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5th Global Summit of GADRI: Engaging Science with ACtion...

05 March 2020

5th Global Summit of GADRI: Engaging Science with Action will take place in Milan, Italy from 15th to 17th March 2021. The GADRI 2021 conference aims at stock taking of progress in DRR research from its Members towards targets of the Sendai Science and Technology Roadmap. The programme will commun...
 
5th Global Summit of GADRI: Engaging Science with Action will take place in Mi...

Short Report on DAMAGE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FOR FLOODS...

02 March 2020

There are more types of damages that can be seen in a disaster, which are not easily captured by a physical property, such as the value of a (lost) human life and the extent of a disease outbreak which is due to the cascading effect of the flood event.Currently, CUrW adopts damage functions prepared...
 
There are more types of damages that can be seen in a disaster, which are not ea...

3rd GADRI Open Discussion Forum: Changing Expectations of Natural H...

28 February 2020

The GADRI 3rd Open Discussion Forum took place at the Collaborative Research Hub-Conference Hall 301, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan on 26th February 2020. The Open Discussion Forum is organized: to introduce GADRI activities, and the memb...
 
The GADRI 3rd Open Discussion Forum took place at the Collaborative Research Hu...

18th Meeting of GADRI Board of Directors...

27 February 2020

The 18th meeting of the GADRI Board of Directors and Advisory Board took place at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan on 25th February 2020. The meeting was attended by the new members of the Board who will start their term from 1st April 20...
 
The 18th meeting of the GADRI Board of Directors and Advisory Board took place ...

GADRI Lecture Series - Spring 2020...

26 February 2020

Under GADRI Lecture Series - Spring 2020 - DPRI faculty and students listened to lectures delivered by Prof. Gretchen Kalonji, Dean of Sichuan University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR), China; Prof. Andrew Collins, Leader, Disaster ...
 
Under GADRI Lecture Series - Spring 2020 - DPRI faculty and students listened t...

Prof. Andrew Collins, Northumbria University, UK - Honoured with th...

21 February 2020

Prof. Andrew Collins, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK was nominated with the 6th DPRI Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research and Education recognition. The Award was presented by Prof. Manabu Hashimoto, Director, DPRI, Kyoto University to Prof. Andrew Collins on 20th February 2020 d...
 
Prof. Andrew Collins, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK was nominated with...

ADRC Disaster Report on 2019 Typhoon Hagibis (No. 1)...

22 November 2019

On 12 October 2019, a large and powerful typhoon, Hagibis, locally named as Typhoon No.19 made a landfall in Shizuoka Prefecture, about 100 km southwest of Tokyo, passing through eastern and north-eastern regions until early morning of 13 October. Central and northern parts of the country were sever...
 
On 12 October 2019, a large and powerful typhoon, Hagibis, locally named as Typh...

Landslides induced by typhoon Hagibis, 2019...

18 November 2019

Typhoon Hagibis crossed the Japanese Islands from 12 to 13, October 2019, and brought record‐breaking rainfall and strong wind. This typhoon induced river floods and landslides in eastern Japan and caused tremendous damage with 93 fatalities and 3 missing. This paper reports the characteristics of ...
 
Typhoon Hagibis crossed the Japanese Islands from 12 to 13, October 2019, and b...

San Fernando Earthquake Conference - 50 YEARS OF LIFELINE ENGINEERI...

25 October 2019

The Earthquake, Lifeline Systems, and the Conference The 9 February 1971 San Fernando California Earthquake was a devastating yet seminal event which, for the first time, demonstrated the seismic threat to lifelines that fundamentally support our modern livelihoods. Knowledge gained from this event ...
 
The Earthquake, Lifeline Systems, and the Conference The 9 February 1971 San Fer...

Event Briefing on Typhoon Hagibis and Earthquake on 12 October 2019...

21 October 2019

Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center, University of California, Berkeley, USA shares a copy of the Event Briefing by their team on typhoon Hagibis and the Earthquake that took place on 12 October 2019. Click on the image to view the full report. Pho...
 
Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) C...

Policy Brief - Higher Education Institution Network in Disaster Res...

18 October 2019

Dr. Indrajit Pal and the team has published a policy brief on Higher Education Institution Network in Disaster Resilience - A Critical Game Changer in Asia. Clink on the image for further information.
 
Dr. Indrajit Pal and the team has published a policy brief on Higher Education I...

Hurricane Dorian - Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR)...

20 September 2019

Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center, University of California, Berkeley shares a copy of the Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR) by their team on Hurricane Dorian which made landfall on 1 September 2019. Click on the image to view the fu...
 
Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) C...

Ridgecrest, CA Earthquake - Virtual Assessment Structural Team (VAS...

19 September 2019

Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center, University of California, Berkeley shares a copy of the Virtual Assessment Structural Team (VAST) report by their team on the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquake which occurred on 4 July 2019. Click on the image to view the...
 
Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) C...

Tropical Cyclone Idai - Lessons Learned and Way Forward...

16 September 2019

A report on the Topical Cyclone Idai - Lessons learned and the way forward for Africa Alliance for Disaster Research Institutions (AADRI) report is shared by Prof. Desmond Manatsa, Chair, AADRI; and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Bindura University of Science, Zimbabwe. The tropical...
 
A report on the Topical Cyclone Idai - Lessons learned and the way forward for A...

GADRI Actions 9 - Summer 2019...

05 September 2019

This issue of GADRI Actions 9 brings reports on various weather related topics and reports on various conferences and training courses shared by members of GADRI. The two disaster related reports on weather related disasters could also be found under disaster reports.
 
This issue of GADRI Actions 9 brings reports on various weather related topics a...

Extreme Winds in Urban Districts During Typhoon Jebi (2018)...

05 September 2019

This report is featured in the GADRI Actions - Summer 2019 Volume 9 concerning the damages caused by extreme winds by typhoon Jebi in September 2018 in the Osaka City area.
 
This report is featured in the GADRI Actions - Summer 2019 Volume 9 concerning t...

Dealing with Disasters - International Conference 2019...

23 August 2019

Dealing with Disasters - International Conference 2019 organized by GCRF, UK Alliance for Disaster Research, Disasters Research Group and UK Collaborative for Development Research - (DwD-GCRF-UKADR-DRG-UKCDR International Conference, 2019) under the theme of "New points of departure in transitioning...
 
Dealing with Disasters - International Conference 2019 organized by GCRF, UK All...

GADRI Presence at the Science and Policy Forum, Global Platform 201...

12 July 2019

Photo by UNDRR GADRI Presence at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 The main focus of the GADRI 4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction was the contributions to the contextualization of the Science and Technology Roadmap which was presented during the...
 
Photo by UNDRR GADRI Presence at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reducti...

GADRI Actions 8 - Spring 2019...

14 June 2019

GADRI Actions, Spring 2019 covers the 4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction held at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan from 13 to 15 March 2019. The 4th Global Summit specifically contributed to the contextua...
 
GADRI Actions, Spring 2019 covers the 4th Global Summit of Research Institutes ...

GADRI Session at the World Bosai Forum 2019...

10 June 2019

GADRI will hold an oral session at the World Bosai Forum 2019 organized by the Tohoku University and will be held at the Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan from 9 to 12 November 2019.The World Bosai Forum started with the wish that we would not want to increase the number of people sufferin...
 
GADRI will hold an oral session at the World Bosai Forum 2019 organized by the ...

NAAHDRI Board Meeting...

07 June 2019

GADRI formed another regional alliance - North American Alliance of Hazards and Disaster Research Institutes (NAAHDRI) The newly formed North American Alliance of Hazards and Disaster Research Institutes (NAAHDRI confirmed the members of the Board of Directors. First meeting of the Board will be he...
 
GADRI formed another regional alliance - North American Alliance of Hazards and ...

Disaster Report on Cyclone Fani, 3 May 2019, Odisha, India...

24 May 2019

The Centurion University of Technology and Management, Ramachandrapur, India shared the following disaster report on the aftermath of cyclone Fani that affected Odisha, India on 3 May 2019. The report was prepared by Assistant Professor Ms. Payal Nayak, School of Climate and Disaster Studies (SCDS)....
 
The Centurion University of Technology and Management, Ramachandrapur, India sha...

4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reductio...

24 January 2019

Dates: 13 to 15 March 2019Venue: Obaku Plaza, DPRI, Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, JapanThe Fourth Global Summit under the theme of "Increasing the effectiveness and relevance of our institutes" will explore: GADRI Contributions to the 2016 Science & Technology Roadmap; and how best cou...
 
Dates: 13 to 15 March 2019Venue: Obaku Plaza, DPRI, Kyoto University, Uji Campu...

GADRI Workshop: Efforts and Responses to Major Disasters around the...

15 January 2019

GADRI Workshop on "Efforts and Responses to Major Disasters around the World: Narratives and Communications" will discuss about past disasters and lessons learned.It will be held: On 12th March 2019From 13:00 to 17:00 hoursAt Obaku Plaza, Kihada Hall, DPRI, Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan...
 
GADRI Workshop on "Efforts and Responses to Major Disasters around the World: Na...

GADRI Annual Report 2017...

15 October 2018

In 2017 GADRI actively engaged in contributing to number of milestone activities together with other stakeholders in the disaster risk reduction and management arena. The Annual Report 2017 captures a number of these activities carried out by GADRI and its member institutes. To download a copy, plea...
 
In 2017 GADRI actively engaged in contributing to number of milestone activities...

Publication: The World Bank Newsletter...

21 June 2018

The World Bank Newsletter on Infrastructure, PPPs & Guarantees publishes a report to which Prof. Hirokazu Tatano and Dr. Masamitsu Onishi contributed: Report on Incorporating Resilience in Infrastructure Prioritization: Japan's Road Transport Sector.To read the article, visit The World Bank News...
 
The World Bank Newsletter on Infrastructure, PPPs & Guarantees publishes a r...

Visit by PEMSEA, Executive Director Ms. Aimee Gonzales...

16 May 2018

Ms. Aimee Gonzales, Executive Director of the Partnership in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), Philippines visited the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus; and the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) on 15 May 201...
 
Ms. Aimee Gonzales, Executive Director of the Partnership in Environmental Manag...

Lecture by Mr. Guillermo Siercke, GFDRR, The World Bank...

11 May 2018

Mr. Guillermo Siercke, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), The World Bank Tokyo Office delivered a lecture on the Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries (the Program). The presen...
 
Mr. Guillermo Siercke, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Global Facility fo...

Courtesy Visit by The World Bank Tokyo Office...

11 May 2018

On 10 May 2017, Mr. Guillermo Siercke, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), The World Bank Tokyo Office, paid a courtesy call to GADRI and met with Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General, GADRI to discuss on possible cooperation bet...
 
On 10 May 2017, Mr. Guillermo Siercke, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Glob...

GADRI 2nd Open Discussion Forum 2018...

20 March 2018

GADRI organized the Open Discussion Forum on How Can Disaster Research Institutes Significantly Contribute to Real World Disaster Risk Reduction? at the Collaborative Research Hub, Room 301, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan on 15 March 2...
 
GADRI organized the Open Discussion Forum on How Can Disaster Research Ins...

Lecture by Dr. Prabhakar Sharma, School of Ecology and Environment,...

01 March 2018

Dr. Prabhakar Sharma, Assistant Professor, School of Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Nalanda, Bihar, India delivered a lecture on " Pollutant Fate and Transport of the Subsurface Systems" at the Room S-207D, DPRI Main Building, Uji Campus, Kyoto University, Japan on 27 February ...
 
Dr. Prabhakar Sharma, Assistant Professor, School of Ecology and Environment Stu...

GADRI Featured in DPRI, Kyoto University Laboratory Diaries...

06 February 2018

The Comic Book of "Kyoto University Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Laboratory Diary Series- episode 11" introduces the "Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)" and its activities. For further details visit - http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/publications/manga/
 
The Comic Book of "Kyoto University Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI...

Lecture by Dr. Uttam Kumar Roy, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT...

15 January 2018

Dr. Kumar is answering a question from the audience Lecture by Dr. Uttam Kumar Roy, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India delivered a lecture "Addressing Urban Risks in Planning of Satellite Towns of Mega Cities: Case of the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) at the ...
 
Dr. Kumar is answering a question from the audience Lecture by Dr. Uttam Kumar R...

GADRI at the World Bosai Forum 2017, Sendai, Japan...

26 November 2017

GADRI session at the World Bosai Forum was on "Vision and Future of Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)" during the morning of the 27th November. The session was attended by nearly 30 participants. GADRI session was covered by panelists comprising of GADRI representatives from pa...
 
GADRI session at the World Bosai Forum was on "Vision and Future of Global Allia...

Meeting of GADRI Board of Directors...

22 November 2017

GADRI Meeting of the Board of DirectorsNihombashi Office of the Kyoto UniversityNihombashi Life Science Building-9F, Tokyo, Japan22 November 2017 GADRI Board of Directors meeting took place at the Nihombashi Office of the Kyoto University, Nihombashi Life Science Building, Tokyo, Japan on 22 Novembe...
 
GADRI Meeting of the Board of DirectorsNihombashi Office of the Kyoto University...

First Meeting of the GADRI Book Series...

21 November 2017

First Meeting of the GADRI Book SeriesKyoto Acadia Forum, Shin-Marunouchi Building-10FTokyo Station, Tokyo, Japan21 November 2017 The Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) organized the 3rd Global Summit for Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Expanding the Platform ...
 
First Meeting of the GADRI Book SeriesKyoto Acadia Forum, Shin-Marunouchi Buildi...

Special Lecture on Decision and Risk Analysis to Improve Homeland S...

01 November 2017

During Prof. Detlof von Winterfeldt's visit to Japan, he visited the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), and the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus to deepen relationships between the three entities - DPRI, GADRI and CREATE. At this occas...
 
During Prof. Detlof von Winterfeldt's visit to Japan, he visited the Disaster P...

Visit by European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC)...

02 October 2017

The Director-General of European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) Mr. Vladimir Sucha and Dr. Liliana Pasecinic, Deputy Head of Unit, visited the Kyoto University, Uji Campus Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) during their visit to attend the Science and Technology in Society Forum (...
 
The Director-General of European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) Mr. Vlad...

Visit by University College London...

02 October 2017

Prof. Peter Sammonds, Director, University College London Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction paid a courtesy visit to the Kyoto University Uji Campus Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) on 2 October 2017. Prof. Sammonds was greeted by Prof. Hajime Nakagawa, Director, DPRI, and Prof....
 
Prof. Peter Sammonds, Director, University College London Institute for Risk and...

DPRI Newsletter No. 85 Now Available...

30 August 2017

DPRI Newsletter no. 85 - August 2017 is now available. This issue features an article about the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes of Disaster Risk Reduction organized by the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI), Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), and the Kyoto U...
 
DPRI Newsletter no. 85 - August 2017 is now available. This issue features an ar...

Science for Disaster Risk Management 2017: Knowing Better and Losin...

01 August 2017

EC-JRC has now released the final version of its report "Science for Disaster Risk Management 2017: Knowing Better and Losing Less". This 550-page report summarizes the state of science relevant to disaster risk management from a European perspective, with the aim to encourage potential synergies ...
 
EC-JRC has now released the final version of its report "Science for Disaster Ri...

Natural Hazards Center Workshop...

20 July 2017

Prof. Hirokazu Tatano was one of the presenters at the 42nd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop held at the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder, USA from 9 to 12 July 2017 under the theme of "Knowledge to Action: Reducing Hazards Losses and Promoting Disast...
 
Prof. Hirokazu Tatano was one of the presenters at the 42nd Annual Natural Haz...

Report of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes ...

18 July 2017

A brief report of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making held at the Disaster Prevention Research Institutes (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan from 19 to 21 March 2017 has been published...
 
A brief report of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk...

GADRI Representation at the UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Ris...

08 June 2017

GADRI Representation at the UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Cancun, Mexico from 22 to 26 May 2017GADRI was represented at the recently held UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, Mexico from 22 to 26 May 2017. Prof. Hirokasu Tatano, Secretary-Gene...
 
GADRI Representation at the UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk ...

Prof. Hirokazu Tatano Appointed A Member of the Science and Technol...

15 May 2017

Professor Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General, Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI); and Head, Social Systems for Disaster Risk Governance, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan, is elected as a member of the Science and Technology Advisory Group (S...
 
Professor Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General, Global Alliance of Disaster Resear...

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction...

27 March 2017

The 2017 Global Platform GADRI will participate in the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be held in Cancun, Mexico on 22-26 May. It will be the first time the most important international forum dedicated to the disaster risk reduction agenda has been staged outside Geneva. The ...
 
The 2017 Global Platform GADRI will participate in the 2017 Global Platform fo...

World Bosai Forum, IDRC 2017...

27 March 2017

GADRI is invited to hold a session at the World Bosai Forum organized by the International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017, GRF Davos which will take place at the Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan from 25 to 27 November 2017. The forum is a venue to spin knowledge from disasters and weave...
 
GADRI is invited to hold a session at the World Bosai Forum organized by the Int...

3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reductio...

18 January 2017

3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making (GSRIDRR 2017) The 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making (GSRIDRR 2017) w...
 
3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction Expanding ...

7th International Conference on Building Resilience...

16 January 2017

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 7th International Conference on Building Resilience Using scientific knowledge to inform policy and practice in disaster risk reduction and management http://www.buildresilience.org/2017/ Date: 27-29 November 2017 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Swissotel Le Concorde, Bangk...
 
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 7th International Conference on Building Resilience Using ...