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Our Sincere Condolences and Sympathy to the Victims of the Devastating Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

10 / Feb / 2023

The GADRI Secretariat together with its members offer their sincere condolences and sympathy to victims and their families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. It is with deep

Congratulations to Prof. Ortwin Renn on his Retirement

26 / Dec / 2022

Browsing through the webpages of IASS, we discovered the following article on the retirement celebration party held for Prof. Ortwin Renn, Scientific Director, Institute for Advanced Sustainability St

Report from the scene of the mass accident in Itaewon, Seoul, Korea

14 / Dec / 2022

Disaster investigation report by Visiting Professor Yasuyuki Yama, Historical Disaster Analysis (Visiting Professors), Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems, DPRI, Kyoto University. Itaewon S

Post-disaster Business Recovery Susceptibility to Financial Conditions, especially for Small and Medium Enterprises

01 / Dec / 2022

The paper on Post-disaster Business Recovery Susceptibility to Financial Conditions was prepared by Dr. Huan Liu, Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Un

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

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