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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
Research Paper on Identifying landslides from continuous seismic surface waves: a case study of multiple small-scale landslides triggered by Typhoon Talas, 2011
02 / Apr / 2021
Prof. Masumi Yamada et.al. published a research paper on "Identifying Landslides from Continuous Seismic Surface Waves: A Case Study of Multiple Small-scale Landslides Triggered by Typhoon Talas, 2011
Scientific Report on Consecutive ruptures on a complex conjugate fault system during the 2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake
22 / Mar / 2021
Prof. Yukitoshi Fukahata et.al. published a paper on the "Consecutive ruptures on a complex conjugate fault system during the 2018 Gulf of Alaska Earthquake" in the Scientific Reports volume 11 on 16
Publication of the Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 / Jan / 2021
The Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction is published by Springer Nature. This book presents selected papers from the 3rd Global Summit of Research I
Establishment of the South Asian Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (SAADRI)
12 / Jan / 2021
The South Asia Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (SAADRI) was formed at the Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM), IIT Roorkee, India on 13th November 2020. On 6t
Professor Hirokazu Tatano received the Sir Richard Stone Prize of the International Input-Output Association
16 / Oct / 2020
Professor Hirokazu Tatano, DPRI, Kyoto University and Prof. Yoshio Kajitani, Kagawa University received the Sir Richard Stone Prize from the International Input-Output Association, Austria for the fol