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

World Bosai Forum, IDRC 2017

27 / Mar / 2017

GADRI is invited to hold a session at the World Bosai Forum organized by the International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017, GRF Davos which will take place at the Sendai International Center, Sendai

World Bosai Forum

27 / Mar / 2017

The World Bosai Forum - International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017, GRF Davos, will take place at the Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan from 25 to 27 November 2017. The forum is a venue

7th International Conference on Building Resilience

16 / Jan / 2017

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 7th International Conference on Building Resilience Using scientific knowledge to inform policy and practice in disaster risk reduction and management http://www.buildresilience.or

First Book on NATECH Risk Assessment and Management Published

17 / Nov / 2016

Authored by: Elisabeth Krausmann, Ana Maria Cruz and Ernesto Salzano Book outline: Natech Risk Assessment and Management: Reducing the Risk of Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous Installations covers t

International Conference on Safety (ICS 2017)

23 / Oct / 2016

Greetings from IIT Gandhinagar! We are pleased to send the announcement for submission of abstract for presentation in the 3rd International Conference on Safety during January 3-6, 2017 (ICS 2017) a

Pre-conference Event Survey: Asia S&T Academia Stakeholder Group Dialogue

07 / Oct / 2016

On March 18, 2015, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) was agreed at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Japan, which is one of the landma

IDRiM 2016 - 7th International Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management

07 / Sep / 2016

GADRI will be represented at 7th Annual Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2016), entitled "Disasters and Development: Towards a Risk Aware Society"

GADRI Special Session at GRF Davos 2016

06 / Sep / 2016

The 6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2016: "Integrative Risk Management - towards resilient cities" was held in Davos, Switzerland from 28 August to 1 September 2016. GADRI wa