Trieste, Italy, working to advance science and engineering for sustainable prosperity in the developing world. TWAS represents the best of science in the developing world. Its principal aim is to …
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The Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) concluded last 18 November evening in Geneva following two days of debate and discussion. Negotiations will still continue through December and January to have a new draft ready for consideration at the 3rd Prepcom scheduled for March …
IRDR delivers S&T Major Group statement in WCDRR PrepCom2Read More »
Delegates from around the world will meet at the UN in Geneva in November to finalize preparations for the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction which will be adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan in March 2015. Road to Paris Editor-in-Chief Denise Young interviewed Margareta Wahlström, the Special Representative for …
Road to Paris: Q&A with Margareta Wahlström on the importance of building resilienceRead More »
IRDR Network and Partnership meeting, a session of the 12th SC Meeting in Paris, France gathered IRDR partners from UNISDR, ICSU, ISSC, UK CDS, UN STAG, UNEP DTIE, UNESCO, who gave presentations of their ongoing DRR activities, new or anticipated activities under HFA2 and specific areas and formats for collaboration. UNISDR’s Asia Pacific Regional Office Head …
IRDR’s 12th SC Meeting gathered network partners for DRR research collaborationRead More »
The Italian National Academy “Accademia dei Lincei”, held an expert workshop entitles “Resilienza delle città d’arte alle catastrofe idrogeologiche: successi e insuccessi dell’esperianza Italiana” at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 4-5 November 2014. The workshop reflects a long-term interest of the Academy and associated bodies in linking the preservation of cultural heritage and disaster …
Historical Cities and Hydrogeological Disasters: Expert Workshop in RomeRead More »
The 12th meeting of IRDR Science Committee (SC) was recently held in ICSU Secretariat Paris, France from 13 – 15 November. Attended by more than 30 participants from IRDR SC, International Centres of Excellence (ICoEs), National and Regional Centres (NCs/RC), and representatives from ICSU, UNISDR, ISSC and other IRDR partners and networks, the meeting discussed …
IRDR’s 12th SC Meeting concludes with strategic plans for the programmeRead More »
Julie Calkins, currently based at UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS), a group of 14 UK government departments and research funders working in international development that is closely cooperating with IRDR in the run-up to the 3rd WCDRR, has produced an analysis on the science and technology needs in the DRR domain expressed by governments. …
S & T and innovation – what countries want in the Post-2015 framework on DRRRead More »
On 13 November, RADI Director-General and CAS Member GUO Huadong received a visiting US delegation headed by NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden. The NASA delegation visited the demonstration hall of Digital Earth science platform, the Airborne Remote Sensing Center and remote sensing satellite operation & management system, as well as the international S&T platforms hosted …
NASA visits IRDR host organisation RADI to prepare joint projectsRead More »
The 1st Consultative Meeting of IRDR National & Regional Committees (IRDR NCs and RCs) concluded last 12 November at UKCDS, The Wellcome Trust in London, UK. The meeting discussed how membership in IRDR NCs and RCs can bring access to global network of research projects and ways on building and strengthening the network relationships. Day …
IRDR’s consultative meeting of National and Regional Committees concludes in UKRead More »
IRDR ICoE-Taipei (Academy of Sciences located in Taipei) and National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction released a publication last May 2014 on Forensic Investigation of Typhoon Morakot Disaster: Nansalu and Daniao Village Case Study. This study explored the causes of the Typhoon Morakot disaster based on proposed principles from forensic investigation of disasters. Typhoon …
Publication on Forensic Investigation of Typhoon Morakot DisasterRead More »