Dates: 13 to 15 March 2019

Venue: Obaku Plaza, DPRI, Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan

The 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 could GADRI promote SFDRR 2030 agenda?
• SDGs and Climate change and adaptation - what engagement mechanisms and research linkages are needed to influence research directions among policy makers, governments, localities, media, etc.?
• The Tokyo Statement 2017 and the SFDRR Agenda 2030.
• Research Funding - Where are the funding for disaster risk reduction activities coming from and are they invested to right causes and areas that are most needed?

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