Dear Colleagues, Partners and Collaborators, ISSC have great pleasure bringing you the ISSC Activities Report for the year 2010 and 2011. The Report is also available for download on the ISSC website. Hard copies are available on request from the ISSC Secretariat.
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Thursday 14 June, 9.00-12.00 Aim of the session The session will provide an overview of experiences in disaster risk reduction and the role that science and technologies play in DRR to reduce the vulnerability of societies. Two major topics will be discussed during the session (1) new developments in risk management, (2) integrating science and …
The Commission on Geophysical Risk and Sustainability (GeoRisk Commission), in partnership with International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), has been awarded an International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Grant for the project entitled Advanced Seminar on Forensic Investigations of Disasters (FORIN). This project will be conducted to …
GRC in Partnership with IAHS and IRDR has been Awarded an IUGG GrantRead More »
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Collaborators, IUGG First GRC Conference on Extreme Natural Hazards and Their Impacts will be held in Chapman University campus on December 8-12, 2012. The Topics are: Session I – Some of Major Recent Earthquake and Tsunami Events Session II – Recent Volcanic Events Session III – Floods, Landslides and Droughts Session …
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On April 23, 2012, IRDR Japan made a permanent committee of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ). Toshio Koike, Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, was appointed to serve as the new Chair of IRDR Japan. Full List of IRDR Japan National Committee (as of March 16th, 2012): Haruo …
IRDR Japan Makes a Permanent Committee of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ)Read More »
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Collaborators, The call for the Scientific Presentations for the 23rd International CODATA Conference themed “Open Data and Information for a Changing Planet”, which will be held October 28-31, 2012 in Taipei, China, has been extended to June 15th, 2012. To submit a presentation, please visit the following webpages: http://www.codata2012.com/ http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=codata2012 Scientific …
CODATA 2012 International Conference – Call for Scientific Presentations DeadlineRead More »
IRDR would like congratulate the new Science Committee members Irasema AYALA-ALCÁNTARA, Ann BOSTROM and Sisi ZLATANOVA, who have been approved by the Sponsors to replace outgoing members Raymond Chan, Allan Lavell, Maria Patek and Coleen Vogel. For more information about the new Science Committee members visit IRDR SC page.
IRDR would like to congratulate Anthony Oliver-Smith for winning the Malinowski Award. The Bronislaw Malinowski Award is an award given by the US-based Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) in honor of Bronisław Malinowski (1884–1942), an original member and strong supporter of the Society. Briefly established in 1950, the award has been presented annually since 1973 …
IRDR’s Anthony Oliver-Smith Winning the Malinowski AwardRead More »
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Collaborators, Towards a Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction UNISDR paper outlines some substantive issues and a process of consultations as the disaster risk reduction community heads toward the end date of the current blueprint for global disaster risk reduction, the Hyogo Framework of Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to …
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The call for contributions for the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2012 has been extended to 31 March 2012. The best papers will be published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Submit an abstract.