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Lecture by Dr. Prabhakar Sharma, School of Ecology and Environment, Nalanda University
01 / Mar / 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
GADRI Featured in DPRI, Kyoto University Laboratory Diaries
06 / Feb / 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
Lecture by Dr. Uttam Kumar Roy, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India
15 / Jan / 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 Risk
2018 Asian Science and Technology Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
19 / Dec / 2017
The Sendai Framework emphasizes the role of science and technology. It calls to prioritize the development and dissemination of science-based risk knowledge, methodologies and tools, science and techn
Lecture Series: Measuring Economic Resilience to Natural Disasters and Terrorism
01 / Dec / 2017
Prof. Adam Rose, Price School of Public Policy and Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), University of Southern California will deliver a lecture on "Measuring Economic RFirst Meeting of GADRI Book Series
29 / Nov / 2017
The first meeting of the GADRI Book Series will be held at the Shin-Marunouchi Building‑10F, Tokyo, Japan on 21 November 2017. One of the outcomes of the Group Discussion sessions held during the 3rdGADRI Meeting of the Board of Directors
29 / Nov / 2017
GADRI meeting of the Board of Directors will be held at the Kyoto University, Nihombashi Life Science Building - 9F, Tokyo, Japan. The Board of Directors consists of 11 member institutions.
GADRI at the World Bosai Forum 2017, Sendai, Japan
26 / Nov / 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
Meeting of GADRI Board of Directors
22 / Nov / 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 Nih
First Meeting of the GADRI Book Series
21 / Nov / 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
Special Lecture on Decision and Risk Analysis to Improve Homeland Security by Prof. Detlof von Winterfeldt, Director, CREATE, USC
01 / Nov / 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, U
Visit by European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC)
02 / Oct / 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
Visit by University College London
02 / Oct / 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 (DPR
DPRI Newsletter No. 85 Now Available
30 / Aug / 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
Science for Disaster Risk Management 2017: Knowing Better and Losing Less - EC-JRC Report
01 / Aug / 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
Natural Hazards Center Workshop
20 / Jul / 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
Report of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes
18 / Jul / 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 Insti
GADRI Representation at the UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
08 / Jun / 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 Ri
Prof. Hirokazu Tatano Appointed A Member of the Science and Technology Advisory Group (STAG) for the UNISDR
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 (DP
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
27 / Mar / 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 inter