Visit to DPRI by Director-General Stephen Quest Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and His Colleagues

04 / Oct / 2022

Mr. Stephen Quest, the Director-General of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and his colleagues Ms. Sabine Henzler, Director of Strategy and Ms. PASECINIC Liliana, Deputy Head

ADRC report published on the Eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apaivolcano (Tonga), 15 January 2022 with JAXA,and Sentinel Asia teams.

20 / Sep / 2022

The Asian Disaster Reduction Center published a report on the Eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apaivolcano (Tonga), 15 January 2022 with JAXA,and Sentinel Asia teams. Full report

Article on Giant tsunami monitoring, early warning and hazard assessment

30 / Aug / 2022

The article on "Giant tsunami monitoring, early warning and hazard assessment" by Prof. Nobuhito Mori et. al. was published by Nature Reviews Earth & Environment on 23 August 2022. The article dis

Volcanic Eruption Expected to Help Economy in Iceland

29 / Aug / 2022

Prof. James Mori, Professor Emeritus, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan shared a brief report after his recent visit to Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall in the Mer

In May-June 2022, 130 people died in landslides and floods caused - Metropolitan Region of Recife, northeastern Brazil

25 / Aug / 2022

Recife was founded in 1537 and its population is 1,661,017 in 2021, which makes this city the sixth oldest city and the ninth largest city in Brazil. Nearly three weeks of heavy rainfall since the end

Article on Instantaneous tracking of earthquake growth with elastogravity signals

05 / Aug / 2022

The research article on "Instantaneous tracking of earthquake growth with elastrogravity signals" by Prof. Bertrand Rouet-Leduc, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Univers et.al. was

Unusual rainfall intensity and total amount causing more than 200 deaths in Petrópolis City, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, in February 2022

03 / Aug / 2022

From the start of 2022, there have been a number of unusual rainfall and landslide disasters in Brazil that have been reported by various global news agencies. The report by Prof. Masato Kobiyama, Hyd

3rd World Bosai Forum, Sendai, Japan 10 to 13 March 2023

14 / Jul / 2022

The World Bosai Forum will be held to discuss, learn and spread disaster reduction throughout the world. The 3rd World Bosai Forum will take place at the Sendai International Center, Tohoku Universi

International Scientific Conference on International Emergency Mechanisms and Disaster Risk Reduction

14 / Jun / 2022

The Main School of Fire Service, Warsaw, Poland will organise the hybrid International Scientific Conference on International Emergency Mechanisms and Disaster Risk Reduction on 15 September 2022. Sco

IDRiM2022 - Critical Steps for Research and Practice in Disaster Risk Management in the Age of Climate Change and COVID-19 Pandemics

14 / Jun / 2022

The 12th International Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM2022) under the theme on "Critical Steps for research and practice in disaster risk managem

6th World Landslide Forum

22 / Apr / 2022

The 6th World Landslide Forum under the theme of Landslide Science for Sustainable Development will be held in Florence, Italy from 14 to 17 November 2023. "The 6th World Landslide Forum "Landslides S

UKRI and partners report of the COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Events Series

18 / Apr / 2022

The report on UKRI's COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Series for which GADRI served as a partner was prepared and shared by Dr. Sarah Blackburn, Head of International, Natural Environment Research Coun

Report on the 4th Open Discussion Forum of GADRI

25 / Mar / 2022

The 4th Open Discussion Forum of GADRI under the theme of "Achieving the Objectives of the Charter of GADRI was held virtually on 15th March 2022 from 21:00 to 23:00 JST. A total of 72 participants fr

6th International Symposium on Natural Hazards-Triggered Technological Accidents

15 / Feb / 2022

6th International Symposium on Natural Hazards-Triggered Technological Accidents: Global Perspectives for Natech Risk Management The Natech 2022 symposium organized jointly by Kyoto University, Osaka

International Research and Innovation Symposium on Dengue Amidst the Pandemic - 2022

08 / Feb / 2022

International Research and Innovation Symposium on Dengue amidst the pandemic: Improving preparedness and response for multi-hazard scenarios - 2022 16-17 March 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka The ongoing CO

Analysis of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano eruption in Tonga on 15 January 2022

03 / Feb / 2022

A very large-scale eruption occurred at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano in Tonga at around 13:15 on January 15, 2022 (around 04:15 on the same day in UTC). A tsunami warning was announced in Japan as

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022)

28 / Jan / 2022

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) The registration for the seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) is now open through a new dedicated GP2022 we

Effects of episodic slow slip on seismicity and stress near a subduction-zone megathrust

26 / Jan / 2022

The research work carried out by Professor Takuo Shibutani et.al from 2013 to2021 in collaboration with the National Research and Development Agency Building Research Institute and other institutions

A Brief Report on the 5th Global Summit of GADRI: Engaging Sciences with Action

30 / Sep / 2021

The Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) - https://gadri.net/ conference, the 5th Global Summit of GADRI under the sub-theme of Engaging Sciences with Action was held virtually and

Research Article on the Short-term interaction between silent and devastating earthquakes in Mexico

15 / Apr / 2021

Associate Professor Yoshihiro Ito, Associate Professor Takuya Nishimura, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University and their colleagues in National Autonomous University of Mexico, Univ