A Massey University forum on indigenous approaches to reducing disaster risk held in Samoa in September has been praised by the Samoan Head of State. The university‟s Pacific Research and Policy Centre and the Joint Centre for Disaster Research hosted the parallel event at the third United Nations Small Island Developing States conference (SIDS) in …
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The Call for abstracts for the 2015 World Social Science Forum (WSSF) is now accepting applications. Under the theme “Transforming Global Relations for a Just World”, the next Forum will look into issues of inequality and justice. It will take place in Durban, South Africa, from 13 to 16 September 2015. The WSSF is a …
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During the recent Board meeting of the IRDR International Centre of Excellence Taipei, it was reported that one of the results of a Visiting Scientists programme funded by the supporting local Academy of Sciences will be a new programme on systems approaches to flood risk management. The project development goes back to the visit of …
IRDR ICoE Visiting Scientist Programme generates new research trajectoriesRead More »
A workshop meeting on “State of the art of disaster loss data recording in the EU: progress towards EU guidelines” is scheduled on 23-24 October 2014 at the European Response and Coordination Centre in Brussels, Belgium. A working group of EU Member States, coordinated by the European’s Commission Joint Research Centre, and in partnership with …
Dr Barbara Carby, seasoned administrator in disaster management, looks at Jamaica’s seeming focus on emergency response to the chikungunya epidemic. She posits in her critique that the millions of dollars being spent now by the country would have derived greater benefits if the focus had been proactive and geared toward prevention and mitigation. In her …
Sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Japan Science and Technology Agency JST, this workshop which was held at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, looked into research and application perspectives for new work on risk communication. The objective statement stated, “The Great East Japan Earthquake brought extensive damage …
Organized in association with the “Sustainability and Climate Change Program” of APRU, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Regional Action on Climate Change (RACC) is a partnership for adaptation to the natural and social impact of regional climate change and hazards through the power of knowledge action networks. For several years now, an annual …
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Resilient communities are able to plan for, respond to and thrive after an emergency event. An important attribute of a resilient community is a robust set of social networks that help people address the challenges in their day-to-day lives as well as those that occur in times of stress. This Strategy outlines how the Wellington …
IRDR ICoE Partner WREMO releases Community Resilience Strategy for Wellington RegionRead More »
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), jointly with Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), launched on 16 October 2014 the Societies’ flagship publication, the World Disasters Report (WDR) 2014. Disaster risk and recovery projects are less effective if they do not take into account how culture affects the way people relate to …
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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, writes on the links between disaster risk reduction and a better science base for decision-making and action. Julie was a member of the delegation, led by ICSU and IRDR, that …