7th Global Summit of GADRI

The Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) invites researchers, practitioners, and experts from around the world to submit their abstracts for oral presentations at the GADRI Summit 2025 hosted at Colorado State University.

Call for Oral Presentations

We invite submissions for oral presentations that highlight original research, case studies, or new methodologies in the field of disaster risk reduction, management, and resilience. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Climate change adaptation and disaster resilience. (not sure you want to use the words climate change?)
• Early warning systems and disaster preparedness
• Risk assessment and management strategies
• Disaster recovery and rebuilding
• Community engagement in disaster response
• Innovations in disaster research and technology
• Other topic/s:

The presenters themselves must complete the form-link.

Event Details:
Date: 21 to 23 July 2025
Location: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Deadline : 31 May 2025 15 June 2025 (extended)

The summit will provide a unique platform for sharing the latest research, innovative practices, and collaborative efforts aimed at addressing global disaster risks and resilience. The Oral Presentation theme is "Advancing Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience", and we encourage presentations that align with this theme.

After submission of the abstract, please ensure to complete your registration for the 7th Global Summit of GADRI through the following Registration Link

Note for Visa Applicants:
For attendees who require a visa to participate in the GADRI Summit, please email Wilma James [james.wilmatheonesta.6r@kyoto-u.ac.jp] with a request for an official invitation letter.

This letter will assist you in the visa application process.

Panel Group Discussion Session I: Progress and challenges for the implementation of the Sendai Framework in several or more countries

1. Priority Area I: Understanding disaster risk
2. Priority Area 2: Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk.
3. Priority Area 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience.
4. Priority 4: Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
   
   

(Note: Panel Group Discussion Session I will identify the gaps, discuss what we can do/what should be done and suggest recommendations towards realizing Sendai Framework)

Panel Group Discussion Session II: understanding and improving the relationship between science and technology, policy, and community in the context of the elements of the UNDRR Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the UNCC Paris Agreement, with both at their approximate midpoints.

1. Convergence approaches in research and implementation
2. Focus on engagement, partnerships, communication, and resulting policies
3. Underscoring the need for fundamental research and focuses on advances in disciplinary and transdisciplinary research

Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of GADRI

Lory Student Center, Longs Peak, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Sunday, 20 July 2025

It is a remarkable feat to mark the 10th anniversary of the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) since its inception in March 2015, soon after the SFDRR 2015-2030. To date, GADRI boasts of 217 members from 57 economies, closely engaged in its activities, and continually providing and sharing information to show the importance of interdisciplinary research approaches to address in-situ methods to disaster prevention and preparedness and research gaps. GADRI An anniversary is an opportunity to look at past research, review what has been done, and how it has evolved in time with the current DRR research and practices.

• Was GADRI built on the right foundation?
• Did we set the right objectives?
• How far have we moved in supporting the SFDRR 2015-2030?

Find out the answers by joining us on Sunday, 20 July 2025 at the Lory Student Center, Longs Peak, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA to

• Registration - free of charge
• Draft Programme

Coming Soon

※DRAFT Progamme

The Seventh Global Summit of GADRI will hold a session on Seeds and Needs - Networking with Institutes. The aim of this session is to provide institutes with opportunities to network and connect with other institutes, showcase their institute’s resources, enable to find potential partners among GADRI members to collaborate, engage and enhance ongoing or new research project activities. For instance, some institutes may have an abundant of seeds such as their own methodologies, datasets, experimental equipment, computer resources, etc., but lack users, application fields, in-situ data for validation, etc. Other institutes may have human resources (researchers) but many unsolved issues and in need of scientific knowledge, experience, experimental and observation equipment, and technological supports and vice versa.

This session will, in particularly, explore research seeds and needs and assist to realize the effective/active collaboration among GADRI members.

Requirements:

• Please submit 1-page PPT slide (“https://gadri.net/7gs/networking_form.pptx” to explain your “Seeds & Needs” for collaboration; and your expectation from a future partner within 300 words. See the attached templates.
• Please include a short message and your contact details (E-mail, institute/university/center name, etc.)
• Those who are planning to present, need to register for the summit;
• https://gadri.net/summit/registration0/registration/　

Submission instructions:

• Please use the link below to submit the 1-page PPT slide:

https://forms.gle/8FiCMvJ8WyVB1D7ZA

Attention:

If you do not have a Google account, please send the two required files to 'poster-7thgs@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp' via email. After that, fill in the required information in the form below and submit it.

https://forms.gle/FWUh9irxeuzsED887

• Once the 7^th Global Summit registration is opened, you will be required to register.
• Deadline for the submission is 28^th February 2025.The deadline has been extended to March 31th.
• If you cannot access the above link, please inform the GADRI Secretariat using the following e-mail - poster-7thgs@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp by 28 February 31th March 2025.

Templates of 1-page PPT and the 300-word summary:

• The PPT slide template can be downloaded through this link:
• “https://gadri.net/7gs/networking_form.pptx”
• 300-word summary template: “https://gadri.net/7gs/summary_template.docx”

Please note:

The 1-page PPT slide and your summary will be uploaded on the 7th Global Summit website. Potential partners will be able to look at your documents prior to the Networking session.