GADRI 2nd Open Discussion Forum
How Can Disaster Research Institutes Significantly
Contribute to Real World Disaster Risk Reduction?

15 March 2018

Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
Kyoto University, Uji Campus
Collaborative Research Hub – Conference Room 301
Kyoto, Japan

General Objective:
Since March 2015, the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) has beenwith a mandate to share evidence-based research, and to promote international cooperative
activities in disaster risk reduction and resilience to disasters. GADRI’s vision aims to foster
relationships through participation and collaboration with diverse academic networks, andcombine efforts with ongoing activities among international institutions to find implementable
solutions to existing and emerging disaster risks.
The Open Discussion Forum is organized:
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to introduce GADRI activities, and the members of GADRI Board of Directors
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to facilitate discussion between GADRI members and important stakeholders in disaster risk
reduction; andto find directions for GADRI to proceed in the next few years
During the general discussion session scheduled towards the end of the Programme, theparticipants will have an opportunity to interact with the panelists with suggestions to direct
GADRI activities in most needed research areas for disaster risk reduction.

GADRI Board of Directors:

International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA), Austria- Dr. Pavel Kabat, Director General represented by Dr. Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler, SeniorResearch Scholar
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Italy- Dr. Tom de Groeve, Deputy Head, Disaster Risk Management Unit
International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Japan- Prof. Fumihiko Imamura, Director represented by Prof. Yuichi Ono
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan- Prof. Koji Suzuki, Director
Institute of Geography, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico- Prof. Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, Director
Natural Hazards Division, GNS Science, New Zealand- Dr. Gill Jolly, Director represented by Dr. Kelvin Berryman, Principal Scientist, General Manager
National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), Chinese Taipei- Dr. Wei-Sen Li, Secretary-General
Disaster and Development Network (DDN), Northumbria University, UK- Prof. Andrew Collins, Leader
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) at University of California, Berkeley, USA- Prof. Khalid Mosalam, Director and Prof. Charles Scawthorn
Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado – Boulder, USA- Prof. Lori Peek, Director
GADRI Secretariat: Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General, GADRI; and Head, Research Divisionof Disaster Management for Safe and Secure Society, DPRI, Kyoto University, Japan

Following institutes will join the GADRI Board of Directors from 1 April 2018:
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Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Western University, Canada- Prof. Paul Kovacs, Executive Director represented by Dr. Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director
Centro Nacional de Investigacion par la Gestion de Desastres Naturales (CIGIDEN), Chile- Prof. Rodrigo Cienfuegos, Director represented by Dr. Gonzalo Bacigalupe
Institute of Advanced Sustainable Studies (IASS), Germany- Prof. Ortwin Renn, Scientific Director represented by Prof. Norio Okada
Center of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation & Management, IIT, Roorkee, India- Dr. Mahua Mukherjee, Head
Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM), Asian Institute of Technology,Thailand- Dr. Indrajit Pal, Assistant Professor and Chair
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Programme
8:30-9:00

MC: Dr. Subho Samaddar

Registration

9:00 – 10:00

1st Session:Introduction

Welcome
Proposal on Nation's Synthesis on DisasterRisk Reduction Supported by Science andTechnology
GADRI Contributions to Science andTechnology Community

Chair: Prof. Hiroshi Kawase
Prof. Hajime Nakagawa, Director, Disaster
Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), UjiCampus, Kyoto University, Japan
Prof. Toshio Koike, Director, International
Centre for Water Hazard and Risk
Management (ICHARM) under theAuspices of UNESCO, Japan
Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General,
GADRI; and Professor, DPRI, Kyoto
University, Japan

Group Photograph
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30

2nd Session:
GADRI

10:30-10:45

Report on the World Bosai Forum

10:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45Visions and Contributions toAllying Disaster Risk Data andCommunication
Information Intelligence for Disaster
Reduction and Emergency Preparedness
SFDRR, Priority 1. Understanding Risks:Contribution of Universities to Society
PEER at 21: The Practice ofPerformance-Based Engineering for
Natural Hazards

11:45-12:00

An Overview on Disaster Risk
Management and Research in Morocco

12:00-12:15

GADRI Regional Alliances

Chair: Dr. Masamitsu Onishi
Prof. Makoto Okumura, IRIDeS, Tohoku
University, Japan
Prof. Andrew Collins, DDN, Northumbria
University, UK
Prof. Wei-Sen Li, NCDR, Chinese Taipei
Dra. Irasema Alcántara Ayala, UNAM,Mexico
Prof. Khalid Mosalam, PEER Berkeley,
USA
Prof. Mustapha Lkhider, and Prof. Dalila
Loudyi , University of Hassan II ofCasablanca, MoroccoProf. Charles Scawthorn, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, USA

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 2nd Session - continued
13:30-13:45

13:45-14:00

14:00-14:15

14:15-14:30

Chair: Dr. Masamitsu Onishi

ICLR and Canadian Disaster Risk
Dr. Glenn McGillivray, ICLR, WesternReduction
University, Canada
From Addressing the Emergency toBuilding Disaster Resilience: TheDr. Gonzalo Bacigalupe, CIGIDEN, Chile
Transdisciplinary Research Effort atCIGIDEN in Chile
CoEDMM, IIT Roorkee-India and Its Role
Dr. Mahua Mukherjee, CoEDMM, IIT-R,
in Risk Resilience and Disaster Mitigation India
Educating a New Breed of Professionals for
DRR at DPMM, AIT:
Dr. Indrajit Pal, DPMM, Asian Institute ofInterdisciplinary DRR Approach,Technology (AIT), Thailand
Capabilities, Potential and Limitations
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14:30 – 15:00
15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30

Coffee BreakCoping with Systemic Risks Associatedwith Natural and Technological Disasters:
The Approach of the IASS
Science for Disaster Risk Management: An
EU Perspective

15:30-15:45

Short break

15:45 – 17:00

3rd Session: General Discussion

Prof. Ortwin Renn, IASS, Germany(via video conference)
Dr. Tom De Groeve, EC-JRC, Italy(via video conference) Next Step for GADRI
17:00 – 17:15

Wrap-up and Closing

GADRI Members:
GADRI membership is open to institutes with a goal to contribute to theadvancement of disaster research, and those working in the field ofdisaster risk reduction. Institutions with various research disciplines
from around the world have joined GADRI among which are universities,networks, organizations in collaboration with UN agencies such as
UNISDR, UNESCO, and others. Currently, GADRI membership includes
150 institutes in 40 states.

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Contact details:
GADRI Secretariat
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Uji Campus, Kyoto University,Gokasho, Uji-shi 611-0011, Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-4651
E-mail: secretariat-gadri@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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