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GADRI Presence at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019

The main focus of the GADRI 4^th 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 Science and Policy Forum on 13 to 17 May 2019 at the Global Platform 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General of GADRI was invited to discuss in the session on "Presentation of the contextualized Global Science and Technology Roadmap, for adoption by the participants" at the Science and Policy Forum. " Forum focused on advancing interdisciplinary collaboration and better linkages between the science community and policy-makers to build effective and coherent approaches to risk reduction and resilience building thereby supporting the transformative change required to achieve the ambitious 2030 Agenda in an increasingly interconnected and cascading risk landscape to ensure nobody is left behind."

The Science and Technology Roadmap is intended as a living document living document to be implemented by the science and technology community in partnership with other stakeholders. During the GADRI 4^th Global Summit, participants contributed collectively for the improvement and contextualization of the Science and Technology Roadmap.

Further details can be found at the website.

Revised Science and Technology Road Map

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