GADRI MEMBERSPROSPECTUS 2017/2018

Edition 1—2017

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Table of Contents

Africa1. Egypt, Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), National Water Research Center（NWRC), Ministry of Water
Resources and Irrigation

10

2. Morocco, Faculty of Sciences and Technics of Mohamadia Hassan II University of Casablanca15

3. South Africa, Disaster Management and Training Education Centre (DiMTEC), University of Free State (UFS)18

4. Zimbabwe, Bindura University of Science Education

20

Americas
1. Brazil, Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG(

24

2. Brazil, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

26

3. Canada, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), Western University

26

4. Colombia, Department of Chemical Engineering Universidad de los Andres30

5. Colombia, Universidad del Valle, Cali

31

6. Chile, Centro Nacional de Investigacion par la Gestion de Desastres Naturales (CIGIDEN)

34

7. USA, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), University of California, Berkeley

37

8. USA, Natural Hazards Center (NHC), University of Colorado

40

9. USA, Florida Institute of Tech

43

10. USA, Coastal Resilience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

44

11. USA, Global Resilience Institute (GRI), Northeastern University

46

12. USA. Advanced Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma

48

13. USA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), New York51

14. USA, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), University of Southern California

54

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Asia
1. China, Beijing Institute of Technology (CEEP-BIT)

51

2. China, State Key Lab of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology ESPRE
Beijing Normal University

56

3. China, Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defense (KLCDD), Hohai University

59

4. China, Natural Disaster Research Institute (NDRI), Northeast Normal University (NNU)64

5. China, Ocean University of China

67

6. India, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi

69

7. India, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation & Management,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R)

71

8. Iran, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES)

73

9. Israel, National Knowledge and Research Center for Emergency Readiness, University of Haifa

76

10. Japan, Akita University, Research Center for Potential Development of Disaster Prevention (PDDP)

79

11. Japan, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)

81

12. Japan, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)

82

13. Japan, International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)85

14. Japan, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University

87

15. Japan, Research Center for Societal Safety Sciences, Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University

91

16. Japan, Institute of Disaster Area Revitalization, Regrowth and Governance (IDiARRG), Research Institutefor Disaster Area Reconstruction , Kwansei Gakuin University

93

17. Japan, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)94

18. Japan, Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University (R-DMUCH)

96

19. Japan, Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions (DPRCIR), University of Ryukyus

99

20. Japan, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University

101

21. Korea, Republic of, International Water Resources Research Institute, Chungnam National University

103

22. Korea, Republic of, Structural System Reliability Group, Seoul National University

106

23. Malaysia, Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

108

24. Malaysia, Centre for Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institutive (SEADPRI_UKM),
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

113

25. Malaysia, Centre for Coastal and Ocean Engineering (COEI) , Universiti Technologi Malaysia (UTM)

114

26. Oman, German University of Technology (GUTech)

116

27. Philippines, Disaster risk Management Unit, Graduate School of Business,
Business School of Business Administration

118

28. Sri Lanka, Center for Urban Water (CUrW), Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development

121

29. Sri Lanka, National Building Research Organisation (NBRO)

123

30. Chinese Taipei, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE)

126

31. Chinese Taipei, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR)

132

32. Thailand, Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM) , Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)134

33. Vietnam, Vietnam National University

136

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Europe
1. Bulgaria, University of National and World Economy152

2. France, Risk and Prevention Department, Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres (BRGM)

154

3. Germany, Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM) at the
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)156

4. Germany, Department of systemic risk research , Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)

158

5. Germany, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University (UNU)

161

6. Italy, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC)

165

7. Italy, Department of Earth Science, University of Florence

167

8. Slovakia, Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Zilina

172

9. Sweden, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

174

10. Switzerland, Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, University of Lausanne

176

11. UK, Evidence Aid

180

12. UK, Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR), University College of London

182

13. UK, Overseas Development Institutes (ODI)

185

14. UK, Disaster and Development Network (DDN), Department of Geography andEnvironmental Sciences, Northumbria University

188

15. UK, Global Public Health, Public Health England (PHE)

191

16. UK, Energy and Environment Research Group (ESRI), University of Swansea

199

Oceania
1. Australia, James Cook University

204

2. Australia, Queensland University of Technology

206

3. Australia. Charles Darwin University

207

4. New Zealand, GNS Science

209

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Geographical Distribution of GADRI Members as of May 2019

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Africa

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Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI),
National Water Research Center（NWRC)
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation,
Egypt
Water Resources Research Institute,
NWRC, El Kanater EI Khairia. Delta
Barrage 13621, Qalyoubia, Cairo.
Egypt Tel: +202 4218 8787
+202 4218 9437
Fax+202 42184344
Website: wrri@wrri.org.eg

The Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) is one of
twelve research institutes comprising the National Water
Research Center (NWRC) of the Ministry of Water Resources
and Irrigation (MWRI). It is located on the campus of the
NWRC in El Qanater El khairiya, 25 km North of Cairo a shortdistance downstream the Delta Barrage overlooking Damietta
Branch of the Nile.
WRRI is pioneer in the fields of, Wadi
hydrology studies, flash floods risks, the Nile River basin
studies, groundwater development, and integrated water
resources management. In addition, to plan and design
appropriate projects for flood protection works, taking into
account economic, environmental and social dimensions.
WRRI is keen to engage innovative researches that enhance
understanding of integrated Water Resources Management,

and to implement effective strategies to address the barriers
that have prevented full participation of women andstakeholders in projects. WRRI strives to maintain highstandards of competence in its work. Vision: Making the
WRRI a leader organization conducting cutting-edge researchin water resources. Mission: To conduct, coordinate andintegrate multi-disciplinary research to address criticalnational and regional priorities (Arab and Nile Basin
Countries) in water resources.

Research Focus
1-Performing hydrological and geo-hydrological research toevaluate and develop conventional and non- conventional
water resources and studying related environmental, social,and economical implications.

2- Conducting necessary water policies targeting more
efficient programs for horizontal and vertical expansion forsustainable development.

3- Studying the most appropriate procedures for forecasting
flash floods, rainfall, and inflow of the Nile River to support
planning and management of water resources.
4- Studying side effects of Upper Nile projects and presenting
various alternatives to minimize their negative impacts.
5- Establishing monitoring network covering entire Egypt toobserve and measure different meteorological parameters.

Prof. Dr. Gamal Kotb E-mail: E-mnail:gkotbmohamed@yahoo.com

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Research Focus



Analyzing satellite images, topographical, andgeomorphological maps and developing an integratedhydrological database.

Estimating flash flood volumes for water harvesting andprotection

Estimating flash flood volumes for water harvesting andprotectionDeveloping hydrogeological maps, and groundwater Atlas.



Developing research for shallow and deep regional
aquifers.



Groundwater development and management.



Performing well design and supervising well drilling.

Developing flood hazard and risk maps.



Integrated water resources management to balanceenvironmental and socioeconomic requirements.

Best practicemanagement.



Developing studies for conventional and non-conventional
water resources.



Legislation for efficient use and protection of water
resources.



Design of surface and groundwater monitoring network
based on influence coverage to incorporate real time
information.

intransboundary

water



Set procedures and standards for optimum utilization offlood

resources

protection and water harvesting structures.

Developing Innovative early warning system


Early Warning System Network

Geophysical Unit

Short-term weather Forecasting (WRF)Surveying Unit

Database Unit

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Research Focus
Designing, constructing and supervising different water
structures

Institute for Technology and Resources Management in
the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) of the University ofApplied Sciences, Germany, since 2010.

Spatial irrigation supply assessment for the summer crop
season Gezira Scheme in Sudan, ITT and WRRI

Institute’s Departments

The institute has four main departments.

Hydrology Department



Hydrogeology Department

Nile Basin Department



Water Resources Management and Planning
Department

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Research Unit Contacts
WRRI can provide expert consultations for interested
agencies and clients all over the world. The
c o n s u l t a t i o n i n c l u d e s st u d ie s, su p e rvisio n ,experimental, and field investigations as well as
training of engineers, technicians working in the field ofwater-related projects. Consultations cover thefollowing fields:Site and field investigations for optimum design andimplementation of flash floods mitigation measures

Statistical analysis of Hydrological dataHydrologic studies for water harvesting, and flood
protectionHydrological and optimization studies to secure
Egypt limited water resources due to upper Nilebasin development
Hydraulic studies for management of wadi flood
plains

Qualitative Geophysical well logging interpretation
and well designSupervision of drilling shallow and deep water wells



Storm water management planning and design inurban areas

WRRI is always open to partnership opportunities andwelcome anyone with interest in partnering on aparticular project, topic, or initiative.

Contact details:
Institute director
Tel.: +202 4218 8787
Fax.:(202)42184344
Email: wrri@wrri.org.eg

Surface and groundwater modelingWeb.: www.wrri.org.eg

Environmental and socioeconomic studies of water
resources projects

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Water.Resources.Research.InstitutePerforming studies of water resources policies andstrategies for supporting decision makers.

Supervising implementation process of different
type of infrastructures and mitigation measuresDesigning and implementation of database,hydrological, hydrogeological, hydro-chemical andmeteorological monitoring network.

Processing and analyzing different types of Earthobservation Images.

Enhancement of pilot projects for testing different
phenomenon



Establishment of flood and water resources Atlas forenhancing secure development areasPreparation of tender documents for proposed
projects.

Construction of hydrologic and hydro-geological
maps.



Consultation of Desalination plants (Construction ofwithdrawal and injection wells)

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Latest Publications

WRRI published in the last 15 years about 150 research papers in journals, periodicals and conferences. WRRI publishes its
own bulletin series on specific topics, technical reports and working papers.

For a complete listing of the available publications, please visit the Institute web site: www.wrri.org.eg (2017/2018~):

Institutional Capacity Development Activities and internship Opportunities

The WRRI has about 159 personnel. The technical staff
includes 37 professionals covering the disciplines ofhydrology, hydro-geology, civil engineering, geology, geophysics, agronomy, survey and hydraulics, socio-economy
and environment. Most of the staff members has benefitted
from international and regional short and long-term training
and hold research degrees.
WRRI obtained excellent regional and internationalrecognized reputation through conducting technicalconsultancy services and cooperation with different
agencies that have similar interests all over the world. It is
actively cooperating with Saudi Arabia consultancy andgovernmental agencies, Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), European Union (EU) consultants, andChina Research Institutes in several joint projects andtraining courses that address a range of water related
issues. In addition, WRRI has recently completed several
projects focusing on IWRM and projects related to
stakeholder engagement such as:Flash Flood Management (FlaFloM) LIFE Project (2007-2010).



Rainfall estimation from remote sensing data in Sinai
peninsula (2007-2009).

Flow Regimes from International and Experimental
Network Data (FRIEND/Nile) project (2001-2006) and(2006-2011).

Flash floods consultation and studies, Oghanda,
Sudan, Morotanya, and Togo since 2013.

WRRI personnel and qualifications

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Faculty of Sciences and Techniques ofMohammedia, Hassan II University of Casablanca
MoroccoBP 146 Mohammedia 20650, MoroccoTel: +212 (0) 666613325 / +212 (0) 661
47 48 39
Fax: +212 (0)5 23315353
Website: http://www.univh2c.ma/
http://www.fstm.ac.ma

Established in 1975, University of Hassan II of Casablanca
is a public university locatin in Casablanca, Morocco. There
are over 24,000 total students, including local and foreign.
Full-time faculty teachers and professors are over eleven
hundred, making it the third largest university in Morocco.
Official staff total 850 people.

The Faculty of Sciences and Techniques-Mohammedia(FSTM), part of Hassan II University of Casablanca,
belongs also to a network of eight Faculties of Sciences
and Techniques (FST) throughout Morocco whose main
vocation is academic training in science and technology.

The FSTM, located in an area with strong industrial activity,
has a vulnerable coastal area. Indeed the city ofMohammedia,
and
its
wider
region,namelyCasablanca-Settat are facing important risks of floods anderosion. Probabilistic risk assessments for the entire
country reveal that floods, earthquakes and tsunamis are
expected to cost on average USD 500 million annually, of
which flooding constitutes the biggest part. The main
disaster risks in Morocco are floods and droughts,
earthquakes, tsunamis, coastal erosion and sea level rise.

Prof. Dalila Loudyi
E-mail: loudyi.d@gmail.com
Prof. Mustapha Lkhider, Dean
Email: mustaphalkhider@gmail.com

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Research Focus

The FSTM is located in a region with strong potential
offering various opportunities for collaboration andscientific, technical and cultural development. Indeed thecity of Mohammedia offers a more balanced industrial
panorama in comparison with the other cities of the
kingdom of the same size. Its industry is marked by aclear specialization in chemistry and parachemistry
activities as well as mechanical and electricalengineering.

Other sectors of activities are: Energy, textiles, leather,furniture, household goods, metallurgical products,
electrical equipment, agribusiness, trade and services ...
The strong industrialization of the Casablanca region
Mohammedia has encouraged research professors toinitiate various research topics, particularly those related
to environmental protection. Targeted research directions
geared to the needs of the socio-economic sector, tosupport the development of the region will be a priority forthe institution.

The main research axes developed at FSTM are:

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics Environment and Food
IndustryBiosciences, Functional and Molecular
Exploration

Physical Chemistry and Chemistry Bio-organicMathematics and Applications

Mathematics,
Cryptography,
Numerical Analysis

Physic of Condensed Matter and renewable energiesPhysics of the Atmosphere, Materials and ModelingVirology, Microbiology, Quality et Biotechnologies

Electronic, Energy, Automatic et Data Treatment

Materials, Membranes et EnvironmentComputer ScienceProcess and Environmental EngineeringMaterials, Catalysis and Natural Resources recovery.

Integrated

Mechanical

FSTM has 21 Laboratories grouped into a research anddevelopment center called CRD FSTM.

Research Unit Contacts

Within the Process and environmental engineering laboratory there are 5 research units:

Water , Environment and climate change research unitWater, soil and environmentChemical analysis

Process engineering and quality



Material sciences and Experimental research methodology

http://www.fstm.ac.ma/ced/Structure/LGPE.pdf

Jobs/Internship Opportunities

There are opportunities for professor/student exchange programs throughout international cooperation with USA and EU.

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andLatest Publications



Pollution parameters and identification of performance indicators for wastewater treatment plant of Medea (Algeria), A.
Karef, A. Kettab, D. Loudyi, M.C. Bruzzoniti, M. Del Bubba, F.
Ait Nouh, N. Boujelben, L. Mandi; Desalination andWater Treatment , Vol 65(2017), p 192-198, doi: 10.5004/dwt.2017.20290

Climate change impact on stormwater systems in the coastal city of Casablanca, Morocco, L. Ennajem, D. Loudyi,
Journal of Water Sciences & Environment Technologies, JOWSET, 2017 (02), N°02, 200-206, ISSN: 2508-9250

Impact of urban planning on river systems: The case of Bouskoura urban stream flooding over Casablanca cityMorocco, D. Loudyi; Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems, 6-8
December 2017, Muscat, Oman.

Analysis of the water-energy nexus in central OumErRbia sub-basin - Morocco, M. El Azhari, D. Loudyi, International
Journal of River Basin Management, In print (Feb, 2018), DOI 10.1080/15715124.2018.1446966.

Reservoirs silting in Morocco, D. Loudyi, M. Chagdali, S. Belmatrik and K. El Kadi Abderrezzak , Hydrolink, number
3/2018

Chair of the 4th International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems ISFF2018, 4-6 December 2018, Palaced’Anfa Hotel, Casablanca Morocco, on “Urban Flood Risk Management: Mitigation and Adaptation Measures in the
MENA Region”, www.isff2018.com

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Disaster Management and Training
Education Centre (DiMTEC), Universityof the Free State, South Africa

UFS Internal 66, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
Tel: +27 51 401 2721
Fax: +27 51 401 9336
Website: https://www.ufs.ac.za

University of the Free State is one of the oldest and top
universities in South Africa with a total of approximately 35
000 students. Its Disaster Management Training and
Education Centre for Africa (UFS-DiMTEC) based in the
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is the largest
post graduate program in disaster management in Africawith that 60 post graduate diploma students, 50 Masterstudents and 20 PhD candidates.
When disaster strikes, all living creatures naturally reactwith a fight-or-flight response. But what if you’re not strong
enough, or have nowhere to run? This is when suffering
sets in. Hunger, death, degradation, loss, damage,destruction, desperation. Since 2001, we have the vision
to reduce disaster risk – because we can!
At the University of the Free State (UFS) Disaster
Management Training and Education Centre for Africa(DiMTEC), we strive towards informing the public about
disaster risk reduction through education. Our master’s,
postgraduate degrees in disaster management, shortcourses, and research are of the highest quality. The
recent addition of a PhD ensures that research towards
making a difference continue in various fields.
DiMTEC’s first course was approved and registered by theSouth African Qualifications Authority in 2001, after which
we joined the Department of Agricultural Economics in thevision of becoming an independent centre, which cameabout in 2005. The education and research at DiMTEC ismulti disciplinary with a focus on disaster risk reduction in
Africa. We have a footprint in than 17 African Countries.
DiMTEC is proud to be on the foreground of disastermanagement training in Africa.

Research Focus:
Research at UFS:
The next stage in the evolution of universities has beenthe ‘entrepreneurial university’, with universities partaking
in the creation of a business future, and issues such as
venture creation, incubation, and risk management
becoming important.
The fourth stage, in which some are already participating,but which for many remains a ‘future stage’, is the‘knowledge platform university’. This type of university
sees its responsibility to build the knowledge markets andplatforms of the knowledge society. And so the university
and parts of the university form partnerships to establish
research consortia and research platforms, industry
clusters and platforms, and creative commons and opensource platforms.

This is an environment where the university and businessare increasingly overlapping. It is a challenging future, but
one which we will have to enter.
To succeed in such a future, we need to be excellent. But
what is excellence? It is a continually moving target, but
one which speaks of being unusually good or superior,and surpassing ordinary standards. And, when it comes toresearch, we cannot remove excellence from impact. The
full scope of our efforts lies in the notion that excellent
research can create an improved quality of life and abetter world.

Prof. Andries J Jordaan
E-mail: ajjrdn@gmail.com

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Latest Publications
UFS Publications
Non-accredited Journals


Publication Series

Acta Varia — http://apps.ufs.ac.za/kovsiejournals/
default.aspx?journal=18



Corporate Law Development—http://apps.ufs.ac.za/
kovsiejournals/default.aspx?journal=3



Dolos—The departmental academic journal of thestudents of the department of Afrikaans and Dutch,
German and French of the University of the Free
State. Creative Afrikaans literary work, as well as
academic or research articles in Afrikaans andespecially Afrikaans and Dutch language and literatureby students, lecturers and guest associates ispublished. Secondly, Dolos reports on activities of the
Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German andFrench.—http://apps.ufs.ac.za/kovsiejournals/
default.aspx?journal=20

Journal for Estate Planning—The Journal for Estate
Planning Law is published by the Faculty of Law,
University of the Free State and deals with articles
relating
toallaspect.—http://apps.ufs.ac.za/
kovsiejournals/default.aspx?journal=2



Textures—Textures is published annually by the
Department of English and Classical Languages—
http://apps.ufs.ac.za/kovsiejournals/default.aspx?
journal=15Transactions of the Centre for Business Law
Transactions of the Centre for Business Law is aseries of monographs devoted to the advanced studyof legal issues in the context of the business world.
Scholarly dissertations at Masters and Doctorate levelin the fields of mercantile, corporate, commercial andgeneral business law are of particular interest to theeditors of this highly respected series. All submissions
for consideration by the Editorial Board are reviewed
by at least two eminent referees who are not informed
as to authorship."- http://apps.ufs.ac.za/kovsiejournals/
default.aspx?journal=4

Prof. Desmond Manatsa
E-mail: dmanatsa@buse.ac.zw

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Bindura University of Science Education
Geography Department , Africa Alliance for Disaster
Research Institutions (AADRI), Zimbabwe

741 Chimurenga road, Bindura,
Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 773 275 334
Website: https://www.buse.ac.zw/

Faculty of Science at Bindura University of Science Education which houses
AADRI

Bindura University of Science Education has several
faculties including the Faculty of Science. Faculty of Science
is committed to offering high quality programmes and strives
to recruit and produce scholars in the field of Sciences
including Disaster Research. This Faculty is where the Africa
Alliance for Disaster Research Institutions (AADRI) is
housed. Basically AADRI was formed under the initiative tofunction as a collaborative platform for engaging discussion,
sharing knowledge and promoting networks on topics related
to risk reduction and resilience to disasters related to Africa.
The institution strives to bring empirically sound, disastertheory, measures and practices to bear on the real-world
problems demanding disaster risk reduction, including thechallenges of implementing the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa. This should be achieved
through bringing together Africa’s disaster researchcommunity to provide an accessible forum through which

individuals and groups can engage with disaster researchand scholarship. Recently AADRI was instrumental isorganising the First International Conference on Climate
Change and Food Security from the 4th to the 5th of October
2018. The theme was ‘Developing Adaptive Capacity and
Resilient Food Production Systems in the Face of Climate
Change. AADRI currently has four members namely
National University of Science and Technology (NUST),
Chinhoi University of Technology (CUT), Midlands State
University, University of Zimbabwe and Women University in
Africa. It is in the process of recruiting regional members
from all countries in Africa after which it will hold its first
conference in 2019 to elect substantive AADRI committee
members.

Research Focus:
AADRI member’s research focus is in the following areas:Reducing the impact of floods and droughts in floodand drought prone areasEnhancing food security in the face of climate changeDisease prevention
vaccination

Building resilience
communities

Enhancing disaster preparedness in rural schoolsChild Sensitive Social Policies Programme

GIS based stratification of Diseases

Figure 1: Tsetsefly research building structures that are threatened bygully erosion in Mbire Zimbabwe.

tothroughawarenessandclimatechangelocal

Prof. Desmond Manatsa
E-mail: dmanatsa@buse.ac.zw

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inResearch Units Contacts
Community Disaster ResearchContact Person: Dr. Paul Chipangura from National
University of Science Technology, Zimbabwe



Climate Change ResearchContact Person: Dr. Desmond Manatsa from
Bindura University of Science Education—
dmanatsa@buse.ac.zw

Community Resilience
Contact Person: Paradzayi Bongo from Woman
University of Africa—paradzayib@gmail.com

Agriculture and Food Security
Contact Person: Dr. Menas Wuta from University ofZimbabwe - wokwawuta@gmail.com)

GIS based disease researchContact Person: Dr. Munyaradzi Shekede from University of Zimbabwe—shekede@gmail.com

Crop ResearchContact Person: Dr. Ezekia Svotwa Chinhoi University of Science Technology—esvotwa2@gmail.com

Agriculture ResearchContact Person: Dr. Raymond Mugandani from Midlands State University—mugandanir@gmail.com

Latest Publications


Building community resilience to disasters in Muzarabani, Zimbabwe (ongoing)Geospatial capabilities for revision of agro ecological zones of Zimbabwe (ongoing)Enhancing water harvesting in rural communities (ongoing)

A Resource Book for disasters in schools and tertiary institutions (completed)

Scaling up Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe through strengthening integrated planning systems

Enhancing disaster preparedness in most vulnerable flood prone districts of Zimbabwe through multi level capacity
building

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Americas

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Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG)
BrazilRua Aprígio Veloso, 882
Bairro Universitário
Campina Grande – PB – 58429-900
BrazilTel: +55 83 2101 1155
Website: http://www.ufcg.edu.br/

The Federal University of Campina Grande conducts studies
and research on environmental disasters in a broad sense,
spanning several areas. This is partly motivated by theinstitution’s location in the a semiarid region of Brazil, highpopulated and socially and economically vulnerable toenvironmental hazards, such as droughts, desertification,
land degradation, flash floods, health vulnerability, leading tosocial inequality. Our present interests are on understanding
local and regional needs and the social aspects of Disaster
Risk Reduction.

are reference for the development of science andtechnology, education, arts and culture in the north-easternregion of Brazil. Social inclusion and economic developmentof the region have always been highlighted in the projects
and activities of the university. The local environmental issue
in the region demands a lot of studies concerned with the
dynamics of disasters, including hydrological extremes(floods and droughts), land degradation, desertification andclimate change, among other topics.

UFCG, and its several research centers and academic units,

Research Focus
Our research interests based on an interdisciplinary context
are:

Geoenvironmental disastersErosive processesEnvironmental perception



Risk GovernanceWater resources managementLand degradation

Semi-arid hydrology

DesertificationWater security

Climate ChangePlanning and management of water resources

Prof. Carlos de Oliveira Galvao
Federal University of Campina Grande
carlos.galvao@ufcg.edu.br

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Latest Publications:

Kolokytha, E.; Galvao, C. O.; Teegavarapu, R. The way ahead: climate change impacts and water resourcesmanagement and planning. In: Kolokytha, E.; Oishi, S.; Teegavarapu, R. (Org.). Sustainable Water Resources Planningand Management under Climate Change. 1ed.Tokyo: Springer, 2017, v. , p. 350-358.

Andrade, T. S.; C ; Galvao, c. O. ; Rufino, I. A. A. Milk production as an indicator of drought vulnerability of cities locatedin the Brazilian semiarid region. Engenharia Agrícola, v. 37, p. 1203-1212, 2017. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?
script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162017000601203&lng=en&tlng=en

Leal Filho, Walter; Modesto, Francine; Nagy, Gustavo J.; Saroar, Mustafa ; Yannicktoamukum, Nsani ; Haapio, Michael .
Fostering coastal resilience to climate change vulnerability in Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon and Uruguay: a crosscountry comparison. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, v. 22, p. 1-24, 2017. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11027-017-9750-3

Santos, F. M. dos; Serrao-Neumann, S. Climate and environmental perception and governance in coastal areas: thecase of Ilha Comprida, São Paulo, Brazil. In: Leal Filho, W.; Esteves Freitas, L. (Eds.). Climate Change Adaptation in
Latin America: Managing Vulnerability, Fostering Resilience. Rio de Janeiro, Springer, 2017, p. 399-411. http://
www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319569451

Grande, M. H. ; Galvao, C. O.; Miranda, L. I. B.; Guerra Sobrinho, L. D. The perception of users about the impact ofwater rationing on their household routines. Ambiente & Sociedade (Online), v. 19, p. 163-182, 2016.


Farias, C. A. S.; Bezerra, U. A. ; Silva filho, J. A. . Runoff-erosion modeling at micro-watershed scale: a comparison ofself-organizing maps structures. Geoenvironmental Disasters, v. 2, p. 1-8, 2015. https://geoenvironmentaldisasters.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40677-015-0022-9

Research UnitsOther Useful Contacts
International Affairs Secretariat - http://
www.sai.ufcg.edu.br/Technology and Natural Resources Center:
http://www.ctrn.ufcg.edu.br/

Prof. Michel Fossy

Semi-arid Sustainable Development Center:

Head of the International Affairs Secretariat

http://www.cdsa.ufcg.edu.br/Email: michel@ufcg.edu.br

Food and Agriculture Sciences and Technology
Center: http://www.ccta.ufcg.edu.br/

Tel +55 83 2101 1048

Electrical and Computer Engineering Center:
Prof. Camilo Farias

http://www.ceei.ufcg.edu.br/

Humanities Center: http://www.ch.ufcg.edu.br/Science and Technology Center:

Vice-Rector , UFCG
Email: vice.reitor@ufcg.edu.br

http://www.cct.ufcg.edu.br/General Inquiries

Biological and Health Sciences Center:

Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882

http://ccbs.ufcg.edu.br/Bairro Universitário

Educational Training Center:

Campina Grande – PB – 58429-900 , Brazil

http://cfp.ufcg.edu.br/portal/

Tel: +55 83 2101 1155

Law and Social Sciences Center:
http://www.ccjs.ufcg.edu.br/

Prof. Carlos de Oliveira Galvao—

Health and Rural Technology Center

carlos.galvao@ufcg.edu.br

http://www.cstr.ufcg.edu.br/

Dr. Francine Modesto dos Santos—

Education and Health Center

francine.modesto@ufcg.edu.br

http://www.ces.ufcg.edu.br/

The Semi-Arid Program: http://peasa.paqtc.org.br/

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Building Aerodynamics Laboratory, Federal
University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil

Laboratório de Aerodinâmica das Construções,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Rua Ferreira Viana, 14 / 5 – 90.670-100 Porto
Alegre, Brazil
Tel: +55-51-3308-7145
Website: www.ufrgs.br/lac

LAC is composed by a group of professionals always
attempting to create solutions in the most different windengineering problems. Our wind tunnel was the pioneer in
Latin America, always working for the development ofwind engineering industrial applications, research andeducation. The Brazilian Wind Code NBR-6123 is largely
based on the work developed in the lab. In association
with partner institutions in Brazil, Argentina, Cuba andParaguay, there has been an enormous effort in the lastyears aiming to natural disaster reduction.

Achievements:
Development and improvement of the Brazilian Wind
Code (currently under revision, with Prof. Acir M.
Loredo-Souza as the President of the Code Review
Committee).



LAC/UFRGS has more than 40 years’ experience inthe development of wind tunnel studies andapplications to real buildings and environmental
solutions, helping to diminish the number of wind
related disasters.

Challenges:

Research Focus
Static and dynamic wind effects on buildings: pressure
prognosis, tension, deformation, translation and vibration
characteristics.
Wind effects on special structures: tall buildings,
chimneys, bridges, transmission lines, stadiums andflexible structures.

Climatic studies and environmental impacts /Atmosphericpollution/
Acclimatization
andventilation / Agriculture / Eolic Energy / Transport.

Wind related disaster reduction & hazards mitigation.

In a country with numerous problems to solve, as Brazil,
the challenges are enormous, ranging from the lack offinancial resources to limited culture. The understandingthat natural disasters may be diminished or even avoided
is still not clear. There is a confusion between naturalmeteorological event and natural disaster. LAC has been
disseminating educational activities along the past years
with the aim to teach the technical processes regarding
wind engineering, helping in the design and constructionof more resilient buildings and infrastructure throughout
Brazil and neighboring countries. We have joint research
activities with groups in Argentina, Cuba and Paraguay.

Prof. Acir Mércio Loredo-Souza
Professor & Director
E-mail: acir@ufrgs.br

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Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction(ICLR), Western University, Canada

20 Richmond Street East, Suite
210, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2R9
Tel: (416) 364-8677
Fax: (416) 364-5889
Website: https://www.iclr.org/

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) is a world-class centre for multidisciplinary disaster prevention researchand communication. ICLR is an independent, not-for-profit research institute founded by the insurance industry and affiliatedwith Western University, London, Ontario. The Institute’s mission is to reduce the loss of life and property caused by severe
weather and earthquakes through the identification and support of sustained actions that improve society’s capacity to adapt to,
anticipate, mitigate, withstand and recover from natural disasters.

Research Focus
ICLR’s mandate is to confront the alarming increase in losses
caused by natural disasters and to work to reduce disaster
deaths, injuries and property damage. Disaster damage has
been doubling every five to seven years since the 1960s, analarming trend. The greatest tragedy is that many disasterlosses are preventable. ICLR is committed to thedevelopment and communication of disaster prevention
knowledge.

ICLR has established itself as the national leader in thedevelopment of research and resources to reduce the risk ofnatural hazards to people and property in Canada. Materials
generated by ICLR researchers and staff have been usedwidely by insurers, all levels of government and nongovernment groups engaged in disaster risk reduction andclimate change adaptation.

ICLR’s Quick Response Program
ICLR’s Quick Response Program was designed to allow
social, behaviourial and economic scientists to quickly deploy
to a disaster-affected area in the aftermath of a flood,
extreme weather event or earthquake to collect perishable
data. In addition to expanding academic knowledge, funded
researchers submit brief reports that make preliminary
analyses of recent events available to ICLR’s multidisciplinary
network of researchers, practitioners, and educators as wellas other interested parties. The program promotes innovationin disaster research by favoring students, new researchers,
and novel areas of study at the Natural Hazards Center,
University of Colorado at Boulder and offered to researchers
based in the United States for more than 25 years. The ICLR
version of this initiative will be open to all university-based
Canadian social scientists.

For more information, visit - https://www.iclr.org/wp-content/
uploads/2018/04/ICLR-Quick-Response-Program.pdf

Prof. Paul Kovacs
E-mail: pkovacs@iclr.org

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Research Unit Contacts

Paul Kovacs – Executive Director
Adjunct Research Professor, Economics, Western University
President & CEO, Property
Compensation Corporation

andCasualty

and national programs, projects and assessments. Some
examples are:Insurance

Paul Kovacs is founder and Executive Director of the Institutefor Catastrophic Loss Reduction at Western University, andCEO of PACICC.
Since 1996 Paul has been a contributing author to theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), theworld’s leading forum for the study of climate issues. The
Panel won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize “for their efforts tobuild up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-madeclimate change”. He is Canada’s leading authority on
insurance and climate change and has been a contributing
author to numerous international and Canadian reports on
reducing the risk of loss from earthquakes, flood and severewind.

For more than thirty-five years Paul has been a popularcommentator on insurance, disaster safety and economic
policy. He has written more than 200 publications and articles
and he is a passionate champion for insurance, disaster
resilience and adaptation to climate extremes. Paul has
worked in private industry, the public sector and academia.
He is Co-Chair of the Infrastructure and Housing Working
Group of Canada’s Adaptation Platform. He is Co-Chair of the
Science and Technology Working Group of Canada’s
Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction. Paul is also a memberof a number of Boards and Advisory Panels. He is a proudhusband and father, with a growing collection of bow ties.

Sophie Guilbault – Manager, Partnership Development
Sophie Guilbault currently serves as Manager, Partnership
Development. She completed her Masters at Tulane
University in Disaster Resilience Leadership Studies andholds a Master of Architecture degree from Laval University.
At ICLR, Sophie is leading the Cities Adapt research program,
ICLR’s Quick Response Grant Program and MEOPAR
research on hurricane warnings in Atlantic Canada.

Gordon McBean – Professor Emeritus, Western University
Research Chair, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Professor, Departments of Geography & Political Science,
Western University
Professor Gordon McBean is President of the International
Council for Science (2014-18) and Co-Chair (2016-18)
Governing Council for Future Earth. He was Professor atWestern University (2000-2015); Assistant Deputy Minister,
Environment Canada (1994-2000) responsible for weather,climate and air quality sciences and services; Professor,
Atmospheric-Oceanic Sciences, University of British
Columbia (1988-94); and Senior Scientist in Environment
Canada. Dr. McBean has been very active in international

Global Change START International’ President (2009-15);
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk, Chair Science
Committee, co-sponsored by ICSU, ISSC and UN
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2009-11);
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
Convening Lead Author, Special Report on Climate Extremes(2009-2011); Lead Author, 1st and 2nd Science
Assessments, Review Editor, 4th Assessment; CanadianFoundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS),
CEO and Chair, Board of Trustees (2000-11) Canadian
Climate Forum, Chair (2011-14); Canadian Urban
Environmental Research Consortium (CANUE) Member,
Advisory Board, (2016-); UNSDR Science and Technology
Committee, Member (2008-12); International Institute for
Sustainable Development: Member, Board of Directors, (2004-10); World Climate Research Programme, WMO-ICSU-IOC
Joint Scientific Committee (JSC), Chair (1988-94), (ViceChair, 1986-88; Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, Lead
Author.
He was a lead investigator in ArcticNet (2004-11) and now in
MEOPAR (2011- ). His recent research includes: Integrated
Strategies for Risk Reduction (SSHRC); Coastal Cities at Risk
(IDRC); and Knowledge Synthesis Grant on climate change
as a security issue.
He is a Member of the Orders of Canada and Ontario; Fellow:
Royal Society of Canada; American Meteorological Society,
American Geophysical Union, CMOS, IUGG, RCGS andawarded, in 2015: UBC Alumni Award of Distinction; AGU
Ambassador Award; and AMS Cleveland Abbe Prize; and in2017, 62nd International Meteorological Organization (IMO)
Prize for outstanding contributions to meteorology, hydrology
and geophysical sciences.

He received his B.Sc. in Physics and Ph.D. in Oceanography
from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and also holds
a M.Sc. in Meteorology from McGill University. He was ascientist at Environment Canada from 1970 to 1988 when
appointed Professor and Chair of the Atmospheric Science
Program at UBC. In 1992, he was appointed Head of the
Department of Oceanography. From 1994 to 2000, he was
Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for the Meteorological
Service of Environment Canada.

He has received the Patterson Medal for distinguish
contributions to meteorology by a Canadian and is a Fellow of
the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Meteorologicaland Oceanographic Society, and the American MeteorologicalSociety.

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R. Glenn McGillivray – Managing Director
Glenn McGillivray is Managing Director of the Institute forCatastrophic Loss Reduction. Prior to joining ICLR, he served
as Assistant Vice President of Corporate Communications for
Swiss Reinsurance Company Canada and was Corporate
Secretary for three Swiss Re operations in the country. He
began his insurance career at The Personal Insurance
Company of Canada in Toronto and went on to work for amajor Canadian corporate law firm before joining Swiss Re in1994 and the ICLR in November, 2005.

As an insurance writer and commentator, his work has been
widely disseminated across Canada. Glenn has written morethan 225 magazine and journal articles, publications andblogposts on a range of issues for Canadian Underwriter,
Canadian Insurance, Municipal World, Disaster Management
Canada, Canadian Consulting Engineer, The Lawyers Weekly

and The Globe and Mail, as well as for the International
Journal of Insurance Law. Additionally, he speaks andlectures regularly on subjects related to the area of property
and casualty insurance and reinsurance and natural hazards.
Glenn is author of the Swiss Re publications “Cross-border
litigation in the age of free trade”; “Twister: The professional
reinsurer’s perspective”; and “Inside an Icestorm”.

He holds a B.A. in political science from Wilfrid Laurier
University, a M.A. in political science from McMaster
University, and a graduate diploma in corporate
communication from Seneca College. He recently earned his
Certificate in Risk Management from University of Toronto’s
School of Continuing Education.

Dan Sandink – Director of Research

Dan Sandink has led a significant portion of the Institute’s
urban flood risk reduction work, and has authored or coauthored dozens of reports and articles on topics related tourban flooding and natural hazards. His work has focused on
public risk perceptions, adoption of lot-level practices,
insurance, climate change adaptation, lot-level flood
protection technologies, inflow/infiltration, construction codes,
and mitigation of wildland-urban interface fire and high windrisk for low-rise residential buildings, among other topics.

Dan is involved in a number of local and national technicalcommittees and projects concerning residential building
design and construction related to urban flood, wildlandurban interface fire, and high wind. He is a graduate of thegeography and planning programs at the universities ofGuelph, Western Ontario, and Toronto.

Slobodan Simonovic – Professor, Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, Western University
Director Engineering Studies, Institute for Catastrophic Loss
Reduction

Slobodan P. Simonovic is globally recognized for his uniqueinterdisciplinary research in Systems Analysis and thedevelopment of deterministic and stochastic simulation,
optimization, multi criteria analysis, and other decisionmaking methodologies. His work addresses challenging
system of systems problems lying at the confluence ofsociety, technology and the environment and has been
applied with a sustainable development perspective in water
resources management, hydrology, energy, climate change
and public infrastructure. His main contributions include
modelling risk and resilience of complex systems.

Professor Simonovic has influenced academia, industry andgovernment via university teaching, publication of leadingedge research, mentoring of young people, delivering
stimulating research seminars at institutions around theworld, carrying out joint research projects, and consulting
work. He has received awards for excellence in teaching,research and outreach.

Dr. Simonovic has published over 530 professional
publications (over 220 in peer reviewed Journals) and threemajor textbooks. He has delivered over 260 keynote andinvited talks and was inducted into the Canadian Academy ofEngineering in June of 2013.

Latest Research or disaster Reports/Results—Please refer to www.iclr.org

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Department of Chemical Engineering
Universidad de los Andes
Colombia
Edificio Mario Laserna Cra 1 Este No 19A - 40
Bogotá (Colombia)
Código postal 111711 Universidad de Los
Andes, Colombia
Tel: +(571) 339 49 49
Fax: +(571) 339 49 49
E-mail: https://uniandes.edu.co/

Universidad de los Andes is an autonomous,
independent, and innovative institution that fosters
pluralism, tolerance, and respect for ideas. It aims foracademic excellence while providing rigorous criticaland ethical character development, in order to enhancein all students the awareness of their social andcitizenship responsibilities, as well as a firm commitment
to the society.
The university's student body, in anenvironment of interdisciplinary and flexible integral
character development, becomes the chief agent of theeducational process. A highly skilled, knowledgeable,and prestigious faculty facilitates the development of an
outstanding academic and professional life project that
supports research, contributes to the development of thecountry, and transcends its geographical boundaries.



AdrianaMaría
am.mesa@uniandes.edu.coFelipe Muñoz Giraldo fmunoz@uniandes.edu.co

Process safety is a relatively new concept and it has
found its main driving force in catastrophic industrial
events. Its objective is to eliminate security incidents
that occur in fixed installations or permanent systems,
in which releases of pure hazardous substances or in
mixture with air can occur. Generally, these events
originate accidental, intentional or NATECH events(Natural Hazard Triggering Technological Disasters),
which expose the measured interests to flows of toxic,
thermal, overpressure and projectile dangers.

Characterization of hazardous materials



Simulation of fires using Fire Dynamics Simulation
(FDS)



Intrinsic safetyTransport of dangerous material



Risk analysis and consequences evaluation



Paula
Danielapd.pico10@uniandes.edu.co



Jose
De
Jesus
Serranojdj.serrano10@uniandes.edu.co

AlvaroJavierHernandez
aj.hernandezb@uniandes.edu.co

Baez



Diego
Alejandro
Sierrada.sierra2021@uniandes.edu.co

Arcila

Rafael Amaya Gomez r.amaya29@uniandes.edu.co

Pico

Gómez

Latest Publications

CFD and experimental study of the pyrolysis andoxidation phenomena of wheat starch dust in the 20L
sphere standard test.



Influence of the Particle Size Distribution on the
Dispersion Process of Combustible Dusts in the 20L
Sphere.



Experimental and Computational Study of the
Dispersion and Combustion of Wheat Starch andCarbon-Black Particles During the Standard 20L
Sphere Test.



Computational Study of the Dispersion andCombustion Steps of a Gas Mixture in the 20L Sphere.



CFD study of the effects of turbulence andhomogeneity degree of a fuel-gas/air mixture on theestimation of exclusivity severity parameters and flame
propagation in standard dust test equipment

Risk assessment for unconventional oil and gas wells,
throughout their life cycles.

Inherently safer facility layout with multiple floors.

Methodological proposal for conducting multi-hazard
analysis in process units.

Approach to reduce uncertainty in an integrity program
regarding corrosion-defects in inspected pipelines

Research Focus


Mesa

Jobs/Internship Opportunities
Viviescas

Hernandez

The Japanese Center at Universidad de los Andes started
to become a physical reality with the symbolic laying of
the first brick. The Japanese information center for culture,
economy, and academia will open its door in the second
semester in 2018 as part of the 110th anniversary of
diplomatic relations between Japan and Colombia (https://
uniandes.edu.co/centrodeljapon/ ).

Prof. Felipe Munoz Giraldo
fmunoz@uniandes.edu.co

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Universidad del Valle, Cali
Colombia

Seismological and Geophysical Observatory of the ColombianSouthwest (Observatorio Sismológico y Geofísico del
Suroccidente Colombiano (OSSO )Ciudad Universitaria Meléndez, Calle 13 No 100-00, Sede San
Fernando, Calle 4B No 36-00 , Colombia
Tel: +57 2 3301661
Fax: +57 2 3313418
Website: http://www.univalle.edu.co/english/

The Seismological and Geophysical Observatory of theColombian Southwest - OSSO is attached to theGeography Department of the Universidad del Valle, it
conducts and promotes teaching and academic researchin Seismology, Geophysics and Seismic Engineering toprovide qualified personnel, information and knowledge tothe community of the Colombian Southwest in order toprevent and mitigate possible disaster situations due tophenomena of geophysical origin or the reduction ofvulnerability in the region.

REDSW is a regional network founded in 1987 andrestructured in 2008 with the digital technology to monitor
the seismicity of the Colombian Southwest, which isconsidered one of the most seismic activity regions of thecountry. We exchange data with the National
Seismological Network of Colombia, supporting thenational/regional disaster prevention and response
systems, providing information for timely attention in
emergency situations in case of strong earthquakes.

As the agency in charge of the operation and maintenanceof the Seismological Network of the Colombian Southwest,
we are committed to timely inform the competentauthorities and the community in general about theparameters of the seismic events that occur in the region.
Besides, carries out studies on the seismic sources, thehazard and the seismic risk, as well as the development ofinvestigations in the matter of risk management andcontinuous update publications of the information on theseismic activity of the region.

Dr. Elkin De J. Salcedo Hurtado
E-mail: elkin.salcedo@correounivalle.edu.co

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Research Focus
Seismology
It is dedicated to the study of seismicity and its relationshipwith active tectonic structures in order to provide coherent
results of the seismic danger of the Valle del Cauca andthe region of the Colombian Southwest in general.

characteristics (surface extension, thickness and depth of
the strata) of the subsoil on which various infrastructure
works will be built and for the search of deposits and othertypes of resources.


Reflection and seismic refraction

Regional Seismicity:Gravimetry

Instrumental

Magnetometry



Historical

Geoelectric

Large earthquakes (macroseismic study)Geochemical methods (Measuring radon gas)

Seismicity and isosist maps

Bark modeling

Spatial analysis and GIS

Seismotectonic research:Study of active faults and seismogenic zones



Focal mechanisms

Natural hazards and risks
It focuses on the development of risk studies, vulnerability
and risk in different territorial environments.

Seismic hazard:Analysis of the seismic regimeAnalysis of zoning methodsRegional seismic network

A project will be presented for the installation andmonitoring of a new three-component digital regional
seismic network and broadband.
Geodesy
It is dedicated to the study of deformations of the earth's
crust to determine the recent vertical and horizontal
movements of the cortical blocks and along the active
faults using conventional geodetic techniques and highprecision with GPS.


IGAC GPS networkGPS network of INGEOMINAS for geodynamic studies



Network of tide gauges

Geophysics
It is in charge of the application of methods and techniques
for the study of the mechanical and geometric

Hazard Studies



Vulnerability Assessment



Risk assessment



Risk management

Georiesgos research group
It consists of a team of researchers from different
disciplines, mainly in relation to earth sciences and social
sciences interested in the knowledge of the geophysicaland social dynamics of the Colombian Southwest. Among
its activities are studies of threats, vulnerability and risks,
as well as the estimation of potential losses due to theoccurrence of natural phenomena.
Deformation of the Earth's Crust and GeoprocessingAssessment of natural hazard

Assessment
managementGeophysical Modeling of the Earth's Crust

Regional Seismicityofsocialvulnerability

Research Unit Contacts
Name

Contact EmailElkin de Jesús Salcedo Hurtado

elkin.salcedo@correounivalle.edu.co

Jorge Andrés Velez Correa

jorge.velez@correounivalle.edu.co

Nathalie García Millán

nathalie.garcia@osso.univalle.edu.co

Jhon Leandro Pérez

leandro.perez.volcan@gmail.com

Juliana Andrea Pinilla Montoya

juliana.pinilla@correounivalle.edu.co

Jonathan Fernández

Jhonattan.fernandez@correounivalle.edu.co

Alba Nidia Castaño Castaño

alba.castano@correounivalle.edu.co

Yeli Ceidy Castillo

yeli.castillo@correounivalle.edu.co

Lina María Mera Uribelina.maria.mera@correounivalle.edu.co

Danny Alexander Cocuñame

danny.cocuname@correounivalle.edu.co

Christian Rene Escudero Ayala

christian.escudero@cuc.udg.mx

Jhon Jairo Barona Mendozajhon.barona@correounivalle.edu.co

Omar Andres Prieto Arias

omar.prieto@correounivalle.edu.co
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and

risk

Latest Publications:

Evaluación del riesgo de inundación ante tsunami
local en la isla de Cascajal, Pacífico Colombiano.
Chile, Revista de Geografia Norte Grande ISSN: 0718
-3402,
2017
vol:68
fasc:
págs:
185
219,
DOI:10.4067/S0718-34022017000300185
Autores: DANNY ALEXANDER COCUNAME.
3.- Publicado en revista especializada: Gravity Survey
at the Ceboruco Volcano Area (Nayarit, Mexico): a 3D Model of the Subsurface Structure Estados Unidos,
Pure and Applied Geophysics ISSN: 0033-4553, 2017
vol:174 fasc: págs: 3905 - 3918, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-017-1600-4
Autores:
JHONATTAN FERNANDEZ CORDOBA, ARACELIZAMORA CAMACHO, JUAN MANUEL ESPINDOLACASTRO,43, DOI:10.15517
Autores: ELKIN DE JESUS
SALCEDO HURTADO, JHON LEANDRO PEREZ

Publicado en revista especializada: Implementation of
an Electronic Ionosonde to Monitor the Earth¿s
Ionosphere via a Projected Column through USRP
Suiza, Sensors ISSN: 1424-8220, 2017 vol:5 fasc: -págs: 1 - 23, DOI:10.3390/s17050946 Autores: JHONJAIRO BARONA MENDOZA, CARLOS FERNANDOQUIROGA RUIZ, CARLOS RAFAEL PINEDO
JARAMILLO,

Monitoreo sísmico en tiempo real para la alerta
temprana,
el
caso
de
SeisComP
México, Geos - Caracas ISSN: 0435-5601, 2017
vol:36 fasc: págs: 317 - 327, DOI: Authores: JHONLEANDRO PEREZ

Deformación sismotectónica a partir de mecanismos
focales de terremotos en el Valle del Cauca,
suroccidente de Colombia Costa Rica, Revista
Geologica De America Central ISSN: 0256-7024,
2017
vol:57
fasc:
págs:
23
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Institutional Capacity Development Activities
Monitoring

The OSSO is a stage where students in undergraduate, master's and doctoral training develop their research work. Students
from different disciplines are linked as monitors for the analysis of seismic processes, as well as research assistants forseveral projects and consultancies.

Research Projects
Undergraduate and Graduate Students develop their degree work and thesis linked to the research projects of OSSO

Jobs/Internship Opportunities
OSSO receives semi-annual academic interns from Colombian universities and abroad. PhD students, Graduate students
and Undergraduate students that have joined our institution as interns exchange experiences and research methodologies
related to the work areas of OSSO.

In OSSO, the following activities can be carried out:Participation in workshops and courses

Assistance in research projects as internsInvolvement in seminars, congresses and other activities perform in OSSO.

For other additional information, please visit out website— http://osso.univalle.edu.co

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Centro Nacional de Investigacion par laGestion de Desastres Naturales (CIGIDEN)
Chile

Edificio Hernán Briones, 3er Piso
Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Tel: +562 2354 1801
Website: http://cigiden.cl

NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR INTEGRATEDNATURAL DISASTERS MANAGEMENT - CIGIDEN

We are an association of four universities:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello

We are an association of four universities –Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Nacional AndrésBello, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María y
Universidad Católica del Norte– which was born in responseto the call made by CONICYT’s FONDAP program by Chile,in its fourth national competition of Priority Areas ResearchCenters to address research on disasters and theirconsequences.

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Universidad Católica del Norte

Chile is a natural laboratory for studying models andtheories of mitigation and disaster management. Throughthis process, our main goal is to contribute to increasinglevels of resilience and help mitigate the consequences
caused by natural disasters. Thus disasters of natural origin
present, for this scientific center, a series of technological,
social and political challenges. From CIGIDEN, we are
generating scientific and technical knowledge to help
improve the way the risk management cycle is approachedin our country.

Our work is carried out under the conceptual framework ofresilience, orienting our results towards the reduction of theinitial impact of extreme events, and to restore and improve
the functionality of the different systems that are affected bythem in shorter periods. The center seeks to be recognizedinternationally as a research center with the necessary
capabilities to address all areas related to natural hazards
and management of extreme events, producing world-classresearch for public policy of disaster risk reduction.

The multidisciplinary and integrated team of CIGIDEN
brings together more than 50 researchers and professionals
who travel through six lines of research:
RL1 Solid Earth Processes and Associated Hazards/
Principal Investigator: Gabriel González – Earth Science &Natural Hazards.
RL2 Surface Water Processes and Associated Hazards/
Principal Investigator: Rodrigo Cienfuegos – Earth Science& Civil Engineering.
RL3 Risk and Resilience of Complex Systems andNetworks/ Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos De la Llera –Civil Engineering/Risk and Resilience of Physical Systems.
RL4 Disaster Cultures and Risk Governance/Principal
Investigator: Manuel Tironi - Sociology & Anthropology.
RL5 Socio-Economic Assessment of disasters and
Mitigation Strategies for Resilient Critical Infrastructure
Systems/Principal Investigator: Alondra Chamorro – Civil
Engineering & Infrastructure Management.
RL6 Communication and Emerging Technologies for
Disaster Risk Reduction/Principal Investigator: Gonzalo
Bacigalupe – Psychology & Public Health.

Prof. Rodrigo Cienfuegos
E-mail: director@cigiden.cl

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Research Focus
Our six research lines (RLs) lead the development of thisresearch agenda where their specific objectives and scopes
are framed under three interline research clusters: i) Natural
Systems and Processes, ii) Risk and Resilience Analysis,
and iii) Social Practices. Our research work plan to center tospecific urban settlements where the integration of original
results shall contribute to the development of pilot platforms
or protocols, institutional transformations and public policy,
and the engagement of citizens in disaster risk reduction
processes.

what variables should be controlled to reduce risk andenhance resilience?
However, to answer such question each of the areas
within WP4, has its own driving research question:(WP4.1) How can we best characterize the natural
hazard input (e.g. earthquake,tsunami) for distributed
network systems located in central Chile using
instrumental localdata, scenario-based simulated data,
and the wealth of data available in other similar regions
worldwide?; (WP4.2) In a hypothetical condition of
independent performance of each network, what would
be the risk and resilience of these networks subjected
to extreme events in central Chile?; (WP4.3) Wouldgraphical model representations of each of these
networks be capable of providing consistent estimatesof risk and resilience and its propagation?; (WP4.4)
How would the interdependencies and cascading
effects in these networks impact their risk andresilience, and what would be an appropriate model
representation to capture these interdependencies
between the physical network models relative theconventional models developed in platforms such as
HAZUS/GEM?

5.

Risk and resilience of urban settings

Are subduction earthquakes in some way connectedwith volcanic eruptions?

Under the premise of a complex system, how do we
generate a more resilient complex urban setting under
the actions of multiple natural hazards?

6.

Can we anticipate the distribution of aftershocks byusing the coseismic slip distribution?

Socio-Economic
Assessment
Strategies for Resilient CriticalWork Package 6 will focus its research on which are
the social and economic consequences of natural
hazards that may disrupt critical network infrastructure
and complex systems in central Chile, and how socioeconomic effects of natural hazards can be accounted
for in the design of mitigation strategies and resilience
increase, and later evaluated in terms of impact within a
specific socio-economic context? However, to answer
such question five research areas have been definedwithin WP6, having each a driving research question:(WP6.1) Which are the social and economic
consequences of major natural hazards that may
disrupt critical infrastructure systems in central Chile?;(WP6.2) Which are the socio-economic impacts of the
exposure model developed in WP4.2 for specific criticalinfrastructure systems considered in central Chile?;(WP6.3) How socio- economic effects of natural
hazards can be modeled and accounted for in thedesign of mitigation strategies and resilience increaseof critical infrastructure systems in central Chile?;(WP6.4) Which is the effectiveness of different
mitigation strategies measured through the reduction
generated in socio-economic impacts and risk, and thecorresponding increase in resilience?; (WP6.5) How do
the proposed models reliably predict the socioeconomic and risk reductions of effective mitigation
strategies in a case study located in Central Chile?

7.

Disaster Cultures and Risk GovernanceHow cultural differences impact on the modes ofunderstanding disasters and taking decisions about
them?

Ours clusters work under the premise of the following work
package and research questions:
1. Spatial-Temporal
Processes
in
Subduction
Earthquake Phenomena and linked hazards
How we can anticipate places where futureearthquakes can nucleate along the Chilean
subduction zones?



What are the main aspects of the coseismic slip patternthat determines the localization of energetic pulse forstrong ground motion?

Can we anticipate the distribution of aftershocks byusing the coseismic slip distribution?

Is there a link between the resulting coseismic slip in agiven earthquake and the coupling distribution at theinterplate contact?







Given the occurrence of a subduction-type and/or
crustal-type earthquake, which are the site effects inthe sedimentary basins of the fore-arc Andean region?



Based on the previous questions, what are theexpected ground motion intensities, and their variability
at different sites in Chile?

2.

Multi-hazard
Threats

How recent geophysical knowledge and associateduncertainties can be quantified and incorporated into
seismic and tsunamigenic hazard assessment at
different scales?

3.

Hydroclimatic Hazards in a Context of Global
Change

How the characterization and monitoring of variables
and physical processes involved in triggeringhydroclimatic hazards can be used to mitigate risksboth in the short-term through early warning systems,
and the long-term through public policies and design
practices developed to deal with non-stationary climatic
variability?

4.

Risk and Resilience of Complex Systems andNetworks



The fundamental research question posed by thisresearch is how significant is the risk and resilience of
critical networks of infrastructure and services, andcomplex systems deployed in central Chile subject tothe disruption caused by extreme natural events, andApproachforInterlinked

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Mitigation

8. Disaster Behavioral Health

9. Mediated Communication TechnologiesHow cultural differences impact on the modes ofunderstanding disasters and taking decisions about
them?



What are the psychosocial factors that influence theresponse (coping behavior) of individuals, families,
groups and communities affected by disasters and thedifferent outcomes presented among individuals
exposed to disasters? (or what are the psychosocial
factors that explain well-being among individuals
exposed to disasters)What are the active components of PFA interventions,when should be delivered and who benefits from these?

How people who live a disaster become informed
through a variety of media and information sources?
How using multiple media channels exerts direct,
indirect, and moderate effects on learning and behavior
related to disaster management? How journalists andmedia professionals inform on multiple platforms andseek to adapt (or not) their messages to a multichannel
environment? What theoretical, research, and policy
frameworks are required to understand the use of
emerging technologies within the context of increased
inequality, large social vulnerability, and multi-risk
environments? What are the technologies that support
the most vulnerable citizens to foster equity rather thanincreasing inequality (the typical outcome of technology
innovation as well as natural hazards)?



RL4 Disaster Cultures and Risk Governance/Principal
Investigator: Manuel Tironi - Sociology & Anthropology.

Research Unit Contacts:

RL1 Solid Earth Processes and Associated Hazards/
Principal Investigator: Gabriel González – Earth Science &Natural Hazards. Gabriel González ggonzale@ucn.cl

Manuel Tironi: metironi@uc.cl


RL2 Surface Water Processes and AssociatedHazards/Principal Investigator: Rodrigo Cienfuegos –Earth Science & Civil Engineering
Rodrigo Cienfuegos: director@cigiden.cl



RL3 Risk and Resilience of Complex Systems andNetworks/ Principal Investigator: Juan Carlos De la Llera– Civil Engineering/Risk and Resilience of Physical
Systems.

RL5 Socio-Economic Assessment of disasters and
Mitigation
Strategies
forResilient
CriticalInfrastructure Systems/Principal Investigator: Alondra
Chamorro – Civil Engineering & InfrastructureManagement.
Alondra Chamorro: achamorro@ing.puc.cl

Juan Carlos De la Llera: jcllera@ing.puc.cl

RL6 Communication and Emerging Technologies for
Disaster Risk Reduction/Principal Investigator: Gonzalo
Bacigalupe – Psychology & Public Health.
Gonzalo Bacigalope: gonzalo.bacigalupe@cigiden.cl

Latest Publications:

Institutional Capacity Building Activities and Jobs/
Internship opportunities:

Indicators of scientific production 6th year CIGIDEN

For information, please visit our website: http://cigiden.cl/es/

Articles year 6: 60, over the expected 55.

Top 10% items: 11, over the expected 9.

Items in Q1 + Q2: so far 87%, over 75% expected.

Other Useful Information and contacts



Articles among researchers CIGIDEN: 22, out of 16
expected.



Website: http://cigiden.cl/es/



Twitter: @cigiden

Facebook CIGIDEN

Instagram: @cigidenInternational collaboration articles: 35, out of the expected31

Of the 60 articles in year 6, 50% are authors of 2 or moredifferent disciplines.

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University of California, Berkeley
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center(PEER), National Information Service for
Earthquake Engineering (NISEE)USA

325 Davis Hall, University of California,
Berkeley, CA 94720-1792
Tel: +1-(510) 642-3437
Website: https://peer.berkeley.edu/

PEER is a multi-institutional research and education center headquartered at
University at California, Berkeley

The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center(PEER) is a multi-institutional research and education
center with headquarters at the University of California,
Berkeley. Since its inception in 1997, PEER has been the
primary earthquake engineering research arm of the Stateof California. Researchers from 11 core universities,
several consulting companies, plus researchers at various
State and Federal government agencies contribute toresearch programs focused on performance-based
earthquake engineering in disciplines including structuraland geotechnical engineering, geology/seismology,
lifelines, transportation, risk management, and public
policy. PEER’s mission is to (1) develop, validate, anddisseminate performance-based engineering technologies
for buildings, critical civil structures, and infrastructure
networks subjected to earthquakes and other natural
hazards, with the goal of achieving community resilience;and (2) equip the earthquake engineering and otherextreme event communities with tools, technologies andthe future workforce, through collaboration between PEER
institutions and industry partners. In addition to conducting
research, PEER actively disseminates its findings toearthquake professionals who are involved in the practiceof earthquake engineering, through various mechanisms
including workshops, conferences and the PEER Report
Series. PEER also conducts Education and Outreachprograms to reach students, policy makers, and others
interested in earthquake issues. In the past 21 years,
PEER has had major impacts on research andprofessional practice nationally and internationally. The
Center will continue to provide major contributions toearthquake engineering by supporting: (a) research
activities in Transportation and Lifelines, Tall Buildings andGround Motions, (b) technology development including
OpenSEES in analytical simulation, OpenFresco in hybrid
simulation and BridgePBEE for performance-based bridge
earthquake engineering, and (c) dissemination of researchoutcomes and developed tools and technologies, such as
distribution of PEER products, to a broad audience ofstudents, researchers, industry sectors and the generalpublic; supporting interns; training graduate andundergraduate researchers to conduct research;
publishing PEER reports; and operating the NISEE-PEER
library which has nearly 10,000 users and provides accessto thousands of research reports, photographs, andarticles.

Prof. Khalid Mosalam, PEER Director
E-mail: mosalam@berkeley.edu

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Research Focus



Geo-hazards research: This includes Improved
characterization of ground motion models, Nonergodic GMPEs, Physics-based models, Liquefaction,
Constitutive modeling, etc.



Bridge and Other Transportation Systems
Research: Including Performance-Based Earthquake
Engineering of Bridges and Transportation Systems



Building Systems Research: Structural and Nonstructural Performance, Loss Modeling and Decision
Making

Performance-Based Design of Lifeline Systems



Tsunami ResearchResearch related to Fire Following Earthquakes

Data Sciences Research: Simulation, Use of
Machine Learning and AI to enhance research andpractice in Extreme Events

Structural Health Monitoring

PEER-funded Projects
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center(PEER) has continuing funding from the State ofCalifornia related to the seismic performance oftransportation systems.



Towards Next Generation p-y Formations – Part 2:
Statistical Assessment of Uncertainties in Key
Components of Soil Resistance Functions. PI:
Anne Lemnitzer.

Refer
to
[https://peer.berkeley.edu/research/transportation-systems/projects]
for
more
information about these projects and additional
PEER-funded projects.



Tsunami Debris: Simulating Hazard and Loads. PI:
Patrick Lynett.

Development of a Database and a Toolbox for
Regional Seismic Risk Assessment of California’s
Highway Bridges. PI: Ertugrul Taciroglu.

Modeling Bay Area Transportation
Resilience. PI: Jack Baker.

Network

Micro-inspired Continuum Modeling Using Virtual
Experiments. PI: Jose Andrade.



Liquefaction Triggering an dEffects at Silty Soil
Sites. PI: Jonathan Bray.



Implementation and Validation of PM4Sand in
OpenSees. PI: Pedro Arduino.

Aftershock Seismci Vulnerability and TimeDependent Risk Assessment of Bridges. PI: Henry
Burton.

Towards Multi-Tier Modeling of Liquefaction
Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure. PI: Brett
Maurer.



A Systematic Computational Framework for Multispan Bridge PBEE Applications. PI: Ahmed
Elgamal.



Influence of Vertical Ground Shaking on Design ofBridges Isolated with Friction Pendulum Bearings.
PI: Keri Ryan.



UNR-Stanford Collaboration: Accounting for
Earthquake Duration in Performance-Based
Evaluation and Design of Bridges. Co-PIs:
Mohamed A. Moustafa, Gregory Deierlein.

High-Performance Computing Based Distributed
Multi-Layered City Scale Transportation Network
Tool. PI: Kenichi Soga.



Fluid-Structure Interaction and Python Scripting
Capabilities in OpenSees. PI: Minjie Zhu.



Post-Earthquake Fire Performance of Industrial
Facilities. PI: Erica C. Fischer.

Dissipative Base Connections for Moment Frame
Structures in Airports and other Transportation
Systems. PI: Amit Kanvinde.

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Latest Publications(2017/2018~):


Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Designof Tall Buildings, Version 2.03, prepared by a TBI
Working Group led by co-chairs Ron Hamburger
and Jack Moehle: Jack Baker, Jonathan Bray, C.B.
Crouse, Greg Deierlein, John Hooper, MarshallLew, Joe Maffei, Stephen Mahin, James Malley,
Farzad Naeim, Jonathan Stewart, and John
Wallace. PEER Report 2017/06. May 2017.

A Nonlinear Kinetic Model for Multi-Stage Friction
Pendulum Systems. Paul L. Drazin and Sanjay
Govindjee. PEER Report 2017/07. October 2017.



Influence of Kinematic SSI on Foundation Input
Motions for Bridges on Deep Foundations.
Benjamin J. Turner, Scott J. Brandenberg, andJonathan P. Stewart. PEER Report 2017/08.
November 2017.

“R” Package for Computation of Earthquake
Ground-Motion Response Spectra Pengfei Wang,
Jonathan P. Stewart, Yousef Bozorgnia, David M.
Boore, and Tadahiro Kishida. PEER Report
2017/09. December 2017.

Development of Time Histories for IEEE693
Testing and Analysis (Including Seismically
Isolated Equipment). Shakhzod M. Takhirov, Eric
Fujisaki, Leon Kempner, Michael Riley, and Brian
Low. PEER Report 2017/10. December 2017.

Preliminary Studies on the Dynamic Response of a
Seismically Isolated Prototype Gen-IV SodiumCooled Fast Reactor (PGSFR). Benshun Shao,
Andreas H. Schellenberg, Matthew J. Schoettler,
and Stephen A. Mahin, PEER Report 2017/11.
December 2017.

Experimental Investigation of the Behavior of
Vintage and Retrofit Concentrically Braced SteelFrames under Cyclic Loading. Barbara G.
Simpson, Stephen A. Mahin, and Jiun-Wei Lai.
PEER Report 2017/12. December 2017.

The recent PEER Annual Report is listed below.
Refer to [https://peer.berkeley.edu/peer-annualreports] for additional PEER Annual Reports.
PEER Annual Report 2017-2018. Khalid Mosalam,Amarnath Kasalanati, and Selim Günay. PEER Report
2018/01. June 2018.



PEER Research Reports (2017) are listed below.
Refer to [https://peer.berkeley.edu/peer-reports]
for all PEER report listings.








U.S.–New Zealand–Japan Workshop: LiquefactionInduced Ground Movements Effects, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, California, 2–4 November
2016. Jonathan D. Bray, Ross W. Boulanger, Misko
Cubrinovski, Kohji Tokimatsu, Steven L. Kramer,Thomas O’Rourke, Ellen Rathje, Russell A. Green,Peter K. Robinson, and Christine Z. Beyzaei. PEER
Report 2017/02. March 2017.
NGA-East Ground-Motion Models for the U.S.
Geological Survey National Seismic Hazard Maps.
Christine A. Goulet, Yousef Bozorgnia, Nicolas
Kuehn, Linda Al Atik, Robert R. Youngs, Robert W.
Graves, and Gail M. Atkinson. PEER Report
2017/03. March 2017.
Expert Panel Recommendations for Ergodic Site
Amplification in Central and Eastern North America.
Jonathan P. Stewart, Grace A Parker, Joseph P.
Harmon, Gail M. Atkinson, David M. Boore, Robert
B. Darragh, Walter J. Silva, and Youssef M.A.
Hashash. PEER Report 2017/04. March 2017.
Recommendations for Ergodic Nonlinear Site
Amplification in Central and Eastern North America.
Youssef M.A. Hashash, Joseph A. Harmon, Okan
Ilhan, Grace A. Parker, and Jonathan P. Stewart.
PEER Report 2017/05. March 2017.

Other useful information and contacts:
Contact for Communications & Outreach: Grace Kang, Director of Communications, PEER, g.kang@berkeley.edu
Contact for Operations and PEER Labs: Amarnath Kasalanati, Associate Director, amarnath1@berkeley.edu
Contact for Research, Funding & Sponsorship Activities: Khalid Mosalam, Director, PEER, mosalam@berkeley.edu

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University of Colorado Boulder
Natural Hazards Center
USA
Boulder, CO 80309-0483
Tel: +1-(303) 492-6818
Website: https://hazards.colorado.edu

Boulder as a result of the landmark National Science
Foundation-funded Assessment of Natural Hazards
Research in the United States. The NHC is the one
academic center in the nation dedicated to linking
researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to reduce theharm from disasters. The Center team shares andadvances social science and interdisciplinary knowledge,
with a special emphasis on the most vulnerable populations
and places. Every day, the Center team works with a varietyof research and practice communities to empower a culture
where all people are educated and inspired to take positive
action to mitigate hazards losses and to build stronger
communities.

The Center engages in four interconnected work streams togenerate a variety of outputs: (1) translating and sharing
hazards information; (2) facilitating connections between
researchers, policy makers, and practitioners, the private
sector, the media, and the broader public; (3) training andmentoring a diverse next generation of hazards researchersand practitioners; and (4) advancing social science andinterdisciplinary knowledge through original empiricalresearch. All work is informed by a justice and equity
approach, and the core values of the Center are focusedaround a commitment to human dignity, collective
wellbeing, scientific understanding, sustainable hazards
mitigation, and environmental stewardship.

The Center is funded by the National Science Foundation,
Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation(CMMI), Program on Humans, Disasters, and the Built
Environment (Award #1635593) with supplemental support
from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and the National Integrated
Drought Information System of the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration. In addition, Center faculty andresearchers have contracts and grants from a variety ofother federal agencies and nonprofit organizations.

Prof. Lori Peek, Director
E-mail: Lori.Peek@Colorado.edu
Dr. Jennifer Tobin, Deputy Administrator
E-mail: Jennifer.L.Tobin@Colorado.edu

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Research Focus
The research activities of the Natural Hazards Center
focus on the social, behavioral, socioeconomic, mental
health, and other societal aspects of hazards anddisasters, using quantitative, qualitative, and mixedmethods approaches. Current and recently-completed
projects involve research with a range of populationgroups, including potentially vulnerable groups such as
children, elderly persons, and low-income populations.
Studies explore topics throughout the hazards cycle, frommitigation and preparedness to response and recovery.
Various types of hazards are addressed in the Center’s
research portfolio, ranging from earthquakes, floods, andhurricanes to toxic hazards and technological disasters.
Research activities span urban and rural areas in the U.S.
and other countries. Studies frequently involve
collaborations with researchers from engineering andnatural science disciplines.

Latest Publications
Active Projects

Foundation. Principal Investigator, Lori Peek.

(https://hazards.colorado.edu/research-projects/index)

2018-23 “CONVERGE: Coordinated Social Science,
Engineering, and Interdisciplinary Extreme Events
Reconnaissance Research.” Funded by the National
Science Foundation, Award #18418338. Principal
Investigator, Lori Peek.
2018-21 “Building Voluntary Organizations Active inDisaster (VOAD) Capacities to Protect Children in
Disasters.” Funded by Save the Children. Principal
Investigator, Lori Peek.
2018-19 “Workshop: Hazards and Disaster Researchers
Meeting:
Improving
Post-Disaster
Rapid
Reconnaissance Research.” Funded by the National
Science Foundation, Award #1833298. Principal
Investigator, Lori Peek.
2018-19 “National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) at
50.” Funded by the Association of State Floodplain
Managers and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency. Principal Investigator, Lori Peek.
2018-19 “Safer, Stronger, Smarter: A Guide to Improving
School Natural Hazard Safety.” Funded by theFederal Emergency Management Agency, contract
to the Applied Technology Council. OutreachCommittee Chair, Lori Peek.
2018 “Translating Research into Health Applications.”
Funded by the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services, Office for the Assistant Secretaryfor Preparedness and Response. Principal
Investigator, Lori Peek.
2017-19 “EAGER: Interdisciplinary and Social Science
Extreme Events Reconnaissance.” Funded by the
National Science Foundation, Award #1745611.
Principal Investigator, Lori Peek.
2017-19 “NSF INCLUDES: Capacity Building in Disaster
Research for Scholars from Under-Represented
Groups.” Funded by the National Science
Foundation, Award #1744479. DeeDee Bennett,
Principal Investigator. Co-Principal Investigator, LoriPeek.
2016-22 “A Clearinghouse on Natural Hazards
Applications.” Funded by the National Science
Foundation,Award#1635593.
Principal
Investigator, Lori Peek.

2015-20 “Community Resiliency to Natural Disasters:
NIST-Center of Excellence.” Funded by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology. John van deLindt and Bruce Ellingwood, Principal Investigators.
Co-Investigator, Lori Peek.
2015-20 “Demographic and Health Disparities in
Recovery from Hurricane Katrina: KATRINA@10.”
Funded by the National Institute of Health. Mark
VanLandingham, David Abramson, and Mary
Waters, Principal Investigators. Co-Investigator, LoriPeek.
2015-19 “A Risk-Informed Decision Framework to
Achieve Resilient and Sustainable Buildings that
Meet Community Objectives.” Funded by the
National Science Foundation. John van de Lindt,
Principal Investigator. Co-Investigator, Lori Peek.
Guidebook2017 Contributing Author—Applied Technology Council
Project Management Committee. Safer, Stronger,
Smarter: A Guide to Improve School Natural
Hazards Safety. Washington, D.C.: Federal
Emergency Management Agency and Applied
Technology Council. https://www.fema.gov/medialibrary/assets/documents/132592
Journal Articles
2018

Masoomi, Hassan, John W. van de Lindt, andLori Peek. “Quantifying Socioeconomic Impact of
a Tornado by Estimating Population Outmigration
as a Resilience Metric at the Community Level.”
Journal of Structural Engineering 144(5): https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002019

2018

Peek, Lori. “Looking Back and Moving Forward:
2018 International Sociological Association
Research Committee on Disasters (RC39)
Presidential Address.” International Journal ofMass Emergencies and Disasters 36(2): 87-96.

2017

Cox, Robin, Leila Scannell, Cheryl Heykoop,
Jennifer Tobin, and Lori Peek. “Understanding
Youth Disaster Recovery: The Vital Role ofPeople, Places, and Activities.” International
Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 22: 249-256.

2016-18 “Interdisciplinary Methods for Disaster
Research.” Funded by the National Science
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2017

Fothergill, Alice and Lori Peek. “Kids, Creativity,and Katrina.” Contexts 16(2): 65-67.

2017

Pardee, Jessica, Alice Fothergill, Lynn Weber,and Lori Peek. “The Collective Method:
Collaborative Social Science Research and
Scholarly Accountability.” Qualitative Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117743461.

2017

Sutley, Elaina, John W. van de Lindt, and Lori
Peek. “Community-Level Framework for Seismic
Resiliency, Part I: Coupling Socioeconomic
Characteristics
andEngineering
Building
Systems.” Natural Hazards Review 18(3):04016014. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)
NH.1527-6996.0000239.

2017

2017

Sutley, Elaina, John W. van de Lindt, and Lori
Peek. “Community-Level Framework for Seismic
Resiliency, Part II: Multi-Objective Optimization
and Illustrative Examples.” Natural Hazards
Review
18(3):
04016015.
DOI:
http://
dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.15276996.0000230.
Sutley, Elaina, John W. van de Lindt, and Lori
Peek. “Multi-Hazard Analysis: Demonstrating How
Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Act asa Hazard for Natural Disasters.” Journal of
StructuralEngineering
DOI:
https://
doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943541X.0001846#sthash.C7B5iKir.dpuf.

Donner, and J. E. Trainor, pp. 205-223. New
York: Springer.
2018

Encyclopedia Entries
2017

Guikema, Seth and Lori Peek, Guest Editors.
Interdisciplinary Methods and Approaches for
Hazards and Disaster Research. Forthcoming in
Risk Analysis: An International Journal.

Chapters in Books and Monographs
2018

Davis, Elizabeth A., Rebecca Hansen, Lori Peek,
Brenda Phillips, and Sarah Tuneberg. “Identifying
and Accommodating High-Risk, High-Vulnerability
Populations in Disasters.” Disaster Nursing andEmergency
PreparednessforChemical,
Biological, and Radiological Terrorism and Other
Hazards, 4th ed., edited by T. G. Veenema, 115138. New York: Springer.

2018

Enarson, Elaine, Alice Fothergill, and Lori Peek.
“Gender and Disasters.” Handbook of Disaster
Research, 2nd ed., edited by H. Rodriguez, W.

Peek, Lori and Kai Erikson. “Hurricane Katrina.”
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed.,edited by G. Ritzer. Oxford: Blackwell.

Research Reports
2018

National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST).
“Community
Resilience-Focused
Technical Investigation of the 2016 Lumberton,
North
Carolina
Flood
Multi-Disciplinary
Approach.” Contributing Author to Chapter 3 andChapter 4. Edited by: John W. van de Lindt,
Walter Gillis Peacock, Judith Mitrani-Reiser. NIST
Special Publication 1230.

2018

FederalEmergency
Management
Agency(FEMA). “A Proposed Emergency Management
Research Agenda.” Contributing Authors: LoriPeek, Jennifer Tobin, Wendy Walsh, DeeDee
Bennett, Kevin Kloesel, Steven Patterson, Brenda
Phillips, Gary Webb, and Kristin Wyckoff.
Washington, D.C.: FEMA.

2017

Association of State Floodplain Managers(ASFPM). “Floodplain Management 2017: State
Programs.” Contributing Authors: Liesel Ritchie,
Chad Berginnis, Jolie Breeden, Bill Brown,
Nnenia Campbell, Simone Domingue, Allison
Madera, Lori Peek, Catherine Brownlee Talbot,
Jennifer Tobin, and Jamie Vickery. Madison, WI:
ASFPM.

Special Journal Issue Editorships
2018

Peek, Lori, David Abramson, Robin Cox, Alice
Fothergill, and Jennifer Tobin. “Children andDisasters.” Handbook of Disaster Research, 2nded., edited by H. Rodriguez, W. Donner, and J. E.
Trainor, 243-262. New York: Springer.

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
The Natural Hazards Center does not currently offer any
training opportunities. However, in the very near future wewill be launching our most recent project, Converge, aNatural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure(NHERI) facility, where we will be offering online tutorials
and trainings for people interested in conducting rapid
reconnaissance research.

We also promote trainings and resources offered by avariety of institutions, which are available on our website:
https://hazards.colorado.edu/ under the “Resources” tab.
Check back regularly for more information about
Converge.

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Wind and Hurricane Impact ResearchLaboratory (WHIRL), Florida Institute ofTechnology (FIT), USA
150 W University Blvd, Melbourne, FL
32901 USA
Tel: +1-(321) 674-8085
Fax: +1-(321) 674-7565
Website: https://research.fit.edu/whirl/

STUDENTS WALK NEAR EVANS LIBRARY ON THE FLORIDA TECHCAMPUS IN MELBOURNE, FLA –Photo Forbes Magazine

The WHIRL is dedicated to the study of the effects andimpact of wind storms, including hurricanes, tornadoes,
and thunderstorms, and other related meteorologicalhazards (e.g. flooding, and storm surges) on the naturalenvironment and man-made structures.
The laboratory
involves a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists,
and business experts, who take advantage of ageographic location in the heart of Florida Space Coast,
to serve the needs of industry, government, and the
public in wind hazard mitigation. Objectives The threemain objectives of the WHIRL are: research on mitigationof losses to life, property, and the environment; educationof the public through dissemination of information, andorganization of seminars and workshops; promotion ofmultidisciplinary studies focused on wind engineering,
and wind related socio-economic studies and analyses.



Ondrej Doule,architecture.

Ph.D.:

Human

centeredIvica Kostanic,Engineering

Ph.D.:

Electricaland

Steven M. Lazarus, Ph.D.: MeteorologyCarlos E. Otero, Ph.D.: Electrical and Computer
EngineeringJean-Paul Pinelli, Ph.D., P.E.: Structures and windengineering

Mani
Subramanian,
Ph.D.,
engineering/meteorology

Robert J. Weaver, Ph.D.: Coastal engineering

P.E.:

ComputerAerospaceInternship Opportunities
We welcome interns for work related to:

Research Focus

The three main objectives of the WHIRL are:

research on mitigation of losses to life, property, andthe environment;

education of the public through dissemination of
information, and organization of seminars andworkshops;

promotion of multidisciplinary studies focused on windengineering, and wind related socio-economic studies
and analyses.

hurricane risk modeling;

field measurements during hurricane events;

post-disaster surveys

Research Units

Prof. Jean-Paul Pinelli
E-mail: pinelli@fit.edu

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design;Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), USA

100 Europa Drive, Suite 540,
Campus Box 7581, Chapel Hill,
NC 27517, USA
Tel: +1-919-962-0344
Fax: +1-919-445-9669
Website: http://
coastalresiliencecenter.unc.edu

The mission of the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence(CRC) is to conduct research and education to enhance theresilience of the nation’s people, infrastructure, economies
and the natural environment to the impacts of coastal
hazards such as floods and hurricanes, including the effects
of future climate trends.
With funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate, theCRC operates as a nationwide consortium of universities,
private companies, and government agencies led by
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill inpartnership with Jackson State University in Jackson,
Mississippi.
Examples of expected outcomes include: More accurate storm surge models and timely delivery ofhigh-resolution surge predictions for approaching storms
to protect flood-prone communities.
 A planning toolkit to help coastal communities assess theirvulnerability to future flooding and storm risks, andintegrate coastal hazards into community planning
processes.
 Improved

approaches to communicate risk throughcomputer tailored interventions and text messaging thatincentivize people to take life-saving protective actions.

 Educate the next generation of hazards researchers andpractitioners, emphasizing the development of certificate
and degree programs in minority-serving educational

Research Focus


Disaster Dynamics: Advancing storm
surge and flooding predictions with the
ADCIRC storm surge model. Enhancing
mappingandothervisualization
capabilities for storm surge and flooding
predictions.



Education and Workforce Development:
Graduate-level programs, degrees andcertificates focused on diversifying theHomeland Security workforce, particularlyin the fields of engineering, disasterstudies and planning.

Building
ResilientCommunities:
Strengthening planning networks andneighborhood vulnerability indicators;
communicating risk to motivate individual
action.



Coastal Infrastructure Resilience: Improving damage
and loss estimation due to overland waves and surge
hazards.

Anna Schwab, Program Manager,
E-mail: akschwab@email.unc.edu

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Research Unit Contacts

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Rick Luettich, rick_luettich@unc.edu

Jackson State University: Thomas Richardson, thomas.w.richardson@jsums.edu

Latest Publications
“Resilient Design Education In The United States:
Current and Emerging Curricula in Colleges andUniversities” (2018)



"Rethinking Flood Analytics: Proceedings from the2017 Flood Analytics Colloquium." DOI: 10.17615/
C6S08Z



Integrating Maritime and Coastal Resilience:
Report from the 7th Annual Maritime Resilience
Symposium (2017)

Rick Luettich (ed.), "Coastal Hazards Related to
Storm Surge," Journal of Marine Science andEngineering, 2018.



Landscape Survey to Support Flood Apex National
Flood Decision Support Toolbox: Definitions andExisting Tools by Aaron Strong and Debra Knopman(developed under contract with the DHS Coastal
Resilience Center of Excellence to support the Flood
Apex program)"Disaster Recovery in an Era of Climate Change: The
Unrealized Promise of Institutional Resilience" by Dr.
Gavin Smith, Amanda Martin and Dr. Dennis E.
Wenger (from Handbook of Disaster Research, Eds.
Havidán Rodríguez, William Donner and Joseph
E. Trainor. Springer, 2018)

Institutional Capacity Development Activities andother Useful Information
 DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority

Serving Institutions: The goal of this program is toincrease and enhance the scientific leadership at
Minority Serving Institutions in the U.S. in researchareas that support the mission and goals of DHS.
Each fall, teams of faculty and students apply forplacement at participating DHS Centers of Excellence
for an intensive 10-week collaborative researchexperience. More information can be found at https://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/faculty/.

“Pre- and Post-Disaster Conditions, their Implications,and the Role of Planning for Housing Recovery” by Dr.
Gavin Smith (from Coming Home After Disaster:Multiple Dimensions of Housing Recovery, Eds.
Ann-Margaret Esnard and Alka Sapa. CRC Press,
2017)



"Social Media and Emergency Management" by Josh
Kastrinsky (from Technology and Emergency
Management, 2nd Edition, Ed. John C. Pine. Wiley,
2017)



"Intensification of landfalling typhoons over thenorthwest Pacific since the late 1970s" by Wei Mei
and Shang-Ping Xie. Nature Geoscience (2016).

“Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf
Coasts” Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning:
Coastal Risk Reduction, National Academy ofEngineering and National Research Council, 167p (R.
Luettich, Committee Chair).



More
at
http://coastalresiliencecenter.unc.edu/
resources/publications-and-products/.

through hands-on training sessions. Experienced
users can engage in more advanced discussions
about ADCIRC’s latest features and applications.
Registration is open to students, researchers,
professionals and government employees. For more
information, see https://adcirc.org

Internships/job opportunities posted as available oncenter website.
Dr. Rick Luettich, Lead Principal Investigatorrick_luettich@unc.edu

 ADCIRC Boot Camp: Each spring, attendees learn thebasics of the ADCIRC storm surge modeling system

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Global Resilience Institute,
Northeastern University, USA
177 Huntington Avenue Third Floor Boston MA
02115
Tel: +1-617.373.4578
Website: https://globalresilience.northeastern.edu/

Global Resilience Institute funds inaugural university-wideresilience research projects at Northeastern

In 2016, Northeastern University approved the launch of the
Global Resilience Institute (GRI), a first of its kind universitywide institute dedicated to advancing resilience, as a major
initiative to support the university’s 2025 strategic plan.
Underwritten with a significant internal investment, GRI has
over 20 full-time staff; over 100 faculty affiliates from all 9 ofNortheastern’s colleges including the College ofEngineering, College of Computer and Information Science,
Business School, Law School, and College of Social
Sciences and Humanities; 19 eminent practitioners who
serve as Distinguished Senior Fellows; and 7 exceptional
professionals from private business and industry who serve
as Distinguished Corporate Fellows.. In March 2018, theinstitute launched the Global Resilience Research Network(GRRN) with the participation of 20 universities andresearch institutes from 14 countries around the world. This
collaborative research and educational community shares acommon commitment to work in close partnership withindustry and public entities in developing and deploying
practical tools, applications, and skills that bolster the
resilience of individuals, communities, critical systems andnetworks, and societies.

Research Focus
The Global Resilience Institute supports research andeducational efforts in seven strategic areas that draw on thelatest findings from network science, health sciences,
coastal and urban sustainability, engineering, cyber-security
and privacy, social and behavioral sciences, public policy,
urban affairs, business, law, game design, architecture, andgeospatial analysis:

 Tools and measurement: Research and development ofdisaster recovery and adaptation.
 Design

and engineering: Research on cross-sector
design of infrastructure, systems, and networks that
prepare for climate change and other disruptive hazards– both man-made and naturally occurring.

 Governanceand incentives: Research on the role ofregulations, standards, codes, and market-based
incentives such as insurance, reinsurance, and financingthat can advance early and widespread adoption ofresilience best practices by public, private and nongovernmental networked organizations.

 Individual

and health: Research on the capacity for
individuals to cope and respond to trauma and adversity,and to stay healthy while aging, including linkages
between physical and emotional health.

 Social and community: Research on social interactions,networks, and communication to include the role of social
media within communities; cultural resilience; inclusive
well-being and prosperity for all members of acommunity; barriers that contribute to growing socioeconomic inequality, racial and gender exclusion, andother forms of disparity in vulnerabilities andopportunities.
 Security and systems: Research on the role of resilience

in response to transnational threats; conventional andcyber-physical attacks on critical infrastructure with theassociated risk of cascading failures; and cyber,information, and communications security.
 Socio-ecological:

Research on integrated ecological,
socioeconomic, and cultural systems in the context ofclimate change, globalization, and other anthropogenic
disruptions.

risk-based models, visualization, and simulation tools
and measurement methodologies to support urban
planning; public policy; community development, public
safety, security, and emergency management; and post-

Angie Valencia
E-mail: a.valencia@northeastern.edu

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Research Unit Contacts

Email: d.aldrich@northeastern.edu

Dr. Stephen Flynn

Phone: 617.373.8189

Founding Director
Email: s.flynn@northeastern.edu

Angie Valencia

Phone: 617.470.7675

Assistant Director for External Affairs

Special Asst: Blair St. Onge (m.stonge@northeastern.edu)

Email: a.valencia@northeastern.edu
Phone: 857.407.8062

Dr. Mark Patterson
Chief Technology Officer

Kyla Van Maanen

Email: m.patterson@northeastern.edu

Program Manager for Research Partnerships
Email: k.vanmaanen@northeastern.edu

Dr. Daniel Aldrich

Phone: 617.373.6452

Global Partnerships & Outreach, Associate Director for the
Middle East and Asia Pacific

Latest Publications


Governance Shaped Recovery from Japan’s 3/11 disasters.
University of Chicago Press.

Flynn, S. (2018, Feb 1). Higher Ground: The SophisticatedHealthcare Response of the SouthEast Texas Regional
Advisory Council to Hurricane Harvey. Retrieved from:https://globalresilience.northeastern.edu/resources/higherground-the-sophisticated-healthcare-response-of-thesoutheast-texas-regional-advisory-council-to-hurricaneharvey/

Flynn, S. (2017, Dec 1). Wildfire: A Changing Landscape | A
Global Resilience Institute and National Fire Protection
Association Assessment. Retrieved from: https://globalresilience.northeastern.edu/app/uploads/2017/12/
WildfireReport_13dec17_Full.pdf

Aldrich, D., Metaxa-Kakavouli, D. Mass, P. (2018) How
Social Ties Influence Hurricane Evacuation Behavior,Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social
Computing 1(122): 1-16

Aldrich, D. Forester, S. & Horhager, E. (2018). Triggers for
Policy Change: The 3.11 Fukushima Meltdowns and Nuclear
Policy Continuity, Environmental Politics.



Aldrich, D., Sadri, A. et all (2018) The Role of Social Capital,
Personal Networks, and Emergency Responders in PostDisaster Recovery and Resilience: A Study of Rural
Communities in Indiana. Natural Hazards 90(3) 1377–1406

Flynn, S. (2017). Boston Under Snow: Resilience Lessons for
the Nation. Retrieved from: https://
 Aldrich, D. (2018, May). A research agenda for disaster
globalresilience.northeastern.edu/resources/boston-underentrepreneurship. Review of Austrian Economics.
snow-resilience-lessons-for-the-nation/

Aldrich, D. (2019). Black Wave: How Connections andJobs and Internship Opportunities
The Global Resilience Institute’s co-op program is anexperiential learning opportunity that allows students at theundergraduate and graduate level to work on aninterdisciplinary team of researchers seeking to solve
complex resilience challenges. GRI co-ops not only provide
critical support for the Institute’s mission, but also getpractical training in the skills needed for a career inresilience, including research and writing, critical thinking,and collaborating with experts from all fields of study. The
Global Resilience Institute also offers the same learning

opportunities through part-time research positions forstudents currently enrolled in classes. Through the Global
Resilience Institute’s seed grant program, students are able
to work on research projects with faculty from all nine ofNortheastern’s colleges.

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Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC)
University of Oklahoma, USA
3190 Monitor Ave., Norman, OK
73019, USA
Tel: +1 (405) 325-2871
Fax:+1 (405) 325-7043
Website: https://arrc.ou.edu

The Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) at the
University of Oklahoma (OU) is arguably the largest academic
research center in radar in the world. Currently, the ARRC
has 18 faculty members, ten radar engineers, and more than
100 undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, andvisiting scholars from meteorology, hydrology, andengineering. A list of ARRC faculty can be found in https://arrc.ou.edu/people.html. Its main mission is to solve
challenging radar research problems, and prepare the next
generation of students through innovative and integrated endto-end approaches. The core capabilities of the ARRC in
weather radar include rapid radar prototyping, design ofpolarimetric phased array, development of signal processing
algorithms, and radar applications. These capabilities aresupported by the state-of-the-art Radar Innovations
Laboratory (RIL) and close collaborations with scientists andengineers in the National Weather Center (NWC). Both RIL
and NWC are located on OU’s Research Campus, which wasnamed the nation’s top research park in 2013 by the
Association of University Research Parks. The NWC is the
focal point of the Research Campus, and houses over 500
professionals from both academic and governmentorganizations such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) Storm Prediction Center (SPC),
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), and Weather
Forecast Office (WFO). Located immediately east of the
NWC, RIL houses all of OU's radar faculty, staff, andstudents. The RIL is a 35,000 square foot state-of-the-art
facility, dedicated to advancing the scientific and educational
goals of OU’s radar program through the design and fast
prototyping of innovative hardware and software systems.
Specifically, RIL has two precision anechoic chambers,machine shop, microfabrication laboratory, microwave
laboratory, high-bay garage, and experimental observation
roof deck. A picture of RIL is presented in the following figure.
A more detailed description of the RIL is here https://arrc.ou.edu/ril.html.
Specifically, ARRC has strong experience in design,integration, and operation of various systems ranging fromconventional dish-antenna weather radar to innovated andcomplex polarimetric phased array radar. Included in the

ARRC facilities is a diverse set of radars of complementary
wavelengths, scanning options, and polarimetric capabilities(https://arrc.ou.edu/radars.html), as presented in the following
table.

Research Focus
Areas of emphasis exist in rapid hardware prototyping,advanced signal processing, antennas, hydrometeorology,
clear-air sensing, UAS sensors, severe weather, applied
electromagnetics, and microwave engineering. ARRC’s
research portfolio is recognized as cycle of innovation, as
demonstrated in the following figure.
When the ARRC faces a challenge or task in radar
engineering and science, the first step is to analyze theproblem and subsequently come up with a conceptual andsystem design and strategy to tackle the problem. Various
faculty in the ARRC specialized in RF components, traditional
and phased array antenna, backend system and embedded
software can be assembled to realize the proposed system.
Through the state-of-the-art fabrication and test facility, thesystem will be developed, built, and tested. The ARRC,
sometimes in collaboration with scientists in other institutes,
will take the system to the field supporting campaigns andexperiments. ARRC is also specialized in signal processing
for improving weather observations and detection of
hazardous weather. The application of radar in both
meteorology and hydrology to advance science and help
decision making are also a strength in the ARRC. The lessons
learned through the above process will feed into the design ofnext generate radar system. A detailed description of ARRC’s
cycle of innovation and how faculty expertise fits can be foundin https://arrc.ou.edu/research.html. In summary, ARRC’s
strength in radar includes in the areas of interdisciplinary
radar education, phased array radar, dual-polarization radar,mobile/deployable radars, severe weather, clear-air
turbulence, microphysics/hydrometeorology, digital signal/array/image processing, antenna design, radar simulation,
microwave engineering, spectrum sharing technologies, etc.
Dr. Tian-You Yu
E-mail: tyu@ou.edu

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Table 1: A list of Weather Radars in the ARRC—+Ant: Antenna type: P denotes phased array and D denotes dish antenna*

As of 02/20/2018

Name

Freq.

Pol.

Transmitter

+

Ant.

BW

platform

Status*CPPAR1

S

dual

P

4.5o

portable

operational

All-digital radar(HORUS)S

dual

SSPA# (1.5
KW)
SSPA (10 W/
ele/pol)P

4.5omobilecommission

OU-PRIME2

C

dual

D

0.5o

fixed

Maintenance

SMART-R3

C

dual

Magnetron (1MW)
Magnetron(250 KW)D

1.5 omobileoperational

PAIR4

C

dual

SSPA (41 KW)

P

1.8 o

mobileCommission

X

dual

$

D

1.0

mobilein 2020
operational

AIR6

X

singleP

1.0 omobileoperational

PX-1000

X

dual

TWTA (20KW)
TWTA (3.5
KW)
SSPA (400 W)

o

D

1.8 o

PX-10000

X

dual

SSPA (1.2 kW) D

1.4 o

Reflected-Array

X

singleSSPA (150 W)

4.0otransportabl operationaletransportabl Commissionein 2018
portable
operational

RaXPol5

in 2019

P#

SSPA: solid state power amplifier$

TWTA: traveling wave tube amplifier

1

CCPAR: Cylindrical Polarimetric Phased Array Radar

2

OU-PRIME: OU-Polarimetric Radar for Innovations in
Meteorology and Engineering
3

SMART-R: Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research &Teaching Radar
4

PAIR: Polarimetric Atmospheric Imaging Radar

5

RaXPol: Rapid scan X-band Polarimetric Radar

6

AIR: Atmospheric Imaging Radar

Example of four radar systems are presented in thefollowing picture.

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities
The ARRC faculty has developed an interdisciplinary
curriculum, which cuts across several academic units with thegoal of producing the leaders of the next generation of
weather radar scientists and engineers.
Recently, thecurriculum has been enhanced and broadened to include amoregeneralcoverage
of
radar
and
appliedelectromagnetics. Students involved in OU’s radar curriculum
are provided a coherent and comprehensive experience notmatched at other institutions. Some example courses offeredin the curriculum are Electromagnetics I, Propagating Waves,
Advanced & Computational EM, Antennas, RF & Microwave
Filter Design, Microwave Systems & Components, RF &Microwave Engineering, Radar Signal Processing, Radar
Hydrometeorology,
Weather
Radar
Theory,Radar
Engineering, Digital Radar Systems, Weather Radar
Applications, Weather Radar Polarimetry, Radar Imaging &Array Processing.

A more detailed description of the curriculum can be found in
Palmer at al. (2009).

Latest Research Reports

architecture comparisons and exploring advanced calibration
techniques and trade spaces. Due to the flexibility gained by
the all-digital approach, various advanced scanningtechniques can be implemented and compared such as
imaging, space-time multiplexing, focusing, etc. The ARRC
has been developed an S-band
HORUS demonstrator. The alldigital Horus demonstrator canbe broken into several major
subsystems, which are shown in
the figure below.

One the ARRC’s research is highlighted in the following. In
collaboration with the National Severe Storms Laboratory, theARRC has been developed the most advanced and flexible
all-digital polarimetric phased array system. This project istermed HORUS. This project is funded under the Spectrum
Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR) program. The
goal is to develop a unified, multi-function technology thatdelivers complete CONUS radar coverage for air traffic
control and weather. The HORUS system developed at OU is
a polarimetric all-digital phased array system that is capableof emulating any phased array architecture to allow

Palmer, R. D., M. Biggerstaff, P. Chilson, J. Crain, K.
Droegemeier, Y. Hong, A. Ryzhkov, T. Schuur, S. Torres, M.
Yeary, T.-Y. Yu, G. Zhang, Y. Zhang (2009): Weather Radar
Education at the University of Oklahoma: An integrated
interdisciplinary approach, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 12771282.

The Horus antenna is an 8x8
dual-pol stacked patch design,
which will be affixed to the frontof the LRU and will directly
connect to the RF connections
on the Octoblades. The initialdesign proved to have extremely good performance and wasverified in anechoic chamber. A picture of the antenna test in
ARRC’s anechoic chamber is provided in the following.

The ARRC team has made significant progress and it isplanned to complete the system development in 2019.

Useful links to Publications:
https://arrc.ou.edu/publications.html
https://arrc.ou.edu/books.html

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)USA
i.

Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment (CITE)

ii. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
110 8th St. , New York 12180-3590
Tel: +1 (518) 276-6203 / +1 (518) 276-5111
Fax: +1 (518) 276-8788 / +1 (518) 276-8227
Website: http://eng.rpi.edu/research/centers/cite / http://ise.rpi.edu

Center for Infrastructure and Transportation Studies(CITS) in January 1, 2010. The center was established by
Rensselaer in 1993 as a collaborative environment in whichinterdisciplinary transportation and infrastructure-related
research could be conducted. CITE based doctoral students
have prepared theses related to network design, systemdesign, operational control, sensors, and instrumentation. A
member of the 53-university Council for University
Transportation Centers (CUTC), CITE/CITS is known moregenerally for research in transportation systems planning,
design and operation; freight network planning; modeling,simulation, and capacity assessment; emergency response;
hazardous materials logistics; traffic signal system control;
and pavement and bridge management systems.

systems, bridge management systems, hazardous materials
logistics, and traffic signal systems has given way to projects
focused on truck flows in urban areas, two-tiered network
analyses where the IT aspects of transport systems
operation are directly taken into account, educational tool
development, and advanced materials. Current researchfunding within CITE/CITS stands at between $1.5-$2 million
annually.

Research Focus
Projects recently completed or presently underway include:Disaster response logistics (NSF)

Dynamic urban goods modeling (NSF)Integrated urban freight demand management (USDOT)

Advanced Wireless(USDOT/NYSDOT)

Electronic toll collection system design game (FHWA/NYSDOT)Assessment of impacts of Value Pricing Projects (FHWA/
NJDOT)

Providing a forum for complex transportation issues,
identifying the parameters of the issues and cooperatively
develop solutions or approaches for dealing with the issues.



Freight-related
NYSDOT)

Transport systems control (NSF)

Developing advanced educational technologies.

Dr. Holguín-Veras is a member of the prestigious National
Academy of Sciences’ Disaster Research Roundtable, ahighly selective group of disaster responders andresearchers charged with advising the federal government indisaster policy, and providing a bridge between the researchand practitioner communities.

The mission of CITE/CITS is to investigate complex
transportation and infrastructure problems and to assist in
developing solutions or approaches for dealing with these
problems. The Center either directly provides solutions to
the owners, operators, or users of civil infrastructure
systems or delivers educational technologies that allow theowners, operators, or users to develop and implement theirown solutions.
CITE/CITS focuses on the following roles:

Conducting studies in systems operation and facilities
management, including incident management.
Developing methodologies focused on goods movement andlogistics.
Developing analytical techniques
investments in infrastructure.

that

help

Traveler

network

Information

enhancements

Systems(USDOT/prioritize

During its early years, the main funding for CITE/CITS wasderived from the New York State Thruway Authority, the
New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA), New York State Department ofTransportation (NYSDOT), and the United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT). More recently,
continued funding from USDOT and NYSDOT has been
supplemented by projects sponsored by the National
Science Foundation (NSF), and the New Jersey Departmentof Transportation (NJDOT). Work on pavement management

Prof. José Holguín-Veras, Director
E-mail: holguj2@rpi.edu
Assoc. Prof.. David Mendonca, Associate Professor
E-mail: mendod@rpi.edu

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Research Focus
Dr. Holguín-Veras and his team has pioneered the holistic
study of humanitarian logistics by: (1) analyzing response
operations as a socio-technical system; (2) conducting
research to characterize actual operations and identify
lessons learned; and (3) developing suitable mathematicalmodels as decision-support tools. This work has had atransformative effect on disaster policy. His team’s deep
knowledge of disaster operations has been accumulated
through extensive fieldwork, and interviews with hundreds ofindividuals directly involved in: World Trade Center, Katrina,
Joplin, Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, Port-au-Prince andChile earthquakes, and the Tohoku disasters in Japan,
among others. The lessons learned through this fieldwork
are routinely shared with FEMA and many other disasteragencies. The RPI team develops mathematical models thatincorporate the realities and behaviors identified in thefieldwork, such as: inventory allocation models that accountfor deprivation costs, dynamic control models to manage
material convergence, and models of immediate resource
requirements, among others.
Outside of CITE, other RPI faculty are involved in a number
Outside of CITE, other RPI faculty are involved in a numberof hazards-related areas. Within the Department of Industrial
and Systems Engineering, three faculty—W.A. (Al) Wallace,
T. Sharkey and D. Mendonça—have been working for morethan a decade on critical infrastructure-related research.
Al Wallace is currently the Head of Industrial and Systems
Engineering at Rensselaer and a Professor Wallace ispresently engaged in research on the application of agent
based technology to problems in incident management andemergency response, issues in trust and ethical decision
making, resilience supply networks, and in studying
emergentand improvisational behavior in social media
immediately before and following a disaster. Professor
Wallace's research has been supported by agencies andorganizations such as the U.S. National Science Foundation,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (including the U.S,
Coast Guard), U.S. Department of Transportation and Army
Research Office, and has resulted in over 200 archival
publications.

David Mendonça is engaged in research that centers on the
study of the cognitive processes that underlie humandecision making in the management of critical infrastructure
systems with a focus on understanding and supporting
decision making in high consequence, non-routine, timepressured situations. He utilizes laboratory and field-based
methods to collect data on the physical state of systems inthe built environment, and the psychological state of humans
operating in relation to those systems. His work has led tothe development of statistical and computational models to
explain decision maker behavior in the field and has
translated these results into implications for practice andpolicy. He has pioneered new technologies providing
cognitive support in solving sequential multi-criteria decisions
for these constituents and developed novel statistical models
that have explained variability in cognition, behavior andcommunication among individuals and collectives in thehours following disruptive events.
http://homepages.rpi.edu/~mendod
Thomas Sharkey has research interests focusing on
creating novel optimization models and algorithms forproblems in network resilience with applications in supply
chain management, national defense, and homeland
security. The resilience of a network is its ability to withstandand rapidly recovery from a disruptive event. Professor
Sharkey has created new optimization algorithms to better
understand the recovery part of resilience for interdependent
infrastructure networks and multi-echelon assembly supply
chain networks (the latter in collaboration with a leading
defense aircraft manufacturer). He is interested in applying
game-theoretic techniques in order to understand how
decentralized decision-making in these recovery efforts (forexample,decentralized
acrossinfrastructuresordecentralized across suppliers) impacts the overall recovery
efforts and how incentives could improve the cost ofdecentralization.
http://homepages.rpi.edu/~sharkt/

http://ise.rpi.edu/people/william-al-wallace

Latest Publications

 Cantillo, Victor; Serrano, Iván; Macea, Luis F; Holguín-Veras,

José; Discrete choice approach for assessing deprivation
cost in humanitarian relief operations, Socio-Economic
Planning Sciences, 2017, Pergamon

José Holguín-Veras:(1) “Field Investigation on Post-Disaster Humanitarian
Logistic Practices under Cascading Disasters and a
Persistent Threat: The Tohoku Earthquake Disasters” (NSF,
2012-13); (2) “Cyber Enabled Discovery System for
Advanced Multidisciplinary Study of Humanitarian Logistics
for Disaster Response” (NSF-IIS, 2011-14); (3) “Contending
with Materiel Convergence: Optimal Control, Coordination,
and Delivery of Critical Supplies to the Site of Extreme
Events” (NSF-CMMI, 2008-11); (4) “Field Investigation on the
Comparative Performance of Alternative Humanitarian
Logistic
Structures”(NSF-RAPID,
2010-2011);(5)“Characterization of the Supply Chains in the Aftermath of an
Extreme Event: The Gulf Coast Experience” (NSF-CMMI,
2005-2006); (6) "Impacts of Extreme Events: A Systematic
Analysis of Individual Travel Choice Decisions After
9/11” (NSF-CMS, 2002-2004); (7) “Impacts of Extreme
Events on Passenger Travel Behavior After 9/11” (NSFCMMI, 2001-2002).

 Holguín-Veras,J., J Amaya-Leal, V Cantillo, LN Van
Wassenhove, F Aros-Vera, M. Jaller Econometric estimationof deprivation cost functions: A contingent valuation
experiment, Journal of Operations Management 2016, 45, 4456

 Holguín-Veras, J., E. Taniguchi, M. Jaller, F. Aros-Vera, F.

Ferreira, and R.G. Thompson, The Tohoku disasters: Chieflessons concerning the post disaster humanitarian logistics
response and policy implications, Transportation ResearchPart A: Policy and Practice, 2014 69, 86-104
Holguín-Veras, J., N. Pérez, M. Jaller, L. N. Van
Wassenhove and F. Aros-Vera (2013). "On the appropriate
objective function for post-disaster humanitarian logistics
models." Journal of Operations Management 31(5): 262-280

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Wachtendorf, T., B. Brown, and J. Holguin-Veras.
Catastrophe characteristics and their impact on criticalsupply chains: problematizing materiel convergence andmanagement following Hurricane Katrina. Journal ofHomeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 10,
No. 2, 2013, pp. 497-520
Holguín-Veras, J., M. Jaller and T. Wachtendorf (2012).
"Comparative Performance of Alternative Humanitarian
Logistic Structures after the Port-au-Prince Earthquake:
ACEs, PIEs, and CANs." Transportation Research Part A:
PolicyandPractice
46(10):
1623-1640.
http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2012.08.002
Holguín-Veras, J., M. Jaller, L.N. Van Wassenhove, N.
Pérez, and T. Wachtendorf. Material Convergence:
Important and Understudied Disaster Phenomenon. Natural
Hazards Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2012, pp. 1-12
Holguín-Veras, J., M. Jaller, L. N. V. Wassenhove, N. Pérez
and T. Wachtendorf (2012). "On the Unique Features of Post
-Disaster Humanitarian Logistics." Journal of Management
30: 494-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jom.2012.08.003



H. Nguyen and T.C. Sharkey. A computational approachto determine damage in infrastructure networks fromoutage reports. Optimization Letters 11(4): 753-770,
2017.



R. Garrett, T.C. Sharkey, M. Grabowski, and W.A.
Wallace. Dynamic resource allocation to support oil spill
response planning for energy exploration in the Arctic.
European Journal on Operational Research 257(1): 272286, 2017.

E. Heath, J.E. Mitchell, and T.C. Sharkey. Applying
ranking and selection procedures to mitigation forimproved network restoration.
EURO Journal on
Computational Optimization, 4(3): 447-481, 2016.

Mendonça

Mendonça, D., I. Amorim and M. Karohara*. “Historical
Perspectives on Community Resilience: The Case of the1755 Lisbon Earthquake.” International Journal ofDisaster Risk Reduction. Forthcoming.



Brooks, J.D.*, K. Kar and D. Mendonça (2016).
“Allocation of Flows in Closed Bipartite Queueing
Networks.” European Journal of Operational Research
255(2) 333-344.

Mendonça, D. and W.A. Wallace (2015). “Factors
Underlying Organizational Resilience: The Case of
Electric Power Restoration in New York City after 11
September 2001.” Reliability Engineering & System
Safety. 141 (September) 83–91.



Mendonça, D., W.A. Wallace and B. Cutler and J.
Brooks* (2015). “Synthetic Environments for Investigating
Collaborative Information Seeking: An Application in
Emergency Restoration of Critical Infrastructures.”
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management 12(3) 763–784.



Mendonça, D., G. Webb, C. Butts and J.D. Brooks*(2014). “Cognitive Correlates of Improvised Behavior in
Disaster Response: The Cases of the Murrah Building
and the World Trade Center," Journal of Crisis andContingency Management 22(4) 185-195.

Mendonça, D., J.D. Brooks*, M.R. Grabowski (2014).
“Linking Team Composition to Team Performance: An
Application to Post-Disaster Debris Removal Operations,"
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 44(3)315–325.

ISE Projects
Wallace

RA Garrett, TC Sharkey, M Grabowski, WA Wallace,“Dynamic resource allocation to support oil spill response
planning for energy exploration in the Arctic,” European
Journal of Operational Research 257 (1), 272-286, 2017.

R Korolov, J Peabody, A Lavoie, S Das, M Magdon-Ismail,W Wallace, “Predicting charitable donations using social
media,” Social Network Analysis and Mining 6 (1), 1- 10,
2016.



Jeffrey Wojtowicz, William A Wallace, “Use of Social Mediaby Transportation Agencies for Traffic Management,”
Transportation Research Record: Journal of theTransportation Research Board, 2551, 82-89, 2016.

D. Mendonça, W.A. Wallace, “Factors underlying
organizational resilience: The case of electric power
restoration in New York City after 11 September 2001,”
Reliability Engineering & System Safety 141, 83-91, 2015



T.C. Sharkey, S.G. Nurre, H. Nguyen, J.H. Chow, J.E.
Mitchell, W.A. Wallace, “Identification and classification ofrestoration interdependencies in the wake of Hurricane
Sandy,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems 22 (1), 2015.

Sharkey

H. Sun and T.C. Sharkey. Approximation algorithms for
fractional optimization problems arising in dispatchingrules for integrated network design and schedulingproblems. Forthcoming in Journal of Global Optimization.

Institutional Capacity Development Activities and Job/
Internship Opportunities

Director of the VREF Center of Excellence for Sustainable
Urban Freight Systems (COE-SUFS)

We do training sporadically, though it is not our primaryactivity.

Director of the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, andthe Environment (CITE)

Our group typically receives 15-25 visiting scholars, bothfaculty and advanced PhD students that come to Rensselaer
to conduct their research with our team. We provide space,access to computers and libraries, and typically involve thevisiting scholars in our projects.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Other Useful Information

Fax: 518-276-4833

Prof. José Holguín-Veras, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

URL: https://www.coe-sufs.org/

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
110 8th Street, Room JEC 4030, Troy, NY 12180-3590
Phone: 518-276-6221

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Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
University of Southern California, USA

SCEC Annual meeting

3651 Trousdale Pkwy #169
Tel:+1 213-740-5843

Fax:+1 213-740-0011

Website: https://www.scec.org/

The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) was
founded in 1991, with joint funding by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS)
and headquarters at the University of Southern California.
SCEC coordinates fundamental research on earthquake
processes using Southern California as its main naturallaboratory. Currently, over 1000 earthquake professionals
are participating in SCEC projects, representing more than
70 research institutions. This research program isinvestigator-driven and supports core research andeducation in seismology, tectonic geodesy, earthquake
geology, and computational science. The SCEC community
advances earthquake system science by gathering
information from seismic and geodetic sensors, geologic
field observations, and laboratory experiments; synthesizing
knowledge of earthquake phenomena through system-level,
physics-based modeling; and communicating understandingof seismic hazards to reduce earthquake risk and promote
community resilience.
Earthquakes are emergent phenomena of active fault
systems, confoundingly simple in their gross statisticalfeatures but amazingly complex as individual events.
SCEC’s long-range science vision is to develop dynamical
models of earthquake processes that are comprehensive,
integrative, verified, predictive, and validated against
observations. The science goal of the SCEC5 core programis to provide new concepts that can improve thepredictability of the earthquake system models, new data for
testing the models, and a better understanding of model
uncertainties.
SCEC’s core research program is investigator-driven andopen to anyone who is willing to submit a qualified projectplan for peer review. The core resources are allocatedthrough an annual planning process that involves input fromthe entire SCEC community, as well as counsel from anexternal Advisory Council and the sponsoring agencies.
About two-thirds of the SCEC science budget goes tostudents and early-career scientists engaged in investigator-

initiated research. The Center’s working groups, workshops,
field activities, and annual meeting enable scientists to work
together over sustained periods, building “deepcollaborations” and strong interpersonal networks that
promote intellectual exchange and amplify the support for
students and early-career scientists. SCEC encourages
colleagues with creative ideas about earthquakes toformulate them as hypotheses that can be tested
collectively. Researchers with new hypotheses are quickly
brought together with experts who have observational
insights, modeling skills, and knowledge of statistical testing
methods.
The validation of model-based predictions against data is a
key SCEC activity; efforts tightly couple basic earthquake
research to the practical needs of probabilistic seismic
hazard analysis, operational earthquake forecasting,earthquake early warning, and rapid earthquake response.
Moreover, the risk-reduction problem—which requires
actions motivated by useful information—strongly couples
SCEC science to earthquake engineering. SCEC
collaborations with engineering organizations are directed
towards end-to-end, physics-based modeling capabilities
that span system processes from “ruptures-to-rafters.”
SCEC connects to the social sciences through its mission toconvey authoritative information to stakeholders in ways that
result in lowered risk and enhanced resilience. SCEC’svision is to engage end users and the public at large inongoing, community-centric conversations about how tomanage particular risks by taking specific actions. The
SCEC Communication, Education, and Outreach (CEO)program seeks to promote this dialog on many levels,
through many different channels, and inform theconversations with authoritative earthquake information.
Towards this goal, SCEC CEO program builds andparticipates in networks of organizational partners that can
act in concert to prepare millions of people of all ages andsocioeconomic levels for inevitable earthquake disasters.

Mr. Mark Benthien
E-mail: Benthien@usc.edu
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Research Focus

Basic graphic showing self-protective “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” procedure of the global Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, coordinatedby SCEC

Southern California is SCEC’s principal natural laboratory forthe study of earthquake physics and geology. Earthquake
processes in this tectonically diverse stretch of the PacificNorth America plate boundary are closely monitored byinstrumental systems of increasing density and resolution.
Recent research has posed crucial questions about thecurrent earthquake hazard of the San Andreas fault system.
In particular, the observed open intervals (times since the lastlarge ruptures) on major faults are skewed to higher values
than expected from the latest Uniform California Earthquake
Rupture Forecast (UCERF3). Random chance or subtle dataor model bias are potential explanations, but anotherhypothesis of basic-research interest is the synchronization of
fault ruptures into “seismic super-cycles” modulated by thelargest ruptures. Understanding the earthquake behavior of
the San Andreas system is a fundamental problem for SCEC
that has considerable practical implications.
The current “SCEC5” (2017-2022) Science Plan wasdeveloped to address five basic questions of earthquake
science: (1) How are faults loaded on different temporal andspatial scales? (2) What is the role of off-fault inelastic
deformation on strain accumulation, dynamic rupture, andradiated seismic energy? (3) How do the evolving structure,composition and physical properties of fault zones andsurrounding rock affect shear resistance to seismic andaseismic slip? (4) How do strong ground motions depend on
the complexities and nonlinearities of dynamic earth-quake
systems? (5) In what ways can system-specific studies
enhance the general understanding of earthquake
predictability? These questions cover the key issues driving
earthquake research in California, and they provide a basis
for gauging the intellectual merit of SCEC5 research
activities. To address these questions, fourteen researchareas were identified across four main themes:

Modeling the fault system: We seek to know more about thegeometry of the San Andreas system as a complex networkof faults, how stresses acting within this network drive thedeformation that leads to fault rupture, and how this systemevolves on time scales ranging from milliseconds to millionsof years.
•Stress and Deformation Over Time. We will build
alternative models of the stress state and its evolution during
seismic cycles, compare the models with observations, andassess their epistemic uncertainties, particularly in the
representation of fault-system rheology and tectonic forcing.

to inhibit propagating ruptures, owing to dynamic conditions
set up by proximal fault geometry, distributed deformation,and earthquake history. We will test the hypothesis thatearthquake gates control the probability of large, multisegment and multi-fault ruptures.
•Community Models. We will enhance the accessibility of
the SCEC Community Models, including the model
uncertainties. Community thermal and rheological models will
be developed.
Data Intensive Computing. We will develop methods for
signal detection and identification that scale efficiently withdata size, which we will apply to key problems of Earthstructure and nanoseismic activity.

Understanding earthquake processes: Many importantachievements in understanding fault-system stresses, fault
ruptures, and seismic waves have been based on the elastic
approximation, but new problems motivate us to movebeyond elasticity in the investigation of earthquake
processes.
•Beyond Elasticity. We will test hypotheses about inelastic
fault-system behavior against geologic, geodetic, and seismic
data, refine them through dynamic modeling across a wide
range of spatio-temporal scales, and assess their implications
for seismic hazard analysis.
•Modeling Earthquake Source Processes. We will combine
co-seismic dynamic rupture models with inter-seismic
earthquake simulators to achieve a multi-cycle simulation
capability that can account for slip history, inertial effects, fault-zone complexity, realistic fault geometry, and realistic
loading.
•Ground Motion Simulation. We will validate ground-motion
simulations, improve their accuracy by incorporating nonlinear
rock and soil response, and integrate dynamic rupture models
with wave-scattering and attenuation models. We seek
simulation capabilities that span the main engineering band,
0.1-10 Hz.
Induced Seismicity. We will develop detection methods forlow magnitude earthquakes, participate in the building ofhydrological models for special study sites, and develop andtest mechanistic and empirical models of anthropogenic
earthquakes within Southern California.

•Special Fault Study Areas. Focus on Earthquake Gates.
Earthquake gates are regions of fault complexity conjectured

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•Operational Earthquake Forecasting. We will conduct
fundamental research on earthquake predictability, develop
physics-based forecasting models in the new Collaboratory
for Interseismic Simulation and Modeling, and coordinate theWorking Group on California Earthquake Probabilities.
•Earthquake Early Warning. We will develop methods toinfer rupture parameters from time-limited data, groundmotion predictions that account for directivity, basin, andother 3D effects, and better long-term and short-term
earthquake rupture forecasts for conditioning of early-warningalgorithms.

Perspective view of components of the Unified Structural
Representation (USR). A. Topography and bathymetry; B. top
basement surface; C. Community Fault Model (CFM); and D. USR
showing compressional wave velocity. SAF is the San Andreas fault .

Characterizing seismic hazards: We seek to characterize
seismic hazards across a wide spectrum of anticipation andresponse times, with emphasis on the proper assessment ofmodel uncertainties and the use of physics-based methods tolower those uncertainties.
•Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis. We will attempt toreduce the uncertainty in PSHA through physics-based
earthquake rupture forecasts and ground-motion models. A
special focus will be on reducing the epistemic uncertainty inshaking intensities due to 3D along-path structure.

Research Unit

Post-Earthquake Rapid Response. We will improve therapid scientific response to strong earthquakes in Southern
California through the development of new methods formobilizing and coordinating the core geoscience disciplines in
the gathering and preservation of perishable earthquake
data.
Reducing seismic risk: Through partnerships coordinated by
SCEC’s Earthquake Engineering Implementation Interface,
we will conduct research useful in motivating societal actions
to reduce earthquake risk. Two topics investigated by theseengineering partnerships will be:•Risk to Distributed Infrastructure. We will work withengineers and stakeholders to apply measures of distributed
infrastructure impacts in assessing correlated damage fromphysics-based ground-motion simulations. An initial projectwill develop earthquake scenarios for the Los Angeles watersupply.

computer usage by the SCEC co-laboratories is almost
1 million CPU-hours per day.

SCEC supports disciplinary science through standing
disciplinary committees in Seismology, Tectonic Geodesy,
Earthquake Geology, and Computational Science. These
groups are responsible for disciplinary activities relevant to the
SCEC Science Plan developed by the SCEC Planning
Committee each year.
SCEC also coordinates earthquake system science throughinterdisciplinary focus groups in Fault and Rock Mechanics,
Earthquake Forecasting and Predictability, Stress andDeformation
Over
Time,
Earthquake
Engineering
Implementation Interface, Ground Motion Prediction, San
Andreas Fault System, and Community Models.
SCEC special projects are research partnerships intargeted earthquake research that heavily leverage the coreprogram but also have additional resources. Current SCEC
special projects include Uniform California Earthquake
Rupture Forecast (UCERF), Collaboratory for the Study ofEarthquake Predictability (CSEP), Software Environment for
Integrated Seismic Modeling (SEISM2), Collaboratory forInterseismic Simulation and Modeling (CISM), and Central
California Seismic Project (CCSP).
SCEC’s Community Modeling Environment (CME) is ahigh-performance collaboratory for implementing large-scale
earthquake simulations that span many SCEC researchgroups via five major SCEC computational platforms: HighFrequency (High-F), CyberShake, Broadband, Full 3D
Tomography (F3DT), and Uniform Community Velocity Model
UCVM). SCEC has become a world-leading virtualorganization through the innovative use of high-performancecomputing to solve system-level problems; the current rate of

Education/Outreach:
The SCEC Communication, Education, and Outreachprogram (www.scec.org/learn) manages and expands a suiteof successful activities within four focus areas. Knowledge
Implementation connects SCEC scientists and research
results with practicing engineers, government officials,
business risk managers, and other professionals in order toimprove application of earthquake science. The Public
Education and Preparedness focus area educates people of
all ages about earthquakes, tsunamis, and other hazards, andmotivate them to become prepared. This includes SCEC’s
coordination of the global Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills(www.ShakeOut.org) which in 2017 were held in more than
70 countries. The K-14 Earthquake Education Initiative
improves earth science education in multiple learning
environments, overall science literacy, and earthquake safetyin schools and museums. The Experiential Learning andCareerAdvancement
programprovidesresearch
opportunities, networking, and other resources to encourage
students and sustain careers in STEM fields. Four long-term
intended outcomes of the CEO program are: improved
application of earthquake science in policy and practice;
reduced loss of life, property, and recovery time; increased
science literacy; and increased diversity, retention, and career
success in the scientific workforce. SCEC’s vigorous
promotion of workforce diversity will be augmented by a newTransitions Program that will provide students and earlycareer scientists with resources and mentoring at major steps
in their careers.

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities
SCEC coordinates a series of research and educational workshops each year, with several held in conjunction with the SCEC
Annual Meeting in September which typically is attended by more than 600 SCEC scientists and students. A list of recent
workshops and meetings is at www.scec.org/meetings.

Latest Publications
SCEC supports research by hundreds of scientists and students, resulting in many papers published each year, listed atwww.scec.org/publications.

Annual SCEC summary reports, meeting proceedings, and collaboration plans (RFPs) are available at www.scec.org/reports/
annual.

Useful Contacts:

Dr. John Vidale

Ms. Tran Huynh

Director

Associate Director, Science Operations

jvidale@usc.edu

huynht@usc.edu

Dr. Greg Beroza

Mr. John McRaney

Co-Director and Chair, Planning Committee

Associate Director, Administration

beroza@stanford.edu

mcraney@usc.edu

Mr. Mark Benthien
Associate Director, Communication Education and Outreachbenthien@usc.edu

Mr. Phil Maechling
Associate Director, Information Technology
maechlin@usc.edu

Dr. Christine Goulet
Executive Science Director, Special Projects
cgoulet@usc.edu

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Asia
DPRI, Kyoto University

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Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)Center for Energy and Environmental Policy
Research (CEEP)
China

5 South Zhongguancun, Street
Haidian District, Beijing Postcode: 100081
Tel: +86-10-68918651

Fax: +86-10-68918651

Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/

The Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research,
Beijing Institute of Technology (CEEP-BIT), was foundedin 2009. The current director of CEEP-BIT, Prof. Yi-Ming
Wei, established a CAS-CNPC Joint Center for Energy
and Environmental Policy in 2006, and held the founding
director. The core research team then joined BIT and kept
on contributing to research, education and international
communication in the fields of energy and environmental
policy. According to the statistical analysis from RePEc in
November, 2018,CEEP-BIT ranks 33, top 10% institutionsin the field of Environmental Economics at IDEAS (http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.env.html), and ranks 29, top 10%
institutions in the field of Energy Economics at IDEAS(http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.ene.html).

CEEP-BIT conducts researches on energy economics,
climate policy and environmental management armed withqualitative and quantitative tools, aiming to provide
scientific basis for public and private decisions in strategy
planning and management that needed to cope with
China's increasing demand for energy as well as thechallenges of adapting to and mitigating climate change.
CEEP also serves as a professional education center anda platform for international exchange in the area of energy
and environmental policy research.
CEEP-BIT also has the Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy
Economics and Environmental Management, which wasapproved by the Beijing municipal Science & Technology
Commission in 2016. It is one of the first five institutes thatare enrolled into the Beijing Think Tank Initiative. Basedon CEEP-BIT, the Key Laboratory is currently directed byProfessor Yi-Ming Wei, the Distinguished Professor of
Cheung Kong Scholar Program and the National Natural
Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar. The Key
Laboratory is also entitled by The Funds for Creative
Research Groups of China, the first five think tanks
accredited by the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina, and awarded by the Beijing Natural Science
Foundation as one of the ten excellent research teams
during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan.

Prof. Yi-Ming Wei
E-mail: wei@bit.edu.cn

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Research Focus/Organizational Structure
Research teams of the CEEP-BIT bring expertise from many different disciplines in a problem-solving environment. Applying
multidisciplinary approaches and methodologies of complex systems, the faculties of CEEP-BIT emphatically have been
dedicated to addressing the challenges confronting China’s energy and environmental strategies and policies throughcooperation with worldwide partners.
CEEP-BIT mainly focus on seven research areas: Energy Supply and Demand, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Energy
Market and Carbon Markets, Climate Change and Environmental Issues, Energy Security and Warning, Green Supply Chain,
as well as Energy Modeling and System Development.

Energy Supply and Demand
Energy supply/demand balance and its
sustainable development are affectedby economic development, energy
investment
andfinancing,newtechnologies, consumption patterns
and energy policies, etc. Based on
China’s energy supply and demand
characteristics, the following issues
are being studied: Energy and economic development
 Energy supply/demand forecast
 Energy consumption patterns
 Regional energy consumption
 Energy investment and financing
 Energy sustainable development
 Energy technology policies

Contact Person: Assoc. Prof. MA Xiaowei - maxiaowei@bit.edu.cn)
Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/rf/esad/

Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Improving energy efficiency is an
important and effective way to addressenergy challenges. Based on China’s
population, resources and development
stage, CEEP emphatically studies the
public policies and management issues
on energy efficiency and conservation
as follows:Energyefficiency
measurement
methods and applications

Energy efficiency and economicsocial development

Energy conservation policy designand simulation



Residential consumption
and energy conservation

Energy efficiency in major industries
and sector

Regional energy efficiency

behavior

Contact Person: Prof. LIAO Hua—liaohua55@163.com / Assis. Prof. CAO Yunfei—
caoyunfei1986@163.com
Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/rf/eeac/

Energy Markets and Carbon Markets
Financial properties in energy andcarbon markets have been increasingly
prominent. Also interrelations between
these two markets appear closer. Pricing
mechanism and risk management inenergy markets and carbon markets
have been brought into focus. Therefore,
some important research issues haveattracted our attention:

 Energy pricing mechanism and forecast Riskmanagement
energy market

ininternational

 Energy finance and carbon finance Carbonemission allowance allocation
mechanism

 Carbonmarketdevelopmentand

low-carbon

Contact Person: Prof. HAO Yu—haoyuking@gmail.com / Assoc. Prof. LV Xin—
lvxin2311@bit.edu.cn
Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/rf/emacm/

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Climate Change and Environmental Issues
Climate Change and Environmental
Issues：Studies on various temporaland spatial scales are involved in thisresearch area. Main topics concerned in
CEEP include： CO2 emissions
 Climate change scenarios analysis
 Climate policy design and simulation
 Carbon capture and storage

Global climate change is a typical  Energy-Environment-Healthcomplex problem. Studies of various  Vulnerability to climate andtemporal and spatial scales are involved
environment change
in this research field:
Contact Person: Prof. LIAO Qiaomei—hllqm@163.com / Assis. Prof. LIU
Wenling—liuwenling@bit.edu.cn
Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/rf/ccaei/

Energy Security and Warming
Due to complicated international
geopolitics and violent oil pricefluctuation, the international oil tradeis subjected to many risks. This
directly impacts the energy security
in China for its large dependece oninternational markets. Therefore, thefollowing issues about China’s
energy security are being studied: Risk assessment of energy import Risk management for overseas oil

and gas Transportation risk assessment foroverseas oil and gas
 Energy supply security warning Internationalenergysecurity

policies Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Contact Person: Prof. TANG Baojun—tbj@bit.edu.cn
Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/rf/esaw/

Green Supply Chain
 Economic and social development Decision bias in supply chain

requires higher efficiency with less
impact on environment. We focus
on the following key issues inoperations & supply chain
management area:and sustainable development Supply chain optimization of newenergy vehicles

 Supply chain carbon footprint

analysis Decision analysis of low-carbon

supply chain Energy supply chain analysis

Contact Person: Prof. ZHANG Xiang—xiangzhang@bit.edu.cn / Prof. LI Guo—
liguo@bit.edu.cn /Assoc. Prof. ZHANG Yixiang—yxzhang_u@qq.com
Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/rf/gsc/

Energy Modelling and System Development
The facuties of CEEP is committed
to energy and environment policy
research, and makes great efforts todevelop models,approaches andsoftware as follows: Society-Economy-Energy-

Environment-technology complex
system (SE3T)
 Multi-objective

integration

 China

Energy Demand Analysis
System (CEDAS)

 China

Energy and Environment
Policy Analysis System (CEEPA) Oil Price Forecast system (OPFor) Metal intelligent Decision Support

System (MiDSS) Investment for Coal（IFCoal）

Methodology (MoiM)
Contact Person: Prof. WANG Ke—wangke03@yeah.net / Assoc. Prof. YU Biying—yubiying_bj@bit.edu.cn
Website: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/rf/emas/

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Selected Research Projects
Project Name
Energy Strategy and Climate Policy
Integrated Assessment of Economic
Impacts of Climate Change

Fund/Funding Organization

PeriodAmountTeam Leader

Think-Tank Research
Program supported by NSFC

2017-2018

RMB$ 1.9M

Prof. Yi-Ming Wei

2016-2021

RMB$ 24M

Prof. Yi-Ming Wei

National Key R&D Program

Energy Economics and Climate Policy

National Innovation Research
Team Program supported by
NSFC

2015-2020

RMB$ 9M

Prof. Yi-Ming Wei

The effect of energy structure on carbon
emission intensity and its
parameterization

National Key R&D Program

2016-2021

RMB$ 3M

Prof. Hua Liao

Integrated analysis method andapplication of energy and climate policy

Excellent Young Scholar
Program supported by NSFC

2019-2021

RMB$ 1.3M

Assoc. Prof. Biying
Yu

Integrated Modeling Method andApplication on Simulation and Evaluationof Carbon Market Emission Reduction
EffectGeneral Program supported
by NSFC

2019-2022

RMB$ 0.48M

Prof. Ke Wang

Latest Publications:Books Y.-M. Wei, L.-C. Liu, H. Liao, CO2 Emissions and Low

Carbon Development in China, Science Press, Beijing, 266
pages (2017) [ISBN 978-7-03-051428-8] (in Chinese).
 K. Wang, Comprehensive Evaluation System and Methodof DEA, Science Press, Beijing, 310 pages (2018)[ISBN: 978-7-03-056599-0] (in Chinese).
Selected Publications
 Y.-M. Wei, R. Han, Q.-M. Liang, B-Y. Yu, Y.-F. Yao, M.-M.

Xue, K. Zhang, L.-J. Liu, J. Peng, P. Yang, Z-F. Mi, Y.-F.
Du, C. Wang, J.-J. Chang, Q.-R. Yang, Z. Yang, 2018, An
integrated assessment of INDCs under Shared
Socioeconomic Pathways: an implementation of C3IAM.
Natural Hazards, 92(2), pp 585-618.
 W.-G. Zhao, Y. Cao, B. Miao, K. Wang, Y.-M. Wei, 2018.

Impacts of shifting China's final energy consumption toelectricity on CO2 emission reduction. Energy Economics,
71, pp 359-369.
 B.-Y. Yu, Y.-M. Wei, G.-Kei, Y. Matsuoka, 2018, Futurescenarios for energy consumption and carbon emissions
due to demographic transitions in Chinese households.
Nature Energy, 3, pp.109–118.
 Z.-F Mi, J. Meng, D.-B. Guan, Y. Shan, M. Song, Y.-M.

Wei, Z. Liu, K. Hubacek, 2017,Chinese CO2 emission
flows have reversed since the global financial crisis, Nature
Communications, 8, pp 1-10.
 D. Wiedenhofer, D. Guan, Z Liu, J. Meng, N. Zhang, Y.-M.

Wei, 2017, Unequal household carbon footprints in China.
Nature Climate Change, 7, pp 75–80.
 Y.-M. Wei, J.-N. Kang, B.-Y. Yu, H. Liao, Y.-F. Du, 2017. A

dynamic forward-citation full path model for technology
monitoring: An empirical study from shale gas industry,
Applied Energy, pp 769-780.

a multi-criteria assessment approach. Mitigation and
Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 22, pp 45-66.
 H. Chen, J.-N. Kang, H. Liao, B.-J. Tang, Y.-M. Wei, 2017.

Costs and potentials of energy conservation in China's coal-fired power industry: A bottom-up approach considering
price uncertainties, Energy Policy, 104, pp 23-32.
 B.-Y. Yu, Y. Ma, M.-M Xue, B.-J Tang, B. Wang, J.-Y Yan,

Y.-M. Wei, 2017. Environmental benefits from ridesharing:
A case of Beijing, Applied Energy, pp 141-152.
 R. Han, B.-Y. Yu, B.-J. Tang, H. Liao, Y.-M. Wei, 2017.

Carbon emissions quotas in the Chinese road transport
sector: A carbon trading perspective, Energy Policy, 106,
pp298-309.
 Q. Cui, Y. Li, Y.-M.Wei, 2017, Exploring the impacts of EU

ETS on the pollution abatement costs of European airlines:
An application of Network Environmental Production
Function, Transport Policy, 60, pp 131-142.
 Z.-F. Mi, Y.-M.Wei, B,-J. Tang, R.-G. Cong, H. Yu, H. Cao,D.-B. Guan, 2017. Risk assessment of oil price from staticand dynamic modelling approaches, Applied Economics,
49, pp 929-939.
 J.-L. Fan, Q. Wang, S.-W. Yu, Y.-B. Hou, Y.-M.Wei, 2017.

The evolution of CO2 emissions in international trade formajor economies: a perspective from the global supply
chain, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global
Change, 22, pp 1229-1248.
 K. Wang, J. Zhang, Wei YM, 2017, Operational andenvironmental performance in China's thermal powerindustry: Taking an effectiveness measure as complement
to an efficiency measure. Journal of Environmental
Management, 192, pp.254-270.

 Z.-F. Mi, Y.-M. Wei, C.-Q. He, H.-N. Li, X.-C.Yuan, H. Liao,

2017, Regional efforts to mitigate climate change in China:

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Selected Publications

iron and steel industry. Applied Energy, 226, pp.862-880.

 K. Wang, J. Zhang, Wei YM, 2017, Operational and Chen, J.M., Yu, B. and Wei, Y.M., 2018. Energy technology

environmental performance in China's thermal powerindustry: Taking an effectiveness measure as complement
to an efficiency measure. Journal of Environmental
Management, 192, pp.254-270.

roadmap for ethylene industry in China. Applied
Energy, 224, pp.160-174.
 Xian, Y., Wang, K., Shi, X., Zhang, C., Wei, Y.M. andperspective on energy efficiency: An empirical analysis of
China’s coastal areas. Applied Energy, 185, pp 604-614.

Huang, Z., 2018. Carbon emissions intensity reduction
target for China's power industry: An efficiency andproductivity perspective. Journal of Cleaner
Production, 197, pp.1022-1034.

 Liang, Y., Yu, B. and Wang, L., 2019. Costs and benefits of Zhu, L., Gan, Q., Liu, Y. and Yan, Z., 2017. The impact of Q.-D. Qin, X. Li, W. Zhen, Y.-M. Wei, 2017, Air emissions

renewable energy development in China's powerindustry. Renewable energy, 131, pp.700-712.
 Zhang, J., Yu, B. and Wei, Y.M., 2018. Heterogeneous

impacts of households on carbon dioxide emissions in
Chinese provinces. Applied energy, 229, pp.236-252.
 Xue, M., Yu, B., Du, Y., Wang, B., Tang, B. and Wei, Y.M.,

2018. Possible Emission Reductions From Ride-Sourcing
Travel in a Global Megacity: The Case of Beijing. The
Journal of Environment & Development, 27(2), pp.156-185.
 Zhou, H.L., Tang, B.J. and Cao, H., 2018. Abandonment

Decision-Making of Overseas Oilfield Project Coping with
Low Oil Price. Computational Economics, pp.1-14.
 Yang, T. and Liu, W., 2018. Does air pollution affect publichealth and health inequality? Empirical evidence from
China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 203, pp.43-52.
 Zhang, X., Bai, X. and Zhong, H., 2018. Electric vehicle

adoption in license plate-controlled big cities: Evidence
from Beijing. Journal of Cleaner Production, 202, pp.191196.
 Li, G., Li, L., Liu, M. and Sethi, S.P., 2018. Impact of power

foreign direct investment on SO2 emissions in the BeijingTianjin-Hebei region: A spatial econometricanalysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 166, pp.189-196.
 Zhang, X., Bai, X. and Shang, J., 2018. Is subsidized

electric vehicles adoption sustainable: Consumers’
perceptions and motivation toward incentive policies,
environmental benefits, and risks. Journal of Cleaner
Production, 192, pp.71-79.
 Wang, Z., Li, Y., Cai, H. and Wang, B., 2018. Comparative

analysis of regional carbon emissions accounting methods
in China: Production-based versus consumption-based
principles. Journal of Cleaner Production, 194, pp.12-22.
 Liu, S., Yan, Z., Liu, Y., Yin, Q. and Kuang, L., 2017.

Association between air pollution and chronic diseases
among the elderly in China. Natural Hazards, 89(1), pp.7991.
 He, L.Y., Hou, B. and Liao, H., 2018. Rural energy policy inChina: Achievements, challenges and ways forward during
the 40-year rural reform. China Agricultural Economic
Review, 10(2), pp.224-240.

structures in a subcontracting assembly system. Annals of
Operations Research, pp.1-24.
 An, R., Yu, B., Li, R. and Wei, Y.M., 2018. Potential ofenergy savings and CO 2 emission reduction in China’s

Institutional Capacity Development Activities or training
opportunities:
 National Outstanding College Students Summer Camp for Junior
Undergraduates: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/admissions/sc/
index.htm

 Ms. WANG Qiong

Tel: 86-10-68918451
E-mail: wq@bit.edu.cn

 International Exchange: http://sme.bit.edu.cn/2018gb/enie/shortp/
index.htm

Jobs/ internship/ exchange opportunities: Admissions for prospective students: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/

english/admissions/postgraduates/index.htm
 Postdoctoral programme: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/

admissions/postdoctoral/index.htm


Job vacancies: http://ceep.bit.edu.cn/english/admissions/fr/index.htm
Other useful information and contacts:

 Ms. LAI Wei

Tel: 86-10-68918651
Fax: 86-10-68918651
E-mail: CEEPER@vip.163.com
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State Key Lab of Earth Surface Processes andResource Ecology (ESPRE)
Beijing Normal University, China

Beijing Normal University
No. 19, XinJieKouWai St., HaiDian District,
Beijing 100875, P. R. China
Tel: +86-10-5880 5461
Fax: +86-10-5880 5461
Website: http://www.espre.cn/english/
news/10952.html

The State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes andResource Ecology (Beijing Normal University) is an appliedgeology and ecology research laboratory.The State Key
Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource
Ecology of BNU focuses on studying the semi-arid
grassland and the transitional zone between the pastoraland agricultural areas in northern China and the coastal
areas. It deems sustainable ecosystem management andrestoration of degraded ecosystems as the overall target
while it strives to advance resource ecology research anddynamic modeling of ecosystems at multiple scales. The
Laboratory conducts experiments and studies by integrating
multiple disciplines to explore the geographical processes
and the rational use of renewable natural resources. To
date, it has established four major research themes

including earth surface processes, resource ecology, earth
surface system modeling and simulation, and sustainableregional development modeling. The goal is to provide
technical support for the prevention and control of landdegradation and restoration of degraded ecosystems inecologically fragile regions. The objective also is to build theLaboratory into a research center and education base thatspecializes in earth surface processes and resource
ecology, with important international influence and status.
The Laboratory is headed by Professor Cunde Xiao. The
Director of the Academic Committee is Academician
Zhisheng An.

Research Focus / Interests:
Resource Ecology
Earth Surface Processes

Aeolian Process: sand movement mechanism, soil winderosion, complex erosion by wind and water, aeolian
geomorphology, and environmental change in desert
regions; Soil Erosion Process: responses of soil erosion to
global change and biological, soil-loss-drived soil carbon
migration and transformation, multi-scale soil erosion
modeling, regional soil loss evaluation and mapping,identifying and simulating sediment sources, and potential
effects of soil loss on land productivity; Eco-hydrological
Processes: interactions and feedbacks between ecologicaland hydrological processes of terrestrial ecosystems, theunderlying mechanism of the terrestrial adaptation andvulnerability to climate changes, the scale effects within theterrestrial eco-hydrological processes, integrated coupling
model of ecology, hydrology, and economy system for asustainable management of watershed water resources.

Biodiversity: mechanism of the origin, maintenance, andloss of biodiversity, and biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
relationship, with crucial implications for sustainable
management of natural biological resources and creation of
ecological civilization;
Eco-remote
Sensingand
Ecosystem Dynamics: interaction mechanism of
ecological system and environmental system; LandscapeEcology and Ecological Service: spatial pattern, system
function, and dynamics of landscapes in multi-scale andtheir mutual influences for clarifying the main ecologicalfactors and processes that constrain regional ecosystem
sustainability.
.

Prof. Qian Ye
E-mail: 11112011026@bnu.edu.cn; qianye@bnu.edu.cn
Prof. Cunde Xiao
E-mail: cdxiao@bnu.edu.cn

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Research Focus / Interests:

factors and processes that constrain regional ecosystem
sustainability.

Earth Surface Processes
Aeolian Process: sand movement mechanism, soil winderosion, complex erosion by wind and water, aeolian
geomorphology, and environmental change in desert
regions; Soil Erosion Process: responses of soil erosion
to global change and biological, soil-loss-drived soil carbon
migration and transformation, multi-scale soil erosion
modeling, regional soil loss evaluation and mapping,identifying and simulating sediment sources, and potential
effects of soil loss on land productivity; Eco-hydrological
Processes:
interactions and feedbacks between
ecological and hydrological processes of terrestrial
ecosystems, the underlying mechanism of the terrestrial
adaptation and vulnerability to climate changes, the scaleeffects within the terrestrial eco-hydrological processes,
integrated coupling model of ecology, hydrology, andeconomy system for a sustainable management ofwatershed water resources.

Key Projects:

Resource Ecology
Biodiversity: mechanism of the origin, maintenance, andloss of biodiversity, and biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
relationship, with crucial implications for sustainable
management of natural biological resources and creationof ecological civilization; Eco-remote Sensing andEcosystem Dynamics: interaction mechanism of
ecological system and environmental system; LandscapeEcology and Ecological Service: spatial pattern, system
function, and dynamics of landscapes in multi-scale andtheir mutual influences for clarifying the main ecological

National Natural Science Foundation of Innovative
Research Group Project: Maintenance Mechanisms ofBiodiversity

National Natural Science Foundation of Innovative
Research Group Project: Earth Surface Processes Modeland SimulationNational Key R&D Plan: Global Change Risk ofPopulation and Economic Systems: Mechanisms andAssessments



National Key R&D Plan: Integrative Modeling andStrategic Planning for Regional Sustainability under
Climate Change

National Key R&D Projects: Interaction between Naturaland Anthropogenic Factors with Their Regional
Performance Driven by Global Change

National Key R&D Projects: Comprehensive Control
Technology of Water and soil loss of Slopes in Terra
Preta Area of Northeast ChinaNational Key R&D Projects: Monitoring, Modeling theChanges of Greenland Ice Sheet and Assessment of its
Impacts

Research Teams

Team Leader

EmailAeolian Process

Prof. Chunlai zhang

clzhang@bnu.edu.cn

Soil Erosion Process

Prof. Guanghui Zhang

ghzhang@bnu.edu.cn

Eco-hydrological Processes

Prof. Xiaoyan Li

xyli@bnu.edu.cn

Biodiversity

Prof. Dayong Zhang

zhangdy@bnu.edu.cn

Eco-remote Sensing andEcosystem Dynamics

Prof. Jin Chen

chenjin@bnu.edu.cn

Landscape Ecology andEcological Service

Prof. Wenquan Zhu

05076@bnu.edu.cn

Environment Evolution and
Human Activities

Prof. Cunde Xiao

cdxiao@bnu.edu.cn

Human-earth System Dynamics

Prof. Qingyun Duanqyduan@bnu.edu.cn

Regional Sustainability and Land
System Design

Prof. Chunyang He

hcy@bnu.edu.cn

Integrated Risk GovernanceProf. Peijun Shi

spj@bnu.edu.cn

Prof. Qiang Zhang

zhangq68@bnu.edu.cn

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Latest Publications
Books:
Guangrong Hu, Xiaoyan Li, Subsurface Flow, Springer-Verlag
Berlin Heidelberg 8.2018
Shaomin Liu, Ziwei Xu, Micrometeorological Methods todetermine
evapotranspiration,
Springer-Verlag
BerlinHeidelberg 10.2018
SCI(E) Papers:
1. Aizhong Ye, Zheng Zhou, Jinjun You, Feng Ma, Qingyun
Duan. Dynamic Manning’s roughness coefficients forhydrological modelling in basins. HYDROLOGY RESEARCH.
2018, 49 (5): 1379-1395;
2. Bin He, Haiyan Wang, Lanlan Guo, Junjie Liu. Global
Analysis of Ecosystem Evapotranspiration Response toPrecipitation Deficits. JOURNAL OF GEOHPYSICALRESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES. 2017, 122 (24): 13308-13318;
3. Bin He, Ling Huang, Ziyue Chen, Haiyan Wang.
Weakening sensitivity of global vegetation to long-term
droughts. SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES. 2018, 61(1):60-70.
4 Bojie Fu, Yongping Wei. Editorial overview: Keeping ft in
the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems,
CURRENTOPINIONIN
ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILTY. 2018, 33: A1-A4.
5. Caiwang Zheng, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yanping Li, Xiaolin Wu,
Kaiyang Zhang, Jing Gao, Qi Qiao, Yuanzhe Ren, Xin Zhang,
Fahe Chai. Spatial and temporal distribution of NO2 and SO2
in Inner Mongolia urban agglomeration obtained from satellite
remote sensing and ground observations. ATMOSPHERICENVIRONMENT. 2018, 188:50-59
6. Chao Guo, Yuzhen Ma, Hongwei Meng, Caili Hu, Dandan
Li, Jierui Liu, Congwen Luo, Kai Wang. Changes invegetation and environment in Yamzhog Yumco Lake on thesouthern Tibetan Plateau over past 2000 years.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY
PALAEOCLIMATOLOGYPALAEOECOLOGY. 2018, 501:30-44.
7. Chenchen Liu, Zhongquan Zheng, Hong Cheng, Xueyong
Zou. Airflow around Single and Multiple Plants.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY. 2018, 25(1):27-38.
8. Chenzhi Wang, Zhao Zhang, Maigeng Zhou, Pin Wang,
PengYin, Wan Ye, Lingyan Zhang. Different response ofhuman mortality to extreme temperatures (MoET) between
rural and urban areas: A multi-scale study across China.
HEALTH& PLACE. 2018, 50:119-129.
9. Chenzhi Wang, Zhao Zhang. Yi Chen, Fulu Tao, Jing
Zhang, Wen Zhang. Comparing different smoothing methods
to detect double-cropping rice phenology based on LAI
product a case study on double-cropping rice in Hunan
Province of China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
REMOTE SENSING. 2018, 39(19):143-1161.

11. Chuanfeng Zhao, Yanan Li, Fang Zhang, Yele Sun, Pucai
Wang. Growth rates of fine aerosol particles at a site near
Beijing in June 2013. ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERICSCIENCES. 2018, 35(2):209-217
12. Chuanfeng Zhao, Yanluan Lin, Fang Wu, Yang Wang,
Zhanqing Li, Daniel Rosenfeld, Yuan Wang, Enlarging
Rainfall Area of Tropical Cyclones by Atmospheric Aerosols.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS. 2018,45(16)86048611
13. Chunlai Zhang. Qing Li, Yaping Shen, Na Zhou, Xuesong
Wang, Jiao Li, Wenru Jia. Monitoring of aeolian desertificationon the Qinghai-tibet plateau from the 1970s to 2015 using
landsat images. SCIENCE OF THETOTAL ENVIRONMENT.
2018, 619-620:1648-1659
14. Chunlai Zhang. Xuesong Wang, Xueyong Zou, Jinlu Tian,
Bo Liu, Jifeng Li, Liqiang Kang, Hong Chen, Yongqiu Wu.
Estimation of surface shear strength of undisturbed soils in
the eastern part of northern China's wind erosion area. SOlL
& TILLAGE RESEARCH.2018, 178:1-10.
15. Chunlai Zhang, Yaping Shen, Qing Li, Wenru Jia, Jiao Li,
Xuesong Wang. Sediment grain-size characteristicoand
relevant correlations to the aeolian environment in China's
eastern
desertregion.
SCIENCEOF
THE
TOTALENVIRONMENT 2018. 627:586-599.
16. Chunming Shi, Valerie Daux, Zongshan Li, Xiuchen Wu,
Tianyi Fan, Qian Ma, Xiaowu Wu, Huaiyu Tian, Matthieu
Carre, Duoying Ji, Wenli Wang, Annette Rinke, Wei Gong,
Yan Liu, Yating Chen, Valerie Masson-Delmotte The
response of relative humidity to centennial-scale warming
over the southeastern Tibetan Plateau inferred from tree ringwidth chronologies. CLIMATE DYNAMICS. 2018, 51(910):3735-3746.
17. Cong Wang, Jin Chen, Yanhong Tang, T.andrew Black,
Kai Zhu. A Novel Method for Removing Snow MeltingInduced Fluctuation in GIMMS NDVI3g Data for Vegetation
Phenology Monitoring: A Case Study in Deciduous Forests ofNorth America. IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN
APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTESENSING. 2018, 11(3):800-807.
18. Congrong Li, Ming Wang, Kai Liu, Jun Xie. Topographic
changes and their driving factors after 2008 Wenchuan
earthquake. GEOMORPHOLOGY. 2018, 311:27-36.
19. Dandan Wang, Yunhao Chen, Yanhui Cui, Hao Sun. A
Geometric Model to Simulate Urban Thermal Anisotropy for
Simplified Neighborhoods. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ONGEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 2018, 56(8):49304944
20. Deyong Yu, Jianmin Qiao, Peijun Shi. Spatiotemporal
patterns, relationships, and drivers of China's agricultural
ecosystem services from 1980 to 2010: a multiscale analysis,
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. 2018.334:575-595.

10. Chiyuan Miao, Qingyun Duan, Qiaohong Sun, XiaohuiLei, Hu Li. Non-uniform changes in different categories ofprecipitation intensity across China and the associated largescale circulations. ENVIRONMENTALRESEARCHLETTERS.
2018 10. 1088/1748-9326/aaf306.

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Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defense (KLCDD)
Hohai University, China

1 Xi Kang Road, Nanjing, 210098, China
Tel: +86 025-83787914 (Key Laboratory)+86 025-83786136 (Hohai University)
Fax: +86 025-83787914
Website: http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/

The Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defense(KLCDD) at Hohai University was founded by Ministry of
Education, China in 2005, and consequently passed thegovernment assessment in 2008. The laboratory operates
on the policy that the director takes the full responsibility ofadministration under the supervision of academic
committee, and it heavily relies on broader national andinternational
collaborations
forcross-disciplinary
integrations. The main objective of the KLCDD is to exploreand develop new ideas, new approaches and newtechnologies for making the coastal environments more
resilient to the impacts of natural hazards and humaninduced threats.

The research activities in the KLCDD are mainly related tocoastal disaster and defense, including the mechanisms ofgeneration and development, prediction methods andwarning systems, reduction and protection technologies,
and evaluation and management of coastal disaster. The
laboratory has particular interests in the areas of sea level
rise and its impact, formation and propagation of storm
surge and tsunami, saltwater intrusion in estuary, warningtechnology of storm surge, coastal dynamics of disasterprocess and its induced sediment transport, prediction ofchange of environmental factors in coast and estuary,
design criteria of protection engineering, innovativetechnologies
forprotectionengineering,damageassessment and recovery measures of protectionengineering, the impact evaluation of coastal disaster on
ecological environment and social economy andcountermeasures.

Professors and 12 are Associate Professors. Threelaboratory halls with a total area more than 12000 m 2 areequipped with high-tech devices and facilities, including
wind-wave-current flume, 3D wave basins, sedimentation
circle flume, open multi-pump tidal control system, PIV
system, ADV system, OBS system and so on. Five fieldobservatories are located along Jiangsu Coast formonitoring the coastal dynamics and disasters, in whichsurface water elevation, current speed and direction, wave
height and period, wind motion, water quality and the others
are recorded. A set of high-performance computing cluster
system of Hohai University, known as HHU-GRID, is a dataintensive computing platform especially designed formodeling real-time disaster risk in coastal regions (Figure
1).

There are many researches carried or supported by the
KLCDD, by the end of 2017, the researches include: "Studyon the characteristics and mechanism of the Indian-Pacific
Ocean the sea-level variation"; "Coastal disaster evaluation
and regionalization of Shanghai"; "The propagation andwave run-up of isolated waves across coral reefs"; "Highresolution prediction system of tide-wave climatology andthe stability of seawalls in the bay area of Guadong, Hong
Kong and Macao”; ”Study on the origin and early-warning
system of water pollution accidents in Pearl River estuary”.

The KLCDD has more than 40 members of which 8 are

Pro. Zheng, Jinhai (Laboratory Director)
E-mail: jhzheng@hhu.edu.cn
Mr. Ding, Jian (Laboratory Secretary)
E-mail: dj60hhu@126.com
Mr. Chen, Yiqun (Hohai Unversity)

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Research Focus/Interests
Research Focus 1: exploration of genetic and evolutional
mechanisms of coastal disasters. The main researchcontents include: (1) sea level rise and its impact; (2)transformation of storm surge and tsunami in shallow water;(3) formation and propagation of typhoon induced waves; (4)study of saltwater intrusion on estuarine coast.

Research Focus 2: coastal disaster prediction andforecast. The main research contents include: (1) stormsurge disaster prediction technology (tropical storm, shortterm forecast of typhoon tracks, establishment of typhoon
warning system); (2) study on the destructive coastal dynamic
process and its impact on sediment transport; (3) predictionof environmental factors for estuarine and coastal regions.

An integrated test basin

Research Focus 3: coastal disaster protection. The main
research contents include: (1) design standards of coastal
protection buildings; (2) new type and new technology ofcoastal protection engineering; (3) evaluation and extensionof coastal protection works;
Environment sediment laboratory

Research Focus 4: coastal disaster assessment andmanagement. The main research contents include: (1)assessment on ecological environment, social and economic
impact; (2) establishment of countermeasures andmanagement of coastal disasters.

Major Research Challenges

Most of the world’s coastal cities were established during thelast few millennia, a period when global sea level has nearlyremained unchanged. Since the middle of 19th century, sealevel has been rising, caused primarily by two factors related
to global warming (the added water coming from the meltingof land ice and the expansion of sea water as it warms). It issuggested that the rate of sea level rise is likely to increaseduring the 21st century, although there is considerable
controversy about the likely size of the increase. As a resultof sea level rise, the coastal erosion and sea flooding incoastal cities are becoming more and more severe.
Meanwhile, coastal and estuarine ecosystems have been,and still are, heavily influenced by the human activities, suchas the pollution discharge and habitat loss. This coastal
pollution and its impacts have resulted in a number ofenvironmental issues including the enrichment of enclosed or
partially-enclosed waters with organic matter leading toeutrophication, pollution by chemicals such as oil, andsedimentation due to land-based activities or sea level rise.

Field station

Wind-wave flume
 Mechanismof multi-resource flooding event in coastal

cities Dynamic

response and failure mechanism of newlydesigned marine structures

 Evolution of aquatic ecosystem in coastal wetland

Many coastal cities are currently or will be exposed to thecoastal disasters and ecosystem degradation, and there arestill some essential knowledge gaps and efficient actions
needed on the way to coastal defense and disaster risk
reduction. Further efforts need to be made in the near future
for the following research challenges.

 Influences of multiple human activities on coastal system
 Disaster risk management and reduction strategies.

 Generation theory of coastal disasters under the impact ofsea level rise

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Suggestions for the Disaster Research Roadmap
The KLCDD looks forward to a significant contribution to thedisaster risk reduction, and would like to be heavily involvedin the worldwide research activities. The following issues
mainly concerned by the KLCDD may possibly become
parts of the disaster research roadmap for the next decade.
(1) Platform for research exchange and collaboration
It is very exciting to know that the establishment of theInternational Forum on Natural Disaster Research (IFNDR)
will be formalized in the 2nd Global Summit. What specificactions and practical plans will be taken by the IFNDR tohelp share knowledge, experiences and ideas on disaster
research? Is there any possibility to attract multi-country
joint funds to support the research on disaster as many
countries are facing the same disaster problem?
(2) Identification of knowledge gaps involving crossdisciplines
Disaster is an extremely complex system consisting ofmany disciplines, such as, physics, mechanics, chemistry,engineering, economy and society. The experts fromdifferent disciplines need to team up and work together inorder to achieve a goal of disaster risk reduction. Researchshould focus on the identification of strength and weakness
in each discipline, and an efficient cross-disciplines
framework for disaster research is desired.
(3) Adoption of emerging technologies
Research should focus on the application of emerging
technologies to disaster risk reduction. For example, theinnovative technologies dealing with mega data and cloudcomputing may provide valuable tools in the real-time
disaster warning system. The quick/immediate adoption of
emerging technologies will create long-term benefits.
(4) Energy harvesting from disaster
Governments are succeeding in reducing energy
consumption through policy and industry, while developing
new energy generation technologies. Disaster is normallywith a huge amount of energy, resulting in a destructive
force. The traditional defence works need to bear such kindof destructive force and become vulnerable in order toprotect the people or assets behind. If energy absorber (forthe generation of electricity power) can be installed into thedefence works, the destructive energy leading to disasterbecomes renewable energy.

Latest Publications
Major research achievements are as following:
One of the most important research achievements of the
KLCDD is the innovative development and successful
applications of key technologies and warning system ofwater disaster in coast and estuary, which won the second
prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award.
According to the disaster statistics by the State Oceanic
Administration of China, nearly 7% of disaster loss anddamage is caused by coastal disasters (Figure 3). For
example, the coastal disasters including storm surge andlarge ocean waves result in missing and deaths of 121
people and an economic loss of exceeding CN¥16 billion in
2013. Storm surge is the heaviest cause of coastal disaster,
contributing to almost 94% of the economic loss. The recent
researches indicate that the tropical cyclone and storm
surge may become more and more severe due to the global
climate change and the resulting damages are likely
increasing in the near future.

surge and astronomical tides, providing an accurate
modeling method for the coastal flooding water. This largely
contributes to the key technology of warning system forflooding control and defence in coastal cities. (2) A series ofpioneer laboratory experiments are carried out for thecomprehensive investigation of generation mechanisms ofcoastal disaster, clearly revealing the detailed dynamics ofbaroclinic flow, bifurcated flow, stratified shear flow in curvechannel, buoyant jet in waves and induced mass transport.
These results fill in the gaps in the mechanisms of coastal
disaster with extremely complex conditions. (3) An early
warning system for water disaster is developed, and it is
widely used to predict a real-time progress of multi-work incoast and estuary. This warning system has been integrated
into the control system of the State Flood Control andDrought Relief Headquarter, and the Hydrology Bureau of
the Ministry of Water Resources of China, providing
fundamental data base and technical supports for thedecision maker.
The research outcomes have been extensively
acknowledged by the Chinese government andadministration society. The “Tide Table for Flooding
Defence” originally produced by the research teamis currently used by 48 units for flooding defence
along the coast, playing an essentially importantrole in predicting extreme water level anddetermining the defence strategies for coastal
cities. One of the key contributions is to protect thehuman being and the whole society from thecoastal disasters. For example, a total reduction
from the economic loss due to coastal disasters
between 2002 and 2009 is roughly CN¥0.6 billion.

Figure 3. Tropical cyclone and storm surge disasters
The research members at the KLCDD devote themselves tothis research challenge and have made some significant
progresses. (1) A multi-factor coupling warning technology
is proposed for the complex interactions between storm

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities or training opportunities:
The laboratory holds “Public Open Day” activities every
year, and carries out education and publicity in various
forms, including public class and lectures; opening visits tolarge-scale equipment; and organizing scientific andtechnological summer camps. In the year of 2017, the
KLCDD has been open to the public for a total of 10 days,
participated in public science popularization 3 times, andpublished 4 scientific papers. The major activities andtraining organizations are as following:

quality for graduate students, to mobilize and use of theadvantage of the graduate student education resources, topromote the mutual recognition of credits between
different institutes, and to promote graduate student
exchanges and cooperation. The summer school usually
carries out during summer vocation, between July andAugust, for the specific time and admission rules, pleaserefer to news posts on the official website of the College ofHarbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai
University (http://ghxy.hhu.edu.cn/ ).

“Sea-Young” Association
A graduate student organization, established andmanaged by the KLCDD, intending to establish a marine
cultural community. During every summer vacation,
multiple social and practical activities will be carried out,
through lectures, field trips and lab researches tounderstand the coastal and marine disasters, its situations
on present-day and the principle of early warning systems.

“Xue-Hai” Competition
The "Xue-Hai" Competition, which is founded by the
KLCDD for graduate students. The competition invites
experts on-site to comment and grade on the students’research presentations. “Xue-Hai” aims to build a widelyopen interaction platform for academic exchange, andhelps to strengthen the students’ realization on the coastal
disasters and protection.

Academic Exchange Opportunities
The KLCDD holds academic meetings annually. In 2017,
there are 3 internaitonal conferrences held, including The
8th China-Germany Conference On Water And Marine
Engineering, Water Disaster Simulation And Prediction
Method Of International Academic Seminar and 1st
Conference On The Marine Environment And Climate
Change. We invited 22 famous scholars from abroad foracademic exchange.

Job Opportunities
The laboratory job opportunities and hiring plans will beannounced in Hohai University personnel online, please
pay attention to Hohai University personnel web site,
http://rsc.hhu.edu.cn/ (Chinese Only).

Funding Opportunities
Summer School
The KLCDD holds “Excellent Undergraduates andGraduates Summer Camp” every year. The summer
school is sponsored by the Education Department Of
Jiangsu Province, Innovation Project Of Hohai University,and aims is to improve research level and educational

The KLCDD also sets up an open research fund to financescholars and scientists domestic and abroad to promote
the research work on coastal disasters and protection.

“Sea-Young” Association

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Other Useful Information:

Up to the Year of 2017, the KLCDD has undertaken a total of
66 national and international scientific research projects,
published 65 SCI/EI papers, and achieved 72 invention
patents and 3 national scientific awards.

International Office Of Hohai University
Tel: +86-25-83786341
Fax: +86-25-83708419
E-mail: gjhzc@hhu.edu.cn
Address: Xi Kang Road #1, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China,
210098

Latest KCLDD Annual Report: http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2017/0331/c2577a38621/page.htm
KCLDD Preventative Results: http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2577/
list.htm

Web: http://gjhzc.hhu.edu.cn/

Research Projects: http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2578/list.htm

Summer School

Books: http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2579/list.htm

Contact person: Dr. Huang, Ting

Awards: http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2580/list.htm

Tel: +86-13776673815

Research Resources: http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2586/list.htm

E-mail: huangting@hhu.edu.cn
Address: port coast and offshore engineering college, no. 1,
xikang road, nanjing, jiangsu province.Zip: 210098.

Useful Links
KLCDD open platform:

Hohai University Personnel Office

http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2581/list.htm

Tel: +86-25-83786559

Internship and job opportunity with National Marine Hazard
Mitigation ServiceLink:
http://www.nmhms.gov.cn/html/list_1454.html

Fax:+86-25-83786767
Address: Xi Kang Road #1, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China,
210098
Web: http://rsc.hhu.edu.cn/

KLCDD Open Research Fund Link:
http://klcdd.hhu.edu.cn/2017/0920/c2593a157169/page.htm

Cooperation Institutes
College Of Harbour, Coastal, Offshore and Engineering,
Hohai University
Tel: +86-25-83786559
Fax: +86-25-83786767
Address: Xi Kang Road #1, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China,
210098
Web: http://ghxy.hhu.edu.cn/

State Key Laboratory Of Hydrology-Water Resources And
Hydraulic Engineering
Tel: +86-25-83786606
Fax: +86-25-83786606
E-Mail: wdl@hhu.edu.cn
Address: Guangzhou Road #233, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province,
China, 210098
Web: http://www.hydro-lab.cn/

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Natural Disaster Research Institute (NDRI)
Northeast Normal University, China

No.2555, Jingyue Street, Changchun, Jilin
Province 130117, P. R. China
Tel: +86 - 0431 - 85099754
Fax:+86 - 0431 - 85099754
Website: http://ndri.nenu.edu.cn/

Natural Disaster Research Institute (NDRI) has formed
distinctive research directions such as the environmental
disaster risk assessment and prevention, the early
warning, evaluation and regulation of ecological security,
the theories and methods of strategic environmental
assessment and planning, and early warningtechnologies of disaster risk assessment. The researches
provide a scientific theoretical basis and technologicalsupport for solving major issues of the ecologicalenvironment and the disaster prevention and mitigation in
China. In recent years, the institute has obtained morethan 100 projects, such as the National ScienceTechnology Support Plan Project, the National Key Basic
Research and Development Plan Project, the Special
Scientific Research Fund of Public Welfare Profession ofChina, the National Natural Science Foundation, and the
Key Scientific and Technological Research Project in Jilin
Province, etc. And published more than 80 papers injournals of Science of the Total Environment, Agriculture
Ecosystems & Environment, Journal of Hydrology, etc.,
and 7 monographs. Also has obtained 5 technical patents
and 12 software copyrights, established 5 industry
standards, and received 2 awards of the scientific andtechnological progress in Jilin Province.
Research Focus
The main research fields are integrated natural disasterrisk assessment and management, including disastermonitoring and early warning, risk assessment, risk
prevention and emergency management, disasterinsurance, urban safety assessment and integrated
disaster prevention and mitigation planning.

technologies. Over the years, applied field positioning
observation, satellite telemetry, laboratory simulation,
computer technology, network technology, "3S"
technology,
disastersimulation
andevaluation
technology, disaster risk assessment and early warning/
forecasting technology, decision support system andemergency management technology, multi-source
information Fusion technology, virtual reality technology,
etc. other modern science and technology, combinedwith multidisciplinary intersection, integrated theory andmethod also with the advanced foreign research results,
using main environment and disasters in northeast Chinaas the object, carried out a systematic study ofsandstorms, grassland disasters (fires, snowstorms ),geologicaldisasters,
environmental
pollution,waterlogging and drought, formation mechanism ofclimate change and extreme climate events, evolution
mechanism, monitoring and early warning, risk
assessment, impact and disaster assessment, risk
aversion, risk prediction and early warning theory andtechnology and their society prevention, coping
strategies, disaster risk comprehensive measures andtheir optimization decision-making model and intelligent
decision support system construction, urban safetyassessment and disaster reduction planning and otherresearch. Established a relatively complete and practicaldisaster risk assessment and emergency tube technology
method system, the number of models and thecorresponding software system, and achieved good
economic and social benefits.

Mainly focus on the research of integrated disaster risk
assessment and management, research fields include
disaster risk assessment, disaster losses assessment,
forecasting and early warning technologies and models
also risk control countermeasures, disaster prevention
and mitigation planning, emergency management,
emergency rescue and assistance decision support

Prof. Jiquan Zhang

E-mail: zhangjq022@nenu.edu.cn

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Latest Publications[1]
Sijia Li ,Yanan Chen, Jiquan Zhang *, KaishanSong, Guangyi Mu, Caiyun Sun, Hanyu Ju, Meichen Ji.
The Relationship of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic
Matter Parallel Factor Analysis Fluorescence andPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Natural Surface
Waters[J]. Environmental Science and Pollution
Research, 2018, 25: 1428-1438.（SCI）[2] Siqin
Tong, Quan Lai, Jiquan Zhang *, Yuhai Bao*, Lusi A, Qiyun Ma, Xiangqian Li, Feng Zhang.
Spatiotemporal Drought Variability on the Mongolian
Plateau from 1980-2014 Based on the SPEI-PM,
Intensity Analysis and Hurst Exponent[J]. Science of the
Total Environment, 2018,615: 1557-1565. (SCI)[3]
Yanan Chen, Jiquan Zhang *, Feng Zhang,
Fengxu Li, Mo Zhou. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
in Farmland Soils Around Main Reservoirs of Jilin
Province, China: Occurrence, Sources and Potential
Human Health Risk[J]. Environmental Geochemistryand Health, 2018,40(2): 791-802. (SCIE)[4]
Na Li, Jiquan Zhang *, Yulong Bao, Yongbin Bao,
Risu Na, Siqin Tong, Lusi A. Himawari-8 Satellite Based
Dynamic Monitoring of Grassland Fire in ChinaMongolia Border Regions [J]. Sensors, 2018, 18(1):276290. (SCIE)[5]
Yanan Chen, Caiyun Sun, Jiquan Zhang *, Feng
Zhang. Assessing 16 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs) in River Basin Water and Sediment Regarding
Spatial-Temporal
Distribution,
Partitioning,andEcological Risks [J]. Polish Journal of Environmental
Studies, 2018, 27(2):579-589. (SCI)[6]
Yanan Chen, Jiquan Zhang *, Feng Zhang,
Xingpeng Liu, Mo Zhou. Contamination and Health Risk
Assessment of PAHs in Farmland Soils of the Yinma
River
Basin,
China[J].
Ecotoxicology
andEnvironmental Safety, 2018, 156: 383-390. (SCI)

condition in Jilin, Northeast China . [J]. Ecotoxicology
and Environmental Safety, 2018, 162: 647-654. (SCI)[8] Hanyu Ju, Jiquan Zhang *, Caiyun Sun. Occurrence,spatial Distribution and Risk and Hazard Assessmentsof Antibiotics in Drinking Water Sources of a Polluted
Large River Basin in China [J]. Aquatic Ecosystem
Health & Management, 2018, 21(1):107–117. (SCI)[9]
Qiyun Ma, Jiquan Zhang *, Caiyun Sun, Feng
Zhang, Rina Wu, Lan Wu. Drought Characteristics andPrediction During Pasture Growing Season in Xilingol,
Grassland, Northern China [J]. Theoretical and Applied
Climatology, 2018, 133(1-2): 165-178. (SCI)[10] Rui Wang, Jiquan Zhang *, Enliang Guo, Si Alu,
Danjun Li ,Si Ha, Zhenhua Dong. Integrated Drought
Risk Assessment of Multi-Hazard-Affected Bodies
Based on Copulas in the Taoerhe Basin, China [J].
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2018. (SCIE)[11] Liang Xu, Mo Zhou, Hanyu Ju, Zhenxing Zhang,Jiquan Zhang *, Caiyun Sun *. Enterobacter Aerogenes
Metabolites Enhance Microcystis Aeruginosa Biomass
Recoveryfor
Sustainable
Bioflocculant
andBiohydrogen Production [J]. Science of the Total
Environment, 2018, 634: 488-496. (SCI)[12] Mo Zhou ,Jiquan Zhang *, Caiyun Sun. Easier
Removal of Nonylphenol and Naphthalene Pollutants in
Wet Weather Revealed by Markov Chains Modeling [J].
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2018. (SCIE)[13] Siqin Tong, Jiquan Zhang, Yuhai Bao, Quan Lai,
Xiao Lian, Na Li, YongbinBao. Analyzing vegetation
dynamic trend on the Mongolian Plateau based on the
Hurst exponent and influencing factors from 1982–2013[J]. J. Geogr. Sci. 2018, 28(5): 595-610.(SCI)[7] Yanan Chen, Feng Zhang, Jiquan Zhang *, Mo
Zhou, Fengxu Li, Xingpeng Liu. Accumulation
characteristics and potential risk of PAHs in vegetablesystem grow in home garden under straw burning

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2017[1] Sijia Li, Jiquan Zhang *, Enliang Guo, Feng Zhang,
Qiyun Ma. Dynamics and Ecological Risk Assessment af
Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in The Yinma
River Watershed: Rivers, Reservoirs, and Urban Waters[J]. Environmental Research, 2017, 158: 245-254.
(SCIE)[8] Siqin Tong, Jiquan Zhang *, Yuhai Bao, Rina Wu,
Rigele Te, Lisi Wei, Xiao Lian. Spatial and Temporal
Variations of Vegetation Cover and the Relationships
with Climate Factors in Inner Mongolia Based on GIMMSNDVI3g Data [J]. Journal of Arid Land, 2017, 9(3): 394407.(SCIE)[2] Mo Zhou, Jiquan Zhang *, Caiyun Sun. Occurrence,ecological and Human Health Risks, and Seasonal
Variations of Phenolic Compounds in Surface Water andSediment of a Potential Polluted River Basin in China [J].
International Journal of Environmental Research andPublic Health, 2017, 14(10). (SCIE)[9] Siqin Tong, Jiquan Zhang *, Yuhai Bao. Inter-decadal
Spatiotemporal Variations of Aridity Based on
Temperature and Precipitation in Inner Mongolia, China[J]. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2017, 26(2): 819-826.(SCIE)[3] Enliang Guo, Xingpeng Liu *, Jiquan Zhang *,Yongfang Wang, Cailin Wang, Rui Wang, Danjun Li.
Assessing Spatiotemporal Variation of Drought and its
Impact on Maize Yield in Northeast China[J]. Journal of
Hydrology, 2017, 553: 231-247. (SCI)[4] Enliang Guo, Jiquan Zhang *, Si Ha, Zhenhua Dong,
Tiehua Cao, Lan Wu. Temporal and Spatial
Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation Events in The
Midwest of Jilin Province Based on Multifractal
Detrended Fluctuation Analysis Method and Copula
Functions[J]. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2017,
130(1-2): 597-607.(SCIE)[5] Yichen Zhang, Feng Zhang *, Jiquan Zhang *,Enliang Guo, Xingpeng Liu, Zhijun Tong. Research on
the Geological Disaster Forecast and Early Warning
Model Based on the Optimal Combination Weighing Law
and Extension Method: a Case Study in China [J]. Polish
Journal of Environmental Studies, 2017, 26(5): 23852395.(SCIE)[6] Jie Yu, Jiquan Zhang *, Ming Zhang. Theoretical
Model of Spiral Rain Clusters and Analysis of Their
Horizontal Structure Equation [J]. Atmosphere, 2017, 8(6). (SCIE)[10] Feng Zhang, Xingpeng Liu *, Jiquan Zhang *, Rina
Wu, Qiyun Ma, Yanan Chen. Ecological Vulnerability
Assessment Based on Multi-Sources Data and SD
Model in Yinma River Basin, China [J]. EcologicalModelling, 2017, 349: 41-50.(SCI)[11] Caiyun Sun, Jiquan Zhang *, Qiyun Ma, Yanan
Chen, Hanyu Ju. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs) in Water and Sediment from a River Basin:
Sediment-Water Partitioning, Source Identification andEnvironmental
HealthRisk
Assessment[J].
Environmental Geochemistry & Health, 2017, 39(1):6374.(SCIE)[12] Xiangqian Li, Zhijun Tong *, EnlianGuo g, Xiaolong
Luo. Quantifying Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Solar
Radiation over the Northeast China Based on ACOBPNN Model and Intensity Analysis[J]. Advances in
Meteorology, 2017:1-15. (SCIE)[13] Chunlei Meng *. Quantifying the Impacts of Snow on
Surface Energy Balance Through Assimilating Snow
Cover Fraction and Snow Depth[J]. Meteorol Atmos
Phys , 2017,[7] Qiyun Ma, Jiquan Zhang *, Caiyun Sun, Enliang Guo,
Feng Zhang, Mengmeng Wang. Changes of Reference
Evapotranspiration and Its Relationship to Dry/Wet
Conditions Based on the Aridity Index in the Songnen
Grassland, Northeast China [J]. Water, 2017, 9(5): 316.
(SCIE)

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Ocean University of China
College of Engineering, China
College of Engineering

No. 238 Songling Road, Laoshan District,
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Tel: +86 0532-66781550
Fax: +86 0532-66781550
Website: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/engineering/

College of Engineering was founded in 1993, whose
predecessor is Department of Ocean Engineering
established in1983. It is a domestic well-known engineering
faculty with distinctive feature of Ocean Engineering.
In recent years, aiming at academic excellence andbenefiting society, our college has made remarkableachievements in disciplinary development, education,
research and social service. As one of the most dynamic
colleges, we are striving for prosperous future in conformity
with national mid-long development planning.

Research Focus / Interests:
College of Engineering has 4 departments: Department of
Ocean Engineering, Department of Automation andMeasurement, Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Civil Engineering. The research focuses of
the 4 departments are as below:
1. Department of Ocean Engineering

Dynamic Analysis, Design and Disaster Prevention
for Offshore Structures
Interaction between Port, Coastal Engineering andMarine Environment

3. Department of Automation and Measurement
Measurement and Automatic DevicePattern Recognition and Intelligent System

Control Theory and Control Engineering

Contact person: Associate Prof. Shengbo Qi—
qsb@ouc.edu.cn
Website: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/engineering/departmentofautomationandmeasurement_4541/list.htm
4. Department of Mechanical EngineeringDynamic Theory and Its Application of Estuarine andCoastal EngineeringTechnology on Low Carbon Energy and Renewable
Energy

Development of Ocean Renewable Energy

Design and Control Marine Mechanical Equipment

Mechanical Design and ManufactureIndustry Design

Contact
person:percyliu@ouc.edu.cn

Prof.

FushunLiu—

Website: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/engineering/departmentofoceanengineering_4538/list.htm

Contact person: Prof. Baocheng Zhang—
zbc2014088@ouc.edu.cn

2. Department of Civil EngineeringDynamic Analysis of Engineering Structure andHazard PredictionMechanism and Recognition of Structural DamageAppraising and Strengthening of Structures



Infrastructure Project Management and Decision
Support Information SystemConstruction Engineering Management

Marine Civil Engineering and Management Based on
Low Carbon

Website: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/engineering/departmentofmechanicalengineering_4540/list.htm
5. Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering of Shangdong
Province
Contact person: Yu Xu—
kloe@ouc.edu.cn; xianzhixu2006@yahoo.com.cn

Contact person: Prof. Shutong Yang—
shutongyang2013@163.com
Prof. Hongda Shi

Website: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/engineering/departmentofcivilengineering_4539/list.htm

E-mail: hd_shi@ouc.edu.cn

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Latest Publications:

Zhifeng W , Shuiqing L , Sheng D , et al. Extreme wave
climate variability in South China Sea[J]. International
Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation,
2018, 73:586-594.

Cao, H., Zhou, L., Li, S., & Wang, Z. Observation andnumerical experiments for drag coefficient under typhoon
wind forcing. Journal of Ocean University of China, 2017,16(1), 35-41.

Wang Z , Zhou L , Li Q , et al. Storm Surge along the
Yellow River Delta under Directional Extreme Wind
Conditions[J]. Journal of Coastal Research, 2017, 80:8691.

Osinowo, A., Lin, X., Zhao, D., & Wang, Z. Statisticalanalyses of sea state conditions in south china sea.
Journal of Ocean University of China, 2017, 16(3), 357369.

Wang Z , Wu K , Gao S , et al. Nearshore Wave Forecast
for Xiamen, China[J]. Journal of Coastal Research, 2017,
80:48-54.

Jing Jia, Jitong Jiang, Qiuhong Zheng, Huiying Gao.
Research on the spatial analysis method of seismic hazard
for island. Journal of Physics, 2017,842.

Jobs/ internship/ exchange opportunities:
Job opportunities
(Links: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/963/list.htm)

Scholar Programs at the State/Provincial LevelNational 1000 Talents Plan: Recruitment Program for
Global Experts (full-time and short-term)
Applicants should be under the age of 55 and holdposition of full professorship (or equivalent), senior
engineer/technology expert roles in high-level overseas
universities/institutions.



National 1000 Talents Plan: Recruitment Program for
Young Experts (full-time)
Applicants should be under the age of 40 and have a
PhD degree with overseas research experience of over
3 years and demonstrate a strong potential to makefuture achievements.



National 1000 Talents Plan: Recruitment Program forOverseas Experts (full-time & short-term)
Applicants should be under the age of 65 and be foreign
citizens of no Chinese origin internationally recognized
as experts who hold professorships (or equivalent)senior engineer/technology positions in overseas
universities/institutions.



Chang Jiang Scholars Program of the State Ministryof EducationDistinguished Professor (full-time): Candidates ofnatural sciences & engineering should be under theage of 45, and those of social sciences should beunder the age of 55.
Young Expert (full-time): Candidates of naturalsciences and engineering should be under the age of38, and under 45 for those of social sciences.

Taishan Scholars Program for Outstanding Experts,
Shandong ProvinceDistinguished Professor (full-time): Applicantsshould hold positions of associate professor or abovein universities/institutions and meanwhile be under
the age of 55.

Young Expert (full-time): Applicants should beunder 40 years old, with a doctoral degree.

See more details of the recruitment programs above inthe relevant regulations of the state and Shandong
province.

apply for Zhufeng Scholars Program (full-time), Fanrong
Scholars Program (full-time), Young Talented Professionals(full-time) or Green Card Scholars Program (part-time), andwork at OUC after peer review. Successful applicants will
be given priority for recommendations for state/provincial
programs mentioned above.
Website:page.htm

http://www.ouc.edu.cn/06/46/c332a67142/

Zhufeng/Fanrong Scholars Program (full-time)

Master Scholars Program

Recruitment
Professionals

Green Card Scholars Program

Program

for

Young

Talented

Visiting professors/ chair professors The program aims tobring in well-known scholars from overseas who holdpositions of associate professor or above in universities/
institutions in a flexible way Successful applicants should
work at OUC for a minimum of 2 months per year.
Young Teachers Program

Applicants should have a PhD degree from a prestigious
overseas or home university/institution, and demonstrateexpertise in research and potentials for futureachievements. In principle, applicants should graduate fromhigh-level universities or academic institutions during theirundergraduate and postgraduate period. Their management
is based on post-doctoral teaching or appointment system.
Post-Doctors (Research)

Applicants should be PhD recipients and selected byprofessors or major project investigators. Ocean Universityof China has 12 post-doctoral programs. College ofEngineering has one of them, named HydraulicEngineering. (Links: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/953/list.htm)
Exchange opportunities
College of Engineering signed agreements or MOU in
exchanges of students and teachers, collaboration on
research and teaching with University of Liverpool,
University of Rode Island, TUAM, West Australia, Universityof Strathclyde, University of Cheung Kong and so on.
Hundreds of undergraduates, graduates and teachers are
benefit from these international collaborative programs.
Website: http://eweb.ouc.edu.cn/engineering/internationalcooperation/list.htm)

OUC Recruitment Programs
Qualified applicants for state/provincial programs may first

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Department of Geography, Delhi School of
Economics, University of Delhi, India

Department of Geography, Delhi School of
Economics,
University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
Tel: +91-11-27666491
Fax: +91-11-27666492
Website: http://geography.du.ac.in/home.html

The department traces its origin to October 1959, when
under the initiative of Professor V.K.R.V. Rao, the thenVice-Chancellor of the University and an eminent
Economist, a Department of Human Geography wasestablished as a constituent of the Delhi School of
Economics. Professor George Kuriyan, a renowned
Geographer of India at that time, was the first Professor
and founder of the department. In 1966, Professor V.L.S.
Prakasa Rao took over from him and guided thedepartment until 1973.
Since then, the department
acquired a name and a distinctive identity in India andabroad. It draws students from all over India as well as
abroad. The department has expanded many times oversince 1973. The name of the department was changed to
the Department of Geography in 1976 to indicate thewidening scope of teaching and research activity inphysical and human aspects of Geography. The
Department has evolved many new courses, which havebeen widely acclaimed as the frontiers in Geography. The
Faculty members undertake research projects fromvariousagencies
including
University
GrantsCommission, Indian Council of Social Science Research,
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, IndoCanadian Shastri Institute and Ministries of Governmentof India, which include Indian Space Research
Organization, Department of Science and Technology
and the Planning Commission.
The department islocated within the teaching block of the campus of theDelhi School of Economics, Delhi University North
Campus.
Diversity of Teaching programme with 6
specialized groups. Faculty received several prestigiousAwardsandGrantsEstablishedInternational
Collaboration with Canada, Netherlands, UK, Japan andUSA. Engage with national and international Geography
Associations occupying post of Vice-President, IGU and
Secretary General, NAGI.

Research Focus
Future plans for the Department are presented in linewith the identified thrust areas and available expertise
within the department proposed under UGC DRS III. The
thrust areas identified are the following:
Environment and Resources.
The thrust area will focus on the following specialized
themes:Climate Change Analysis in selected Indian Geosystems
i.e., Mountain, Arid Regions and Megacities (using UHI)
Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability mapping and modeling
Ecological Footprint Analysis in Critical Regions

Urban and Regional Planning.
The thrust area will focus on the following specialized
themes:Urban Health and Well-being
Gender, Space and Development
Regional Development , Policy Analysis and Assessmentof Development Programs

Research Unit Contacts
Professor’s Profile of our Department
http://geography.du.ac.in/professor.html
Associate Professor’s Profile of our Department
http://geography.du.ac.in/associate_professor.html
Assistant Professor’s Profile of our Department
http://geography.du.ac.in/assistant_professor.html

Dr Netrananda Sahu
E-mail: babunsahu@gmail.com
nsahu@geography.du.ac.in

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Latest Publications
Research Publications, Research Thrust areas all are within this link:

http://geography.du.ac.in/naac2012_17/SSR_Quantitative_Metrics.pdf

http://geography.du.ac.in/naac2012_17/SSR_Qualitative_Metrics.pdf

http://geography.du.ac.in/naac2012_17/iqac_aqar.pdf

Institutional Capacity Development Activities

Skill Enhancement and Capacity Building to college teachers apart from teaching:Participatory field observations involving research scholars.

Intensive fieldwork undertaken involving research students for mountain, climatic, gender studies, megacities and rural
studies.



Capacity Building for Researchers and teachers in colleges.

Time to time organization training programme for researchers and college teachers on recent techniques and software
related to RS/GIS.

Dissemination of Research Findings through workshops:Organization of seminars/workshop for disseminating the findings to larger academic community, policy makers andcommunity groups.

Other useful information and contacts:

In QS World Ranking Department of Geography is No. 1 in India

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2017/geography
http://geography.du.ac.in/home.html

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Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation &Management, Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee (IIT-R), India
ROORKEE – 247667,
UTTARAKHAND, INDIA
Tel:+91-1332-285401, 286616
Fax: +91-1332-273560
Website: https://www.iitr.ac.in/centers/
COEDMM/pages/Home.html

Center of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation andManagement (CoEDMM) has been established with thegoal of conducting educational programmes, cutting edge
research and training on disasters, vulnerability and their
mitigation. The main aim of center is to develop humanresource for all phases of disaster to help Mother Nature
become a sustainable habitat and protecting the lives andeconomy of the nation. Creation of a National Databasefor rapid dissemination of information and knowledge isalso an objective.

The center is a multidisciplinary research and education
center. Main aim of the educational program is to impartadvance knowledge on technical and managerial skills tothe professionals to make them equipped with innovativetechnologies for effective mitigation and management ofdisasters for overall benefit of the society.

The Center aims to achieve excellence in key areas ofeducation and research at par with international
standards.
Regional
issuesespeciallyrelatedwith Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Floods, Cyclones and theirearly warnings are other focus areas.

The center has faculty from diverse backgrounds covering
technical, biological, social, economic and managerial
aspects covering both natural as well as man- madedisasters.
In natural disasters mainly Earthquake,Landslide, Cyclones, Floods, Tsunami are covered. In
man-made disasters, chemical, fire, biological disasters
are covered. The Center has high-end technical expertisein geospatial and remote sensing technology.

Research and consultancy projects are carried out
through sponsored funding from Ministry of Earth Science,
Govt. of India and other National and International funding
agencies like Uttarakhand State Science & Technology
Council- Dehradun, ISRO, NDMA-New Delhi, SAARC
Disaster Mitigation Centre, Nanyang Technological
University Singapore, to name a few.

inception, the Centre has remained truthful to its objective.
Our research themes can be classified into four major
areas, irrespective of the different laboratories we have;geo-technical, bio-chemical, hydraulics / wind and built
environment. Apart from these strict categories, we dohave interests in generic issues too which grandly
subsumes all of the above. Our Centre has faculty
researches as well as scholarly researches; the former
being the individual and group endeavours of our faculties
ranging from academic researches to industrial
consultancies and the later being the dissertation andthesis of our students in novel and non-overlapping fields.
On the faculty side of the spectrum, we have researchinterests in development and installation of earthquake
early warning systems, vulnerability and risk analysis of
geo-hazards in Himalayan regions to name some in thegeotechnical category, rehabilitation and retrofitting ofbuildings,
seismic
strengthening
technologies,
documentation of traditional EQ resistant building
technologies etc. in the built environment category, windtunnel studies for various real-life projects across India in
the hydraulics category and bioremediation of
accumulated pesticides, mitigation techniques ofcontaminated environments etc. in the bio-chemical
category. On the academic side, our research interests
vary to such extents that it covers almost all avenues ofdisaster management and mitigation. Starting from microinsurances for risk reduction to involvement of corporates
in sustainable and holistic development, fromhumanitarian logistics during disaster relief and rescue toescape route and evacuation planning, from simulating
tropical cyclones to studies on urban heat island, fromcyber breach to seismic retrofitting from architectural
perspective, our Centre patronises research in all possible
diversities with the sole aim of resilient nation building.

Research Focus
The Centre was incorporated in 2006 with an objective of
becoming a multi-disciplinary research hub thatspecifically caters to the development of disaster
resilience in India and mitigating disaster risks. Since its

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Prof. Mahua Mukherjee, Head
E-mail: coe_dmm@iitr.ac.in

Latest Publications
Study on Seismic Strengthening Technologies and Comparative Assessment of Various Retrofit Techniques for Unreinforced Masonry (URM) School Buildings in India

Documentation on Traditional Earthquake Resistant Building Technology Available with SAARC Countries

Hazard Characterization and Isolation of Pesticide degrading Bacteria for Mitigating the Contaminated EnvironmentSeismic Vulnerability Assessment of Building Types in India



Development of Bacterial Pesticide Degrading System for Bioremediation of Pesticides Accumulated in the Local EnvironmentVulnerability and Risk Analysis of Geohazards in Himalayan RegionRehabilitation & Retrofitting of Pre-Independence Building of FRI, DehradoonRepair and Retrofitting of Foundation at LBSNAA Mussoorie

To Check Feasibility for Installation of Lift At LBSNAA, Mussorrie

Research Unit Contacts
There are some multidisciplinary laboratories in theCentre –

Bio-Chemical Risk Assessment Laboratory

Climate Change & Wind Engineering Laboratory



Earthquake
Laboratory

High Performance Computer LaboratoryIndustrial /Man-made Disaster Risk Assessment
Laboratory

Wind Simulation LaboratoryLink
https://www.iitr.ac.in/centers/COEDMM/
pages/Home.html&

Landslide

Risk

Assessment

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
The Centre has imparted various training programs as
per requirement of the sponsoring agency. The durationand timeframe depends on the mutual understanding
with the sponsoring agency and our Centre. We welcome
if any organization wish to sponsor any training programwith the Centre.

The Centre has already completed a Training andCapacity Building Programme on Seismic Strengthening
sponsored by Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore.

Internships and Job Opportunities
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has various
Fellowships for Visitors Like Distinguished Visiting
Professor programme.
The Institute instituted internship program for internal andexternal students through SPARK and SURA programme(www.iitr.ac.in).
Also the Institute encourages various student exchange
programs.

One of our M.Tech. Student is doing Sandwich Masters’
Dissertation in Germany under DAAD fellowship.

Other Useful Contact Information:
Dr. Mahua Mukherjee
HeadCentre of ExcellenceManagement

in

Disaster

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee – 247667, INDIA
Tel: +91-1332-285401, 286616
e-mail: coe_dmm@iitr.ac.in

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Mitigation&

International Institute of Earthquake Engineeringand Seismology (IIEES) , Iran
No. 21, Arghavan St., North Dibajee,
Farmanieh. Tehran, Iran
P.O.Box: 19537-14453 Iran
Tel: +98 21 2283 0830
Website: http://www.iiees.ac.ir/en/

Iran being located in high seismic hazard regions of theworld, with frequent occurrence of devastating
earthquakes, has experienced extreme human, social andproperty losses in past decades due to vulnerability of thebuilt environment, rapid growth of population, andseismically-incompatible urban development. To ensure
the sustainable
development,
Iranrequired amultidisciplinary risk reduction strategy with the objectiveof saving human lives and resources along with aneffective implementation program. The establishment ofInternational Institute of Earthquake Engineering andSeismology (IIEES) in 1989, by the Iranian in cooperationof UNESCO on a right time provided an excellent platform

for answering the increasing demand for safety,
development of the required disaster reduction programand providing the required know-how and expertise forhazard and risk mapping, vulnerability reduction andpublic awareness and preparedness.

IIEES is composed of different research Centers,
including
Seismology,
GeotechnicalEngineering,
Structural Engineering, Risk Management, Graduate
Studies, Information Technology, and International
Relations.

Research Focus

Seismotectonic and seismological research on the earth
crust, active faults, seismicity and earthquake hazard;
mapping active faults, hazard zonation; and earthquake
catalogues;
Development and operation of Iranian NationalB r o a d b a n d Seismic Network; and mobile network forunderstanding of the seismic activity, and providing
online post event information to the disastermanagement authorities;

Seismic hazard
zonation of Iran;

Conducting comprehensive theoretical and experimental
researches in the fields of liquefaction, landslides, site
effects, soil structure interaction, soil modelling, dynamic
behavior of porous media, earth-structures behavior,
zonation and geotechnical microzonation;modeling,

analysisstructures; as well as adopting new technology for semiindustrial construction of buildings against earthquakes;


Vulnerability and risk assessment of cities, developing
integrated, doable and effective risk management andreduction program, proposing effective risk reduction
measures to the authorities, and cooperate toward its
approval and implementation with the consideration ofsocio-economic and cultural aspects;

Promoting the earthquake safety, prevention andpreparedness culture in all levels of society (generalpublic, specialist and decision makers) throughcomprehensive earthquake awareness program;

Offering M.S. and Ph.D. graduate programs andextension courses i n are of IIEES activity;



Providing technical and research consultancy to thegovernment and industries for their seismically safe
development and construction;



Expanding scientific and technical cooperation andexchange of knowledge with the international andregional organizations and institutions in all fields related
to earthquake risk reduction and mitigation.

andConducting comprehensive analytical, experimental,
field and instrumental studies and research for seismic
safety of structures (buildings, lifelines, industrial
structures, power plants, oil and petrochemicalindustries, and important facilities like dams, bridges,etc.);Developing aseismic design methods, guidelines andcodes for new buildings, strengthening of the existing

Prof. Mohammad Kazem Jafari , President
E-mail: jafari@iiees.ac.ir
Prof. Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany
E-mail: mohsen.ashtiany@gmail.com

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Seismological Research Center
Missions:

Understanding seismic sources, earth's crustand mantle structure of Iran;

Seismic monitoring and modeling;

Development of earthquake catalog and database;Strong Ground Motion studies;

Seismotectonics Department



Hazard modeling and mapping.

Engineering Seismology and Hazards Department;and

Earthquake Prediction and Forecasting

Currently, the seismological research center is composed as follows:

Seismology Department

Geotechnical Engineering Research Center
Missions:Comprehensive studies on site
effects, liquefaction, soil-structureinteraction, landslide, surface
fault rupturing, etc.;Evaluation of dynamic behavior and seismic bearing capacities of shallow and deep foundations, dams, underground cavities and retaining walls;

Geotechnical hazard zonation and microzonation.

Foundation Engineeringtures Department&

Geotechnical

Soil and Rock Dynamics Department

Geohazard Department

Struc-

Geotechnical Engineering Research Center has organized
its activities in four departments:


Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Department

Structural Engineering Research Center
Missions:Structural safety and quality
improvement;

Seismic design guidelines;Retrofitting guidelines ofstructures, lifelines andinfrastructure

Building Department;

Vulnerability and risk modeling and assessment.

Special Structures Department;This center offers the students very new experiences in its
highly equipped laboratory, and is composed of:Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Department;Applied Structural Dynamics Department



Earthquake Risk Management Research Center
Missions:Studying seismic risk reduction methods in urban andrural areas;Integrating relevant components for risk management
planning;Research on socio-economic and cultural approaches toimprove public safety;Developing damage and loss estimation systems.

Departments are: Urban and regional studies, Emergency
management, Socio-economic and cultural studies,
Geomatics, and Public Education

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IIEES Broadband Seismic Network

 Establishing

IIEES Broadband Seismic Network has been designed andoperated for better understanding of the seismicity andseismic sources in Iran, and works as national network.
The main goals for establishing and developing this network are:
 Full coverage of Iran by seismic stations and high-quality seismic data acquisition;
 Recording

all seismic waves from local, regional andteleseismic sources in a large frequency and amplitude
dynamic range;

Advanced Earthquake Engineering Laboratory(AEEL)As the only multi-disciplinary research center within earthquake related fields in Iran, IIEES has developed a regional
hub with world-class experimental facilities, which is the firstof its type in the country and the surrounding region. The
Advanced Earthquake Engineering Laboratory (AEEL) consists of several types of structural and geotechnical testing
facilities to enable major progresses in experimental investigations in the field of earthquake engineering. AEEL haveincreased the ability to predict and improve the performanceof typical structural and soil-structure systems.

a reliabledatabase for advancestudies in seismology byscientists all over theworld;

 Complementary

seismic
analysis and development of the rapid analysis systems for rapid
earthquake notification
and Quick Damage and Loss Estimation system.

http://www.iiees.ac.ir/en/iranian-national-broadband-seismicnetwork/

unjust and unfair sanction on Iran. The AEEL consists ofStrong floor and reaction wall, Shaking table, Geotechnicalcentrifuge facility, Soil Dynamics Laboratory and StructuralEngineering Laboratory.

Construction of AEEL began in 2012 in North East of Tehran and will be completed by 2020. The long delay is due toStrong Floor and Reaction Wall

Shaking Table Laboratory

Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory

Research Unit Contacts
Seismology Research Center: Dr. Hamid Zaferanih.zafarani@iiees.ac.ir



IIEES Graduate School: Dr. Yaser Jafarianyjafarianm@iiees.ac.ir



Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Research Center:
Dr. Farajollah Askari askari@iiees.ac.ir



IIEES Public Education: Mr. Farokh Parsizadeh
parsi@iiees.ac.irStructural Earthquake Engineering ResearchCenter: Dr. Omid Bahar omidbahar@iiees.ac.ir

Visit - http://www.iiees.ac.ir/en/faculty-member/



Risk Management Research Center: Dr. Kambod Amini
kamini@iiees.ac.ir



IIEES Broadband Seismic Network: Dr. Gholam Javan
javandoloei@iiees.ac.ir

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Latest Publications

Development of IIEES fragility functions for building
and bridges

Risk Modelling and analysis of urban area; such asSari, Karaj, Tehran, etc.



Reconnaissance of earthquake damaged area,
mapping the damages, lessons learned. And provide
recommendations
totheauthorities
onreconstructions.

Capacity Building at Neighbourhood Level for
Improving Emergency Response Considering Public
Buildings with Effective Performance

Presentation of new Combined Damper for Steel
Structures with Dual Performance.

Numerical and Experimental Study of Performance of
Isolated Floors with Rotating Mass Damper for
Equipment and Secondary Systems



Experimental investigation of lead extrusion dampers
and numerical application to steel building bases
during rocking motionApplication of Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) in
Dynamic Analysis of Embankment Dam-Foundation
InteractionDevelopment of urban resilience analysis.

Seismic monitoring of Iran andunderstanding the Iran earth crust.



Tsunami potential assessment of Makran region.

Structural health monitoring of bridges.



Risk analysis of thermal power plants.



SGM record selection for nonlinear response-history
analysis of structural systems based on incorporationof time and frequency domain characteristics

Seismic vulnerability functions for gas transmission
pipelines in Iran

Improving the existing methods for inclusion ofkinematic interaction in seismic evaluation of soilstructure systems



Development of Spatial Statistics Methods to
Evaluate Seismic Vulnerability of Lifeline Networks



Evaluating the Interaction of Surface Fault Rupture –foundation – Steel Structure

Direct time
integration from earthquake-induced
equations of motion withsteps larger thanconventional without direct dependence to the
response

improvingtheProposing of Design Response Spectrum for Staged
Construction Structures
Provide Method to Satisfy Drift Controlling Criteria for
Steel Special Moment Resisting Structures to have abetter seismic behavior

Investigation of strong-motion characteristics of Alborz- Northwest Iran using Hybrid Generalized inversion
method (accelero- and seismometers)

Needs assessment of hearing-impaired high school
students and their schools for preparedness inearthquakes



Investigation of stress and strain rate variations in theCentral Alborz by using earthquake focal mechanisms
and GPS data

The Increasing of Energy–Absorption of CBFs byusing of the new Steel or aluminum Cases based on
experimental investigations

Development of an Image Based on Response
Recording SoftwareJournal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering:
http://www.jsee.ir/index.php/jsee;

Evaluating Media Managers Awareness andPreparedness on Earthquakes to Improve Media
Organizations Performance during a DisasterComplex Pattern Recognition Earthquakes in ZagrossUsing Copulas TheoryBulletin of Earthquake Science & Engineering http://
www.bese.ir



Temporal Variation of Q Factor and Vp/Vs Ratio
Before and after Earthquakes



Research Bulletin of Seismology and Earthquake;www.rbsee.irMorphotectonic and geological evidence of active
faulting in the North Tabriz Fault



Experimental Investigation of Liquid Impact Forces on
the Roof of Storage Tanks

Visit the Library link - http://www.iiees.ac.ir/en/library-anddocument-center/

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities or training opportunities

1. IIEES Graduate SchoolIIEES is accredited by Ministry of Science and Technology to offer Master and Ph.D. Program in Seismology, Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering, Structural Earthquake Engineering and Risk Management since 1984.

2. IIEES Public Education Department

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National Knowledge and ResearchCenter for Emergency Readiness,
University of Haifa, Israel

199 Aba Khoushy Ave. Mount Carmel,
Haifa Israel, 3498838
Tel: +972-502-163543
Website: http://muchanut.haifa.ac.il

The National Knowledge and Research Center for
Emergency Readiness with eighty-five researchers, wasestablished in January 2018 by the Israel Ministry of
Science and Technology and the National Emergency
Management Authority (NEMA) of the Ministry of Defense.
Core institutions involved are University of Haifa, theTechnion and the Hebrew University, together withresearchers from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems,
Rambam Hospital, Tel Hai College, and the Israel Schoolfor Humanitarian Aid; the municipality of Haifa and NATANInternational Humanitarian Aid.
The Center's mission isto provide a state-of-the-art scientific research institute toserve as a think-tank for policy framers, decision-makers,
the academic community and practitioners from all sectors.
The two intertwined functions of the Center are 1)
independently generated, cutting-edge and multidisciplinary research, and 2) solicited real-time response torequests by NEMA, government ministries, elected officials,
NGOs and other stakeholders. The first activity (9 months)
was a research gap assessment originating with the eight
disciplinary groups (Social Science; Public Health andEmergency Medicine; Welfare and Social Work;Engineering, Technology, and Planning; Risk Assessment
and Management; Environment; Law; and Public Policy).
This culminated in September with a prioritized research
agenda whose emphasis is multi(trans)-disciplinary innature. According to the prioritization, calls for proposals
have been and will be issued. Some of the projects will beof a comparative nature and be conducted together withinternational partners.

Research Focus
The National Knowledge and Research Center for
Emergency Readiness (NKRC-EM) is comprised of 8
disciplinary research groups: Social Science; Public Healthand Emergency Medicine; Welfare and Social Work;Engineering, Technology, and Planning; Risk Assessment
and Management; Environment; Law; and Public Policy.
Conceptually the research at the Center is structured along
two axes: the nature of the extreme condition and the time
period. The relevant clusters of extreme conditions are:

Man and Nature - natural (including fires, earthquakes,
epidemics, hurricanes, and floods) and man-madedisasters(including
ecological,
chemical,environmental, cyber, and nuclear); and

Belligerencies - terrorism, rocket attacks, and cyberattacks. These extreme events are situated temporally:
Before (deterrence, mitigation, and preparation forresponse); During (crises management), and After thecrisis (short and long term recovery).

Coping with a disaster in each timeframe is approachedthrough the multiple disciplines and their research frames,
and a multidisciplinary lens. The research goals include
not only understanding and documenting the current
situation (the 'what is') but also normative analysis –including critical and constructive evaluations andsuggestions for improvement (the 'what ought to be').
The Law and Public Policy groups have a dual role: theyreceive the research outputs of the other six groups,
assess their implications for law and policy and makerecommendations, providing a built-in operational pipeline
aspect to the research. This ensures the integrative
dimension critical for the success of the Center.
This first year of the Center’s activity was devoted to a
mapping of research and knowledge gaps (needs
assessment) in the various relevant areas related to
Emergency Preparedness. The data sources for the
mapping were interviews with the 85 Center researchers;
the scientific literature; interviews with experts andpractitioners, and examination of internet sites ofprofessional organizations and of disaster recovery
websites and media reports. Each research group
undertook a disciplinary mapping – using the sources
above, for all disaster types and time phases. Each groupheld meetings scoping the needs and identified what is
important to do and what the group researchers want to do– culminating in in-group prioritizing. We then pulled out thetrans-disciplinary topics and analogies across groups.

Prof. Deborah Shmueli, Head
E-mail: deborah@geo.haifa.ac.il
Dr. Michal Ben Gal, Research coordinatorE-mail: bmichal@geo.haifa.ac.il

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These trans, or multi-disciplinary research topics include: Creating

a common language to overcome discourse
gaps among disciplines, and between the academy andpractitioners

 National, local (urban) and community resilience Communicationand participation of the public anddifferent population groups Technological solutions
 Evaluation research Tools and models for simulations and practice Management

and governance of the civil arena in an

emergency
 Resources prioritization – economic aspects
 Long-term planning and preparedness

The results of the mapping were presented in a center-wide
meeting which included researchers, affiliates and outside
stakeholders, followed brainstorming on projects which could
address these trans-disciplinary issues.
This led to the Center’s first (internal) call for proposals(October 2018), and the prioritization of the first round ofresearch. The call favored research that includes solicitationof the perspectives of relevant stakeholders: practitioners ofstate agencies in charge of responding to emergencies(governmental
ministries,
independentagencies
established for addressing aparticular type of crisis, local
government, first responders,
generalsecurity
andenforcement agencies, reliefproviding
agenciesandNGOs,
relevant
medicalinstitutions and the insurance
industry).
Four research proposals
were selected for fundingin 2018-2019:

The key research questions relate to the demand, supply
and institutional dimensions of insurance for natural hazards.
What is the spatial distribution of insurance (mis)coverage?
(demand side)
Do insurance contracts and premia reflect natural hazards
and risks? (supply side)
What are the local and global regulatory constraints
operating in the natural hazards risk insurance market? What
are the risks of harnessing the regulatory land use planningsystem to hazard insurance and what is the optimal public/
private insurance coverage mix? (institutional side).
The research will use both quantitative and qualitative
methods. Demand and supply side questions will be
addressed using by estimation spatial demand and supply
functions for insurance (household, industrial, agricultural)using appropriate spatial econometric methods and GIS
techniques to identify spatial mismatch. To ascertain how
threshold conditions are fixed and made operative, a series
of interviews with stakeholders will be conducted.
Research outputs include, comprehensive national mappingof areas and populations over exposed to hazards given theirlevel of insurance, identification of pockets of 'insurance
deprivation' and archetypes of thresholds pertaining tonatural disaster compensation. These results are expected tohave significance for government (thresholds), insurance
providers (mapping
mis-match)andexposed populations(generating
local
awarenessandcontributing
toresilience).

2. Using Twitter fornear real-time alerts
and damage analysis
of natural hazards in
Israel and its close
surrounding

1. Insurance, Thresholds and Mechanisms for Post Disaster
Resilience
Researchers: Eran Feitelson, Daniel Felsenstein and Itay
Fishhendler (Hebrew University of Jerusalem).
This research proceeds beyond the classic conception of
insurance-as-risk-mitigation and suggests that it is also an
under-recognized indicator of post-disaster resilience.
Hitherto this topic has not been addressed in the literatureand this has serious consequences for practice and policy. If
imperfectly-competitive markets do not allocate insurance
resources efficiently this can mean serious drawbacks in the
post-disaster recovery process and resilience of places andsectors. If institutional constraints do not allow for flexible
insurance contracts this can lead to an unfair insurance
burden on government (and the non-affected taxpayer). If
institutions such as insurance companies, government
disaster funds etc. are over-exposed while adopting
inappropriate insurance thresholds, this can have serious
implications for public faith in post disaster recovery. If
regulatory land use and planning practices are used as
insurance mechanisms this can lead to market distortions
and hamper post--disaster resilience. This research aims tofill this knowledge gap in Israel.

Researchers: Motti Zohar, Lea Wittenberg, (Department ofGeography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa);
Avigdor Gal (Faculty of Industrial Engineering &Management, Technion), Efrat Morin (Institute of Earth
Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Ran Nof,(the Geological Survey of Israel).
During the last decade, the social network of Twitter has
become a robust platform for distributing messages (tweets)
among numerous subscribers worldwide. To date, Twitter isused by more than 300 million users worldwide. In Israel thegrowth of twitter subscribers is by ~100,000 since 2014 andto date consists of over 1,000,000 subscribers. The tweets,
up to 280 characters only, can be sent via web pages,
mobile devices or third-party Twitter applications. During andaround the occurrence of natural hazards, people tend toover-tweet and consequently, the number of tweets raisesignificantly. While Twitter is already in use for near real-timealerts, processes for extracting reported damage from tweets
and examining the resulted spatial distribution are still underdevelopment. In the proposed study it is suggested toacquire tweets made prior to and after natural hazards suchas floods, fire and earthquakes that occurred in Israel and its
close surroundings.

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3. Robust Preparedness Against Surprises in Extreme
Events: Multi-Site Fires and Earthquakes
Researchers: Yakov Ben-Haim (Technion – Israel Institute ofTechnology), Ronen Avni, (Israel Fire and Rescue
Authority), Rivka Yahav, Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Adar BenEliyahu, (University of Haifa), Erez Sverdlov (Consultant).
This project is a combination of policy orientation andscientific emphasis on basic questions.
Policy-orientation. Info-gap decision theory will be used forprioritizing action alternatives according to their robustness
to surprise. The product is a decision support tool forplanning and preparedness of emergency responders in twoareas: multi-site fires and earthquakes. We use models fromdifferent fields of science, and identify defects in them andshow how to robustify against these deficiencies.
Basic-science orientation. The research team is multidisciplinary, combining field and academic personnel,
employing the method of Mental Models in Risk
Assessment. The product of the project is understanding in
support of preparations to build personal and community
resilience, and to prepare therapeutic teams for emergency
response.

dealing with the interrelations between public andgovernment with regard to trust, satisfaction andeffectiveness of the public sector. The survey data will
present attitudes and behavioral tendencies of citizens at
various points in time, regarding the performance ofgovernment emergency bodies, and behavioral tendencies
in relation to emergency situations and preparedness for
emergencies. In light of this data, computerized laboratory
experiments and various simulation tools will be employed,
aimed at an in depth examination of the specific issues
related to public behavior in emergency situations.

Latest Publications
Elkin-Koren and Gal (2018). The Chilling Effect ofGovernance-by-Data on Data Markets

Felsenstein & Mas (2018). Introduction to SI - Modelingurban resilience to disastersFelsenstein, Vernik & Israeli (2018). Household
insurance expenditure as an indicator of urban resilienceFischhendler (2017). The Use of Intangible Benefits for
Promoting Contested Policies: The Case of Geopolitical
Benefits and the Israeli Gas PolicyFischhendler, I. (2017). The Use of Intangible Benefits for
Promoting Contested Policies: The Case of Geopolitical
Benefits and the Israeli Gas Policy.

Grinberger & Felsenstein (2017). A Tale of Two
Earthquakes: Dynamic Agent-Based Simulation of Urban
ResilienceGrinberger & Felsenstein (2018). Using big (synthetic)
data to identify local housing market attributes

Grinberger, Felsenstein & Samuels (2018). Emerging
Urban Dynamics in the Aftermath of a Disaster:
Simulating the Role of the Labor Market

Grinberger, Lichter & Felsenstein (2017). Dynamic agent
based simulation of an urban disaster using synthetic big
dataSalzberger (2017). The Rule of Law Under Extreme
Conditions and International Law: A Law and Economics
PerspectiveSegal, Negev, Feitelson & Zaychik (2017). Devising‘policy packages’ for seismic retrofitting of residences

Shmueli et al. (2018). How can regulatory systems beassessed? The case of earthquake preparedness in
Israel

Van Wijk & Fischhendler (2017). The construction ofurgency discourse around mega-projects: the Israeli case

4. Managing a nation and its citizens during a crisis:Interrelation test between government and public during
emergency times
Researchers: Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Shlomo Mizrahi, Rotem
Miller-mor Attias, Nissim (Nessi) Cohen, Uri Hertz, Adar BenEliyahu (University of Haifa)
The study examines government system management andpreparation for emergencies, management of State functions
in times of crisis, and the learning process following it. The
public is at the forefront of dealing with emergency
situations, is the first to be affected, and thus in need ofdeveloping ways of coping. The tool to be developed will
examine the public views on a wide range of parameterswhich may affect the public and government ways of copingin emergency situations both on the theoretical and thepractical level. To date, literature has examined only limited
aspects of public-government relations in emergency
situations. These studies demonstrate the significant role ofcitizens' trust in the existence of communication which is
crucial in emergency situations (Wray et al., 2006). The
important role of public trust is compounded in a security
threat situation, where a low level of trust increases the
public's willingness to waive civil rights, thus causing a threat
to democracy (Silver, 2004). However, there is a significant
lack of knowledge regarding explanations and models thatshed light on changes in public trust, positions and behavior
in times of emergency (Blendon et al, 2003; Davis andSilver, 2004; Hance et al, 1988; Peters et al, 1997; Wray et
al, 2006). This research addresses this deficiency throughexamining questions which deal with the mutual relations
between government and citizens related to issues of
emergency and their implications for public attitudes andbehavior. The study will examine what affects public trust in
government systems during emergency times? Which areas
have a greater impact and under what conditions? Are therechanges in the public trust / positions / behavior considering
the improvement in public systems management? The
surveys will be conducted on the basis of the tools andinsights accumulated by the researchers in previous projects

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
The Center conducts events and bi-weekly seminars that areopen to the public. Most of them are streamlined on YouTube(some in Hebrew). The list of seminar talks with links tovideos are available in the Center’s website (http://muchanut.haifa.ac.il) under “Events”.
Latest international conference and workshop titled:“Cascading Disasters: Theory, Methods and Empirics” took
place on November 28-29, 2018. For more details and videos
see on the website under “Events”, or press here for a directlink.
In addition, the Center offers a yearly condensed course,
open to the public. This year’s course is on Risk
Assessment and it will take place in January 2019.

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Research Center for Potential Development ofDisaster Prevention (PDDP), Akita University
Japan〒010ｰ8502 秋田県秋田市手形学園町1-1
Tel: +81-18-889-2305
Fax: +81-18-889-2300
Website: http://www.eng.akita-u.ac.jp/eng/ugp/ai/pddp.html

The center was established in January 2006 as one ofresearch centers attached to the Graduate School ofEngineering and Resource Science to make ourcommunity safe and peace from natural disasters, and iscomposed of the following six research fields :Research Focus

1) Earthquake disaster2) Tsunami disaster field

2) Tsunami disasterBehavior of tsunami in nearshore and on shore

3) River disaster

Tsunami wave force on structures

4) Slope disaster

Collision force of floating object

5) Volcanic disaster andDensity of tsunami inundation water

6) Information and plan for disaster prevention andmitigation.

Historical tsunami deposit

The center aims to promote fundamental and appliedstudies that contribute to prevention and mitigation ofnatural disasters, to study and support regional disasterprevention and mitigation, and to educate and spread theknowledge of natural disasters on the general public, thelocal government staff concerned, the company personnel
concerned and so on through lecture meetings, forums,
seminars, symposiums, etc. In order to perform theseaims, the center actively promotes cooperative researches
and projects with national and local governments,
companies, local communities and so on. Postgraduate
students may study in any of above fields towards themaster's and doctor's degrees under the supervision of
the center staff.

1) Earthquake disaster field
Historical earthquake disaster3) River disaster field
River flooding
Dam break flooding
Density of river flooding water
Estuary environment4) Slope disaster field
Mechanics for geological disaster5) Volcanic disaster field
Petrogenesis and isotropic age determination on plutonic

6) Information and plan field for disaster prevention andmitigation
7( High performance broadband communications systems

Prof. Hideo Matsutomi
E-mail: matsu@gipc.akita-u.ac.jp

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Research Unit Contacts
1) Earthquake disaster fieldo4) Slope disaster field

Prof. Toshihiko Mizuta

Prof. Tadao Imai

2) Tsunami disaster field

5) Volcanic disaster field

Prof. Hideo Matsutomi

Prof. Tsukasa Oba

3) River disaster field

6) Information and plan field for disaster prevention andmitigation

Prof. Hideo Matsutomi

Prof. Hitoshi Obara

Latest Publications


2017



・Toshihiko MIZUTA, Hiroshi KAGAMI: Literature
Survey on the 1914 Akita Senboku (Kowakubi)
Earthquake Based on the Archived Documents ofFormer Ohsawago Village, Senboku County, Akita
Prefecture, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 23(54), pp.735-738, 2017.(in Japanese)







・Hideo MATSUTOMI, Tomoe KONNO and Shunsuke
TAKAO: A Method for Estimating the Tsunami
Inundation Depth at the Front of RC Building with
Connection Space and Aperture, Journal of JSCE, Ser.
B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), Vol.73, No.4, pp.10151020, 2017. (in Japanese)・Hideo MATSUTOMI, Fumiko KONNO, Satoru
SAIKAWA, Takanobu KAMATAKI and Kazuya
WATANABE: Influence of the Density of Tsunami
Flooding Water on Tsunami Deposit and Run-up Height,
Journal of JSCE, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering), Vol.73,
No.2, pp.373-378, 2017. (in Japanese)

the 1896 Rikuu Earthquake Denoted in “ Disastrous
Records in Hataya Village”, a Private Note Archived at
the Village, Historical Earthquakes, 32, pp.93-101,
2018.(in Japanese)・Hideo MATSUTOMI and Fumiko KONNO: Features
and Problems of Flood Inundation Occurred at the
Omono River Caused by the Akita Torrential Rainfall in
July, 2017, Journal of JSCE, Ser. B1 (HydraulicEngineering), Vol.74, No.4, pp.1165-1170, 2018. (inJapanese)・Hideo MATSUTOMI, Hayato OKADA, Tomohiro
KUBOTA and Fumiko KONNO: Experiments on the
Dependency of Tsunami Load on RC Building on theDensity of Tsunami Inundation Water, Journal of JSCE,
Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering), Vol.74, No.2, pp.265270, 2018. (in Japanese)・Takanobu KAMATAKI, Miki UCHIDATE, Shin
KANAZAWA,
Masataka
ISHIDA
andHideo
MATSUTOMI: A Study of Paleo-tsunami History aroundthe Area Affected by the 1983 Japan Sea Earthquake,
Coastal Lowland on the Northern Part of Akita
Prefecture, the Eastern Margin of Japan Sea, Journal of
JSCE, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering), Vol.74, No.4,
pp.529-534, 2018. (in Japanese)・Hideo MATSUTOMI, Takuya KOIZUMI, Yusuke
TERUI, Hiroyuki KATO and Hiroyuki IWASE: Influenceof the Differences in the Methods of the Steady and
Unsteady Experiments on the Inundation Flow and Loadon RC Building of Tsunami after Overflowing a Chest
Wall, Journal of JSCE, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering),
Vol.74, No.5, pp.1225-1230, 2018. (in Japanese)

・Takanobu
KAMATAKI,
Norifumi
ABE,
Shin
KANAZAWA and Hideo MATSUTOMI: A Study on
Paleo-tsunami Inundation Area and Depositions in
Coastal Lowland on the Southern Part of Akita
Prefecture, the Eastern Margin of Japan Sea, Journal of
JSCE, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering), Vol.73, No.2,
pp.445-450, 2017. (in Japanese)



2018



・Toshihiko MIZUTA, Hiroshi KAGAMI: Literature
Survey on Reconnaissance and Related Reports for the
July 28,1889 Kumamoto Earthquake, AIJ Journal ofTechnology and Design, 24(56), pp.457-460, 2018.(inJapanese)・Toshihiko MIZUTA, Hiroshi KAGAMI: Damage due tothe 1894 Shonai Earthquake Denoted in Archived
Documents in the Former Nishigho Village, Historical
Earthquakes, 32, pp.31-38, 2018.(in Japanese)・Hiroshi KAGAMI, Toshihiko MIZUTA: Damage due to

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Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
Japan
Higashikan 5F, 1-5-2 Wakinohamakaigan-dori,Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073
Tel: +81 78 262 5540
Fax: +81 78 262 5546
Website: http://www.adrc.asia/

The Asian Disaster Reduction Center was established in
Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, in 1998, with mission to enhancedisaster resilience of the member countries, to build safe
communities, and to create a society where sustainable
development is possible. The Center works to build
disaster resilient communities and to establish networks
among countries through many programs including
personnel exchanges in this field. The Center addresses
this issue from a global perspective in cooperation with avariety of UN agencies and international organisations/
initiatives, such as the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR), the Office for the Coodination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations
Educational,
Scientific andCultural Organization(UNESCO), the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pasific (ESCAP), the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the World HealthOrganization Regional Office for the Western Pacific(WHO/WPRO).

Publication:
Natural Disasters Databook 2016, 2017 (in press)
Annual Report 2017
The Report of 20-Year History of ADRC

Planned Projects:
Study on Disaster Resilience Policies and Measures for
Sustainable Economic Growth in ASEAN Region
GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) application to
EWM (early warning message) platform
Multi-hazard risk assessment methodology for regional
disaster management planning

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
Visiting Researcher Program
http://www.adrc.asia/project/development.php

Research Focus
Disaster information development and dissemination
system to facilitate DRR/DRM activities such as GLIDE and
Sentinel Asia

GLIDE: disaster event identification scheme
http://gs.adrc.asia/glide/public/search/search.jsp

Sentinel Asia: disaster management support systemusing earth satellites
https://sentinel.tksc.jaxa.jp/sentinel2/topControl.jsp

Prof. Koji Suzuki E-mail: ks-suzuki@adrc.asia ,2015utouzaka@gmail.com

Latest Publications

Dr Yumi Shiomi E-mail: ys-shiomi@adrc.asia

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Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management(ICHARM) under the auspices of UNESCO , Japan

1-6, Minamihara, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 3058516, Japan
Tel: +81- (0) 29-879-6809
Fax: +81- (0) 29-879-6709
Website: http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/

The International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk
Management (ICHARM) was officially established as a
UNESCO category II center and a part of the Public Works
Research Institute of Japan on 6th March, 2006.

networking.

ICHARM envisions a Center of Excellence housing a groupof leading people, superior facilities, and a knowledge basewhich enables conducting i) innovative research, ii)
effective capacity building, and iii) efficient information

ICHARM emphasizes localism, i.e., project implementations
tailored to local needs and conditions, by creating anefficient worldwide information network based on innovative
research and effective capacity building.

Based on these three pillars, ICHARM will globally serve asa knowledge hub for best national/local practices and anadvisor in policy making.

Three Pillars of ICHARM Activities

Dr. Tetsuya Ikeda,
Mr. Daisuke Kuribayashi
E-mail: icharm@pwri.go.jp
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Research Focus<5 Core Research Activities>
ICHARM has accumulated a broad range of knowledge and produced high-quality research outcomes to make practical policy
recommendations and solve problems in the field of water disaster reduction, including methods for observing, forecasting andanalyzing water related disaster hazards and methods for assessing, analyzing and monitoring exposure and vulnerability.
ICHARM implements many researches in cooperation with other organizations as shown in below:(1) Data collection, storage, sharing, and statistics on water related
disasters
Sri Lanka—The real-time system to collect ground rainfall data andsend the bias corrected GSMaP using the collected ground data.

(2) Risk assessment on water related disasters
Characteristics of flood flow with riverbed deformation in mountainous
valley-bottom streams the flood flow is concentrated on the bendingparts of the valley, and is diverged toward the downstream of the sandbars.

(3) Monitoring and prediction of changes in water related disasterrisk
The comparison of flood damage assessment for a 100-year flood in
the case of the worst scenario, which causes the largest flood area forthe river basins of Pampanga.

(4) Proposal, evaluation and application of policy ideas for water
related disaster risk reduction
Flood Hazard Map of Yangon 100-year flood (green (0.1-0.5 m),yellow (0.5-1.0m)) created in the ADB project.

(5) Support in constructing the applicability of water-related disastermanagement
The Results of the research activity on community-level flood
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Research Unit Contacts

Latest Publications
International Flood Initiative (IFI)The International Flood Initiative (IFI) is a worldwide
framework to promote collaboration in flood management
among international organizations such as UNESCO, WMO,UNU and UNISDR. ICHARM has been serving as its
secretariat.
ICHARM is now conducting activities to support countries inthe establishment of the “platform” to discuss and formulate
strategies for the reduction of disasters in collaboration withother IFI partners. This effort has already started in AsiaPacific countries such as the Philippines, Sri Lanka,
Myanmar and Pakistan, and is expected to expand to othercountries.
Other latest activities of ICHARM are introduced in the web
page and the Newsletters.
ICHARM web page: http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/activities/
special-activities/index.html



ICHARM
Newsletter:publication/index.html
Publications

Books: http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/publication/book.html
ICHARM
Newsletter:publication/index.html

http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/

ICHARM
Brochure:
publication/brochure.html

http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/

PWRI Technical Note: http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/
publication/technical_note.html
Major publications
No. 4353 ICHARM 10th Anniversary;No. 4322 Lessons Learned from the Flood Disaster inIndustrial Estates/Parks/Zones in Thailand

Institutional Capacity Development Activities

Jobs/Internship Opportunities

ICHARM provides educational and training programs thatempower both individuals and organizations in disastermanagement. The programs are designed to effectively
collaborate with research and networking activities at
ICHARM to increase the synergy effect between students
and ICHARM researchers, as well as their affiliations and
ICHARM, in research and projects. The main programs
include:Research Specialist

One-year master's degree program, "Water-related Risk
Management Course of Disaster Management Policy
Program," conducted in collaboration with National
Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and JICA;
http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/training/master/master_index.html
Three-year
doctoraldegreeprogram, “Disaster
Management,”
jointly
conducted
with
GRIPS;
http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/training/phd/phd_index.html

Short-term training
overseas; andprograms held in Japan andFollow-up Seminar held annually overseas for graduates
and trainees;
Occasionally, PWRI/ICHARM receives visiting foreign
researchers, short- and long-term internship students, which
is decided depending on the research theme and availabilityof supervisor.

http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/

PWRI/ICHARM employs researchers with particular skills andknowledge as Research Specialists. Researchers in thisposition can access to PWRI's special research facilities andlocally-collected data and engage in investigation andresearchwithfellow
researchers.
For more detail information, please access to the PWRI web
site;
https://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/employ/employ/index.html#03
Visiting foreign researchers and internship students
PWRI/ICHARM receives visiting foreign researchers, shortand long-term internship students, which is decided
depending on the research theme and availability ofsupervisor.
Other Useful Information
PWRI Web Magazine:
The purpose of this Magazine is to make widely known to thegeneral public what kinds of research are carried out by
PWRI and how these are used to benefit society.
https://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/about/pr/webmag/
index.htmlPublic Works Research Institute (PWRI):
General inquiries (including Interview inquiries, Facility tour
inquiries, etc.);
General Affairs Division: +81-29-879-6700

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International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)Japan
IPL World Centre, 138-1
Tanakaasukaicho, Sakyo-ku
Kyoto 606-8226, Japan
Tel: +81-757230640
Fax: +81-759500910
Website: http://icl.iplhq.org/

The International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) is aninternational non-governmental and non-profit scientificorganization promoting landslide research and capacity
building for the benefit of society and the environment. The
ICL was founded in January 2002 in Kyoto, Japan. It was
registered as a legal body (No. 1300-05-005237) underJapanese law in Kyoto Prefectural government in August
2002. In March 2007 the ICL was approved as a scientificresearch organization (No. 94307) which can receive thescientific grants of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan.
ICL, Kyoto University and UNESCO established the
UNITWIN (University Twining and Networking) Cooperation
Programme on Landslide risk mitigation for society and theenvironment in March 2003 and expanded its activity area toLandslide and water-related disaster risk management forsociety and the environment in November 2010. The ICL has
been approved as an NGO having operational relations with
UNESCO in April 2007, and reclassified as an NGO with aconsultative partnership with UNESCO in March 2012.
ICL exchanged Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) witheach of five UN organizations (UNESCO, WMO, FAO,
UNISDR, UNU, ICSU,) and two global stakeholders inScience and Technology (ICSU and WFEO) to promote the2006 Tokyo Action Plan “Strengthening Research andLearning on Landslides and Related Earth System Disasters
for Global Risk Preparedness”. It is the follow-up to the"2005 Letter of Intent", an outcome of the session titled "Newinternational Initiatives for Research and Risk Mitigation ofFoods (IFI) and Landslides" (IPL: International Programmeon Landslides) organized in the 2005 United Nations World
Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan, 2005
Landslides are studied in many fields of science, technology
and disaster reduction, and understandings of landslides
differ in various fields. To create a common understanding oflandslides as a distinct science, an international journal isabsolutely necessary. The first project of ICL was to found aninternational journal “Landslides”: IPL C100. There are manydifferent terminologies used in landslides in different fields.
However, one information source these fields have incommon are full color photos of landslides. The mostimportant condition was that the new journal should beprinted in full color. The first full color scientific journal“Landslides: Journal of International Consortium on
Landslides” was inaugurated in 2004. It is not easy to launcha new journal and it was developed based on the past 15
years of publication of the three-color printed International
Newsletter “Landslide News” from 1987-2003 by the Japan
Landslide Society. This The journal “Landslides” has a latest
impact factor 3.811 and is published monthly and, with 300
pages/ per issue from 2018.
ICL has organized World Landslide Forums (WLF) together
with IPL Partners in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and willorganize the 5th WLF in 2020 in Kyoto, Japan. The ISDR-ICL
Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025 for Global Promotion ofUnderstanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk was
adopted on 16 March 2015 as a voluntary commitment to theUnited Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk
Reduction, held in Sendai, Japan, 14-18 March 2015. It is a
supporting tool for the implementation of the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 which
was adopted at the afore-mentioned Conference. Seventeen
global stakeholders have adhered to, and signed thePartnerships, and additional five organizations joined it bysigning the partnerships in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2017. The
Fifth World Landslide Forum will be organized in Japan toachieve a mid-term review, and assess the progress made in
the implementation of the Partnerships. In order toimplement further the ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 20152025 and pursue and enhance thereafter efforts towards
landslide risk reduction, the establishment of the Kyoto 2020
Commitment for global Promotion of understanding andreducing landslide disaster risk will be examined by theparticipating partners as a long-term, wider and stronger
framework for the global landslide risk reduction network.
The outline on the concept of the Kyoto 2020 Commitment
was endorsed by the high-level panel discussion and thefollowing round table discussion on 30-31 May 2017 during
the Fourth World Landslide Forum in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Prof. Kyoji Sassa
E-mail: kyoji.sassa@gmail.com

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Research Focus
The principal objectives of ICL are to:a) promote landslide research for the benefit of society andthe environment, and capacity building, including
education, notably in developing countries;b)c)

integrate geosciences and technology within theappropriate cultural and social contexts in order toevaluate landslide risk in urban, rural and developing
areas including cultural and natural heritage sites, as wellas to contribute to the protection of the naturalenvironment and sites of high societal value;
combine and coordinate international expertise inlandslide risk assessment and mitigation studies, thereby
resulting in an effective international organization which

will act as a partner in various international and national
projects; andd) promote a global, multidisciplinary Programme on
landslides, the International Programme on Landslides.
ICL consists of ICL headquarters and 65 full member
organizations, 15 associate member organizations and 14
supporters, total 94 organizations.
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto
University and ICL headquarters are regarded as the hostinstitution. 65 full member organizations except the Disaster
Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University and 15 ICL
Associates are regarded as partner institutions.

Latest Publications
1.

Landslides-Journal of International Consortium on Landslides, 17 issues (4,450 pages) Vol.13 (No. 6), Vol.14 (No.1, 2,
3, 4, 5, and 6), Vol. 15 (No.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

2.

Organization of the Forth World Landslide Forum (WLF4) from 29 May to 2 June 2017 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 588
persons from 52 countries and 7 United Nations and International Organizations. Five volumes of full color books were
published containing papers presented in WLF4.

3.

Two volumes of Landslide Dynamics: the ISDR-ICL Landslide Interactive Teaching Tools were published in 2018.
Supplementary materials such as PPT tools for lessons and PDF tools for references were also published in the digitalforms together with these two books.

4.

Book publication for understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk assessment:a.

Volume 1 : ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships 2015-2025 (Kyoji Sassa, Matjaž Mikoš, Yueping Yin, eds.) of« Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides » (2017). Springer, 586p.The book is an open access book as well
as a full color printed book (586 pages).
This book includes activity reports of IPL projects and WCoEs and ICL networks in 2014-2017. Everybody candownload the whole book free of charge through the link—https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-31959469-9b.

Volume 2 : Advances in Landslide Science (Matjaz Mikos, Binod Tiwari, Yueping Yin, Kyoji Sassa, eds.) of« Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides ». (2017). Springer, 1197p.

c.

Volume 3 : Advances in Landslide Technology (Matjaž Mikoš, Željko Arbanas, Yueping Yin, Kyoji Sassa, eds.) of« Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides ». (2017). Springer, 621p.

d.

Volume 4: Diversity of Landslide Forms (Matjaž Mikoš, Nicola Casagli, Yueping Yin, Kyoji Sassa, eds.)of « Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides ». (2017). Springer, 707p.

e.

Volume 5 : Landslides in Different Environments (Matjaž Mikoš, Vít Vilímek, Yueping Yin, Kyoji Sassa, eds.) of« Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides ». (2017). Springer, 557p.

5.

Landslide Dynamics: ISDR-ICL Landslide interactive Teaching Tools. Volume 1. Fundamental, Mapping and Monitoring(Kyoji Sassa, Fausto Guzzetti, Hiromitsu Yamagishi, Zeljko Arbanas, Nicola Casagli, Mauri McSaveney, Khang Dang,eds) (2018). Springer, 604p.

6.

Landslide Dynamics: ISDR-ICL Landslide interactive Teaching Tools. Volume 2: Testing, Risk Management andCountry Practices (Kyoji Sassa, Binod Tiwari, Ko-Fei Liu, Mauri McSaveney, Alexander Strom, Hendy Setiawan, eds.)(2018). Springer, 836p.

ICL Headquarters (host institution)
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Prof. Kyoji Sassa: Professor Emeritus, Secretary General:sassa@iclhq.org

Ms. Mie Ueda: Secretary for ICL-IPL management:
secretariat@iclhq.org

Prof. Kaoru Takara: Professor, Executive Director:
takara.kaoru.7v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Ms. Ngoc Pham : Secretary for membership service:secretariat@iclhq.org

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URL: http://www.iplhq.org/

Dr. Khang Dang: Research Promotion Officer:
khang@iclhq.org

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Gokasho,Uji,Kyoto 611-0011 Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-3348
Website: http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
en/Promoting Cutting-Edge Research Activities
DPRI is located in a tranquil suburban setting within the UjiCampus of Kyoto University. There are five researchdivisions, and six research centers with 15 state-of-the-art
laboratories in Japan engaged in the development of cuttingedge science and technology. To facilitate integrated
research, each division and center is nestled among one of
the following four research groups:

The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of Kyoto
University was established in 1951 in response todevastating typhoon that struck Japan.

DPRI pursues the principles of natural hazard reduction,
establish integrated methodologies for disaster loss
reduction on the basis of natural and social sciences, andeducate students in related fields. DPRI has been performing
basic research on various disaster-related themes at local to
global scales from the viewpoints of natural science,engineering, and human and social sciences, as well as
conducting practical projects that meet the needs of society
by organizing interdisciplinary groups. The scope of
research, education, and social contributions of DPRI are as
follows:
Research: DPRI conduct comprehensive academic andapplied research on hazard reduction, as well as investigate
mechanisms of natural hazards on local to global scales.

Education: DPRI foster students as future leaders, whohave the ability to harmonize within global societies, while
maintaining education standards and high human qualities.
Education is carried out in the undergraduate and graduate
schools of Kyoto University and uses the accumulated
knowledge of DPRI’s research.
Social contributions: DPRI provide the public with scientific results and knowledge on natural hazards, as well asadvise national and local governments on hazard reduction
strategies.
Administration: DPRI is recognized as a Center of
Excellence of the world, as well as of Japan, for its
consideration to the respect of human rights and theenvironment, while trying to establish balance with asustainable society.
Faculty and Students: As of 1 April 2018, there are 125 fulltime faculty members, and over 500 graduate students. In
addition, there are young post-docs, visiting scholars andinvited researchers engaged in scholarly research, exploring
innovative ideas and continue to deliver excellent researchoutcomes for a disaster resilience and prevention.

Tel: +81-774-38-4640 (Public Relation)
E-mail: toiawase@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Research Focus
DPRI is located in a tranquil suburban setting within the Uji Campus of Kyoto University. There are five research divisions, andsix research centers with 15 state-of-the-art laboratories in Japan engaged in the development of cutting-edge science andtechnology. To facilitate integrated research, each division and center is nestled among one of the following four researchgroups:I Integrated Arts and Sciences for Disaster Reduction Research Group
This research group takes a holistic
approach for effective use of state-of-theart science and technology for disaster
reduction, considering the significance ofhuman activities during hazardous eventsand impacts on the socio-economic
environment.
Major themes include
increases of societal vulnerability tohazards,
preventive
measuresfor
improvement of social robustness, andpolicies of recovery after disasters. This

group also, focuses on long-term scientificperspectives about characteristics ofmultiple
disastersduetosocialdevelopment
andcomplexity,
comprehensive diagnosis on vulnerability
to hazards of the modern society, anddevelopmentoftechnologies
andmethodologies
ofplanning
andmanagement for disaster reduction.
Experimenting seismic
reinforcements of column-walls in areal size wooden house

II Seismic and Volcanic Hazards Mitigation Research Group
Large earthquakes and eruptions of
volcanoes cause more damage than othernatural hazards in Japan.
Short-term
predictions of these events, especially forearthquakes, are still difficult. However,when these events occur, they can cause
huge damage. Also continuing events cancause fear and alarm among the
population, due to extended shaking fromaftershocks or multiple volcanic eruptions.
The research of this group contributes tothe understanding of the physicalprocesses of earthquakes and volcanic

eruptions. Also there are engineeringstudies that improve technical applications
to better withstand the effects of thenatural disasters on society. With theinteraction of science and engineeringresearchers, the group pursues basic
research investigations as well as seeking
applied technologies that can protect
human lives and property from the severe
effects of earthquakes and volcanoes.
Shaking table test for a RC column
installing an advanced system

III Geohazards Research Group
Soil liquefaction, ground settlements,
landslides,
erosion,andrelatedphenomena are studied to identify the
distribution, processes, mechanisms,
and historical anthropogenic conditions
contribution to hazards, for establishingassessment
andmitigation
methodologies.
These investigations
incorporate combined process-based
and modeling approaches to hillside andlowland hazards in both urban andmountain regions. Integrated studies onlandslides are performed with respect tothe mechanisms of initiation and motion,risk evaluation and disaster reduction,and development of regional and global
monitoring systems. A geotechnicalcentrifuge and numerical modeling areintensively employed to study risk
mitigation measures and performance ofgeotechnical structures.
Geotechnical Centrifuge at DPRIIV Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Research Group
Water studies in this group include,
impactassessmentof
globalenvironmental changes on generalcirculation
and
water
circulation,
development of innovative methodologies
for water resources management andwater environment conservation inharmony with water utilization and social
activities. Also studies of atmosphericenvironments
causingdisasters,
elucidationofhazardous
climate,quantitative prediction of disastrous

meteorologicalphenomena,
andprevention of wind damage are carriedout. Mitigation efforts are investigated withcountermeasuresforabnormalphenomena such as floods, storms, tidal
waves and tsunamis, and planning of riverbasin
environment
management
strategies
considering
sediment
transportation processes ranging from soil
erosion to estuary deposition.

GADRI Prospectus 2019—99

Trial release of meteorologicalobservation sonde balloon

Members of the GADRI Secretariat Committee
I. Integrated Arts and Sciences for Disaster
Reduction Research Groupchigira@slope.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Dr. Yuki Matsushi—
matsushi@slope.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Focal Point: Prof. Hirokazu Tatano
Research Division of Disaster Management for Safeand Secure Society
Focal Point: Prof. Hirokazu Tatano

IV Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Research
Group



Safety Control of Urban Space
Prof. Hiroshi Kawase - kawase@zeisei.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp



Innovative Disaster Prevention Technology and Policy
Research
Prof. Kaoru Takara - takara.kaoru.7v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research Division of Atmospheric and Hydrospheric
Disasters
Focal Point Hitoshi MukougawaSevere Storm and Atmospheric EnvironmentProf. Hirohiko Ishikawa
Dr. Tetsuya Takemi—
takemi@storm.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Wind Engineering and Wind ResistantProf. Takeshi Maruyama
Dr. Kazuyoshi Nishijima—
nishijima.kazuyoshi.5x@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research Center for Fluvial and Coastal Disasters
Focal Point Prof. Akira IgarashiRiver Disaster Prevention Systems
Prof. Hajime Nakagawa
Dr. Kenji Kawaike - kawaike.kenji.5n@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Water Resources Research Center
Focal Point: Prof. Shigenobu TanakaSocio and Eco Environment Risk Management
Prof. Tetsuya Sumi - sumi.tetsuya.2s@kyoto-u.ac.jp
Dr. Sameh Kantoush—kantoush.samehahmed.2n@kyoto-u.ac.jp



GADRI SecretariatSocial Systems for Disaster Risk GovernanceProf. Hirokazu Tatano - tatano.hirokazu.7s@kyoto-u.ac.jp
Dr. Subhajyoti Samaddar —samaddar@imdr.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems
Focal Point: Prof. Michinori Hatayama

Integrated Disaster Reduction Systems
Dr. Masamitsu Onishi—onishi.masamitsu.7e@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Disaster Risk Management
Prof. Ana Maria Cruz - anamaria@drs.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Dr. Muneta Yokomatsu—
yokomatsu.muneta.7v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Focal Point: Prof. Shigenobu Tanaka

II Seismic and Volcanic Hazards Mitigation
Research Group
Focal Point: Prof. Masato IguchiResearch Division of Earthquake Disasters
Focal Point: Prof. Shinichi MatsushimaStrong Motion Seismology
Prof. Tomotaka Iwata—
iwata@egmdpri01.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research Division of Earthquake Hazards
Focal Point: Prof. James Mori

Earthquake Resistant Structures
Prof. Yoshiki Ikeda—
ikeda.yoshiki.6r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Seismotectonics
Prof. Naoto Oshiman
Dr. Ryokei Yoshimura—ryokei@eqh.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Prof. Hirokazu Tatano - tatano.hirokazu.7s@kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ms. Wilma James—
james.wilmatheonesta.6r@kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ms. Ayuna Matthews—
matthews.ayuna.5n@kyoto-u.ac.jp
DPRI Administration Office
Mr. Yasuhiko Hironaka
Ms. Atsuko Nakamura

Earthquake Source Mechanisms
Prof. James Mori - mori@eqh.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Public Relations Office
Ms. Kaoru Saeki
Ms. Wilma JamesMr. Hideaki Matsuura
E-mail: toiawase@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

III Geohazards Research Group
Focal Point: Prof. Toshitaka Kamai


Research Division of Geohazards
Focal Point: Prof. Masahiro ChigiraMountain Hazards
Prof. Masahiro Chigira—GADRI Prospectus 2019—100

Institutional Capacity Development Activities or training opportunities•

Short-term fellowships under the Agreement of Cooperation between the World Meteorological Organization and the DPRI .

Useful Publications•

New Research and Development Project on “Coastal Disaster Simulation System”•

Disaster Survey Report on July 2017 Heavy Rainfall in Northern Kyushu•

Earthquake South Island, New Zealand on 13 November
wwwcatfish.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~goto/eq/20161113/report.html•

The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/disaster_report_en/•

Brochure of DPRI — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/bro_en/•

Pamphlet of DPRI — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/web_j/publication/catalogue/
dpri_pamphlet_2017.pdf•

DPRI Newsletter – Japanese only —http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/publications_en/newsletter_en/•

DPRI Annual Report — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/publications_en/nenpo_en/•

Other publications — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/publications_en/

2016—http://

Jobs/internship/exchange opportunities
For job opportunities, visit the link - http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/job_en/

Other useful information•

DPRI Database — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/database_en/•

Admissions – How to Apply — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/education_en/•

Academic Exchange Agreements — http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/scademic_en/•

Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes(GADRI)
Focal point: Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General
GADRI Secretariat
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
Kyoto University, Uji Campus
Gokasho, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-4651
E-mail: secretariat-gadri@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University
Focal point: Public Relations Office
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
Kyoto University, Uji Campus
Gokasho, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-4640
E-mail: toiawase@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp•

Collaborative Research
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
Kyoto University, Uji Campus
Gokasho, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Tel: +81-774-38-3358

Kyoto University
Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku
Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Tel: +81-75-753-7531
E-mail: ku-info@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

General Inquiries, Disaster Prevention Research
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Research Center for Societal Safety Sciences,
Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences
Kansai University, Japan
7-1, Hakubai, Takatsuki, Osaka〒569-1098
Tel: +81-72-684-4000
Fax: +81-72-684-4188
Website: http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Fc_ss/
english/index.html

Natural and man-made disasters reveal problems that we
typically fail to notice in our daily lives. The Faculty of Safety
Science aims to minimize natural and man-made disasters
through finding and solving existing problems by carefully
observing society, people and nature through the lens ofsafety and security.
The faculty intends to foster humanresources equipped with problem-solving capabilities bydeveloping studies into specialized fields including law,politics, economics, business administration, psychology,sociology, science, informatics, engineering and social
medicine as well as comprehensive study of all fields. The
curriculum is centered on the two categories of accidents
and natural disasters. Students participate in small-groupseminars, and learn current cases of man-made disasters
including accidents and natural disasters, while conducting
exercises, research and simulations. In the autumn term of
their second year, students take either the Man-madeDisaster Management Course, or the Natural Disaster
Management Course. Depending on their interests andfuture courses, students are expected to acquire the ability
to formulate and implement policies related to safety andsecurity, and thus contributing to society in several fields
after graduation.

Kansai University opened the Graduate School of Societal
Safety Sciences (GSS) Master Course at its MUSE Campus
in Takatsuki city, Osaka pref., in April, 2010. The aim of theestablishment is to accumulate “safety knowledge andwisdom” and systematize them into a new realm of studies.
We are committed to fostering researchers and experts whoare equipped with advanced knowledge and skills thatenable them to make and implement proposals andmeasures for disaster risk reduction, to develop
technologies to facilitate a consensus-building processduring emergencies, and to simulate emergency and design
resilient systems and such. In the past several decades,
some methods have been developed through research donein the field of prevention and mitigation of natural disasters,
and these methods serve as the main pillar of the education
at the GSS. However, to deal with other safety-related
issues like man-made disasters, food safety, health risks,environmental hazards, and the like, we need to go further
and put these issues into perspective from the viewpoints ofcorporate ethics, CSR, management, law, labor policies,
and maybe even the meaning of life and the joys of working.
In other words, nowadays, things cannot be solved with thelimited scope of one specific discipline. This is why we set
up the GSS to tackle such problems head-on through aninterdisciplinary and multi-faceted approach; going beyond
the borders of any established discipline – law, politicalscience, economics and management, social studies,
psychology, science, information technology, engineering,social medicine, etc. By doing so, priority is given to therealization of a “safe and secure society” and thecommitment to elevate our research to an even higher level.

Prof. Kenji Koshiyama
E-mail: k-koshi@kansai-u.ac.jp

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Research Focus
We aim to advance the studies on Societal
Safety Sciences and to foster the researchers
who contribute to develop the said studies andmake proposals through interdisciplinary
studies on disaster prevention and reduction, inorder to build a safer, more secure and disaster-resistant society. Therefore, we deal withvarious academic fields of cultural, social, andnatural sciences.

Societal Safety Sciences Research Theme
Economics of Disasters and Policy Analysis fordisaster ReductionUrban Disaster Reduction Planning

Earthquake Engineering

Geo-DisasterHydrospheric Disasters

Disaster Prevention/Disaster MitigationPublic Policy against CrisisSociology for Support and Revitalization

Safety EducationDisaster Information



Risk Management



Psychology of Societal Safety

Accident Simulation



Health Risk Management



Legal Systems for Social Safety

Public Utility and Safety System

Engineering Safety Systems

Latest Publications
Publications


Science of Societal Safety-Living at Times of Risks and Disasters-, Springer, 2018https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-2775-9


The Fukushima and Tohoku Disaster -A Review of the Five-Year Reconstruction Efforts-, ELSEVIER, 2017https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-fukushima-and-tohoku-disaster/unknown/978-0-12-812964-7

Pamphlet
http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Fc_ss/english/img/school/PDM.pdf

Institutional Capacity Development Activities

We have PH.D of Disaster Management Program of English Based Program.
Please contact us.
Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University
http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Gr_sch/english/eng/index.html

Application Guidelines:
http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Gr_sch/english/eng/asset/index/spring2019/saf_eb_info.pdf

Contact us (http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Fc_ss/english/staff.html).

GADRI Prospectus 2019—103

Institute of Disaster Area Revitalization, Regrowth andGovernance (IDiARRG), Research Institute for Disaster Area
Reconstruction , Kwansei Gakuin University , Japan
1-155 Uegahara Ichiban-Cho,
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-8501
Tel: +81-798-54-6996
Fax: +81-798-54-6997
Website: http://www.kwansei.ac.jp
Our institute is the first research facility in Japan devoted toresearch on revitalizing and regrowing disaster-struck areas.
It was created on January 17, 2005, the tenth anniversary of
the earthquake that devastated Kobe and neigboring areas
in 1995. Since then, our institue has been made open to the
public, joined by nationwide researchers, media
representatives, volunteers and lawmakers.

often fails to transfer to other areas.
We organize a network meeting once a year to share theselessons from various disaster affected areas in Japan. (Seethe below photos)

In 2008, the institute took the initiative to create the Japan
Society for Disaster Recovery and Revitalization.
Our missions are:“Systematized recovery and revitalization philosophy”“Institutionalized recovery and revitalization philosophy”

Policy advocacy:“Practice in line with recovery and revitalization philosophy”

In 2009, the institute released a draft for a Basic Law on Disaster
Reconstruction, and now working on creating a draft proposal for
a comprehensive act for affected people.

We promote our researches from these three pillars,
especially focusing the theme of “recovery and revitalization”
which has been the weakest and thus unexplored researcharea in Japan, in terms of the disaster management cycle(prevention,
emergency
response,
recoveryandrevitalization)

The institute has released various policy recommendations aftera disaster as follows:

We aim to offer a foothold for the safety and secure world inthis super-aged society as well as this unequal society.
Our institute tries to integrate actuals and research, and aims
to find a way to pursue happiness of the affected people. We
keep our researches to create institutionalized system forsupporting “human-centered recovery”.

“The way for overcoming the GEJE with supports from all thepeople (March, 17, 2011)
Policy recommendation for not creating “neglected citizens”
caused by nuclear accidents(September, 30, 2012)
Policy recommendation on the Kumamoto Earthquake (May16, 2016)
Latest Research Reports
Studies in Disaster Recovery and Revitalization, Vol.9 (2017) (inJapanese)
http://www.fukkou.net/research/bulletin/bulletin.html

Research Focus
Research activities:

The reality of long-term evacuation from nuclear accidents:
lessons from Chernobyl and Marshall Islands (in Japanese)

The institute has the following on-going projects;

http://www.fukkou.net/publications/other/2016_06.html

Study on establishment of mid-and long term evacuationplans in nuclear power plant regions.

Institutional Capacity Development

Study on upland relocation in the planning of pre-disasterrecovery and revitalization for the Nankai trough Mega
Earthquake

The institute organize an academic conference on disasterrecovery and revitalization on November 9, 10, 2019 in Tottori.

International comparative study on disaster recovery andrevitalization policies

The detailed information will be made available from April.

A Network meeting of disaster-affected areas in Japan
There are various types of “recovery and revitalization
knowledge” which emerge after a disaster. They will serve asa useful policy and help us to design a new social system forsupporting the affected people who are tackling with thisdisaster prone country. These valuable pieces of knowledge,
however, tends to remain only within the affected area, and
GADRI Prospectus 2019—104

Dr. Masayuki NORO, Senior researcher/
Professor, Institute of Disaster Area
Revitalization, Regrowth and GovernanceE-mail: masa1117yuki@kwansei.ac.jp

National Research Institute for Earth Science andDisaster Resilience (NIED) , Japan
3-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0006,
JAPAN
Tel. +81-29-851-1611
Fax. +81-29-851-1622
Website: http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/

It is a common hope of all human beings to create a safe andpeaceful society. Our mission is to protect people's lives fromthreatening disasters and to develop science and technology
in order to realize the society resilient to natural disasters.
NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science andDisaster Resilience) aims to protect people's lives andproperties from natural disasters and to prepare society to beresilient to natural disasters, through research on disasters
caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, landslides,
meteorological changes, snow and ice damages.

The goal of the National Research Institute for Earth Scienceand Disaster Resilience (NIED) is the "maximization ofresearch and development results" for improving disaster
resilience. As of April 2016, NIED commenced the 4th mid-tolong term plan period that will last 7 years, with a new English
name for the institute.

The mission of NIED is "to conduct comprehensive
fundamental basic study and fundamental research anddevelopment in order to increase the level of science andtechnology for disaster risk reduction" as stipulated in the"National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster
Resilience Law."
Thus, the greatest characteristic of the current period is that
NIED is required to become a "core institute for innovating
science and technology for disaster risk reduction." The roles
that this research institute should fulfil are explicitly stated in
the objectives of the current period: to become acomprehensive research institute regarding science andtechnology for all disciplines and domains of disaster risk
reduction, and to maximize research and development results
for the whole country encompassing the research anddevelopment results of universities, other national researchand development agencies, and private sector research
institutions.
NIED committed to fulfil the following 6 roles: i) Promoteindustry-academic-government cooperation as a core
institution, ii) Provide and promote communal use of afoundational observation network and advanced researchfacilities, iii) Diffuse R&D accomplishments/promote thepractical use of intellectual property, iv) Expand R&D
internationally, v) Develop human resources, and vi)
Contribute to administration of disaster risk reduction.

Mr. Soichi Nakajima,
Deputy Director-General, Strategic
Planning Department
E-mail: soichi-nakajima@bosai.go.jp

GADRI Prospectus 2019—105

Research Focus

Basic Research Division

while developing technologies for their usage and application.
http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/center_jouhou.html

Earthquake and Tsunami Research Division
We carry out research to strategically enhance thefunctionality of prediction technology for earthquakes andtsunami.
http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/
dep_jishin_tsunami.html

Volcano Disaster Resilience Research Division
We carry out research regarding multifaceted assessment of
volcanic
phenomena.
http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/
dep_kazan.html

Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Division

Center for Advanced Research Facility
To innovate science and technology in the field of disasterrisk reduction, we oversee the utilization of the large-scale
experimental facilities which can reproduce various natural
conditions. We also promote open science conducive todisseminating experimental results. http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/center_shisetsu.html

Research Center for Reinforcement of Resilient Function

We carry out research to mitigate earthquake disasters
utilizing research infrastructure such as the 3-D Full-Scale
Earthquake
Testing
Facility(E-Defense).
http://
www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/dep_jishin_jikken.html

Storm, Flood and Landslide Research Division
We carry out research into storm, flood and landslideprediction
technologies
using
multisensing.
http://
www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/dep_mizu.html

Snow and Ice Research Division
We carry out integrated research regarding snow and ice
disasters - which are increasingly diverse - from identifying
degree of risk to whole area prediction. http://
www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/dep_seppyo.html

Under the Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), we
work with related organizations and government departments
for the reinforcement of resilient function for preventing andmitigating disasters, while promoting R&D for social
implementation.
http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/
center_sip.html

Innovation Center for Meteorological Disaster Mitigation
Bringing together personnel, information and technology fromindustry, academia and government, we promote R&D
oriented toward social impementation of research results
through the systemization of prediction technologies formeterological disasters, and performance evaluation/
standardization of mesurement technologies related todisaster risk reduction. http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/
center_ihub.html

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk Reduction Division
We carry out research regarding hazard risk assessment for
natural disasters, as well as research regarding disastercountermeasures based on the use and application of
information on natural disasters. http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/dep_shakai.html

Center for Integrated Volcano Research
We observe volcanos to detect transition in activity and toDisaster Resilience Research Division
We investigate the mechanism of disasters as social
phenomena, carrying out R&D conducive to realizing effective
disaster
response.
http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/
dep_saigai.html

Center for Fundamental Research and Development

Network Center for Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcano
We maintain and operate the high-sensitivity seismic
observation network, broadband seismic observation
network, volcano observation network, and seafloor tsunami
and earthquake observation network, while also carrying out
researchanddevelopment.
http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/center_network.html

predict disasters, and implement intergrated R&D with theaim of providing society with technology that contributes tovolcano disaster countermeasures. http://www.bosai.go.jp/e/research/center_kazan.html

Center for Comprehensive Management of DisasterWe gather, organize and archive information and resources
regarding science and technology for disaster risk reduction,
GADRI Prospectus 2019—106

Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural
Heritage, Ritsumeikan University (R-DMUCH),
Japan
58, Komatsubara Kitamachi,
Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan 603-8341
Tel: +81-(0)75-467-8801
Fax: +81-(0)75-467-8825
Website: http://r-dmuch.jp/en/index.html

Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage,
Ritsumeikan University based in Kyoto and Shiga, the richrepository of cultural heritage, has been aiming at establishinga base hub for education and research in “Disaster Mitigation ofCultural Heritage and Historic Cities.” This considers
preservation of arts and culture and disaster mitigation
measures to protect the community that supports culture andarts as a whole. In 2003, the University established the
Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural
Heritage to lead research activities where arts and sciences
work in cooperation, with substantial external funds such as
the 21st Century COE Program and the Global COE
Program adopted by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT).
Since the UNESCO headquarter authorized the Ritsumeikan
University as a UNESCO Chair in 2006, we have
implemented an international training program on disastermitigation for cultural heritage for nine consecutive years up
to 2017. This has been taking on the role as an international
network hub for the study.
With the completion of the Global COE Program in March
2013, the Center was reorganized into the Institute ofDisaster Mitigation for Urban Cu ltural Heritage which aims atfurther unfolding education and research activities.
Protection of cultural heritage and the surrounding historiccities, this only can be achieved through comprehensive
research by researchers who are specialized in various
disciplines. This makes it possible to reflect development oftechnology and research outcomes into actual social
policies. In addition, the multidisciplinary collaboration at both
domestic and international level needs a proper place where
it is supposed to be done.
Therefore the Institute aims to be a global leading education
and research center that provides policies for thedevelopment of cultural and safe society both in Japan andthe rest of the world.

The four main activities
Research- Developing various research projects based on theachievement of the two former COE programs.
Annually

publishing Journal of Disaster Mitigation for
Historical Cities by assembling research articles submitted to
the Symposium on Disaster Mitigation of Cultural Heritageand Historical Cities.
Education- Providing training courses for young researchers, such as
the Academic Program on Cultural Heritage and Disaster
Mitigation for graduate students.
- Training researchers with practical situations throughspecialized courses, such as UNESCO Chair International
Training Program.
Collaboration with society- Promoting projects in collaboration with society, such as theChildren’s Map Contest for Community Safety.
- Supporting national and local agencies for disastermitigation projects on cultural heritage in Japan and foreigncountries.
Collecting and disseminating information- Collecting and archiving historical materials
geographical information relevant to research projects.

and- Exhibiting the collected materials related to historicaldisasters and outcome s o f re se arch projects to thegeneral public using the exhibition space.

Prof. Takeyuki Okubo, Director
E-mail: rekibou@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

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Research Focus
Learning from the history of disasters and communities
By collecting historical materials related to past disasters andsocial responses to them, creating a “Memory map” of local
community based on qualitative surveys, and developing aspace-time GIS to understand the various aspects of historicaldisasters, we explore the history of disasters in historical andcultural cities to learn more about the regional knowledge
readily available for disaster reduction initiatives in the future.

Kawaraban (Newspaper of the Edo period)

Developing disaster mitigation technologies of historicand cultural cities
By developing seismic design and seismic retrofitting
technologies, and fire protection systems with advantages of
traditional wisdom, regional history and culture, and also
proposing disaster mitigation countermeasures of historic andcultural regions by assessing geo-environments, we aim toestablish new disaster mitigation technologies of historic andcultural cities uniting both “historic, cultural and design
values” and “disaster mitigating performance”.
Structural analysis of Kiyomizu-dera

Preventing damage of cultural heritage sites from humanand animal made disasters
We systematically investigate damages to cultural heritagecaused by human and animal activities including criminal acts,
such as theft of traditional artifacts and arson of historicalbuildings, and invasion of raccoons into the temples andshrines. Further, we develop effective counter measures
including action planning guidelines and hi-functioning
protection systems to safeguard the cultural heritage site fromthe human and animal made disasters.
A raccoon invading a heritage building

Designing disaster mitigation for historic cultural cities
We aim to make local disaster mitigation plans in historicalzones and policies to effectively implement them. We
contribute to designing the future of historical environments
and communities through practical applications of analyzing
the local characteristics and making the best use of the
cutting-edge technology of disaster mitigation in the fields.
Planning Tourist Evacuation and Traffic Management in
Disaster Situations

Contributing to the international community
Through the UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage
and Risk Management, International Training Course (ITC)
and research network, we are carrying out research anddevelopment of educational programs to enhance the capacityof disaster risk management for cultural heritage in developing
countries, and promoting studies and field researches on
disasters affecting cultural heritage in the international field.
Site visit to Kiyomizu-dera Temple during ITC

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities
UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage and Risk
Management,International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk
Management of Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University

Safety and Security 3D Maps of the HistoricalCity Kyoto http://www.dmuchgis.com/
hazard_kyoto/main_en.html
We have been authorized as the world’s first UNESCO Chair in
the field of cultural heritage and risk management in the year
2006. This UNESCO initiative aimed at promoting international
networking cooperation based on exchange of knowledge
across the borders and research outcomes.
We have more than 100 certified participants over the course of
10 years. We are continuing this training activity, and our goal isto produce around 10 graduates every year through this training.

■ For more details

Latest Research Reports/Results:
Gorkha Earthquake
http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/project/n_heritage_E.html
Useful links to Publications:

English Brochure http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/pamphlet/index.html

English Publications http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/project/index.html

Annual Report (Japanese Only)
results/nenpou.html

http://r-dmuch.jp/jp/

http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/
project/itc.html■ Movie of International
Training Course
https://youtu.be/nFvM0XhEBkY

Interactive Training Guide on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in
Urban Areas http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/project/itc/training_guide/index.html
Other useful information

Children's Map Contest for Community Safety

Symposium on Disaster Mitigation of Cultural Heritageand Historical Cities
R-DMUCH holds “Symposium on Disaster Mitigation ofCultural Heritage and Historical Cities” annually to provide theparticipants with opportunities of knowledge sharing andacademic discussions. For the symposium, we call for bothrefereed papers and non-refereed reports. Welcome yoursubmissions.

Since 2007, we have been holding an annual Map Contest forCommunity Safety for children in primary schools. We ask thechildren, together with guardians or members of their family,
local residents, and teaching staff, to investigate the safety
and security of their local areas and describe the results into
maps. Through this, we hope to encourage the children tohave greater interests in local safety and security as well as
sharing of information. Maps in English are welcome.

http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/project/symposium/index.html

http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/project/mapcontest.html
Exhibitions
On the ground floor of Institute of Disaster Mitigation for
Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University is an
Exhibition Hall where we show exhibitions of historical
documents
andothermaterials related t0 disasterprevention, as well as
displays of the findings ofmore recent research.
http://www.r-dmuch.jp/en/
exhibit/index.html

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Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island
Regions, University of Ryukyus, Japan
〒903-0213
沖縄県中頭郡西原町字千原1
Tel: +81-098-895-8829

Website: http://www.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/en/
index.html
http://www.bosai.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/

Recent increase global warming has elevated the needfor preparedness against destructive typhoons andstrategic adaptation methods to the rapid rise in sea
level, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Preparedness against huge earthquakes and tsunamis isa matter of great urgency after the Great East Japan
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. The Disaster
Prevention Research Center for Island Regions wasestablished as the principal center considering the above
factors, and it provides a platform for research on natural
disasters in Okinawa Prefecture.
The natural disasters of Ryukyu Archipelago areearthquakes. tsunamis, geotechnical disasters (e.g.
slope failure, debris flow, landslides dams, sinkholes),
typhoons and tornadoes (Photo-1). This center mainly
deals with natural disasters associated with earthquakes,
tsunamis, geotechnical disasters and typhoons andtornadoes. The engineering Faculty of the University of

the Ryukyus has recently re-organized itself and it has 7
different departments. The Civil Engineering andArchitectural Departments have some new classes on
earthquake engineering and disaster preventionengineering. The awareness of the people of Okinawa
Prefecture on the natural disasters except typhoon isquite low and it needs to be re-brushed.
The center promotes the multidisciplinary studies on
disaster prevention methods for earthquakes, tsunamis,
typhoons, landslides and floods. The development of
numerical simulations to predict these disasters, wirelesscommunications and satellite distant education for island
regions in emergency is promoted.

Photo 1: Views of recent modern-time past traces of natural disasters in Ryukyu Archipelago

Prof. Dr. Ömer Aydan, Director E-mail: aydan@tec.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
Prof. Dr. Juan Jose Castro, Vice-director E-mail: castro@tec.uryukyu.ac.jp
Ms. Youko Higa, Secretary E-mail: h160191@jim.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

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Research Focus
The center consists of the members from the related
departments of 6 faculties of the University of the Ryukyus.
The main areas of research are:1) Earthquake mechanism, earthquake prediction2) Earthquake engineering
3) Geotechnical engineering
4) Tsunamis around Ryukyu Archipelago and countermeasures

Figure 1. Topographic imaging of Kasakanja tsunami boulder(Aydan, Green-earth-Okabe)5) Climatic disasters (typhoons, tornadoes)
The center has three rental research rooms to collaborate
with private and NPO organizations to study on the disaster
preparedness and possible counter measures. There is a
close collaborations among the members of the center andthe organizations renting the rooms (Figure 1)

Figure 2. Imaging a sinkhole formation in Kumejima (Aydan, Green-earthOkabe)

Research Unit Contacts
Prof. Ömer Aydan, Director (earthquake engineering,
geotechnical disasters, tsunami) -aydan@tec.uryukyu.ac.jp

Prof. Juan Jose Castro, Vice-director (seismic
resistance of buildings) - castro@tec.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Prof. Eizo Nakaza: Tsunami, floods (former director),
Civil Eng. Dept.—enakaza@tec.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Prof. Dr. Minoru Yaga (Typhoon related research)(Member of the center), Mech. Eng.—yaga@tec.uryukyu.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Kamiya (Tsunami countermeasures) Member of the center) - d-kamiya@tec.uryukyu.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hiroyuki Yamada (Climatic disasters)(Member of the center) - yamada@sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Latest Publications
1) The establishment of Natural Disaster Demonstration
Facility
2) The reconnaissance of the seismic damage induced by the2018 Hokkaido Iburi earthquake and a conference on thereconnaissance results to public.
3) Joint Symposium on the earthquake resistant and resilienceof infra-structures with JSCE earthquake Engineering
Committee
4) The organization of the 12th Disaster Prevention andEnvironment Symposium on "Energy and Natural Disasters"

Publications
1) Aydan, Ö., Tomiyama, J., Matsubara, H., Tokashiki, N.,
Iwata, N. (2018). Damage to rock engineering structuresinduced by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. The 3rd Int.
Symp on Rock Dynamics, RocDyn3, Trondheim, 6p, onCD.
2) Aydan, Ö. (2018) Some Thoughts on Risk of Natural
Disasters in Ryukyu Archipelago.
International Journal ofEnvironmental Science and Development, Vol. 9, No. 10,282-289.
3) Aydan, Ö., Tokashiki, N. (2018). Tsunami Boulders andTheir Implications on the Mega Earthquake Potential along
Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Bulletin of Engineering
Geology and Environment, Springer.

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
The Natural Disaster Demonstration Facility is now available
for visitors from public, schools. It has been used as researchand educational purposes.

Photo 2: Views of natural disasters demonstration devices

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International Research Institute of Disaster
Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
Japan

Aramaki Aza-Aoba 468-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572
Tel: +81-22-752-2049
Fax: +81-22-752-2013
E-mail: http://irides.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/

Having experienced the catastrophic disaster in 2011,
Tohoku University has founded the International ResearchInstitute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS). Together withcollaborating organizations from many countries and withbroad areas of specializations, the IRIDeS conducts worldleading research on natural disaster science and disastermitigation.
Based on the lessons from the 2011 Great
East Japan (Tohoku) earthquake and tsunami disaster,
IRIDeS aims to become a world centre for the study of thedisasters and disaster mitigation, learning from and building
upon past lessons in disaster management from Japan andaround the world. Throughout, the IRIDeS will contribute toon-going recovery/reconstruction efforts in the affected areas,
conducting action-oriented research, and pursuing effective
disaster management to build sustainable and resilient
societies, the IRIDeS innovates the past paradigm of Japan's
and world's disaster management to catastrophic natural
disasters, hence to become a foundation stone of disastermitigation management and sciences. Mission of IRIDeS
Disaster mitigation management aims to reduce or avoid thepotential losses from natural hazards, to assure prompt
assistance to victims, to achieve rapid and effective recovery,
and to build disaster-resilient and sustainable societies, byfive stages of the disaster management cycle; Mitigation,
Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Reconstruction. The
action-oriented research of the IRIDeS is a pursue of eachpoint in the cycle and integrating and universalizing thescientific discoveries to be dedicated to the world. The
IRIDeS creates a new academia of disaster mitigation that
subsumes the lessons from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake andtsunami disaster and the findings of the world-leading
research into our societies with the aim of establishing thesocial systems responding promptly, sensibly and effectively
to natural disasters, withstanding the adversities withresiliency, passing and exploiting the lessons to theforthcoming disaster management cycles.

Research Focus
Enhancing the cooperation with the local municipalities andgovernments in the affected areas, and contributing to theirrecovery and reconstruction efforts, the IRIDeS conducts theaction-oriented research. They aim to create the disasterresilient societies that enable to overcome the complex anddiverse processes of forthcoming natural disasters, not only
by preventing but also preparing and responding to them, andachieving recovery and renovation, hence to engender theculture of disaster-resiliency incorporating into our social
systems.

The action-oriented research of the IRIDeS focus on;Investigating the physics of global scale natural disasters
such as mega-earthquakes, tsunamis and extreme
weather

Reconstructing disaster response and mitigation
technologies based on the lessons of the 2011 Tohoku
earthquake and tsunami disasterInventing "Affected Area Supportology" in the aftermath ofnatural disastersEnhancing disaster-resiliency and performance of multiple-fail-safe systems in regional and urban areasEstablishing disaster medicine and medical service
systems towards catastrophic natural disastersDesigning disaster-resilient societies and developing thedigital archive system to pass the lessons from thedisasters

Prof. Yuichi Ono
E-mail: yono@irides.tohoku.ac.jp

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Research Unit Contact
Latest PublicationsHazard and Risk Evaluation Research Division

IRIDeS NEWs 2018



Human and Social Response Research DivisionWORLD BOSAI FORUMRegional and Urban Reconstruction Research
Division

活動報告書 2017年度版

(in Japanese)

勉強会「南海トラフ沿い大規模地震に関する予測的情Disaster Science Division報に基づく社会対応のあり方」成果・報告レポート集
Disaster Medical Science DivisionDisaster Information Management and Public
Collaboration Division

Endowed Research DivisionInter-Graduate School Doctoral Degree Program on
Science for Global Safety

Public Relations Office(in Japanese)

Academic and International Activity / Data Center

Data center of IRIDeS provides the 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake disaster related digital archieve (MichinokuShinrokuden) and large amount of data and reaserch papaersin Tohou region from the Tohoku Regional Data Center for
Natural Disasters. Due to the damage caused by the Great
East Japan Earthquake, the Tohoku Regional Data Center for
Natural Disasters could not operate their service for a while. If
you have any questions and inquiries, please contact us via
email below.
Michinoku-Shinrokuden



the Tohoku Regional Data Center for Natural DisastersIntroduction of books and publications

Visit: http://irides.tohoku.ac.jp/eng/archive/index.html

Institutional Capacity Development Activities

Research students and others

Master's Program
Enroll in Tohoku University, School of Engineering after
passing an entrance examination for Master's Program.
The examinations for foreign students are usually held
twice a year. Foreign students are required to submit theoriginal of TOEFL/TOEIC score sheets.

A student may be enrolled in the university as a research
student who studies specific subjects in an undergraduate
faculty, a division in a Graduate School, or a research
institute. A research student cannot in principle acquire an
academic degree.

Jobs/ internship/ exchange opportunities
Transfer students

Doctoral Program
Enroll in Tohoku University, School of Engineering after
passing an entrance examination for Doctoral Program.
The examinations for foreign students are usually held
twice a year. Foreign students are required to submit theoriginal of TOEFL/TOEIC score sheets.

Foreign students are required to have a good command of
the Japanese language and to submit the certificate ofJapanese Language Proficiency. Enroll in the third year of
Tohoku University, School of Engineering, Civil Engineeringand Architecture Program after passing the entrance
examination for transfer students. In the spring semester of
the third year you will be assigned to a course. You willenroll in a laboratory in the spring of the fourth year.

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International Water Resources ResearchInstitute, Chungnam National University
Republic of Korea

99, Daehak-ro Yuseong-gu, Daejeon E2-131
Tel: +82-42-821-7935

Fax: +82-42-821-8957

Website: http://hydros.kr/en/

These days we have faced several disasters related towater resources e.g. drought, flood, polluted water, etc.
Even though it is impossible to control or prevent thesedisasters totally, however, adopting or applying suitable'Technology' for water management is one of the mosteffective approaches to minimize the damage. International
Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) aims to topromote education, innovation, leading research, hightechnology, and public services provided by experts andresearchers together with international partners from aroundthe world. IWRRI signed MOU with 38 institutes and 15
countries since the institute was established in April 2011.
The IWRRI are playing an important role in not onlyinterdisciplinary researches but also personal exchangewith other countries by producing international students.
The IWRRI has research, management, international
relationship and public relationship divisions. The mission of
our institute is to create an innovative solution satisfying theneeds of social and to support the provision of technologicalchallenges of the future

Excellent Water Resources Services ProviderServing as a center of experts in the water resources
field,



Solving water resource problems, and providing better
education, research, planning and community services,

Assisting public and private interests in the context ofconservation, development, and use of water
resources.

History

2011. 04
Establishment of International Water
Resources Research Institute

2012. 1st ~ 6th International Symposium

2013. 7th and 8th International Symposium

MOU with institutes and research centers of 8 AsianCountries

2014. 9th International Symposium

Korean Representative of Global Water Partnership

MOU with National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia2015. MOU with institutes of 4 countries

Establishment of Center for Water Problem of Korean
Peninsula affiliated with IWRRI

2016. MOU with institutes of 1 country

2017. 10th and 11th International Symposium

2018. 12th International Symposium

MOU with institutes of 2 countries

Research Groups
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E-mail: ksjung@cnu.ac.kr

Research Focus
Director has been appointed as the project team leader forgreen technology for maintenance and management ofhydraulic structures and river channels and the project oftechnical development against flood according to a change of
future environment under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
and Transport. IWRRI is also participating in researches
regarding numerical and physical modeling of landslides due
to rainfall variations as the project team leader ofdevelopment of landslide risk analysis system by a couplingof short-term rainfall forecasting method and distributedhydrological-geotechnical model under the National
Research Foundation of Korea.

Research Unit Contact

Latest Research Activities

IWRRI


Director : Kwansue Jung (ksjung@cnu.ac.kr)

 Vice Director: Minwoo Son (mson@cnu.ac.kr)
IWRRI is actively participating in researches related to rainfall
 Secretary
Ganeral:Kyeongmin-sediment-runoff numerical and physical modeling in large(rosegirl0@naver.com)
scale watersheds, riverbed stabilization techniques in river
system.
Professional Training and collaboration

Latest Publications (2017-2018
Xuan Khanh Do, Ram Krishna Regmi, Ho Phuong Thao
Nguyen, Kwansue Jung, “Study on the Formation andGeometries of Rainfall-Induced Landslide Dams”, KSCE
Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 5 (Sep. 2017), pp.
1657-1667



Ram Krishna Regmi, Kwansue Jung, Hajime Nakagawa,
Xuan Khanh Do, Binaya Kumar Mishra, “Numerical analysis
of multiple slope failure due to rainfall: Based on laboratory
experiments”, Catena, Vo.150 (2017. 07), pp.173-191



JooCheol Kim, Kwansue Jung, “Geomorphologic Skewness
of Hydrologic Response”, Water Resources Management,
Vol. 31, No. 6 (2017), pp. 1759-1776



Wansik Yu, Seongsim Yoon, Mikyoung Choi, Kwansue
Jung, “Performance comparison of rainfall and flood
forecasts using short-term numerical weather prediction
data from Korea and Japan”, J. Korea Water Resour.
Assoc., Vol. 50, No. 8 (Jun. 2017), pp. 537-549

KyungHyuk Lee, DongGyu Kim, BoungSu Kwon, KwanSue
Jung, “A Study of the Optimization Process Combination on
the Ultrapure Water Treatment System”, J. Korean Soc.
Environ. Eng., Vol. 38, No. 7 (Jun. 2016), pp. 364~370
Wansik Yu, Mikyoung Choi, Anchul Jeong, Hyejin Moon,
Kwansue Jung, “Ensemble Rainfall Estimation and Flood
Forecast by Considering Spatial Prediction Uncertainty of
Numerical Weather Prediction”, J. Korean Soc. Hazard
Mitig., Vol. 17, No. 5 (Oct. 2017), pp.43~55

Jung



JooCheol Kim, Cui, Feng Xue, KwanSue Jung, “Analysis
of runoff aggregation structure and energy expenditurepattern for Choyang creek basin on the basis of power law
distribution”, J. Korea Water Resour. Assoc., Vol. 50, No.
11 (Sep. 2017), pp. 725-734

Kok, Kahhoong, Wansik Yu, JooCheol Kim, Lariyah
MOHD SIDEK, Kwansue Jung, “Feasibility Study ofDeriving Areal Reduction Factor for Storm Design
Application in Malaysia Using Satellite Rainfall Products”,
J. Korean Soc. Hazard Mitig., Vol. 17, No. 6 (Dec. 2017),
pp.399~409

GeunSang Lee, HyunSeok Lee, KwanSue Jung, “TheAnalysis of Flood Damage Assessment using MD-FDA
based on Inundation Trace Map”, Journal of Korean
Association of Cadastre Information, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Dec.
2017), pp.29-40



Wansik Yu, Giha Lee, Youngkyu Kim, Kwansue Jung,“Watershed-based PMF and Sediment-runoff Estimation
Using Distributed Hydrological Model”, Journal of the
Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers (Mar. 2018), Vol.
60, No. 2, pp. 1-11

Kahhoong Kok, Lariyah Mohd Sidek, Kwansue Jung,
JooCheol Kim, “Application of Geomorphologic Factors for
Identifying Soil Loss in Vulnerable Regions of the
Cameron Highlands”, water, Vol. 10, No. 4 (2018)



JooCheol Kim, Feng Xue Cui, KwanSue Jung,“Identification of vulnerable region susceptible to soil
losses by using the relationship between local slope anddrainage area in Choyang creek basin, Yanbian China”, J.
Korea Water Resour. Assoc., Vol. 51, No. 3 (Dec. 2018),
pp. 235-246

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

Anchul Jeong, Seongwon Kim, Wansik Yu, Youngkyu Kim,
Kwansue Jung, “Estimation of River Dredging Location andVolume Considering Flood Risk Variation Due to Riverbed
Change”, J. Korean Soc. Hazard Mitig., Vol. 18, No. 3 (Apr.
2018), pp.279~291
ByoungHo Shin, DooYong Choi, Kwansue Jeong, “A
Numerical Method to Calculate Drainage Time in Large Transmission Pipelines Filter”, Journal of Korean Society ofWater and Wastewa, Vol.31, No. 6 (Dec. 2017), pp. 511519



SeungSoo Lee, Pakdimanivong, Mary, KwanSue Jung, Yeonsu Kim, “Study on the influence of sewer network
simplification on urban inundation modelling results”, J.
Korea Water Resour. Assoc. Vol. 51, No. 4 (2018), pp. 347354



Ruetaitip Mama, Kwansue Jung, Butsawan Bidorn, Matharit
Namsai, Meiyan Feng, “The Local Observed Trends andVariability in Rainfall Indices Over the Past Century of the
Yom River Basin, Thailand”, J. Korean Soc. Hazard Mitig.,
Vol. 18, No. 4 (Jun. 2018), pp.41~55

Kahhoong Kok, Wansik Yu, Lariyah Mohd Sidek, andKwansue Jung, “Review and Derivation of Areal Reduction
Factor in Malaysia with Response to Changing Climate”,

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, (Jun. 2018)
Kahhoong Kok, Lariyah Mohd Sidek, Kwansue Jung,
JooCheol Kim, “Analysis of Runoff Aggregation Structureswith Different Flow Direction Methods under the Frameworkof Power Law Distribution”, Journal of Water Resources
Management, (Aug. 2018)
Mikyoung Choi, Yasuhiro Takemon, Wansik Yu andKwansue Jung, “Ecological evaluation of reach scalechannel configuration based on habitat structures for rivermanagement”, Journal of Hydroinformatics, (Feb. 2018)
Kania Dewi Nastiti, Hyunuk An, Yeonsu Kim, Kwansue
Jung, “Large-scale rainfall-runoff-inundation modeling for
upper Citarum River watershed, Indonesia”, Environmental
Earth Sciences, Springer, (Sep. 2018)
Hongyan Li, Jiaqi Sun, Hongbo Zhang, Jianfeng Zhang,
Kwnasue Jung, Joocheol Kim, Yunqing Xuan, Xiaojun
Wang and Fengping Li, “What Large Sample Size Is
Sufficient for Hydrologic Frequency Analysis?.A Rational
Argument for a 30-Year Hydrologic Sample Size in Water
Resources Management”, Water, Vol 10, No. 4 (Apr. 2018)

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
The latest international activities
1 2018 International Symposium
The 12th International Symposium on “Climate Change and UAV Application on
Floods and Droughts in Asia Region” and The 2nd China-Japan-South Korea
Water Science Research Forum
Date : July 8~12, 2018
Organizer : CNU IWRRI, UNESCO i-WSSM, Jilin University

12th International Symposium

2. Capacity building workshop for ITC of Cambodia
Date : July 30~August 12, 2018
Organizer : CNU IWRRI, ADB(Asian Development Bank)

3. 2017 International Symposium
The 11th International Symposium on Climate Change and Sustainable
Development in Asia -Water Resources Management and Disaster
MonitoringDate : December 21 ~25, 2017
Organizer : CNU, IWRRI
11th International Symposium

Jobs/ internship/ exchange opportunities:
We welcome visiting professors, exchange students and foreign students throughout the year.

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Structural System Reliability Group,
Seoul National University , Korea

1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu,
Seoul 08826
Tel: +82-2-880-7369
Website: http://

The origin of Seoul National University (SNU) dates back to the late nineteenth century when Korean Emperor Gojong
established modern higher education institutions which later became part of SNU. In 1895 Emperor Gojong issued Imperial
Order 49 and established the Legal Training School as the first modern higher education institution in Korea. It turned out
209 graduates including the Martyr Yi Jun. The Seoul (Hanseong) Normal School, the first modern teacher training school
was established in the same year and later became the SNU College of Education.

The Structural & System Reliability Group (SSRG) aims to provide cutting-edge solutions for each stage of natural/manmade disasters and hazards in order to maximize the society's disaster-hazard resilience, and produce high-quality humanresources for the next-generation convergence research.

Latest Publications
Koh, H.-M., J.-H. Lim, H.-J. Kim, J.-W. Yi, W. Park, and J.  Deniz, D.*, J. Song, and J.F. Hajjar (2017). Energy-based
seismic collapse criterion for ductile structural
Song* (2017). Reliability based structural design frameframes. Engineering Structures. Vol. 141, 1-13.
work against accidental loads – ship collision. Structure
and Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance, Manage (Open Access) Byun J., H.-M. Noh, J.
ment, Life-cycle Design and Performance. Vol. 13(1), 171Song* (2017). Reliability growth analysis of k-out-of-N sys180.
tems using matrix-based system reliability method. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. Vol. 165, 410 (Open Access) Wang, Z., and J. Song* (2017). Equivalent421.
linearization method using Gaussian mixture (GM-ELM) for

nonlinear random vibration analysis. Structural Safety. Vol.  Saykin, V.V.*, T.H. Nguyen, J.F. Hajjar, D. Deniz, and J.
64, 9-19.
Song (2017). Material characterization using finite element
deletion strategies for collapse modeling of steel struc Stern, R.E., J. Song*, and D.B. Work (2017). Accelerated
tures. Engineering Structures. Vol. 147, 125-133.
Monte Carlo system reliability analysis through machinelearning-based surrogate models of network connectivity. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. Vol. 164, 1-9.

Dr. Junho SongE-mail: junhosong@snu.ac.kr
GADRI Prospectus 2019—117Lee, S.-H., and J. Song* (2017). System identificationof spatial distribution of structural parameters using
modified Transitional Markov Chain Monte Carlo (mTMCMC) method. ASCE Journal of Engineering
Mechanics. Vol. 143(9), 04017099-1~18.
Coccon, M.N., J. Song*, S.-Y. Ok, and U. Galvanetto(2017). A new approach to system reliability analysis
of offshore structures using dominant failure modes
identified by selective searching technique. KSCE
Journal of Civil Engineering. Vol. 21(6), 2360-2372.

Wang, Z., and J. Song* (2018). Hyper-sphericalextrapolation method (HEM) for general highdimensional reliability problems. Structural Safety.
Vol. 72, 65-73.

Byun, J., J. Song*, K. Zwirglmeier, and D. Straub(2018). An improved Non-parametric BayesianIndependence Test for Probabilistic Learning of the
Dependence Structure among Continuous Random
Variables. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. Vol. 22(3), 974-986.

Yi, S., Z. Wang, and J. Song* (2018). Bivariate
Gaussian mixture based equivalent linearization
method (GM-ELM) for stochastic seismic analysis ofnonlinear structures. Earthquake Engineering andStructural Dynamics. Vol. 47(3), 678-696.

Kim, T., and J. Song* (2018). Generalized reliability
importance measure by Gaussian mixture.Reliability
Engineering and System Safety. Vol. 173, 105-115.

Contreras-Jiménez, J.S.*, F. Rivas-Dávalos, J. Song,and J.L. Guardado (2018). Multi-state system
reliability analysis based on the matrix-based system
reliability
methodfor
HVDC
transmission
systems. International Journal of Electrical Power andEnergy Systems. Vol. 100, 265-278.

Deniz, D.*, J. Song, and J.F. Hajjar (2018). Energybased sidesway collapse fragilities for ductile
structural
framesunderearthquake
loadings. Engineering Structures. Vol. 174, 282-294.

(Open Access) Ok, S.-Y.*, S. Jung, and J. Song(2018). Multi-objective optimization approach forrobust bridge damage identification against sensor
noise. Shock and Vibration, Vol. 2018, Article ID
3024209.

(Open Access) Yi, S., and J. Song* (2018) Particle
filterbased
monitoring
andpredictionofspatiotemporalcorrosionusing
successive

measurements of structural responses. Sensors, Vol.
18(11), 3909.
(Open Access) Wang, Z., M. Broccardo, and J.
Song* (2019). Hamiltonian Monte Carlo methods for
subset simulation in reliability analysis. Structural
Safety. Vol. 76, 51-67 [AAM]Chun, J., J. Song*, and G.H. Paulino (2019). Systemreliability-based design and topology optimization of
structures under constraints on first-passage
probability. Structural Safety. Vol. 76, 81-94.

Kim, T., O.-S. Kwon*, and J. Song (2019). Response
prediction of nonlinear hysteretic systems by deepneural networks. Neural Networks. Vol. 111, 1-10.

>> Accepted/To Appear/In Press

Jeon, J.-S.*, S. Mangalathu, J. Song, and R.
DesRoches. Parameterized seismic fragility curves forcurved multiframe concrete box-girder bridges using
Bayesianparameter
estimation.
Journalof
Earthquake Engineering.

Kim, S.-M., S.-Y. Ok*, and J. Song. Multi-scale
dynamic system reliability analysis of activelycontrolled
structuressubject
toearthquake
excitations. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering.



Byun, J.E., K. Zwirglmaier, D. Straub, and J. Song*.
Matrix-based Bayesian Network for efficient memorystorage and flexible inference. Reliability Engineeringand System Safety.

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Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia

43600 UKM, Bangi Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-8921-4149
Fax: +603-8925 5104
Website: http://www.ukm.my/lestari/en/

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) or The National
University of Malaysia was established in 1971 is locatedadjacent to Malaysia’s administration city of Putrajaya at
the outskirt of Malaysia’s administration city. The
university’s mission is to be ahead of society and time inleading the development of a learned, dynamic and moral
society. UKM, as a public university of choice and theonly National University in Malaysia, attracts local andinternational students by offering a vast number ofprograms
atundergraduate
andpostgraduatelevels. Continuous assessments of programmes offered
are always performed to ensure that the courses meetthe latest technology and development as well as
introduction of new courses to meet the demand of theindustry. The academic staffs of UKM are always kept
abreast of the evolution of teaching methods including
implementation of Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs). To cater for its main objective of educating thenation, the university has a total of 13 well-establishedfaculties, 13 institutes, 10 residential colleges and 10
service centres. UKM Medical Centre (UKMMC) is ateaching hospital which has achieved several outstanding
milestones in the field of medicine involving state-of-theart treatments and breakthrough surgeries. UKM also has
five “living labs” which Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
are dedicated to scientific and sociological research on
the sustainability of different ecological systems in the
country. These labs are open not only to UKM students
and researchers but also to all to appreciate and learn. In
2006, UKM was certified as one of the five research

universities in Malaysia, based on its achievement inproducing many researches of high quality. These
researches are all linked to the seven National Grand
Challenges which comprises of issues to be addressedby Malaysian in order to be a developed nation. The
Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), UKM is the only fullfledged research institute in Malaysia focusing
specifically on ‘ethnic studies’. UKM is home to 3
scientists included on Thomson Reuters' list of "TheWorld's Most Influential Scientific Minds”, whose
published research ranked among the top 1% most citedin their respective fields in the given year of publication.
UKM has bagged several awards and recognitions at
national and international level. It is the first university in
Malaysia to receive the ISO 9000 accreditation in 1998.
In 2008, UKM has also obtained the self-accreditation
status by the Minister of Higher Education. The
conferment of these awards reflects the excellent abilityof UKM in managing, administering and assuring a goodquality of its academic programmes. Through thebrainchild involving nationalistic flavor and global
aspiration, UKM is a university which is international in its
outlook that maintains and cherishes the national culturesand values successfully.

Professor Dato’ Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhtar
E-mail: mazlin@ukm.my/ mazlinmokhtar@yahoo.com

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LESTARI was formed on 1st October 1994 about two
years after the famous 1992 Rio Conference on
Sustainable Development.

The establishment of this multidisciplinary research
institute was one of Malaysia's response to the calling of
the world's conference on balancing protection of theenvironment with socio economic development via
integrated and holistic approaches.

Research fellows of LESTARI come with different
expertise of knowledge disciplines and experiences;including in the areas of natural sciences; social &humanities; economics; anthropology; education;
physical sciences; town and country planning; law; etc.

LESTARI is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this coming
2019; and it's researchers and researches have had
given good impacts to various important policies,
mechanisms, and processes at national and regional
levels over the years; especially via initiatives of Scienceand Governance for Sustainability; and Policy Advocacy;
also Education for Sustainable Development.

Some of LESTARI's main contributions include ideas,
dossiers, implementation, and continuous improvements
upon the establishment of Langkawi Global Geoparkwith partners such as LADA & UNESCO; Langat BasinHELP UNESCO network; DRR approach with partners
like KU DPRI and GADRI; and Climate Change policy
advocacy with partners like Cambridge, IPCC, etc; andas such.

Research focus



Development and Social Well-beingUrbanization and the RegionEcosystem and Landscape

Education for Sustainable Development

Environmental GovernanceGovernance of Natural Resources

Governance of Hazardous Substances and Wastes



Cultural Heritage



Biological Heritage



Geological HeritageEnvironmental HealthDisaster Management

Climatic Disaster

Geological DisasterTechnological Disaster

Research Unit Contacts:gohchoota@yahoo.com

tieka@ukm.edu.my

Disaster Project Titles



Geohazard Mapping in the Klang Valley, Prime Ministry
Department, 1999-2000

Kundasang Landslide Complex: Hazard Assessment
and Control, Malaysian Government, 2003-2005

Environmental Hazards and Human Security: Naturaland Geoenvironmental Disaster prevention andManagement ,Research University Grant, 2007-200Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
Adaptation- Enhancing Capacity for Sustainable
Livelihood and Lifestyles, Research University Grant,2010



Economic Approaches for Linking Disaster Risk
Management and Climate Change Adaption, Ministry of
Education Grant, 2011-2014

Vulnerability and Adaptation towards Cascading Hazard,
Ministry of Education, 2012-2013

A DNA Biosensor with Dry-Reagent for Rapid Detectionof Biohazards Vibrio Chorela in Flood Disaster Zones,
Ministry of Science and Technology, 2012-2014

Disaster Prevention through Adaptation to Changes:
Science and Management Relation, Research
University Grant, 2013-2014

Development of Integrated Approach for Reduction of
Based Risk Disaster, Research University Grant, 20132014

Promoting Community Involvement in Disaster
Management System, Research University Grant, 20132015



Disaster and Climate Extreme, Research University
Grant, 2014-2015

Langkawi Research Centre

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Assessing Community Risk Insurance Initiatives and
Identifying Enabling Policy and Institutional Factors for
Maximizing Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster
Risk Reduction Benefits of Risk Insurance, Institute for
Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan, 20142017



Developing a Multi-criteria Decision Support System for
Urban Disaster Management, Research University
Grant, 2014-2017

Estimation for Flood Disaster Damage and Losses inarea of Kajang, Selangor Malaysia, Global Change
System for Analysis, Research and Training (START),
2015-2016

Integrated Approach for Aiding Decision Making
Process for Better Flood Disaster Risk Management: A
Case Study of Pahang River Basin, Ministry of
Education, 2015-2016

Disaster Resilient Structural Design for Urban and Rural
Cultural Landscape of Pahang River Basin, Ministry of
Education, 2015-2016

Climate Related Disasters, Research University Grant,
2015-2016

Disaster Resilience Cities: Forecasting Local Level
Climate Extremes and Physical Hazards for Kuala
Lumpur, The Newton-Ungku Omar Fund (NUOF), 20172019



Developing An Online Tool for Health Risk/Benefit
Information for Consumers of Fish and Shellfish,Research University Grant,2017-2019



GIS Application in Index Mapping of Vulnerability
Livability towards Flood Disaster in Pahang, Research
University Grant, 2018-2020

Multihazard Prediction Disaster Risk for Urban Area:
Pilot Study Langat River Basin, Selangor, Research
University Grant, 2018-2020

Socioeconomic, Wellbeing, and Health Impacts Of Flood
Disaster In The Pahang River Basin: Implications for
Livability, Sustainability and Quality of life, Ministry of
Education, 2015-2016

Capacity Development Activities and Internship Opportunities

LESTARI do offer training and exchange opportunities.

Some examples from our past trainings and as such:

UNCECAR with UNU; and partner universities in SouthAsia, Australasia; and ASEAN;



Asia Pacific Geopark Workshops and Seminars;

Green Hotels of Asia Pacific with Frangipani Resorts &Spa; PATA and Partners;



Asean Youth Volunteers Programme i.e. AYVP;Broadening Sustainability Science Applications with
UNESCO and other partners;

Chemicals and Hazardous Substances Managementwith MITI; MONRE; and with USA Homeland Security
Dept on Chemical Safety;Citizens' Sustainability programme with Bank Rakyat
Foundation;Climate Change Adaptation with Malaysia Cambridge
Association, and other partners;



FLEGHT on forestry and forest products;

IWRM and IRBM with GWP, ASM and UNESCO ;

Mangrove protection and rehabilitation via Mangrove
Alliance, etc;

Sustainable Schools programme with NRE & MOE; etc;

Sustainable Cities Programme
Malaysia; etc;

with

KPKT,



Provincial Governance for Sustainability with various
local governments;International Development programme for Senior
Ministries' officers from South Asian country incollaboration with GSB UKM; etc;

Personality Development programme
students from a South Asian university;

Sustainable Development
Asean country;fortertiary

training for officers of an..and many more.
LESTARI accept internship for local and foreign students.
The internship application can be sent directly to Senior
Executive LESTARI via tnkirana@ukm.edu.my

Plan

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Latest Publications

Rospidah Ghazali & Hafizi Mat Salleh. 2017. Strategi
daya tahan dalam menghadapi bencana banjir diKelantan (Reseliency strategies in facing flood disasters
in Kelantan) in Bencana Alam: Ke Arah Pengurusan
Bencana yang Mampan (Natural disasters: Towards a
Sustainable Disaster Management). Page 139 -159.

Bibi Zarina Che Omar, Mohd Khairul Zain Ismail & Joy
Jacqueline Pereira. 2017. Malaysia in Science
Technology Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction: Asian
Perspectives. Page 33-36.

Doan Huong Mai, Tanot Unjah, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai,
Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Do Thi Xuyen, Bui Thi Hoa &Nguyen Van Hien. 2017. Climate Change Impact
Assessment and Strategies for Adoption at Mountain
Region: A case study in Da Bac District, Hoa Binh
Province, Vietnam. Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences 12 (20): 5088-5094.



Chee Ping Ngang, Halimaton saadiah Hashim & Joy
Jacqueline Pereira. 2017. Climate Change Mitigation and
Adaptation as a Sustainable Regional Development
Strategy: Lessons from the Selangor River Basin,
Malaysia. International Journal of the Malay World andCivilisation (Special Issue 3): 43-50.

Mahmudul Alam, Chamhuri siwar, Basri Abdul Talib &Abu Wahid. 2017. Climatic changes and vulnerability ofhousehold food accessibility: A study on Malaysian East
Coast Economic Region. International Journal of Climate
Change Strategies and Management 9(3): 387-401.

Rozita Hod, Humadevi Sivasamy, Sharifah Ezat Wan
Puteh, Azmawati Nawi, Idayu Idris, Izzah Syazwani
Ahmad, Chamhuri Siwar & Mohd Raihan Taha. 2017.
Community empowerment and the associated factors
among the 2014 flood victims in Pahang. Universal
Journal of Public Health 5(3): 119-126.

Rahmah Elfithri, Syamimi Halimshah, Md Pauzi
Abdullah, Mazlin Mokhtar, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman,
Ahmad Fuad Embi, Maimon Abdullah, Lee Yook Heng,
Khairul Nizam Maulud, Syafinaz Salleh, Maizurah
Maizan & Nurlina Ramzan. 2017. Pahang flood disaster:
The potential flood drivers. Malaysian Journal of
Geoscience 1(1): 34-37.

Lubna alam, Mazlin Mokhtar, Goh Choo Ta, Sharina
Abdul Halim & Minhaz Farid Ahmed. 2017. Review onregional impact of climate change on fisheries sector.
International
Journalof
Novel
Research
inInterdisciplinary Studies 4(1): 1-5.
Md Pauzi Abdullah, Syafinaz Salleh, Rahmah Elfithri,
Mazlin Mokhtar, Ekhwan Toriman, Ahamd Fuad Embi,
Khairuk Nizam Maulud, Maimon Abdullah, Lee Yook
Heng, Maizura Maizan & Nurlina Ramzan. Stakeholders’
response and perspectives on flood disaster of PahangRiver Basin. Malaysian Journal of Geoscience 1(1): 4349.

Ramlan, Saiful Darman, Muhammad Nur Ali, Muhammad
Basir-Cyio, Mahfudz, Alam Anshary, Muhammad Rushdi,
Golar, Juliana Mohamed & Muhammad Rizal Razman.
2017. The land biophysical degradation and community
traumatic condition due to the periodic flooding in Miu
Watershed Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Food,
Agriculture & Environment 12(3): 123-129.



I. Rusydy, D.V. Faustino-Eslava, U. Muksin, R. GallardoZafra, J.J.C Aguirre, N.C. Bantayan, L. Alam, S. Dakey.
2017. Building vulnerability and human loss assessment
in different earthquake intensity and time: A case studyof the University of the Phillipines, Los Banos Campus.
IOP Conference Series: Eart and Environmental
Sciences (56).

Mohd Talib Latif, Murnira Othman, Ahmad Makmom
Abdullah, Md Firroz Khan, Fatimah Ahamad & Liew
Juneng. 2018. Southeast Asian Forest Fires(1997/1998): El Nino as a driver of regional impacts in Air
Pollution Episodes. Page 191-225.

Nurul Ashikin Alias, Chamhuri Siwar, Mohd Khairi Ismail& Nor Diana Idris. 2018. Flood disaster management inSungai Pahang Basin: Case of Temerloh in Improving
Flood Management, Prediction and Monitoring. Page 91102.

Nor Diana Idris, Chamhuri Siwar, Rospidah Ghazali &Nurul Ashikin Alias. 2018. Adaptation Strategies for flood
mitigation in Pahang River Basin in Improving FloodManagement, Prediction and Monitoring. Page 1-12.

Mohamad Imam Hasan Reza, Er Ah Choy & Joy
Jacqueline Pereira. 2018. Vulnerabilities of local people
and migrants due to flooding in Malaysia: Identifying
gaps for better management in Living with floods in a
mobile Southeast Asia: A political ecology ofvulnerability, migration and environmental change. Page
167-187.



Joy Jacqueline Pereira & Lord Julian Hunt. 2018. Asian
Network on Climate Science and Technology (ANCST) –Facilitating exchange on disaster risk information andclimate science in Science & technology into action:
Disaster risk reduction perspectives from Asia. Page 23.



Mohd Khairul Zain, Bibi Zarina, Joy Jacqueline Pereira &Sarah Aziz Ghani Aziz. 2018. Sendai Framework
implementationin Malaysia:
Opportunities andChallenges at 2018 Asian Ministerial Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR).



Ibnu Rusydy, D.V. Faustino-Eslava, Umar Mukhsin, Ri.
Gallardo-Zafra, J.J.C. Aguirre, N.C. Bantayan, Lubna
Alam & S. Dakey. 2018. A GIS-based earthquake
damage prediction in different earthquake models: A
case study at the University of the Philippines Los
Banos. Philippines Journal of Science 147(2): 301-316.

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





Joy Jacqueline Pereira, Nurfashareena Muhamad, Ng
Tham Fatt & Zamri Ramli. 2018. Advancing disaster
resilience: Insights on landslide and karst susceptibility
assessments. Warta Geologi 44(3): 13-15.
Anizan Isahak, Mohamad Imam Hasan Reza, Chamhuri
Siwar, Shaharuddin Ismail, Norela Sulaiman, Zulkifli
Hanafi, Mohd Zainuddin & Raihan Taha. 2018.
Delineating risk zones and evaluation of shelter centres
for flood disaster management along the Pahang River
Basin, Malaysia. Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 10 : 17.
W.N.A.W.F Zaidee, A.S.M. Saudi, M.K.A. Kamaruddin,
M.E Toriman, H. Juahir, I.F Abu, M.M.N.Z. Shafii, Khairul
Nizam & Rahmah Elfithri. 2018. Flood risk patternrecognition using chemometric techniques approach in
Golok River, Kelantan. International Journal ofEngineering & Technology 7 (3.14) 75- 79.

M.I. Maed, S. Castruccio, M.T. Latif, M.S.M. Nadzir, D.
Dominick, A.Thota & P. Crippa. 2018. Impact of the 2015
wildfires on Malaysian air quality and exposure: A
comparative study of observed and modeled data.
Environmental Research Letters 13(4): 1-9.



Nuriah Abd Majid, Ruslan Rainis & W.M.M.W. Ibrahim.
2018. Spatial modelling various types of slope failureusing Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in Pulau Pinang,
Malaysia. 80(4): 135-146.



Goh Thian Lai, Wong Jia Mang, Abdul Ghani Rafek,
Ailie Sofyiana Serasa, Nur Amanina Mazlan, Ainul
Mardhiyah Mohd Razib, Azimah Hussin, Lee Khai Ern &Tuan Rusli Mohamed. 2018. Stability Assessment ofLimestone Cave: Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia. Sains
Malaysiana 47(1): 59-66.

Muhammad Khairil, Cheryl Stephen Jeganathan,
Muhammad Rizal Razman, Sharifah Zarina Syed
Zakaria & Kadir Arifin. 2018. The communication on
enforcement of open burning cases in Malaysia.
Information 21(5): 1549-1553.



Mahfudz, Adam Malik, Muhammad Basir-Cyio, AlamAnshary, Ramlan, Muhammad Nur Ali, Golar,Rustam
Abdul Rauf, Rahmat Bakri, Betty, Sytty Mazian Mazlan,
Muhammad Rizal Razman & Kadir Arifin. 2018. The land
recovery for the flood-impacted clove-plantation in thecommunity economic and psychosocial perspectives inTolitoli, Indonesia. Journal of Food, Agriculture &Environment 16(2):180-187.



M.K.A. Kamaruddin, N.A. Wahab, H. Juahir, N.M.F.N
Wan, M.B. Gasim, M.E. Toriman, F.M. Ata, A. Ghazali,
A.Anuar, H. Abdullah, N.I. Hussain, S.H. Azmee,
M.H.M.Saad, M. Saupi, M.S. Islam & R. Elfithri. 2018.
The potential impacts of antropogenic and climatechanges factors on surface water ecosystemdeterioration at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia. International
Journal of Engineering & Technology 7(3.14): 67-74.



M.S.M. Nadzir, M.J, Ashfold, M.F. Khan, A.D. Robinson,
C. Bolas, M.T. Latif, B.M. Wallis, M.I. Maed, H.H.A.
Hamid, N.R.P. Harris, Z.T.A. Ramly, G.T Lai, J.N. Liew,



F. Ahamad, R. Uning, A.A Samah, K.N. Maulud, W.
Suparta, S.K. Zainudin, M.I.A Wahab, M. Sahani, M.
Muller, F.S. Yeok, N.A. Rahman, A. Mujahid, K.I. Morries& N.D. Sasso. 2018. Spatial-temporal variations insurface ozone over Ushuaia and the Antarctic region:
observations from in situ measurements, satellite data,and global models. Environmental Science and Pollution
Research 25: 2194-2210.

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Centre for Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention ResearchInstitute (SEADPRI_UKM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM), Malaysia
Level 6 Block 1, Keris Mas
43600 Bangi, Selangor
Tel: +603-89214853 Fax: +603-89275629
Website: http://www.ukm.my/seadpri/
The Centre for Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention
Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM), was established on 1
June 2008, under the administrative structure of Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia. The establishment of SEADPRI wasaimed at bringing together experts from multiple disciplinary
backgrounds and training, to help build the corpus ofknowledge and measures to effectively address disasterrisks and explore opportunities to build resilience in Malaysia
and South East Asia. SEADPRI UKM is supported by three
key research programmes focusing on geological hazards,
climatic hazards and technological hazards, which arelooked at independently and collectively, continuously
feeding back into a loop that serves to strengthen
contribution to the DRR corpus of knowledge and practice,
towards better-informed DRR governance. In 2016,
SEADPRI UKM was named as one of the IRDR International
Centres of Excellence for Disaster Risks and Climate
Extreme, which will help provide the regional research focifor IRDR programmes. SEADPRI UKM has in its first decade
established several strong links with academic and research
institutions, as it believes in partnerships and collaboration,and it now helps coordinate the Asian Network on Climate
Science, which was formally recognised by the ASEAN
Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) at its 7th
Meeting on 21 July 2016 in Kuala Lumpur. SEADPRI-UKM is
also active in several research networks and platforms suchas the UNISDR Asia Science Technology Academia
Advisory Group (ASTAAG), Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) and the Global Alliance of Disaster
Research Institutes (GADRI). In Malaysia, SEADPRI-UKM
continues to support the National Platform and Action Planon Disaster Risk Reduction (myDRR).
SEADPRI UKM is presently one of the four centres that areadministered by the Institute for Environment andDevelopment (LESTARI), a multidisciplinary research
institute etablished in 1994, also within the structure of
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. LESTARI focuses on
issues relating to environment and development, with a goal
towards contributing to the knowledge and practice related tosustaibable development and sustainability. Full details
about LESTARI and the work it does can be accessed at
http://www.ukm.my/lestari/en/.
Research Focus

science to practice. The Geological Hazards Programme
looks at all forms of geological hazards, including
earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, slope failures, debris
flows, subsidence and sinkholes. The programme seeks toshift the focus from mere response and mitigation to one that
addresses risks, so as to ensure that the level of vulnerability
is reduced and resilience is strengthened. The Climatic
Hazard Programme focuses on research and strengthening
capacity to support the national and regional agenda on
adaptation to extreme weather and climate change. The
focus of research includes disaster prevention, risk reduction
and management, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.
Aspects considered are science and technology for disasterrisk reduction, socio-economic impacts and vulnerability
assessments, education and awareness as well as
governance for human security and sustainability. The
Technological Hazards Programme currently focuses on
hazardous materials, with research and capacity building
activities geared towards the reduction of disaster risk to theenvironment and humans. It promotes disaster risk reductionof technological hazards, translating scientific knowledge
and practices to benefit key stakeholders, that include bothgovernment and related industries. Key research work andactivities undertaken by the programmes is reported in
SEADPRI-UKM’s bulletin which can be accessed at http://
www.ukm.my/seadpri/?page_id=171.

Latest Research or disaster Reports/Results
The last year saw SEADPRI filing two patents on DNA
Biosensor and Method of Fabrication Thereof; and Reagentless Microbial Biosensor for Nitrite Ion Detection basedon Nitrite-degrading Microorganism-immobilized Acrylic
Microspheres, as well as publishing a book entitled
SEADPRI Series No.1: Laying the Foundation for Enhancing
Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia (ISBN 978967-5227-74-5). Outcomes of research projects, as well as
progress are reported in the bi-annual SEDAPRI UKM
Bulletins that can be accessed at http://www.ukm.my/
seadpri/?page_id=171

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
Internship Opportunities—refer to our website.

andThree research programmes focusing on geological hazards,
climatic hazards and technological hazards, serve as
SEADPRI UKM’s main backbone. These three research
programmes run independently, but converge towards
framing integrated and holistic contributions that translatesProf. Dr. Mohd Raihan Taha, Director of LESTARI UKM / Assoc Prof. Dr. Sarah Aziz, SEADPRI-UKM Chair
E-mail: seadpri@ukm.edu.my

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Centre for Coastal and Ocean Engineering (COEI)
Universiti Technologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia

Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan
Semarak), 54100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-26154370
Fax: +603-26918109
Website: http://kl.utm.my/coei/

COEI was formally known as the Coastal and Offshore
Engineering Institute. The rebranding of COEI wasformalized by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2015
under a university wide restructuring of research centersand faculties. COEI was first established in 1990 as apioneer R&D research centre in Malaysia that specialize incoastal and offshore engineering. It is one of the fiveresearch centres (RC) that forms the Research Institute for
Sustainable Environment (RISE) in UTM. As a member ofRISE, COEI works very closely with other member RCs
whose niche areas are all related to sustainable
environment and sustainable processes. COEI has
developed a few innovative products related to coastal
erosion protection and engineered reef system such as theSine Slab, Hydrocheese, Stepfloat and Artgrass. Many ofthese products has been in employed throughout thecountry either as prototype application or field test
systems. COEI has wide experience in hydraulic studies
and hydrodynamic simulation of coastal processes withover 60 consultancy works on record and over 20 research
projects. Clients include port authorities and port
operators, the Marine Department, PETRONAS Carigali,
Drainage and Irrigation Dept, private developers and otherengineering consultants needing specialized services incoastal engineering. Our present interest now are on
climate change effects, primarily sea level rise, extreme
coastal storms, coastal floods and tsunamis. We were
responsible for completing the first tsunami modellingstudy for Malaysia, after the catastrophic 2004 Indian
Ocean tsunami event and pioneer application of thecoastal vulnerability index (CVI) in Malaysia as a means toclassify and assess coastlines risks to sea level rise thatwould help future planning and strategy. Another researcharea that COEI embark on are mangrove adaptation tosea level rise and marine eco-system regeneration.

Research Focus
The research and consultancy services provided by COEI
including the development of coastal protection andcomputer modelling systems, and the applications ofcomputer simulation and physical modelling for feasibility
studies, hydraulic and coastal designs and impact
assessment studies. Our clients include various
government agencies and local authorities, private
developers and consulting firms, port and highway
authorities,
local
universities
andmulti-national
companies. We also provide technical advisory services to
the government pertaining to the evaluation ofEnvironmental Impacts Assessment reports. We are also
involved in training technical staff from other agencies andplay a major role in drafting various national guidelines
and policies pertaining to the practice of coastal andhydraulic engineering in Malaysia., COEI has extensive
experience in hydraulic and coastal site investigation anddata collection, development and applications of physicaland mathematical models and conducting comprehensive
hydraulic and coastal studies.

Dr. Ilya Khairanis Othman
E-mail: ilya@utm.my
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Latest Publications
An Updated Categorisation Of Coastal Erosion And
Vulnerability Index Along Melaka State (2017)

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping And Analysis (2017)Pengurangan Risiko Bencana Berbasis Komuniti:
Penelitian Terhadap Komuniti Di Serendah, Selangor(2017)



Runoff Simulation Of Mixed Landused Of Skudai
Watershed : Sensitive Parameters (2017)



Sandy Beach Profile Erosion And Accretion (2017)Tidal Contribution To The Flood Event (2017)Riverbank Erosion Mapping Using High Resolution
Sattelite Image And Unmmanded Aerial Vehicle
Approach (2017)Assessment of drought risk index using drought hazard
and vulnerability indices (2018)

Development of climate-based index for hydrologic
hazard susceptibility (2018)

Return Period Analysis Of Major Flood Events In
Peninsular Malaysia (2017)

Spatial distribution of unidirectional trends intemperature and temperature extremes in Pakistan(2018)



Return Period Analysis Of Major Flood Events In East
Malaysia (2017)

Unidirectional trends in annual and seasonal climate andextremes in Egypt (2018)

Identifying The Meteorologically Homogeneous Zones
Within Asean (Malaysia-Indonesia) And Its Application
For Extreme Rainfall Analysis And Climate Change(2017)

Potential Impact of Climate Change on Residential
Energy Consumption in Dhaka City (2018)



The new concept of water resources management in
China: ensuring water security in changing environment(2018)



The Return Period Of Major Flood Events In Peninsular
Malaysia Considering Homogeneous Zones



Changing Pattern of Droughts during Cropping Seasonsof Bangladesh (2018)Community-Based Disaster Informatics For Building
Resilient Cities (2017)

Trends in heat wave related indices in Pakistan (2018)

Long-term trends in daily temperature extremes in Iraq
(2018)



Assessment Of Mangrove Habitat Abd River Shoreline
Erosion Based On Sea Level Rise And Unmanded Aerial
Vehicle System (2017)

Climate And Disaster Resilient Cities: Challenges For
Malaysia (2017)Kajian Garis Panduan Perancangan Tahap (2017)

Landslide Causal Factor Maps Report (Kota Kinabalu
And Kundasang) (2017)

Landslide Risk Mapping And Analysis (2017)

Other useful information and contacts:
Dr. Zulhilmi Ismail,
Director,
Center for Coastal & Ocean Engineering (COEI)
zulhilmi@utm.my

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German University of Technology
Sultanate of Oman

PO Box 1816, Athaibah PC 130,
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Tel: +(968) 2206 1111
Fax: +(968) 2206 1000
Website: https://www.gutech.edu.om/

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech)strives to become a leading university of technology inOman and the wider region, thus defining the highest
standards in education, research and innovation. GUtech
provides students with the education required to become
highly qualified and socially responsible graduates, guided
by German excellence in science and technology with a firm
grounding in Oman`s culture and heritage. The University
fosters creative and critical thinking to advance researchand development and, through this, aims at serving society
as a whole. GUtech is committed to ethical principles in allof its undertakings. In particular, the University welcomes
students and employees from both genders, all ethnic,
geographical, cultural and religious backgrounds. The
University encourages association in peace and withtolerance, and welcomes further intercultural exchange
between Oman and Germany.

Research Focus


Applied Geology



Geo-Engineering, including Hydro-EngineeringFlash Floods

Modeling and Simulation

Watershed boundaries, which are important to delineate floodprone regions, are not clearly defined in lowland regions,where most of damages occur from flash flood events. Figure 1
shows the results of different delineation methods, based on
digital elevation maps and satellite data, in South Batina plain
in Oman. Aim of the research is to evaluate different
methodologies for modeling and forecasting and to come up
with better flood maps.
Figure 1: Delineation of watersheds by different
methods

Prof. Ekkehard Holzbecher

Dr. Ahmed Hadidi,

E-mail: ekkehard.holzbecher@gutech.edu.om

E-mail: ahmed.hadidi@gutech.edu.om

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Flood modeling is performed based on theshallow water equations, using various
software tools (ANUGA, COMSOL). Modelingapproaches are tested for experimental set-ups
and field situations (Figure 2). An advanced
simulation approach is developed for sedimenttransport during floods, taking suspended load
and bedload into account. Among others one
aim is its application for watershed delineation.

Figures 2: Model geometries from experimental set-up (left) andfield (right)

Latest Publications:

Project: Towards a flood-resilient Omani society: improved tools for flood management, funded by The Research Council(TRC) Since 2014

Ongoing Publications (2017/2018):

Holzbecher E. & Hadidi A., Some Benchmark Simulations for Flash Flood Modelling, COMSOL Conference, Rotterdam,
October 18-20th, 2017

Hadidi A. & Holzbecher E., Utilizing Space-Borne Precipitation Radar Data For Flash Flood Studies In Wadi Systems, 3 rdInternational Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems, Muscat, December 5-7th, 2017

Tügel F., Marafini E, Özgen I., La Rocca M., Hadidi A.,Tröger U. & Hinkelmann R., Flash flood simulations considering
infiltration processes and structural protection measures for El Gouna, Egypt, 3 rd International Symposium on Flash
Floods in Wadi Systems, Muscat, December 5-7th, 2017

Bauer F. & Hadidi A., Flash floods along the Red Sea Coast in Egypt - characterization of landscape and climate for risk
assessment, 3rd International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems, Muscat, December 5-7th, 2017Holzbecher E. & Hadidi A., Some Benchmark Simulations for Flash Flood Modelling, 3 rd International Symposium on
Flash Floods in Wadi Systems, Muscat, December 5-7th, 2017aHolzbecher E. & Hadidi A., Sediment Transport in Shallow Water as Multiphysics Approach, 3 rd International Symposiumon Flash Floods in Wadi Systems, Muscat, December 5-7th, 2017b

Holzbecher E. & Hadidi A., A multiphysics approach to sediment transport in shallow water, COMSOL2018, Lausanne,
October 22-24th, 2018a

Holzbecher E. & Hadidi A., Coupled flow and sediment transport in shallow water, 4 th Symp. on Flash Floods in Wadi
Systems, Casablanca, December 4-6th, 2018b

Hadidi A. & Holzbecher E., Delineation of catchment boundaries in wadis’ downstream in South Batinah, 4th Symp. on
Flash Floods in Wadi Systems, Casablanca, December 4-6th, 2018

Institutional Capacity Development Activities or training opportunities:
Internships for graduate students, before or after graduation

Jobs/ internship/ exchange opportunities:

Fly-in professors teach block-courses in undergraduate and graduate levels

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Disaster Risk Management Unit, Graduate
School of Business, Philippines School ofBusiness Administration, Philippines
826 R. Papa St., Sampaloc, Manila,
Philippines 1008
Tel: +63-2-735-1348
Website: http://psba.edu/
http://drm.psba.edu

Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) was
incorporated as a full-fledged school in 1966. It is duly
recognized by the Philippine Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) and included in World Higher
Education Database (WHED). It is also part of United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's(UNESCO) and the International Association of
Universities (IAU) so called IAU/UNESCO List.
The
main rationale of the School is to help meet the country's
management requirements foradvanced andsophisticated industrial and commercial life andgovernment responsibilities as well. PSBA started its
Research Arm for Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
researches and projects in 2001. Currently, to fulfill thecountry's demand for DRM formal education, PSBAManila has launched the Master of Business
Administration (MBA) specialization in Disaster Risk
Management (DRM) program in first semester of
Academic Year 2017-2018 being the first Higher
Education Institution (HEI) to offer a formal DRM
education in the Philippines. Researches on Disaster Risk
in The Philippine School of Business Administration(PSBA) started in 2001, when Dr. Teodoro Santos andProf. Harry Lorenzo along with Dr. Teodorico Molina
approved the proposal of Dr. Tabassam Raza, while
taking up his Doctorate in Business Administration, for his
dissertation that was focused towards Disaster Risk
Management (DRM). The pilot research entitled "Strategic
Model: Conceptualization and Implementation of a Total
Disaster Risk Management: Cherry Hills Tragedy, Antipolo
City", was published on 2002 as a first of its kind ofresearches on disasters in the Philippines. In 2003, the
DRM Unit was founded under the Graduate School
Research Center of PSBA where Dr. Raza was appointed
Special Associate for the DRM and Information
Technology (IT) Researches and Projects for PSBA. From
here on, researches on DRM with focus on BusinessContinuity were done under the name of the School.

Research Focus
Institutional Disaster Risk Management Education
through
MasterinBusiness
Administration
specialization in Disaster Risk Management (MBADRM) Program:
The MBA-DRM program is a formal education program
accredited by CHED offered in PSBA-Manila as a first of
its kind in the Philippines. This participatory and practiceoriented program trains students to become future disastermanagers who will create DRM plans and programs fortheir communities and workplaces with their capacity towork and link with public and private sectors in sharing,
disseminating, and mainstreaming DRM in every functionsof the community. Subjects are modern and innovative,
including Damage, Loss, and Need Assessment (DLNA),
Crisis Management, Geographic Information Systems(GIS), Environmental Impact Assessment, among others,
ensuring a well-rounded experience that is relevant to thedeveloping and ever-changing world. In addition, students
are required to observe similar programs in PSBA-Manila
networked universities via foreign travel in order to learn
about trends relevant to DRM. Further, they also conduct
at least one international conference per year on relevant
DRM topics with focus on Business Continuity.

Risk Sensitive Comprehensive Land Use andDevelopment Planning (RSCLUDP) towards Resilient
Cities: The RSCLUDP Model has been used to create
Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAP) and its
corresponding workshops and training manuals, such as
the Quezon City Local Government Climate Change
Action Plan (LCCAP) 2017-2027. The DRM Unit aims toapply this model in other LGUs to create their LCCAP and
Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan
(LDRRMP) and combine them into an Integrated Action
Plan. This will allow the LGU to create their Risk-SensitiveComprehensive Land Use Plan (RSCLUP) and RiskSensitive Comprehensive Development Plan (RSCDP) for
implementation towards resilient cities. This is in line
towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),
especially SDG 11.

Dr. Tabassam Raza
E-mail: tabassamr@psba.edu

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Latest Publications


Localizing Climate Risk Management in Planners’ andDecision
Makers’Agenda:A
Scientific
Comprehensive
Model(SCM),
QuezonCity,
Philippines (International Scientific Conference on
Climate Risk Management, 2017 Apr. 5-7, Red Cross
Red Crescent Climate Centre co-sponsored byInternational Panel for Climate Change, Nairobi, Kenya)

Developing Low Carbon Cities into Planners’ andDecision Makers’ Agenda: An Urban Climate Change
Adaptation Solutions, Quezon City, Philippines(ECCA 2017, 2017 Jun. 9, Glasglow, Scotland)

Localizing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
into Urban Sustainable Development: Low Carbon
and Climate Resilient Quezon City, Philippines(International Conference on Sustainable Development,2017 Sept. 18-19, Columbia University, New York)

2nd International Disaster Risk Management
Research Colloquium (2017 Oct. 14, Manila,
Philippines): http://psba.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/
Second-International-DRM-RC.pdf

Localizing Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
Change Adaptation in Planners’ and Decision Makers’
Agenda: Technical Comprehensive Model, Quezon
City, Philippines, 7th International Conference on
Building Resilience; Using scientific knowledge to inform
policy and practice in disaster risk reduction, ICRB 2917,
27-29 November 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, ELSEVIER,
Science Direct, Procedia Engineering, V.212(2018)1311–
1318,
https://www.sciencedirect.com/search?
qs=&authors=tabassam+raza&pub=&volume=&issue=&p
age=&origin=home&zone=qSearchInternational Symposium (2018 Jan. 27-28, Manila,
Philippines): http://psba.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/
Second-International-DRM-RC.pdf



AIT-PSBA International Workshop (2018 Jun. 11-13,
Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand): http://
psba.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AIT-PSBA-ManilaInternational-Workshop-Proceedings.pdf

Understanding and Managing Risks of Climate
Extremes: A Local Sustainable Development Action
Plan, Quezon City, Philippines (Sixth Annual
International Conference on Sustainable Development,
Columbia University, New York, United States ofAmerica, 2018 Sept. 26-28): http://unsdsn.org/icsd/wpcontent/uploads/sites/4/2018/09/180917-AbstractBook_WEB.pdf



3rd International Research Colloquium (2018 Oct 14,
Manila, Philippines) Publication in progressScience and Policy Framework for Urban Water
Sufficiency during Extreme Weather Disastrous
Impact: Adaptation Action Plan of Quezon City,
Philippines (Water Science for Impact International
Conference, Wageningen University & Research,
Wageningen, the Netherlands, 2018 Oct. 16-18): https://dev.iwcconferences.com/program-tool/assets/uploads/
Netherlands-Poster-Final.pdf

Development and Implementation of a Disaster Risk
Management Specialization: Philippine School ofBusiness Administration, Manila (14th APRU MultiHazards Symposium, 2018 Oct. 21-24, Australian
National University, Canberra, Australia)

Assessing Personnel Digital Capacity of Graduate
School of Business towards Technology-Enhanced
Learning Environment: Advancing for Self-regulated
Learning (ICODeL 2018, Kaohsiung Taiwan, 2018 Nov.
26-28)



Climate-Related Disasters Challenges for Sustainable
Development: Innovating a Science and Policy
Framework towards Sustainable and ClimateResilient Quezon City, Philippines (8th International
Conference on Building Resilience, University of Lisbon,
Lisbon, Portugal, 2018 Nov. 14-16)

International Seminar (2018 Feb 19-20, Manila,
Philippines): http://psba.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/
International-Seminar-Feb19-20.pdf

Institutional Capacity Development Activities and job/internship opportunities:

Think Tank for Media Management with the Collaboration
with Iqra University, Karachi, Pakistan to be held in thePhilippines (2019 January 14-18, Manila, Philippines)2019 4th International Research Colloquium (Tentative
Date Second Week of October 2019, Quezon City,
Philippines)Strategic Planning Workshop for Science Management incollaboration with Lahore College for Women University(Tentative date: 2019 February 1st Week, Manila,
Philippines)

Exact dates, venues, and themes will be posted in our
website’s news and announcements page at http://
psba.edu and http://drm.psba.edu

Jobs, internship, and exchange notices will be posted at
our website’s announcement and news sections at http://
psba.edu and http://drm.psba.edu

“Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development”
Collaboration with Asian Institute of Technology(Scheduled 2019 March 7-8, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand)2019 International Symposium in Collaboration with Asian
Institute of Technology (Tentative date: third week 2019
March, Quezon City, Philippines)

Multi-Hazards Summer School in Tohoku University
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Research Fellowship Program: The
PSBA-GSB
Research
Fellowship
Program was officially established in2017, by the Philippine School ofBusiness
AdministrationGraduate
School of Business to support thesuccessful completion of the study
program of graduate students who are
pursuing the thesis/dissertation stream.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS): The Centerencourages research related to spatial technologies byconducting studies using GIS and related applications. The
Center seeks to organize research events such as
international conferences, workshops, seminars, andsymposiums, among others. The Geographic Information
Systems Research and Development Hub (GIS-RDH) of
the DRM Unit seeks to acquire a respectful status within
the Philippines as a credible research center specialized in
DRM. The center aims to establish a geospatially-centeredresearch environment and providing world-classknowledge and expertise for disaster research. The center
serves as a synergetic avenue for the pursuit of excellencein research, education, and services in geographic
information technologies. The Center encourages andpromotes research papers and research projects anddevelopment in the GIS fields. The Center focuses andconducts various interdisciplinary research projects andapplications. The Center also provides trainings andworkshops to employees of local government and private
entities that pioneer the use of GIS software such as, but
not limited to, ArcGIS in their respective departments. The
GIS-RDH seeks to have comprehensive and up to date
instruments to ensure the reliability and sustainability of
the center.

PSBA-Manila E-Learning System : PSBA-Manila has an
E-learning System at psbaelearning.psba.edu which acts
as a portal for information sharing from the School. The
medium of instruction in the GSB, PSBA-Manila is English.
Following the blended mode, the MBA in DRM modules
are delivered using at least 80% through face to face. To
support such mode PSBA-Manila has developed in-house
Moodle platform in the form of PSBA- Manila E-learning
portal. Further, an e-library is also developed to support
the online information dissemination to match theadvancement in technology. In addition to offering the
School's main educational programs, the e-Learning Portal
also offers certificate courses for Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)-related
programs, such as Geographic Information Systems.

The Research Fellowship Programprovides partial financial support todeserving graduate students of thesis
program at Philippine School ofBusiness
AdministrationGraduate
School of Business to help them tocomplete their thesis or dissertation
work. An amount of Php 60,000.00 isavailable for DBA students and Php
30,000.00 for MBA thesis program
including MBA-DRA students.
Applicants must have the following qualification to meritaward of this research grant:
1. Applicants must be in active status as a graduate
student of the Philippine School of Business Administration- Graduate School of Business (PSBA-GSB) MBA thesis
program or DBA program at the time of application
2. Applicant must have successfully defended his thesis/
dissertation proposal, or else, such proposal must havebeen approved by the panel committee. A certificationfrom the thesis/dissertation adviser to this effect shall be
required.
3. At the time of application, applicants are expected to beeither preparing for fieldwork, collecting or analyzing theirdata, or writing their thesis/dissertation. No application fora grant shall be entertained when the thesis/dissertation
draft has already been completed.

Research Unit Contacts
Disaster Risk Management Unit - http://drm.psba.edu
Contact: Dr. Tabassam Raza, Director,
tabassamr@psba.edu
PSBA-Manila E-Learning System - http://
psbaelearning.psba.edu/
Contact: Mr. Ramon Iñigo M. Espinosa, DRM E-Learning
Coordinator, inggo@psba.edu
Geographic Information Systems Research andDevelopment Hub - http://drm.psba.edu/gis
Contact: Mr. Ernie M. Lopez, Senior System Analyst & GIS
Coordinator, xtremu@psba.edu
Research Fellowship Program - http://drm.psba.edu/
research
Dr. Tabassam Raza, Director, Research and Developmenttabassamr@psba.edu

The E-learning System uses third-party off-site hosting,ensuring 24/7 availability from all around the globe evenon the onset of a disaster.
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Center for Urban Water (CUrW)
Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development
Sri Lanka
10th Floor, Wing C, Sethsiripaya Stage II,
Battaramulla 10120
Tel: +94 11 2 186 003/4
Fax; +94 11 2 186 003/4
Website: http://www.curwsl.org/

Currently housed in Sethsiripaya, 10F Wing C

The Center for Urban Water is being set up for flood
control and water management in Metro Colombo to
became operational in 2018. Its primary function is thecontrol of pumps and gates that are being installed under
the Metro Colombo Urban Development Project.

data integration and flood control, 4th floor forenvironmental services, 5th floor for R&D and the 6th floor
for administration.

Research Focus
CUrW develops an integrated flood control and water
management information system for flood risk reduction
through optimal operational use of flood control facilities
such as pumps, storages facilities, surface storages andflood early warning system for Metro Colombo. Center
also assess current and evolving future water related risks
to Megapolis from urban development as well as climatechange.
CUrW building is under construction—Six-story newbuilding will house a state-of-the-art center for data
integration, modelling, control and dissemination. The first
two floors are planned for public outreach, the 3rd floor for

CUrW focusses on Modeling – Weather forecast,Hydrological forecasts, Hydrodynamic modeling andinundation forecast, Risk assessment, Operation of control
facilities (pumps, gates, etc.), IOT devices for real time
monitoring, climate change impacts, Urban Water
Management, storm water retention and infiltration.
Modelling
A combination of hydrological and hydro-dynamic models
are used to forecast the state of water in the Colombo
System with rainfall inputs from Numerical Weather
forecasts, Satellite Data and Rain Gauge Observations.

Prof. Srikantha HerathE-mail: srikantha.herath@gmail.com

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STATE OF WATER
A combination of hydrological and hydro-dynamic models
are used to forecast the state of water in the Colombo
System with rainfall inputs from numerical weather forecasts,
satellite data and rain gauge observations. Current andfuture canal water levels, interaction with river and the lakewater levels are forecast in 15 min time intervals at present.
Rainfall and water levels are observed using IoT devices andtransmitted to CUrW IOT server. The data are used tosimulate water levels in canals and lakes and to validate
model forecasts.

two days. Water levels in the canal system at any point canbe extracted from this simulation and the key location waterlevel plots are made automatically for dissemination.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The impact of urbanization on urban water as well as
impacts of floods on population and properties are modeled.
Pre-disaster loss estimations based on vulnerability functions
for different building categories are carried out to clarify flood
control investment needed. Various urban water
management strategies including improving conveyance aswell as retention, including green infrastructure are studied.

RAIN GAUGE DATA
CUrW has deployed a number of IoT based rain gauges andtheir observations are directly coupled to simulation models
through CUrW IoT platform. These data are also available topublic.
Currently the deployment is in the study phase where
different types of rain gaugesand communication protocols
are being tested.

WATER LEVEL DATA
CUrW has deployed a number of IoT based water level
gauges and their observations are used for simulation
models validation and operating SCADA systems controling
pumping stations and gates. These data are also available topublic.
Currently the deployment is in the study phase where both
ultra-sonic and radar type of water level gauges and different
communication protocols are being tested.
NUMERICAL WEATHER FORECASTS
The center carries out numerical weather forecasts for Sri
Lanka focussing on the Western Reigion using the WRF
model. The final domain resolution is 3km and the forecasts
are carried out automatically. This is a work in progress andat present we are comparing the forecasts with real timesatellite rain observations to select the best fit
parameterisation for the current weather sytem. The bias
correction of this forecasts will be carried out with the gauge
observations once become available.
WATER LEVEL FORECASTS
Hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling of whole Kelani
Basin and the Metro Colombo canal system is carried out
using the numerical models using rainfall forecasts for next

Risk assessment interface
Risk reduction efforts are discussed in three focused areas.
Developing hazard and economic risk profiles that will be
useful in estimating annual expected losses and justifying
investments for mitigation efforts.
Developing risk based response and relief measures withearly warning that will minimize losses.
Developing and assessment of a portfolio of distributed andcentralised measures that will support integrated water
management promoting risk reduction and enhancing
amenity.

MONITORING AND CONTROLA dense network of rain gauges and water level sensors areplanned to be installed in the basin. A scads control system
will be employed to control 3 pumping stations and 3 gate
structures. In addition future developments in retention
storage units will also be monitored and control through thecenter.

Institutional Capacity Development Activities and Job/
Internship Opportunities:
We have internship opportunities for 15 students for 3
months twice a year.
We can provide office space, computing facilities, andaccess to data real world data and project problems as well
as research problems to Visiting professors. Their travel andliving expenses need to be arranged by themselves.
For opportunities please check
http://www.curwsl.org/careers
Most of the information is available in the website
http://www.curwsl.org
However, there are many access levels according to the user
permissions granted by the center.
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National Building Research Organisation (NBRO)
Sri Lanka
99/1, Jawatta Road, Colombo 05
Tel: +94 112 588 946
Fax: +94 112 502 611
Website: http://www.nbro.gov.lk/index.php?lang=en

National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) the premier
research & development institute established in 1984 has
now grown into a successful research & development
institution and a technical service provider where experts
from multiple disciplines have teamed up and dedicated theirservices to create a disaster-free built environment for thenation.
With the expansion of housing construction
activities, particularly in the rural sector, the need for researchand development into materials and technology locallyavailable was felt. In order to provide this service centrally,
the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) wasestablished under the Ministry of Local Government, Housing
and Construction in March 1984 by the merger of former
Building Research Institute (BRI) of the State Engineering
Corporation and the Soil testing Laboratory of the
Department of Buildings.
The activities of the NBRO
expanded considerably and covered further the areas of
Human Settlements Planning, Environmental Management,
Structural Engineering and Project Management. Researchand Development work on disaster mitigation related tolandslides was also planned and carried out from 1988
onwards. Thus research and development activities of thetotal shelter sector were undertaken by the NBRO. In 2007,
the NBRO was brought under the Ministry of Disaster
Management and Human Rights by a Cabinet decision, after
considering the importance of insitutional involvement indisaster management in the country. NBRO is under thepurview of Ministry of Public Administration and Disaster
Management at present, and as the national focal point forlandslide risk reduction in Sri Lanka, NBRO carries out theimportant duties of landslide identification, mapping,monitoring, early warning and mitigation.

Technical divisions of NBRO namely, Building Materials
Research and Testing Division, Environmental Studies andServices Division, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Human
Settlement Planning and Training Division, Landslide
Research and Risk Management Division and the ProjectManagement Division carries out research and developmentin their fields of expertise and provide technical consultancy
and testing services to clients coming from the state sector,
local & foreign private companies and institutions and thegeneral public. NBRO services are highly recognized for theirhigh quality and timely delivery. The three laboratories of
NBRO testing building materials, environmental quality andgeotechnical properties of soil are accredited with ISO 17025.
NBRO often collaborates with local and foreign universities
and institutions to carry out information exchange
programmes and joint research, as a consequence of which,
NBRO has a strong network of academic collaborators.
Presently, NBRO is a member of Global Alliance of Disaster
Research Institutions. NBRO is “Member of the International
Landslide Forum Board of Representatives” and a recipient of
their coveted award “World Center of Excellence on
Landslide Disaster Reduction 2017-2020” at the Forth World
Landslide Forum in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2017.

Research Focus
1. Determination of regional and local rainfall thresholds
for landslides in Sri Lanka - This study was carried out toinvestigate the relationship between occurred date/time oflandslides and antecedent rainfall characteristics.
Landslides in some districts logically are connected with ashorter time period of rainfall, whereas some others arenot. To determine the effective antecedent rainfall
threshold values, 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, 5-day, 10-day,15day and 20-day cumulative rainfall were considered. In
certain circumstances, the crucial soil moisture to trigger alandslide in central highland districts is related to morethan 15-20 days antecedent rainfall (lower intensities overlong time period) and in South-Western districts the crucial
soil moisture to trigger a landslide is related to less than 35 days antecedent rainfall (high intensities over long time
period). Studies proved that not only the daily rainfall
affects for the initiation of a landslide but also, theantecedent rainfalls are a necessity. As a result of thesedifferent features in different scale, more research isneeded to investigate the relation between rainfall andother physical characteristics to trigger a landslide event.

Dr. Asiri Karunawardena
E-mail: asiri13@hotmail.com

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2. Development of geotechnical guidelines for high-risebuildings – Recent increase in the construction of highrise buildings and large building complexes in urban
areas are often found to be affecting stability of adjacentbuildings and sometimes, damaging them. As poor
designs and construction practices during excavation andsubsurface construction contribute vastly, it is necessary
to develop mechanisms guide design and construction
personnel to follow proper and systematic work
procedures. This research will probe into pros and consin present design and construction work and prescribe
correct procedures to follow and it has been proposedthat using such developed procedures and guidelines bemade mandatory in future.

3. Design a Transitional shelter for disaster affected
communities – The frequency of landslide and flood
occurrence has increased significantly in the recent past
as a result of which the need for transitional shelters toshelter disaster affected persons has also risen. Tents
are used for this purpose at present but contemporarily,
improved transitional shelters are a necessity. This
research will lead to the development of transitional
shelters that can be transported to selected sites quickly
and erected and at the same time, stored in compact
stores when not in use. Benefit of such development isthat prefabricated shelters can be made and kept in store
beforehand and deployed quickly after emergencies andfurther, this can prevent using schools as transitional
shelters.

4. Analyze the effect of meteorological, environmental
and anthropogenic factors attributed to drought
severity and sector-based water stress inAnuradhapura District –Drought and water stress occur
as a consequence of rainfall deficiency and projectionsfor Si Lanka are severe. The study focuses onto theeffect of rainfall variability on drought related water stressin a particular area in the dry zone for a period of 9 years
from 2008 onwards. The results show a strong rainfall
variability seasonally. There is no variability in the annual
rainfall, but a large fraction of rainfall has been deliveredby extreme rainfalls. An increasing trend of extreme
rainfall events was apparent during this period.

5. Preparation of Technical Guidelines for Building
Demolition work in Sri Lanka –Increasing number ofbuildings are being demolished especially in urban areasfor various reasons like creating land space for gardens
or constructing newer and larger buildings, or because ofbeing unfit for occupancy or lack of structural integrity. In

the absence of controlling mechanisms or procedures
such demolitions take place in an ad hoc and unsafe
manner. With the need for preparing and introducing asuitable guideline being felt, this project was launched asa research first to study the current demolition
procedures and identify strengths and weaknesses, andthen to compile and introduce a suitable guideline fordemolition work.

6. Development of cost-effective green masonry
products using textile waste – The apparel industry
generates vast quantities of fabric offcuts as waste
resulting in a waste disposal problem and of these,
disposal of offcuts of rubber-mixed fabrics like polyester
spandex is found to be a difficult issue. This research is
expected to develop polyester spandex embedded
masonry products that can be produced with desired

strength and other properties and used in construction
work. Accordingly, paving blocks were developed
incorporating shredded form of polyester spandex, whichshows superior energy absorption capability.

7. Development of guideline for selection of materials
and products for construction industry – Presently alarge number of different construction materials andproducts are available in the market and construction
persons are often unaware of their properties, how todesign with such materials and how to correctly use
them in construction work. This research will develop a
guideline giving such information, as a valuable futurereference.

8. Development of alternative fibers to asbestos fibers
for roofing materials – This research project is
expected to develop roofing materials using natural fibers
as viable alternative to asbestos fibers. Many different
natural fibers have been tested and roofing sheets
samples have been fabricated and tested.

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Latest Publications
 Symposium Proceedings of 9

Colomboth

Annual NBRO Symposium – Innovations for Build Back Better 18th & 19th December 2018,

 Drone Survey and Damage Assessment Report on Norwood Landslide in Hatton, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
 Symposium Proceedings of 8th Annual NBRO Symposium 2017 – Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience 24th

25th January 2018, Colombo

 Proceedings - Recognizing Climate Change Risk of Dry Zone Farmers Symposium 2017, 10thAugust 2017, Colombo

 Implementation Framework for the Resettlement of Landslide and Flood Victims
 Hazard Resilient Housing Construction Manual

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
 Mason Training Programme – 15 (Resilient Construction)
 Technical Officer Training programmes – 10 (Resilient Construction)
 University vocational training programmes – 05 (Laboratory testing, Resilient Construction)
 Grama Niladhari (Village Officer) Training programmes – 25 (Disaster Risk Identification)

Other useful information and contacts:
 Mr. Kenichi HANDA, Senior Officer for Engineering Management, Development Construction Department, Okinawa General

Bureau, Cabinet Office Government of Japan – formerly Team Leader of Technical Cooperation Landslide Mitigation
Programme (TCLMP) Joint cooperation programme between Japan and Sri Lanka
 Mr. Ryuichi HARA, Executive Engineer, Administration Division, Earth System Science (ESS, TEL +81-3-3357-1761

FAX +81-3-3357-1762, E-mail:hara-ryuichi@ess-jpn.co.jp）
 Dr. Yasuo ISHII: Landslide Research Team Leader, Erosion and Sediment Control Research Group, Tsukuba Central

Research Institute, Public Works Research Institute Mr. Masaru KUNITOMO: Director, Sabo Risk-Management Division, Sabo Department, National Institute for Land andInfrastructure Management
 Mr. Koichi ISHIO: Deputy Director, Sabo Planning Division, Sabo Department, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Dr. Taro UCHIDA: Senior Researcher, SABO Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
 Mr. Yoichi WASHIO: Chief, Sabo Division, Civil Engineering Department, Niigata Prefectural government office Mr. Naoki MATSUMOTO: Researcher, SABO Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
 Mr. Kiyotaka SUZUKI: Researcher, SABO Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
 Mr. Atsushi OKAMOTO: Director of Sabo Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management,
 Mr. Masaki TAGO: Chief Official of Sabo Information Policy Planning, Earthquake and Volcanic Disaster Management Office,Sabo Planning Division, Sabo Department, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
 Prof. Kyoji SASSA, Executive Director of International Consortium of Landslides
 Mr. Takayuki NAGAI, JICA Expert/Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor for Sri Lanka,
 Mr. Toru KOBAYAKAWA, Senior Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Sri Lanka Office,

Kobayakawa.Toru@jica.go.jp
 Hiroki HASHIMOTO, Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Sri Lanka Office,Hashimoto.Horoki@jica.go.jp
 Mr. Hiroyuki SAKAMOTO, Deputy Director, Earth System Science Consultants and Engineers, sakamoto-hiroyuki@ess-

jpn.co.jp
 Mr. Mitsuya OKAMURA, Geotechnical Engineer, Nittoc Corporation

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National Center for Research on Earthquake
Engineering (NCREE)
Chinese Taipei
200 Section 3 Xinhai Rd., Daan District,Taipei City 10668, Chinese Taipei
Tel: +886-2-6630-0888
Fax: +886-2-6630-0858
Website: https://www.ncree.org/

Taipei Lab

The National Center for Research on Earthquake
Engineering (NCREE) was officially established in 1990
through a joint effort of the National Science Council (NSC;
now the Ministry of Science and Technology, MOST) and the
National Taiwan University (NTU). In order to enhance theefficiency and performance of the national researchlaboratories, which belong to NSC, the National Applied
Research Laboratories (NARLabs) was established in June,
2003. Since then, NCREE has become a non-profit
organization and is one of the ten laboratory members of
NARLabs.

upgrade seismic technologies and to reduce life and property
losses resulting from earthquakes. On top of that, NCREE
also encourages international collaborations in selected
fields to initiate consolidation and innovation in academic
research and engineering practice. In doing so, NCREE
could promote Taiwan’s academic reputation in the related
filed around the globe. It is hoped that NCREE will become aprestigious and respected international earthquake
engineering research center through its modern large-scale
experimental facilities, newly developed experimental
technologies and up-to-date earthquake database.

In accordance with the national requirements for preearthquake preparedness, emergency response, and postearthquake recovery, NCREE has put together academic
resources and researchers to carry out joint projects to

The management group of NCREE consists of one DirectorGeneral, three Deputy Directors-General and eleven division
Directors. The administrative missions and research projects
are supervised by the management group. The elevendivisions are:

Building Engineering Division

Bridge Engineering DivisionStructural Control Division

Geotechnical Engineering DivisionStrong Ground Motion Division

Earthquake Disaster Simulation Division

Experimental Technology DivisionSouthern Taiwan Experiment DivisionAdministration DivisionPlanning & Dissemination Division

Information Management Division

As of 31 February 2018, NCREE has 209 full time faculty
members. The details are shown in the following table.

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Research Focus
The scope of research, collaboration, and outreach are as
follows:Providing the seismic engineering laboratory andrelated database to support earthquake engineeringresearches.

Constructing the platform for research on seismic risks
to provide information for planning and response of
seismic disaster prevention.

Promoting the technology of seismic design, evaluation
and retrofit as a pioneer of earthquake engineeringresearch to boost the technology.

Innovating and distributing the seismic technology as abridge between industry and academy of earthquake
engineering.

The major experimental facilities
Laboratory are shown below:

at

NCREE

Taipei3D earthquake simulator (5mx5m)

Multi-Axial Testing System (MATS )L-shape reaction wall and strong floor

NCREE started to construct a high-speed long-stroke
shaking table system in the new laboratory, which islocated at the Gueiren campus of National Chen-Kung
University, Tainan, in 2014. The specifications of theshaking table system are summarized in the table below.
The horizontal one-side maximum displacement of theshaking table is almost 2 meters if the shaking table moves
to the other side at the beginning of a test, with a maximum
velocity 2 meters per second and a maximum payload of
100 metric tons. The new shaking table system and the
new laboratory started to operate in August 2017. Special
conferences to demonstrate the capability of the new
shaking table system and to cooperate with international
specialists about the research on novel near-fault seismic
technologies will be hosted by NCREE.

earthquake engineering, (2) improving seismic assessment
and design methodology, and structural and nonstructural
performance of buildings, (3) enhancing the level ofinnovative earthquake-resistant technology and thecompetitiveness of building industry (4) developing andrevising the seismic codes and provisions for buildings.

Focal Point: Division Director / Professor Chung-Che Chou
(cechou@ntu.edu.tw)
Seismic provisions development and revisions
Dr. Tsung-Jen Teng (tjteng@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Dr. Yuan-Tao Weng (ytweng@ncreel.narl.org.tw)

Mr. Shyh-bin Chiou (sbchiou@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Seismic assessment and retrofit methodology
NCREE Tainan Lab Interior LayoutDr. Yeong-Kae Yeh (ykyeh@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Building Research GroupDr. Fu-Pei Hsiao (fphsiao@ncree.narl.org.tw)

The building research group is a nonprofit technical society
consisting of engineers, architects, planners, geoscientists,and public officials. The members of this group include
researchers,
practicing
professionals,
educators,
government officials, and building code regulators. The
objectives of the building research group are to reduce
earthquake damage and enhance earthquake-resilience ofthe cities by (1) advancing science and practice of

Dr. Tsung-Chih Chiou (tcchiou@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Seismic technology advancesProf. Chung-Che Chou (cechou@ntu.edu.tw)

Dr. Ker-Chun Lin (kclin@ncree.narl.org.tw)Dr. Min-Lang Lin (mllin@ncree.narl.org.tw)

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Bridge Engineering Research Group

Structural Control Research GroupThe
major mission of bridge engineering division is to extend thelifespan of bridges, so the research subjects can beclassified into two categories. The first is the developmentof bridge design, evaluation and retrofit technologies toenhance the seismic capacity of newly designed bridges
with new technologies and design methods, and to improve
the seismic performance of existing bridges. The second is
the development of bridge health monitoring systems andtechnologies for disasters warning and reduction. The
research topics for the first category includes the revisionsof bridge design codes and structural analysis techniques,
the development of innovative construction methods andstructural systems, and the development of bridge
evaluation and retrofit technologies. The second category
consists of the development of integrated life-cycle based
bridge management system and the smart sensor
technologies for bridge monitoring and early warning.
Focal Point:

The research field of the structural control research group isbroad. Several areas of interest are: (a) The Earthquake
Early Warning System (EEWS), which is realized byintegration of technologies in measurement, identification,
data transmission, storage and user-friendly interface. Thiswarning system has been widely implemented especially inschools and government buildings. Over 2000 buildings havebeen equipped with the EEWS system in Taiwan; (b)Researches on seismic isolation and energy dissipation, theeffectiveness of isolation and energy dissipation devices
have been proven that the verification of commercial
products or new devices are fully tested through the welldeveloped testing facilities, including the high performancedamper testing system and Bi-Axial dynamic Testing System(BATS); (c) In view of the needs of immediate operation of
essential buildings after strong earthquakes, the OFCs
(operational and functional components in buildings)
research team aims to organize research programs on
seismic assessment and improvement strategies forvulnerable and influential OFCs; (d) Smart structures andmaterials not only involve the distributed actuators andsensors but also include response analysis and theintegrated systems used to communicate; (e) Researches ondevelopment and applications of advanced experimental
technology, which is aimed to provide a cost-effective
approach to evaluating seismic response of large-scale
structures with isolation and energy dissipating devices.

Focal Point:

Division
Director/
Professor(JSH@mail.ntust.edu.tw)

Jenn-Shin

Hwang

Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS)
Dr. Pei-Yang Lin (pylin@ncree.narl.org.tw)
Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Technologies
Prof. Shiang-Jung Wang (sjwang@ncree.narl.org.tw)
Operational and functional components in buildings (OFCs)

Division Director / Prof. Yu-Chi Sung (sungyc@ntut.edu.tw)
Precast Segmental Bridge Pier system constructed with
Modular Methodology
Dr. Hung Hsiao-Hui (hhung@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Dr. Juin-Fu Chai (frlin@ncree.narl.org.tw)
Smart Structures, Smart Materials, and Integrated Systems
Dr. Shieh-Kung Huang (sghuang@ncree.narl.org.tw )Development and Applications of Advanced Experimental
Technology

Seismic technology for Near fault bridges
Dr. Hung Hsiao-Hui (hhung@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Dr.
Pei-

Dr. Chia-Chuan Hsu (chiachuan@ncree.narl.org.tw)
Composite Emergency Bridge for Disaster Rescue
Dr. Fang-Yao Yeh (fyyeh@ncree.narl.org.tw)
Revision of bridge related design codes, include seismic
evaluation and retrofit code, and seismic design code
Dr. Hung Hsiao-Hui (hhung@ncree.narl.org.tw)
Development of Smart Nano Damper
Dr. Fang-Yao Yeh (fyyeh@ncree.narl.org.tw)
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Geotechnical Research Group

Ground Motion Research GroupThe island of Taiwan is the result of the ongoing orogeny
induced by the complex arc-continent collision between thePhilippine Sea plate and the Eurasian plate. This researchgroup takes advantage of the high seismicity and dense
deployment of strong-motion stations to research on thestrong motion seismology to support the development ofearthquake engineering in Taiwan.

The key issues are focused on seismic site effect, nearsurface velocity structure, seismic classification, seismic
waveform simulation, ground motion prediction, andprobabilistic seismic hazard analysis. This group also
conducts long-term and real-time earthquake andgeochemical monitoring to collect valuable data. All
researches contribute to the seismic design, design code,
seismic scenario simulation, and risk assessment.

In order to understand mechanical behaviors of soil at theactual field condition under seismic ground shaking, a large
laminated shear box with flexible boundary was developed to
be installed on the large shake table at NCREE. This large
laminated shear box with inner dimensions of 1.88 m x 1.88
m x 1.5 m to contain the soil specimens. The flexible shear
box is composed of 15 layers of square frames made ofaluminum alloy. Each individual frame is allowed to movefreely in 2 axes on the horizontal plane while the shear box
is subjected to a 2-dimensional horizontal shaking inducedby the large shake table at NCREE. With this experimentapparatus, studies on behavior of saturated sand, especiallyliquefaction, interaction between soil and pile foundation,
seismic performance of shallow foundation, and the seismic
behavior of waterfront structures and embankment are madepossible. The geotechnical physical model tests andnumerical simulations are intensively employed to study
liquefaction and performance of geotechnical structures.

Focal Point: Division Director / Professor Kuo-Liang Wen(wenkl@cc.ncu.edu.tw)

Strong Motion SeismologyProf. Kuo-Lian Wen (wenkl@ncree.narl.org.tw)Dr. Che-Min Lin (cmlin@ ncree.narl.org.tw)

Seismic Hazard Analysis
Dr. Wen-Yu Chien (wychien@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Dr. Yu-Wen Chang (ywchang@ncree.narl.org.tw)Geochemistry

Dr. Vivek Walia (walia@ncree.narl.org.tw)
2016/02/06 03:57:27
Location=120.54E / 22.93N
ML=6.4 / Depth=16.7km, Data: 1022sites

Focal Point: Division Director / Professor Jin-Hung Hwang(hwangjin@ncu.edu.tw)

Estimation
PGA

WDL
WGK
WSF

Soil liquefaction and geotechnical model tests


Dr. Chih-Chieh Lu (chchlu@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Dr. Hsuan-Chih Yang (hcyang@ncree.narl.org.tw)

A601

A620

CHN5

A660

23.5

A600ALS

CHY

CHN7Pile foundation and numerical simulation


Dr. Wei-Kuang Chang (wkchang@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Latitude,(N)

CHN4

(I)

(gal)

VII

400

VI

TWL

250

A730

CHN3

SGS

TAI1

IV

Site response and Soil-Structure Interaction
Dr. Shang-Yi Hsu (syhsu@ncree.nal.org.tw)

SSH

V

23.0



CHN1

SCL
SCK

80

WTP

TAI

25

A800

III

8.0

A771

II

I

TWM1

2.5

0.8
SGL

120.0

120.5

SSD

MAX(EW, NS)

Longitude,(E)TSMIP Station from CWB, 160
Real Time station from CWB, 24
Real Time Station from NCREE, 7

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Earthquake Disaster Simulation Research Group

Seismic Loss estimation

The goal of this division is to serve the public and private
sectors in Taiwan with the state-of-the-art simulation
methodologies, nation-wide database, and comprehensive
seismic scenario simulation tools for disaster preparedness
and emergency response. The division provides customized
services to government agencies, public utilities and private
enterprises with optimized risk management strategies toreduce losses, casualties and social impacts caused byearthquakes. Accordingly, it works on developing capabilities
to understand and quantify the risks and consequences
caused by earthquakes. Currently, it focuses on the study ofbest strategies for retrofitting various existing infrastructures,and the seismic risk assessment of critical facilities,
transportation and utility systems.



Dr. Chin-Hsun Yeh (chyeh@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Seismic performance analysis of water supply systems


Dr. Gee-Yu Liu (karl@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Seismic risk assessment of road networks
Dr. Cheng-Tao Yang (ctyang@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Seismic risk assessment of hospitals


Dr. Chi-Hao Lin (chihao@ncree.narl.org.tw)

In order to mitigate seismic risk and catastrophic
consequences, it is necessary to build adequate damage
assessment and risk management strategies. NCREE hasdeveloped GIS-based software “Taiwan Earthquake Loss
Estimation System (TELES)” for the estimation of groundshaking and failure, damages of buildings and civil
infrastructures, casualties and injuries, direct and indirect
socio-economic losses given any hypothetical earthquake
scenario.
Focal Point: Division Director / Dr. Chin-Hsun Yeh(chyeh@ncree.narl.org.tw)

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
International Training Program for Seismic Design ofStructures (ITP) - https://conf.ncree.org.tw/indexEng.aspx?
n=I10510170



Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Hazard Analysis

Seismic Design Force

Seismic Design
Foundations

Seismic Evaluation and RetrofittingEnergy Dissipation and Isolation Systems

Seismic Loss Estimation

New Researches and Technologies of NCREE

of

Structures,

Bridges,andIntroducing
andDemonstrating
Earthquake
Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) - https://www.ncree.org/ideers/2017/

In orderto promote the seismic design technology to mitigate seismic
risk of high-seismicity regions, such as in South-East Asiaand Latin America, the Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST) of Taiwan has continuously sponsored the NCREE
to host the International Training Program for Seismic Designof Structures (ITP). This training program is designed as ashort-term workshop aimed at training government officials,
researchers, and engineers from different countries. All theparticipants will learn about earthquake engineering researchand practice in Taiwan.
The ITP has been held annually since 2002. Every year, anumber of about 30 participants are supported to attend the
ITP. In the program, a total of about 18 technical lectures arescheduled during one week. The topics of the lectures
include:In order to promote earthquake engineering and seismic
protection education and encourage students toparticipate in a creative scientific competition, a program
entitled "Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake
Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS)" is held at
the NCREE annually.
The goal of the contest is to design and construct, using
specific materials and tools, the building models to be
subjected to earthquake excitations. The earthquake
excitations are produced by the triaxial shaking table atthe NCREE laboratory.
The objective of this seismic-resisting contest is to grade
the earthquake-resistant capacities of the tested models,encourage innovations in architectural design andstructural design at the same time, highlight theeffectiveness of materials used for build, and promote thedevelopment of seismic-resistant and earthquakeisolated schemes that can control the response ofbuilding structures subjected to strong dynamic loading
such as earthquakes.

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Latest Publications

2018-02-06 Hualian Earthquake Information - https://www.ncree.org/EarthquakeInfo/20180206/
HualianEqTW_V7.2.pdf

Experimental Data Center
https://www.ncree.org/expdb/

Reports https://www.ncree.org/Publications.aspx

Newsletters https://www.ncree.org/Newsletter/EN/index.html

Other Useful Information
Job Opportunities - https://www.ncree.org/Ncree.aspx?id=14

National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, National Applied Research Laboratories
Address: 200 Section 3 Xinhai Rd., Taipei City 10668, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-6630-0888
Fax: 886-2-6630-0858
Website: https://www.ncree.org/

National Applied Research Laboratories
Address: 3F. 106 Section 2 Heping E. Rd., Taipei City 10622, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-2737-8000
Fax: 886-2-2737-8044
E-mail: service@narlabs.org.tw
Website: http://www.narlabs.org.tw/en

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National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction(NCDR), Chinese Taipei
9F., No.200, Sec. 3, Beisin Rd.,
Xindian District, New Taipei City
23143
Tel: +886-2-8195-8600
Fax: +866-2-8912-7766
Website: https://www.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/home.aspx?
WebSiteID=873f5b27-b86d-4d5ca356-c369768bffe9

Taiwan is located in a region with a high risk of natural
disasters, which frequently cause considerable loss of life anddamages to property. Therefore, the government has highly
prioritized the development of applicable outputs of scienceand technology on disaster reduction and emergency
preparedness to mitigate the adverse impacts caused bydisasters.



Collaborate with domestic research institutes to engage
stakeholders’ contributions to reducing disaster risk andenhancing emergency preparedness.

Provide other services related to matters of disastermanagement.

Therefore, the frequent occurrences of natural disasters could
often result in serious damages and loss of lives andproperties. The whole society deeply concerns much towarddisaster related impacts. The government and the private
sector also actively engage in disaster reduction
andemergency response. However, due to rapid economic
developments and social changes, disaster risk management
could fall behind the demanding situations. The government
also realize urgency to formulate an effective framework ofdisaster risk management, increase investment in scienceand technology and carry out implementations though crosscutting collaboration. Under supervision of the Ministry of
Science and Technology, the National Science andTechnology for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) has become an
independent administrative institution in 2014.

Research Focus

The major missions of NCDR include:Promote and conduct activities related to applied researchand developments on disaster risk management



Apply outcomes of science and technology for disasterrisk reduction and emergency preparedness

Facilitate scientific knowledge and technologicalachievements for practical implementation to benefit thewhole society.



Build
up
international
partnerships,
experiences and conduct joint projects.

The NCDR integrates interdisciplinary capacity, observes
dynamic evolutions of natural disasters and pays attention to
global trend of disaster risk reduction. NCDR seeks close
collaborations with partners to synergize joint efforts on
reducing adverse brought by natural disasters including
typhoons, floods and earthquakes. Furthermore, toaccommodate the changing world, climate change
adaptation, compound-type disasters, social-economic
issues, information-based decision support, administrative
policy suggestions and international collaboration are themajor task under daily operation.

These results can be implemented in formulating policies thatenhance society’s capacity to mitigate disasters. Additionally,
through collaboration with domestic and international
partners, NCDR has been endeavoring to identify potential
demands of disaster reduction; enhance capacity building atdifferent levels of governments; provide assistance during
emergency; raise public awareness by promoting communitybased disaster risk management; and provide help for
education program on disaster risk reduction. The
progressive outcomes gradually improve the social disaster
resilience with participation by all actors and stakeholders.

exchanges

Dr. Wei-Sen Li
E-mail: li.weisen@ncdr.nat.gov.tw

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Research Units

conducting climate change adaptation researches. Thisdivision develops key tools to project future climate change
scenarios,

METEOROLOGY DIVISION
Meteorology Division collects and analyzes meteorological
data of disaster events, extreme weather and climate. The
division also focuses on root-cause studies causes of
meteorology-related disasters and develops models andmethods supporting early warning system.

Latest Publications
 Disaster

Environment Investigation
Experience Learning Network

andDisaster The Assessment and Adaptation Strategies for Extreme

Climate-Related Disaster Risks
 Large-Scale

SLOPELAND AND HYDROLOGY DIVISION
Slopeland and Hydrology Division concentrates efforts on
geo-hazards and floods, major tasks include post-disaster
investigations,disasterdatabase,environmental
vulnerability analysis, numerical models and disaster impact
assessment. The division routinely maintains all-hazard
potential maps based inputs from other agencies.

Earthquake (Fault) Impact Analysis,
Scenario Elaboration, and Protection Mechanism

 Developing a Method of Local Capability Assessment

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
2019-04-30
2019 International Training Workshop (1)Decision support system and Big data (3 days)
2019-06-25
International Training Workshop (2)Applications of social media and instant messenger for risk
communication (3 days)

POLICY AND SOCIO-ECONOMICS DIVISION
Policy and Socio-Economics Division studies system andpolicy of disaster management, and socio-economic
vulnerability by setting up database. To offer suggestions tomanagement system, the division actively joins the annul
surveys on all local governments. To conduct social,economic and psychological surveys is also focal topics.

EARTHQUAKE AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS DIVISION
Earthquakes and Man-Made Division has focuses onseismic impacts by developing a information system tosupport scenario-based drill and emergency operation.
About research related to man-made disaster, the division
works on business continuity planning and disaster impact
assessment for critical infrastructures.

INFORMATION DIVISION
Information Division's primary researches topics include
disaster reduction information decision support system,
maintenance and applications of big data, and approaches
to push disaster alerts to end users. The division also
integrates research outputs from other divisions of NCDR
and delivers outcomes on information platform.

CLIMATE CHANGE DIVISION (TASKFORCE)
Climate Change Division gathers researchers with diverse
backgrounds of meteorology, hydrology, geology, socioeconomics and environmental policies. The key missions
are to assess climate change risk and impact throughJobs and Internship Opportunities
Currently, NCDR accepts self-funded internship application.
During period of internship, NCDR will provide space, officeutilities and necessary assistance. Applicant could sent a
letter of intention to NCDR contact window.

National Science andTechnology Center for Disaster
Reduction

http://ncdr.nat.gov.tw/

Disaster Information System

http: //eocdss.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/

NCDR Alerts Platform

https://alerts.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/

Weather and Climate
Monitoring, “Watch”

http: //watch.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/

Disaster Potential Map

http://satis.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/
Dmap/

Taiwan Climate Change
Projection and Information
Platform Project

http://tccip.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/

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Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation andManagement (DPMM), Asian Institute ofTechnology (AIT), Thailand

P.O. Box 4
58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway,
Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120
Tel: +66 (2) 524-6430
Website: http://dpmm.ait.ac.th/wp/

The Asian Institute of Technology promotes technologicalchange and sustainable development in the Asian-Pacificregion through higher education, research and outreach.
Established in Bangkok in 1959, AIT has become a leading
regional postgraduate institution and is actively working withpublic and private sector partners throughout the region andwith some of the top universities in the world. AIT's Mission
is: To develop highly qualified and committed professionals
who play leading roles in the region's sustainable
development and its integration into the global economy.
Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management(DPMM) at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) uses
interdisciplinary capacities (engineering, medicine, naturaland social science, as well as management) to manage andminimize the effects of disasters in people on the front linesof disaster response and preparedness. It provides
professional education and short term training for thecapacity building of the Asia-Pacific as well as neighboring
regions. AIT's contribution towards disaster research ismulti-faceted, starting from Disaster Education, Capacity
development, Training, engineering and social solution fordisaster risk reduction.

indexing, Flood risk and impacts assessment, public healthrisk assessment considering occupational hazards, impactsof extreme weather events in livelihoods, Conflicts IDPs
and its impact on public health etc.
Presently working on GCRF project “Living Deltas” with UK
Research Innovation fund support for risk characterizationin deltas for three countries (Bangladesh, Indian, Vietnam).

Core Research Area•

Emergency Response and Preparedness•

Vulnerability and Risk Assessment•

Coping and Adaptation•

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management•

Institutional and Community Capacity Building•

Mitigation of Flood, Drought, Cyclone, Earthquake
Disasters•

Tsunami and Coastal Engineering•

Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for Disaster
Mitigation•

Human Conflicts
Management•

Governance and Participatory DRM•

Social Capital and DRM

Research Focus
DPMM research is focused on the broad aspects ofdisaster risk reduction mechanism as soft solution. Theinterdisciplinary
academic
program,DisasterPreparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM) at
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) working on the regional
capacity development on Higher education in DRR, Social
vulnerability assessment, Risk characterization, Evidenced
based approach for social risk indexing, Risk Perception atMulti-stakeholder level, Risk governance, Resilienceand

Humanitarian

Emergency

Dr. Indrajit Pal
E-mail: indrajit-pal@ait.asia

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Latest Publications“Natural Hazards Management in Asia” (2017),
SAGE Publications, Authored by: Dr. Indrajit Pal and
Dr. Tuhin Ghosh (ISBN: 978-938-66-0218-3).

“Disaster Risk Governance in India and Cross Cutting
Issues” (2017), Edited by Dr. Indrajit Pal and Prof.
Rajib Shaw, Springer, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-103309-4 ISBN 978-981-10-3310-0 (eBook) DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-3310-0.







Book Chapter “Risk Assessment and Reduction
Measures in Landslide and Flash Flood Prone Areas:
A Case of Southern Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat
Province)”, Pal, I., Tularug, P., Jana, S. K., and Paul,
D. K., in “Integrating Disaster Science andManagement” to be edited by Pijush Samui, Dookie
Kim, and Chandan Ghosh, Elsevier 2018 (ISBN: 978-0-128-12056-9).
Book Chapter “Disaster Governance and Its
Relevance”, Pal, I and Shaw, R, in “Disaster Risk
Governance
in
India
and
Cross
Cutting
Issues” (2017), Edited by Dr. Indrajit Pal and Prof.
Rajib Shaw, Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-981-10-33094 ISBN 978-981-10-3310-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3310-0.
Book Chapter: “Disaster Risk Governance andResponse Management for Flood: A Case Study ofAssam, India”, Pal, I and Singh, S., in “Disaster Risk
Governance
in
India
and
Cross
Cutting
Issues” (2017), Edited by Dr. Indrajit Pal and Prof.
Rajib Shaw, Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-981-10-33094 ISBN 978-981-10-3310-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3310-0.

Book Chapter: “Risk Governance Measures andActions in Sundarbans Delta (India): A Holistic
Analysis of Post-disaster Situations of Cyclone Aila”,
Pal, I and Ghosh, T., in “Disaster Risk Governance inIndia and Cross Cutting Issues” (2017), Edited by Dr.
Indrajit Pal and Prof. Rajib Shaw, Springer, 2017.
ISBN 978-981-10-3309-4 ISBN 978-981-10-3310-0(eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3310-0.

Book Chapter: “National-Level Disaster Risk
Governance for Rapid Response”, Pal, I and Tarun,
N. K., in “Disaster Risk Governance in India andCross Cutting Issues” (2017), Edited by Dr. Indrajit
Pal and Prof. Rajib Shaw, Springer, 2017. ISBN 978981-10-3309-4 ISBN 978-981-10-3310-0 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3310-0.

Book Chapter “Disaster Risk Governance and City
resilience in Asia-Pacific region”, Pal, I and Bhatia,
S., in “Science and Technology in Disaster Risk
Reduction: Potentials and Challenges”, edited by
Rajib Shaw, Takako Izumi, and Koichi Shiwaku,(2016), Elsevier 2017 (ISBN: 978-0-12-812711-7).

Book Chapter “Land use and land cover change
analysis in Uttarakhand Himalaya and its impact onenvironmental risks” in the Book “Mountain Hazards
and Disaster Risk Reduction” Indrajit Pal, edited by
Rajib Shaw and Hari Krishna Nibanupudi, Springer
Japan, pp 125-137, 2015 (ISBN: 978-4-431-552413).

Thanvisitthpon, N., Shrestha, S., and Pal, I, (2018),“Urban flooding and Climate Change: A case study of
Bangkok, Thailand”, Environment and Urbanization
ASIA, SAGE Publications, 9(1) 1-15. DOI:
10.1177/0975425317748532 [ISSN: 0975-4253]

Ghosh, C and Pal, I., (2017), “Enviro-geotechnicalconcern for Dam Safety posed by Uttarakhand Flash
Flood-2013”, Geotechnical Engineering, Journal of
the SEAGS (Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society)& AGSSEA (Association of Geotechnical Societies inSouth East Asia, (ISSN: 0046-5828), Vol. 48 No. 1
March 2017. [Impact Factor: 0.92]

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DPMM Brochure—http://dpmm.ait.ac.th/wp/wp-content/
uploads/2015/01/DPMM-Brochure-2015.pdf

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



Pal, I., Ghosh, T., and Ghosh, C, (2017), “Institutional
Framework and Administrative Systems for effective
Disaster Risk Governance - perspectives of 2013 Cyclone Phailin in INDIA”, International Journal of Disaster
Risk Reduction, Vol. 21, (2017) 350–359. [Impact Factor: 1.603]
Sekac, T., Jana, S. K., Pal, I., and Pal, D.K., (2017),“Earthquake Risk Assessment in Momase Region of
Papua New Guinea using GIS”, in “International Expert
Forum on Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk
Reduction in Education”, December 1 - 2, 2017, Asian
Institute of Technology, THAILAND.
Nghia, B. P.Q., and Pal, I., (2017), “Applying Integrated
Coastal Management Process To Enhance Resilienceand Disaster Risk Governance In Hoi An City, Vietnam”,“International Expert Forum on Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education”, December 1 - 2, 2017, Asian Institute of Technology,
THAILAND.
Sarkar, R., and Pal, I., (2017), “Risk identification, Assessment and Management of a Building Information
Modelling (BIM) implemented project”, “International Expert Forum on Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster
Risk Reduction in Education”, December 1 - 2, 2017,
Asian Institute of Technology, THAILAND.



Pal, I., (2017), Policies and Institutional Framework for
Disaster Risk Governance – a case of 2015 Myanmar
Floods in “13th Association of Pacific Rim Universities(APRU) Multi-Hazard Symposium 2017”, 28 - 29 August
2017, Peking University, Beijing China.

Nawhath, T and Pal, I., (2017), “Land Use and Social
Impact Assessment from Flooding in Heritage City,

Ayutthaya”, International Academic Conference on Social Sciences and Management, May 24-26, 2017
Bangkok, Thailand (Best Paper Award)
Sharma, A and Pal, I., (2017), “Challenges of reconstruction of Nepal’s cultural heritages after 2015 Earthquake”, 7th International Conference on Building Resilience, Using scientific knowledge to inform policy andpractice in disaster risk reduction, 7-9 Nov, 2017, Bangkok Thailand.



Sekac, T., Jana,S. K., Pal. I., and Pal, D. K, (2017),“GIS and Remote Sensing Approach in Earthquake
Hazard Assessment and Monitoring: A Case Study in
the Momase Region of Papua New Guinea”, 18th International Conference on Earthquake and Structural Engineering, London, United Kingdom, February 16-17,
2017.



Saqib, S. E., Ahmad, M. M., Pal, I., and Panezai, S,(2016), “Forward contract as means for managing agriculture risk: the case of Pakistan”, Linkages and Cooperation in Agricultural Production and Marketing in theContext of International Economic Integration, 10 Sept,
2016, Vietnam.

Project Report: “Critical Factors for Post-Disaster Educational Continuity in Urban Flood Impacts in South andSoutheast Asia, 2018, Save the Children.

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
There are various training course that we are offering at AIT, Thailand. (Min. no. of participants 12 to run the course) (Shortterm)

Fundamentals of Disaster Risk Management

Climate Risk Management & Community Livelihood

Hydro-Meteorological Hazard, Risk Management



Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems & Disaster Communication



GIS for Disaster Risk Management

Jobs/ internship/ exchange opportunitiesDPMM, AIT is open for short and long term student exchange programInternship at AIT for students from other institutes are welcome.



DPMM, AIT is also regularly engaging students for internship with UN organization, INGO and inter-governmental organizations.

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Vietnam National University (VNU)
Vietnam144- Xuân Thủy Street - CầuGiấy - Hà Nội
Vietnam
Tel: + 84-(04) 37547670
Website: http://vnu.edu.vn/eng/

Throughout its over 100 years of development, being
aware of responsibilities toward global issues, VNU has
affirmed its position as Vietnam's top comprehensive
multi-disciplinary academic and research center of
excellence based on international standards.
With
modern comprehensive higher education management,
VNU has been striving to establish itself as a leading
institution in Vietnam and in the region based on thephilosophy "Excellent through Knowledge" and bypromoting six core values: high quality, creativity,

innovation, integration, responsibility to society, andsustainable development. An important task of VNU is toprovide the country with high quality human resources tomeet the developmental needs of the society, thus
making important contributions to the progress ofVietnam and within this region and the world. VNU has
created an impressive cultural community, a harmonious
academic environment in which lecturers, scientists andstudents are working together in an open and friendly
manner.

Prof. Mai Trong Nhuan
E-mail: mnhuan@yahoo.com

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Research Focus
Vietnam National University, Hanoi is a center for highquality, multi-field, multi-disciplinary research whichclosely combines training with research and application,
natural sciences and social sciences-humanities so as tocreate highly qualified human resources, nurture talents,
implement focal research projects in basic science, hightechnology and key socio-economic fields, and provide
scientific and technological advances for the developmentof the country.

scientific and technological projects and contributed
greatly to the cause of developing and protecting thenation such as “Scientific Justifications in History,
Geography and Legislation of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam on two archipelagoes Hoang Sa and Truong Sa(the Paracels and the Spratlys)”, “Formation anddevelopment process of the South region andsouthwestern border areas”, etc.
VNU research covers vast and diverse areas, including
natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, laws,
economics as well as application of high technology, withthe following strengths:
Fundamental sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry,
biology, earth – environment sciences;
Advanced technology: bio-technology, material scienceand technology, nano technology, life science, information
technology, telecommunication and electronic technology,etc;Social Sciences and Humanities: History, Linguistics,
Area Studies, Foreign Languages, Psychology, Literature,
Law, Economics, etc.

VNU is the leader in science and technology in Vietnam.
Believing that the lecturer is also the scientist, training is
associated with research and vice versa, scientific andtechnological research activities in VNU not only involve
researchers but also lecturers, undergraduate andgraduate students in the six constituent universities, 5
institutes and several other centers. All these activities in
VNU are related to the aim of producing high quality
human resources, generating top scientific andtechnological products with high applicability to meet highsocial demands.
VNU research results are constantly highly appreciated by
the society. Many products meet all the regional andinternational standards, and prove to be of great
applicability not only in the nation but also of great
importance for the world sciences. Especially, a numberof research projects in Social Sciences and Humanities
have followed the Resolution of the Fourth Conference ofParty Central Committee of Session VIII “to ensure thescientific foundation for the development of strategic
directions, policies, guidelines, plans and development
planning of the Party and the Government”. The
University also serves as the focal informant to theCentral Council for Political Theories, carries out many

Environment protection and sustainable development.The
multi-disciplinary knowledge and strengths of VNU havebeen used effectively in inter-disciplinary research suchas medicine and pharmacy for health improvement;
conservation of historical places and world heritages suchas Phong Nha caves, Thăng Long Ancient Citadel, Hội An
Town and Huế Ancient Capital, etc., which played an
important role in securing UNESCO decisions on therecognition of these as World Natural and Cultural
Heritages. VNU also makes important contributions tosustainable
development,
environment
protection,
disaster relief, and is a champion in research anddevelopment of climate change studies in Vietnam.
Many projects have won high awards, including 13 Hồ Chí
Minh prizes and 21 National prizes. Several VNU
scientists, individually or collectively, have been awarded
with international prizes such as Kovalevskaya, Nobel
Prize 2007, Cosmos 2008, Blue Planet prize 2003 – anannual environmental award by Asahi Glass (Japan) for
two individuals or organizations with outstanding
contributions in environment and natural resources.

Further details at: http://vnu.edu.vn/eng/?C2288

Lê Thánh Tông Campus

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University of National and World Economy
Science Research Centre forDisaster Risk Reduction (SRCDRR)
Bulgaria

UNWE (UNSS) – Studentski Grad
1700 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel: +359 878 703 297 / +359 2 8195 594
Fax: +359 2 962 39 03
Website: http://srcdrr.unwe.bg/

http://www.unwe.bg/en/

The main objectives of the SRCDRR are to:Support scientific research and the development in the field of Information Technology application for disaster risk
reduction;

Develop new knowledge and skills to increase the potential in the field of Information Technology application fordisaster risk reduction;Support the integration of science, training and corporate practice in the country together with the European and world
achievements in the field of Information Technology application for disaster risk reduction;Create dynamic, project-based virtual research laboratories for conducting research related to the work of student
colleges, PhD students and teams of young researchers, in the field of Information Technology application for disasterrisk reduction;Help solve practical problems and to improve the qualification of practitioners in this field.

Facilitate the transfer of knowledge and experience in the field of Information Technology application for disaster risk
reduction to higher education institutions at national and international level.

Research Focus:
The research focus of the SRCDRR are:

Conducting scientific research with theoretical and applied character in the field of Information Technology application fordisaster risk reduction;

Development and participation in national and international projects in the field;

Conducting scientific conferences and seminars;Organizing and conducting courses for experts and other persons in this field;

Providing consultancy assistance;Exchange of related information with other higher schools and scientific organizations;

Prof. Dr. Dimiter Velev
E-mail: dgvelev@unwe.bg

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Research Projects:
Currently SRCDRR manages three R&D projects:
Information System for Integrated Risk Assessment
from Natural Disasters, Grant № DFNI-I02/15, 2014 2018, funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund. In
accordance with the national and European priorities for the
security, the purpose of the project is to develop a generalframework of information system for integrated risk
assessment from natural disasters with the help of modern
information and communication technologies with thefollowing objectives:

A systematic study of the problem area: determinationof potential sources of risk (natural disasters, possiblefor Bulgarian territory) and analysis of the mutual
influence between them.
Examination and analysis of existing approaches,
methods and models to assess the risk of a variety ofnatural disasters;

Analysis and selection of appropriate modern
information technologies (Cloud Computing, Big data,
online social networks and others, which together withheterogeneous databases and GIS to be included in asingle information system;

Proposing approaches and mathematical models for
integrated risk assessment from natural disasters basedon developed under the project new and/or adapted
existing methods;The development of a general framework of information
system, unifying the proposed models and selected
information technologies for an integrated risk
assessment from natural disasters;Approbation of the general framework of the information
system with examples of specific disasters andlocations, verification of the results obtained and theformulation of requirements for the implementation of
the system;Dissemination of the results among all interested in the
topic and developing specialized modules for training inrisk assessment from natural disasters.

A Conceptual Model of Cloud Based Information
System for Risk Assessment from Natural Disasters,
Grant № DNTS/ China 01/6, 2014–2018, a Bulgarian –Chinese R&D Project (University of National and World
Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria – Shenyang University ofChemical Technology, Shenyang, China) with the following
objectives:


Definition and analysis of risk sources (possible
disasters) and risk components (monitored objects), as
well as their interrelationship for both countries –Bulgaria and China;

Economic
andfinancialassessmentofconsequences (losses) for the monitored objects;Complex risk assessment by the use of classical andintelligent mathematical methods;the

New information retrieval for the levels of extremity of themonitored objects and presentation of the corresponding
recommendations for efficient distribution of the financial
funds, defined for preventing and reducing risk frompossible disasters;Integrationofheterogeneous
databaseswithchronological and expert information for the possible
disasters for both countries – Bulgaria and China;

Development of new and adaptation of appropriate
existing methods for risk analysis and evaluation;Organization and conducting of thematic conferences
and training seminars in both countries – Bulgaria andChina.

Development of educational modules for the M.Sc.
courses and special training.

Research on the Applicability of Virtual Reality in
Education and Business, Grant № 22/2017, 2017 – 2019,
funded by the University of National and World Economy,
Bulgaria, which has a specific emphasis on the applicationof Virtual Reality (VR) in disaster training. Disaster risk
reduction and emergency specialists can obtain an
invaluable experience from VR environments in which
different disaster scenarios could be simulated and thepersonnel could be trained to respond to critical situations
with confidence. A virtual reality simulation of emergency
preparedness could provide more varied scenarios andhelp avoid the hasty, panic driven thinking which can leadto unnecessary accidents and deaths. Interactive VR based
disaster training can be tailored to specific users as well asorganizations, based on their resources and hazard
vulnerability analysis. VR based scenarios can be
developed for instructional task focused training in which
the program responds to user inputs and provides instantfeedback. VR based exercises can also allow anorganization to test its emergency response plans in order
to assess its effectiveness, and in turn identify gaps andareas for improvement. VR based applications can also
facilitate consistent and repeated training over geographicaland organizational divides.

The SRCDRR has co-organized the 2nd IFIP Conferenceon Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction(ITDRR 2017), October 25 - 27th, 2017, UNWE, http://
itdrr.unwe.bg/.

SRCDRR members took part in the 2017
International
Training
Workshopon
NaturalDisaster
Reduction on Regional and Local Best Practices of
Post-Disaster Recovery: Building Sustainability and
Resilience through Scientific Approaches, 17- 21,
July, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan, organized by the National
Science and Technology for Disaster Reduction (NCDR).
NCDR is also a GADRI member.

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Risk and Prevention Department, Bureau deRecherches Geologiques et Minieres(BRGM), France

3 avenue Claude-Guillemin - BP
36009 45060 Orléans Cedex 2 –FranceTel: +33 (0)2 38 64
Fax:
Website: http://www.brgm.fr/

BRGM is France's reference public institution for Earth
Science applications in the management of surface andsubsurface resources and risks. BRGM ("Bureau deRecherches Geologiques et Minieres") is the French
Geological Survey.
The key objectives for BRGM are: i)
Understanding geological processes and associated risks;ii) Developing new methodologies and techniques helpful
in geosciences; iii) Producing and disseminating data to
support the management of soils, subsoils and resources;iv) Delivering the necessary tools for the management ofsoils, subsoils and their resources, for risk prevention andfor policy responses to climate change. BRGM's activities
are organized around its 5 key roles: scientific research;
support to public policy development; international
cooperation; mine Safety and training through "ENAG"
school. Scientific research at the BRGM is focused on
furthering geological knowledge and understanding surface
and subsurface phenomena. The key issue at stake is tomeet the challenges of global change. Over 700 BRGM
engineers and researchers - two thirds of its staff - areinvolved in scientific research. Support to public policy
development covers all expert appraisals, monitoring andstudies such as: surface/subsurface monitoring anddisseminating knowledge; methodological studies andsynopses to transfer research results to "civil society";
independent expert appraisals; and training or knowledgetransfer. International cooperation is also one of the majorroles: with over 200 projects each year in than 40
countries, BRGM works across the globe towards enduring
protection for people and resources. BRGM provides knowhow and expertise in two main areas: i) protecting people
and their environment against natural risks; ii) ensuring thepermanence and quality of natural water, mineral and(geothermal) energy resources. Mine Safety, since 2006,
has been entrusted to BRGM by the French State.
Monitoring and action to prevent risks and pollution arisingfrom mine closures are part of BRGM's missions. BRGM
has state delegated responsibility for all mine safetyengineering work. Through ENAG, the BRGM
disseminates its scientific competences and techniquesthrough a range of courses: higher education diploma
courses in the geosciences, through training support andpartnerships with higher education establishments;
continuing professional training, through some sixty
introductory and advanced courses in all geosciences
fields.

Research Focus
Scope :



Earthquakes and volcanoes

Ground instabillities and slope and soil erosion

Coastal and climate change

Geological storage and deep subsurface operations



Cavities, subsurface planning and imaging

Post-mining

Dr. Taillefer Nicolas
E-mail: N.Taillefer@brgm.fr

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Risks and Prevention at BRGM, an overview :Designing monitoring systems, developing decisionmaking tools and supporting crisis management :studying early signs of hazards and how to evaluate
hazards, crisis exercices, prevention initiatives to thebenefit of the general populationPost-mining expertise : ensuring the safety of former
mining facilities, assessing the environmental impact on
the local populations

Investing and sharing knowwledge : distributing data to
the public, the scientific community and publicauthorithies.



Risk and Prevention department : Gilles Grandjean Øg.grandjean@brgm.frSeismic and Volcanic Risks : Nicolas Taillefer Ø
n.taillefer@brgm.fr

Landslides and cavities : Olivier Cerdan Øo.cerdan@brgm.fr

Geophysics and teledetection : Jean-Christophe
Gourry Ø jc.gourry@brgm.frCoastal risks and Climate Change : Carlos Oliveros Ø
c.oliveros@brgm.fr

Security, use and performance : André Burnol Øa.burnol@brgm.fr

Approximately 100 scientists
Multi-disciplinary R&D teams : Combine experiments andmodelling in : geology, soil mechanics, geotechnics,
geophysics,
remotedetection,
oceanography,hydrodynamics, seismology, structural mechanics,
volcanology and geomatics.
A wide range of skills :Understanding phenomena and mapping geologicaland coastal risks

Developing observatories



Metrology and acquiring data as part of a network

Imaging complex and near subsurface environments
using non-destructive and indirect techniques andcombined methods

Digital simulation of phenomena with predictivemodelling and quantification of the risks and associateduncerntainty

Research and development focusing on processes,
methods and specific softwareEvaluating and reducing risks : diagnosing andanalysing the different risks, estimating damages,
avaluating systemic vulnerabilitySite studies and urban planning for use in decisionmaking

Latest Publications


Earthquake swarm in Mayotte : a clearer understanding is emerging
http://www.brgm.eu/news-media/earthquake-swarm-mayotte-clearer-understanding-is-emerging

Climate Change: BRGM research cited by the IPCC at the French Senate
http://www.brgm.eu/news-media/climate-change-brgm-research-cited-ipcc-at-french-senate

Institutional Capacity Development Activities—http://www.brgm.eu/key-roles/training/continuing-professional-training
Internships and Job Opportunities—.http://www.brgm.fr/emploi/metiers-carrieres-brgm

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Center for Disaster Management and Risk
Reduction Technology (CEDIM) at the Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 176344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Germany
Tel: +49 721 608 – 23522 (Head Office)Website: http://www.cedim.de/english

The Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction
Technology (CEDIM) is an interdisciplinary research
center of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in
the field of disaster management. The main goal of
CEDIM is to advance the scientific understanding of
natural and man-made hazards, and to develop disastermanagement solutions for the early detection andreduction of the related risks. CEDIM is dedicated todeveloping technologies and tools in the areas of risk
assessment, risk communication and management in aworld with increasing population, rapid urbanization and a
growing threat associated with climate change. To
achieve
this,
CEDIM
employsinterdisciplinarycompetence and synergies between its affiliatedinstitutions and cooperates with emergency management
at international, national, state and community levels.

(1) the natural hazard,(2)
thetechnical
infrastructures, andinstallations,facilities,and(3) the societal structures, institutions and capacities.
The aim of FDA activities is to evaluate immediately after
the occurrence of a disaster this event, assess theimpacts, retrace the temporal development, and identify
the most important factors that determine the impacts.
Forensic means here the combination of methods andfindings from different disciplines with the aim ofdescribing and reconstructing disasters and their relevant
drivers as comprehensively as possible. The approach ininterdisciplinary teams takes into account the complexityof the loss events and the risk of natural disasters withmanifold interactions and cascade effects in both naturaland anthropogenic systems.

Research Focus
For several years now, CEDIM’s research has focused on
Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) in near-realtime (http://
www.cedim.de/english/2863.php). In this superordinate
research program, CEDIM researchers from various
disciplines contribute by their specific disaster analyses
and impact assessments in near real-time. The core of
CEDIM’s D is to examine disasters in an interdisciplinarymanner with a focus on the complex interactions between

The objectives of the current CEDIM projects, whichbegan at the end of 2016, are to scrutinize changes inrisk and resilience attributable to social change,
especially concerning energy, mobility, and supply
systems, and critical infrastructures in urban areas. These
projects are supplemented by existing projects in theareas of rapid damage assessments after natural
catastrophes, web-based prediction and analysis ofextreme weather situations, automatic space-time
detections of disasters from social networks and themodeling of the threat and risk of tsunamis. Thus,
the current projects address important questions ofrisk and catastrophe research from the hazard tosystemic resilience to the social impact and thehandling of risks.

Prof. Dr. Michael Kunz (CEDIM Spokesman)
E-mail: michael.kunz@kit.edu
info@cedim.de

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Research Unit Contacts
All participating institutes are at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)(http://www.kit.edu/english):Geodetic Institute (GIK) https://www.gik.kit.edu/english

Geophysical Institute (GPI) http://www.gpi.kit.edu/english

Institute for Applied Geoscience (AGK) http://www.agw.kit.edu/english



Chair of Financial Economics and Risk Management (FBV) http://risk.fbv.kit.edu/policyInstitute for Hydromechanics (IFH) http://www.ifh.kit.edu/english

Institute for Industrial Production (IIP) http://www.iip.kit.edu/english

Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies (IKET) http://www.iket.kit.edu/english

Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB) http://www.imb.kit.edu/english

Institute for Meterology and Climate Research (IMK) http://www.imk.kit.edu/english

Institute for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF) http://www.ipf.kit.edu/english

Institut Regionalwissenschaft (IfR) https://www.ifr.kit.edu/english

Institute for Technology Assessment and System Analysis (ITAS) http://www.itas.kit.edu/english

Institute for Technology and Management in Construction (TMB) http://www.tmb.kit.edu

Institute of Economics (ECON) http://www.econ.kit.edu/english

Institute for Water and River Basin Management (IWG) http://www.iwg.kit.edu

See also: http://www.cedim.de/english/156.php

Institutional Capacity Development Activities—Graduate School for Climate and Environment (GRACE) at KIT
https://www.grace.kit.edu/english

Latest Publications•

CEDIM Research Report 2015 – 2016 (http://www.cedim.de/download/CEDIM_Research_Report_15_16_WEB.pdf)

FDA reports in 2017/2018:
Short Reports:


Winter storm Friederike, January 2018 (in German only; pdf)



CEDIM FDA Report No. 2: Hurricane Irma, October 2017 (pdf)

CEDIM FDA Report No. 1: Hurricane Irma, Focus on the Caribbean, September 2017 (pdf)Short Report: Excessive Indian Monsoon, September 2017 (pdf)

CEDIM FDA Report No. 1: Hurricane Harvey (Texas, USA) August/September 2017 (pdf)

Useful links to Publications:

General: http://www.cedim.de/english/904.php



CEDIM Annual Reports: http://www.cedim.de/english/1709.php



FDA reports: http://www.cedim.de/english/2850.php

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Department of systemic risk research, Institutefor Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS),
Germany
Berliner Str. 130
14467 Potsdam
Germany
Tel: +49 331 288 22463
Website: https://www.iasspotsdam.de/en

The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
conducts research with the goal of identifying,advancing, and guiding transformation processes
towards sustainable societies. Its research practice istransdisciplinary, transformative, and co-creative. The
institute cooperates with partners in academia, politicalinstitutions, administrations, civil society, and thebusiness community to understand sustainability
challenges and generate potential solutions. The IASS
was officially founded in 2009 as a joint initiative of theGerman Federal Government, the Federal State of
Brandenburg and the research organizations of theGerman Science Alliance.

Our Approach

We live in an age of constant, rapid change. A person
born in the early twentieth century would beoverwhelmed by the complexities of modern-day life.
Electric motors, the Internet, computers, jet aircraft, androbots are among the many side-effects that haveaccompanied this evolution. While we experience manyof these developments as passive observers, others areplanned and promoted purposefully by individuals andsocieties. These developments are referred to as‘transformations’.
The alignment of our various ways of life with theprinciples of sustainable development will play a vitalrole in shaping the future of humanity. Thistransformation encompasses the development of
ethically responsible economic and societal systems
that are sustainable in their economic andenvironmental dimensions and will not compromise theability of future generations to meet their needs. The
protection of the environment and the climate, thepreservation of the natural and material resources that
ensure an efficient supply of goods and services to all,and a peaceful society with an equitable social system
informed by the principle of the public good areimportant objectives within this vision of sustainable
development.

What does the IASS stand for?

The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
is committed to advancing these goals. The institute has
set itself the task of supporting transformations towards
sustainability through its research activities. On the one
hand, it generates knowledge on the prerequisites for asustainable way of life that informs political decisionmaking (expertise). On the other, it identifies factors thatare crucial to the success of political processes aimed atachieving a sustainable society (process knowledge).

For example, the institute’s research on air pollution
generates expertise that supports the development andimplementation of air quality programmes – and thepromotion of healthy, sustainable lifestyles – bypolicymakers and the private sector in cooperation withresearchers. At the same time, a research team at the
IASS is drawing on and refining process knowledge todevelop new political processes that will ensure that theliving conditions of future generations are sufficiently
taken into account in contemporary decision-making.

Prof. Ortwin Renn
E-mail: Ortwin.renn@iass-potsdam.de

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Research Focus
In its research the IASS aims to merge all relevant typesof knowledge – both within and outside science – in orderto jointly find solutions that help us initiate, support andscientifically accompany the transformation to sustainable
development. In accordance with its mission, the IASS
involves a wide range of stakeholders from all parts ofsociety in a transdisciplinary process with the goal ofdeveloping solutions, and it does not view thesestakeholders as mere addressees of the institute’s
findings at the end of the research process. Ourtransdisciplinary research processes are based on
excellent disciplinary and interdisciplinary research; at thesame time, the questions they raise and the results they
produce feed into such research. The IASS does not
merely work to create the knowledge needed for action; italso discusses its findings with representatives of politics,
industry and civil society and furthers the transformation
process through this kind of consultation.

Research Units
Department of systemic risk research: How dotechnical interventions to cool the Earth’s atmosphere(climate engineering) impact on the environment, theeconomy, and human health? What risks are posed by thepervasive growth of digital technologies throughout
society? What chain reactions might future financial crises
trigger? These issues form the focus of this research
project in which researchers at the IASS seek to identify
and characterise common patterns and structures ofsystemic risk across the domains of technology,
economics, environment, and society in an increasingly
complex world. The scope of this research extends toinclude issues of social justice and equity. This global goalof this project is to develop robust, enhanced governanceinstruments to support the management of systemic risks
and to protect critical infrastructure and utilities.

What topics and questions does the IASS work on?
The research projects conducted at the IASS contribute to
key national and international sustainability agreements
such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
the Paris Agreement, and government policies to advancethe energy transition in Germany. The targets contained inthese agreements are critically assessed with the aims ofidentifying trade-offs and inconsistencies and developing
potential solutions in cooperation with other actors.

Researchers at the IASS are, for example, working onprospective solutions to advance the energy transition.
The focus of this work lies on the development ofactionable policy options that give equal consideration toecological, economic, legal, and social impacts andminimise potential negative side effects. And in the area of
marine conservation, IASS researchers are assisting
intergovernmental bodies with much-needed scientificexpertise to support the development of international
agreements to protect the world's oceans from pollution
and overfishing.
These examples of our work illustrate the institute’s
commitment to both analysing and actively contributing toprocesses of societal transformation in research projects
that engage with stakeholders across science,
policymaking, administration, civil society and thebusiness sector. IASS activities are guided by two central
questions:• What conditions must be met in order to foster
successful transformations towards a sustainableeconomic system and way of life?
How can we develop and design transformation
processes for success?
Research conducted by the IASS addresses diverse
sustainability fields. The institute’s work is currently
focused on energy transitions; climate protection; air
quality; governance frameworks for oceans and the Arctic
region; global risk governance; new democratic decisionmaking processes that involve relevant actors, including
affected populations; and the role of narratives andlifestyles in the context of the need for individuals to aligntheir behaviour with the principles of sustainability.

How does the IASS conduct its research?
As well as providing a supportive environment for all those
who wish to shape our future, the IASS is itself actively
engaged in this process. It brings together different parties
and applies its expertise and process knowledge toadvance transformations effectively and for the good ofall. Far from lecturing from ivory towers, our researchers
providehands-onsupporttopolicymakers,
representatives of the business world, and civil society
actors to ensure that decision-making and implementation
processes lead to the successful adoption of sustainable
development pathways. Only then do we and future
generations have a hope of a good life in a world worth
living in.

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities
Summer School
The aim of the summer school is to bring together outstanding young researchers and practitioners from science, industry
and the public sector from all over the world to discuss current and innovative research questions around sustainable
development and to promote international exchange and network building. It takes place annually since 2014 and is a joint
initiative of the IASS, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, thePotsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the University of Potsdam and the City of Potsdam. With its comprehensive
interdisciplinary approach, the project is unique in the Potsdam research landscape.

Latest Publications
Renn, O. (2017): Risk Governance: Concept and Application to Systemic Risk. - In: Kasperson, R. E. (Ed.), Risk
Conundrums: Solving Unsolvable Problems, (Earthscan Risk in Society), London : Routledge, p. 243-259.

Other Useful Contact Information:
Contact
IASS Potsdam
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V.
Berliner Strasse 130
D-14467 Potsdam
Telephone +49 331-28822-300
Fax +49 331-28822-310
Mail: info@iass-potsdam.de

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Institute for Environment and Human Security(UNU-EHS), United Nations University (UNU),
Germany
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1,
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49-228-815-0202
Fax: +49-228-815-0299
Website:https://ehs.unu.edu/

The United Nations University (UNU) is the academicarm of the United Nations and acts as a global think tank.
The United Nations University (UNU) is an international
community of scholars, engaged in research,
postgraduate teaching and capacity development anddissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes
and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The
mission of UNU is to contribute, through research andcapacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global
problems that are the concern of the United Nations andits Member States. For more information, please visit:www.unu.edu.

The United Nations University Institute for Environmentand Human Security (UNU-EHS), established in
December 2003, is part of the UNU system, a worldwide
network of Research and Training Institutes. Its mission
is to advance human security through knowledge-based
approaches to reducing vulnerability and environmental
risks, whilst simultaneously carry out cutting edge
research on risks and adaptation related toenvironmental hazards and global change. The institute’s
research promotes policies and programmes to reducethese risks, while taking into account the interplay
between environmental and societal factors.

Research Focus
The mission of the United Nations University Institute forEnvironment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is to carryout cutting edge research on risks and adaptation related
to environmental hazards and global change. The
institute’s research promotes policies and programmes toreduce these risks, while taking into account the interplay
between environmental and societal factors.

Research areas include climate change adaptation
incorporating
insurance-related
approaches,
environmentally induced migration and social vulnerability,
ecosystem services and environmental deterioration
processes, models and tools to analyze vulnerability andrisks linked to natural hazards, with a focus on urban
space and rural-urban interfaces. Research is always
conducted with the underlying goal of connecting solutions
to development pathways.

UNU-EHS’ experts have recently concluded the largest
national household survey regarding climate change andmigration in the Pacific, with the newly-published results
providing a valuable insight into the themes of resilienceand adaptation. Groundbreaking research also analyses
the interplay between environmental and societal factors
in the Mekong Delta, Nepal and Bangladesh. Additionally,
through the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative, UNUEHS experts contribute to the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk
Insurance.

A list of research projects at the institute can be foundhere: https://ehs.unu.edu/research.

Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner
E-mail: messner@ehs.unu.edu

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Research Unit contacts: To demonstrate the value of a regional risk pooling

The different research units at UNU-EHS include:

Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management &Adapative Planning (VARMAP); Head – Prof. Dr.
Matthias
Garschagen(garschagen@ehs.unu.edu)

Environmental
Vulnerability&
Ecosystem
Services (EVES); Head – Dr. Zita Sebesvari(sebesvari@ehs.unu.edu)

The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) –Executive Directo – Mr. Sönke Kreft

Migration & Environment (M&E); Head – N.N.



Pan African Cooperation and Educational
Technologies (PACET); Head – Dr. Erick Tambo

Beyond its research mandate, UNU-EHS is actively
engaged in education. It offers the joint Master of Science
degree programme “The Geography of Environmental
Risks and Human Security” with the University of Bonn.
UNU-EHS also hosts a number of international PhD
projects and courses on global issues of environmental
risks and sustainable development.

instrument in climate change adaptation and risk
management.
The implemented product is called The Livelihood
Protection Policy: Targeted at individuals, this producthelps protect the livelihoods of vulnerable low-income
individuals by providing swift unbureaucratic cash
payouts following extreme weather events (i.e. high windspeed and heavy rainfall). This crucial support will reducepoverty and vulnerability by enabling these groups torecover quickly following a disaster.
The activities included (amongst others) a feasibility
analysis, risk analysis, technical preparation and designof the products, implementation and monitoring, productrefinement, market development & expansion, capacity
development as well as outreach and awareness raising
activities.
Lessons learned of this project are continually shared
during conferences and through publications.

Advancing Climate Risk Insurance Plus (ACRI+)
Phase 1: 02/2012-06/2014 Phase 2: 03/2015-12/2018
Country of Implementation: Morocco, Barbados, Ghana

Projects:
A comprehensive overview of all UNU-EHS projects canbe found via https://ehs.unu.edu/research.
A small selection of some of our institutional projects
which a disaster-related research focus include:
Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean(CRAIC)
Phase 1: 03/2011-06/2015 to Phase 2: 11/2016-10/2019
Country Implementation: Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Grenada,
Belize, Trinidad & Tobago
The Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the
Caribbean project seeks to address climate change,
adaptation and vulnerability by promoting weather-index
based insurance as a risk management instrument in the
Caribbean. The project has developed two parametricweather-index based risk insurance products aimed at
low-income individuals and lending institutions exposed
to climate stressors.
The objective of the project is to help target countries
increase social resilience and incentivize sustainable
adaptation measures by incorporating climate risk
insurance within a broader framework of disaster risk
reduction strategies.
The overarching goals of the project are:Together with local authorities and private sector
partners, the project develops new insurance solutions
that are linked to all of phases of the disaster risk
management cycle (disaster prevention, preparedness,addressing residual risk, response and recovery). Basedon a comprehensive risk analysis of extreme weather
events and their direct and indirect effects on people, theenvironment, and the economy, new measures are also
being devised. These are designed to have a positive
impact on all of the phases in disaster risk management –an integrated, effective approach which uses the fullpotential of each phase. This project works towards longterm solutions for urban development, industrial zones,
renewable energy, and water infrastructure.
The second key focus of ACRIplus is to gather theexperiences of different international organizations andchannel them to the international dialogue on climatechange. Relevant, comparable information is provided inpartnership with the Global Index Insurance Facility(GIIF). ACRIplus actively brings these experiences to theinternational climate dialogue by participating inconferences, climate negotiations, and talking to experts
from the public, private, and political sectors.
MCII’s contributions are as follows:
Development of country-specific integrated climate risk
management concepts

 To

support the development of weather-related risk
management solutions, including insurance;

Development of a diagnostic toolbox for agricultural
weather risk insurance

 To support the development of public-private insurance

Preparation of knowledge products and establishment ofa database for knowledge sharing on climate insurance

solutions so that financial support is extended to themost vulnerable groups;

Awareness raising activities on risk transfer approaches
and feeding the ACRI+ results, opportunities and lessons
learnt into the international debate

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MCII Contribution to the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk
Insurance
Phase 1: 02/2015-06/2015 Phase 2: 08/2015-06/2016
Phase 3: 11/2016-12/2018
Country Implementation: Global (developing countries)
By initiating a Climate Risk Insurance Initiative(InsuResilience) the G7 countries acknowledged the central
role insurance plays in a comprehensive climate risk
management approach. InsuResilience aims to increase thenumber of poor and vulnerable people in vulnerable
developing countries who have access to direct or indirect
insurance coverage against the negative impact of climatechange-related hazards by up to 400 million by 2020.
Under the overall guidance of the German Federal Ministry
for Development and Economic Cooperation (BMZ) and incooperation
withtheDeutscheGesellschaft
fürInternationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), MCII contributes to
InsuResilience by providing strategic and technical advice to
BMZ & and the InsuResilience Secretariat, facilitating
dialogue among G7 stakeholders, including private sector,
civil society and target countries, and undertaking researchon the nexus between resilience, insurance and risk
reduction.
MCII’s activities include:








Analysis potentials for reducing vulnerability/enhancing
resilience using insurance and development of criteria tomeasure the pro-poor and resilience impact of
InsuResilience
Providing strategic or technical input on questions
related to climate risk insurance and actively feedback
results from stakeholder involvement activities
Developing the methodology for case studies in
InsuResilience target regions (e.g. on how to improvethe measurement of household vulnerability andresilience; how social security systems can be used as
implementation tools for climate risk insurance)
Identify options to build an innovative climate risk
insurance pool that leverages private finance

Designing a Disaster Risk Insurance Framework for Pakistan
Phase 1: 02-04/2014 Phase 2: 10/2014-06/2016
Country Implementation: Pakistan
The vulnerable people of Pakistan face disruptive shocks ofnatural hazards such as flood, earthquakes, drought andother impacts, every few years. Insurance reduces thecatastrophic impact of disasters, enables a timely recovery,
and can be coupled with other disaster risk management tosoften the impacts of catastrophic events on vulnerable
communities. Insurance can and should also be linked withrisk reducing, preventive activities. Prudently employing a
combination of insurance measures with risk reduction,
includingearlywarning,
education,
infrastructure
strengthening, and land-use regulations, can greatly reducethe immediate losses and long-term development setbacks
from disasters. In addition, by creating a secure investment
environment, insurance instruments can enable productive
risk taking on the part of individuals and governments, and in
this way reduce disaster-induced poverty traps. However,insurance for natural hazards is not affordable or evenavailable to many in the most vulnerable communities inPakistan.

Phase 1 of the project resulted in the design and proposed
option for a viable national fund designed to help the mostvulnerable communities to better manage natural hazards.
By moving forward in this endeavor, in phase 2, five districts
Poonch, AJK; Charsadda, KPK; Ziarat, Balochistan;
Tharparkar, Sindh; Bahawalnagar, Punjab district andpopulation were chosen for the insurance pilot. The funddesign in the second phase focused on encouraging thebeneficiaries to become active in reducing their own risk.
The project worked with insurance regulators to help create
an enabling regulatory environment, legal and financial
experts in establishing the fund, as well as technical risk
assessment experts to ensure the viability of the fund. The
undertaking of the National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) in Pakistan to explore a possible National Disaster
Insurance Fund is groundbreaking. It provides leadershipand innovative vision in addressing some of the most acute,and often invisible, challenges of protecting vulnerable
people from the risks of natural hazards.
In a press release, NDMA acknowledges the results of the
project and mentions the way forward, see
http://
www.ndma.gov.pk/3/dynamic/?p=5848.
MCII’s activities included:Preparation of a risk profile for Pakistan

Development and implementation of a market demandassessment for the creation of weather-risk insurance
products for low-income groups in Pakistan

Development of an insurance fund strategy design
including an analysis of the regulatory framework andgender considerations



Articulating insurance fund options
recommendations for implementation

withconcrete

Strengthening Climate and Disaster Resilience of Myanmar
Communities
Phase 09/2018-03/2020
Country Implementation: Myanmar
The overall objective of the project is to support theGovernment of Myanmar (GoM) to develop a disaster risk
financing (DRF) strategy for Myanmar and in the
Ayeyarwady region and to increase the country’s/region’s
capacity to deal with all kinds of DRF aspects in an efficientand effective way.
The project includes three major tasks:

Development of a risk layered approach; providing asuitable blend of financing instruments andstructures with a particular focus on risk transfer
through insurance schemes. Output 1 of the TA will
provide the Consultant team with detailed quantification
results of disaster risk in Myanmar and especially in
Ayeyarwady region before the start of this assignment.



Review of the enabling environment and provision ofrecommendations to address challenges for DRM on
the regulatory and policy level.

Provision of capacity building and awareness raising
activities on DRF to public and private actors in thefinancial and insurance sector.

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Latest Publications
 Walz, Yvonne, Dall, Karen, Graw, Valerie, Villagrán deLeón, Juan Carlos, Kussul, Nataliia and Jordaan, Andries(2018). Understanding and reducing agricultural drought
risk: Examples from South Africa and Ukraine. United
Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human
Security. Policy report. http://collections.unu.edu/view/
UNU:6688#viewAttachments
 Climate

Risk Assessment for Ecosystem-based
Adaptation (EbA Guidebook) GIZ, EURAC & UNU-EHS(2018): Climate Risk Assessment for Ecosystem-based
Adaptation – A guidebook for planners and practitioners.
Bonn: GIZ. https://ehs.unu.edu/research/climate-riskassessment-for-ecosystem-based-adaptation-ebaguidebook.html#outline

 Hagenlocher,Michael, Renaud, Fabrice G., Haas,
Susanne and Sebesvari, Zita (2018). Vulnerability andrisk of deltaic social-ecological systems exposed tomultiple hazards. Science of the Total Environment, 631632, 71-80.

 Nguyen, Minh Tu, Renaud, Fabrice G. and Sebesvari,

Zita (2018). Drivers of change and adaptation pathways ofagricultural systems facing increased salinity intrusion incoastal areas of the Mekong and Red River deltas in
Vietnam. Environmental Science & Policy, 1-18.
 Whelchel, A. W., Renaud, Fabrice G., Sebesvari, Zita andSudmeier-Rieux, Karen (2018). Advancing ecosystems
and disaster risk reduction in policy, planning,
implementation, and management. International Journalof Disaster Risk Reduction, 32, 1-3
 Braun, Gianna, Sebesvari, Zita, Braun, Melanie, Kruse,

Jens, Amelung, Wulf, An, Ngo T. and Renaud, Frabice G.
(2018). Does sea-dyke construction affect the spatial
distribution of pesticides in agricultural soils? – A casestudy from the Red River Delta, Vietnam. Environmental
Pollution, 242, 890-899.
 UNU-EHS

and GIZ have launched their InsuRisk
Assessment Report 2018. In 2017, commissioned by the
InsuResilience Secretariat, UNU-EHS and Social Impact

Partners developed a tool that provides information on
countries’ vulnerability towards climate and disaster risks
and their readiness to accommodate insurance solutions.
More information can be found here: https://ehs.unu.edu/
news/announcement/updated-insurisk-assessment-report-at-cop24.html
 Integrating

Insurance into Climate Risk Management:
Conceptual Framework, Tools and Guiding Questions:
Examples from the Agricultural Sector http://www.climateinsurance.org/fileadmin/mcii/pdf/ACRI_/
ACRIplus_2018_Summary_ToolBox.pdf

 Increasing

Resilience through Integrated Climate Risk
Management (ICRM) http://www.climate-insurance.org/
fileadmin/mcii/pdf/ACRI_/
ACRI__ICRM_Factsheet_final.pdf

 The Role of Insurance in Integrated Disaster and Climate

Risk Management: Evidence and Lessons Learned http://
www.climate-insurance.org/fileadmin/user_upload/
ACRI__2017_Role_of_Insurance_in_ICRM_online.pdf
 Climate

Risk Insurance for Resilience: Assessing
Countries’ Implementation Plans
http://www.climateinsurance.org/fileadmin/mcii/documents/
MCII_DIE_171107.pdf

 Climate

Insurance and Water-related Disaster Risk
Management – Unlikely Partners in Promoting
Development?
http://www.climate-insurance.org/
fileadmin/mcii/documents/11_climate_insurance_
perspectives_paper.pdf

 Climate Risk Insurance: Transparency, Participation andAccountability – An Overview Assessment of Regional
Risk Pools. http://www.climate-insurance.org/fileadmin/
mcii/pdf/DiscussionPaperSeries/MCII_DiscussionPaper_
Vol2_2018_CRI_Transparency_Participation_Acountabilit
y_FINAL.pdf
 Impact Evaluation of Climate Risk Insurance Approaches– Status Quo and Way Forward http://www.climateinsurance.org/fileadmin/mcii/pdf/DiscussionPaperSeries/
Discussion_paper_MCII_ Final_June_11_vs.pdf

Institutional Capacity Development Activities and Internship Opportunities
 Joint Master of Science in “Geography of Environmental

 International Internship Programme – ongoing, available

Risks and Human Security” (offered together with the
University of Bonn)positionslistedunder
https://ehs.unu.edu/about/internship, duration decided in discussion with the hostresearch unit and intern’s availability.

 Doctoral Programme (offered in collaboration with a wide

range of international universities)

 Vacancies– ongoing, specific deadlines indicated per
post advertised.

 Affiliated Degree Programmes Non-Degree Courses
 UNFCCC–
Programme

UNU

Early Career Climate

Fellowship

All of the aforementioned activities are ongoing: the exact
dates of open calls for applications for any of these
programme will be published on our institutional website indue course.
 Visiting Scientist Programme – ongoing, no set deadline,

duration decided in discussion with the host research unit
and visiting scientist’s availability

Other Useful Information
UN Campus, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1,53113 Bonn,
Germany
Tel: + 49-228-815-0202
Fax: + 49-228-815-0299
Email: info@ehs.unu.edu
UNU-EHS offices are located on the 22nd, 26th, 27th and28th floor of the Langer Eugen building on the United
Nations Campus. Information on the latest UNU-EHS
activities can also be found in our quarterly newsletter,press releases, regular news announcements, and generalmedia.

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European Commission
Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC)
Italy

Directorate E – Space, security andmigration
Via Fermi 2749, 21020 Ispra (VA),
Italy
Tel: +390332783636
Fax: +390332785154
Website: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European
Commission's science and knowledge service which
employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide
independent scientific advice and support to EU policy.

Our scientific work supports a whole host of EU policies in avariety of areas from agriculture and food security, toenvironment and climate change, as well as nuclear safety
and security and innovation and growth.

The JRC carries out research in crisis management
technologies, analysis and application of remotely sensed
data, natural hazard modelling, early warning andmonitoring
systems,
information
mining/analysis,
vulnerability and risk analysis for natural and technologicalhazards including multi-hazard risks, and in engineering andconstruction standards to support resilience against
disasters.

to the implementation of Treaties and Conventions on the
non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biologicalweapons. To further study the implications of demographic
change and to analyse the root causes, likely scale, timing
and impact of migration. The Directorate will serve theForeign and Security, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection,
Human Rights, Justice and Home, and Institutional Affairs
policy areas including the perspective of the emerging
Digital Single Market.

It has seven Units:
E.1 Disaster Risk Management
E.2 Technology Innovation in Security
E.3 Cyber and Digital Citizens' Security
E.4 Safety and Security of Buildings
E.5 Transport and Border Security
E.6 Demography, Migration and Governance
E.7 Knowledge for Security and Migration

Research Focus
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc
The Directorate for Space, Security and Migration's mission
is to focus on emergency preparedness, response, disasterrisk management and resilience in cases of natural andman-made hazards. To cover the fight against crime andterrorism, including combatting the illicit trafficking ofpeople, drugs and weapons. To focus on cyber security,
data protection and space infrastructures as well as the useof communications data by security and intelligenceagencies. To also include certain technical aspects relating

Disaster risk is addressed horizontally in the JRC, acrossseveral Units in several Directorates. The main entry pointis the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre: http://
drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Dr. Tom De Groeve
E-mail: tom.de-groeve@ec.europa.eu

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Latest Publications
http://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/
The Science for Disaster Risk Management report
Contribution to UN efforts to strengthen prevention,
preparedness and response to disasters. Science plays a
key role in preventing disasters, preparing for the ones thatcannot be prevented and recovering from them. Using
already existing knowledge more widely would save the lives
and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. The
report contributes to this objective by presenting the best
available knowledge in various fields of Disaster Risk
Management, such as risk assessment and risk
communication, across the whole spectrum of hazards(earthquakes, tsunami, floods, extreme weather, epidemics,
nuclear and chemical accidents, etc.) and throughout theentire disaster risk management cycle.
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/science-disaster-riskmanagement-2017-knowing-better-and-losing-less

Research to better understand the potential social andeconomic impacts of extreme weather events and develop
strategies for increasing resilience to changing climaticconditions. Global warming and consequent climate change
is one of the biggest global threats to humanity of the 21st
century, with impacts on health, the performance ofeconomies, food security, conflict, migration, anddemographics. Its peril to society will be increasinglyconnected to extreme weather events due to theirdisproportionate rise compared to changes in climate
averages.
The research provides direct input to the forthcoming (2018)
review of the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change
and further provides knowledge in support of theimplementation of the stringent mitigation and adaptation
goals stipulated in the Paris Climate Agreement andachieving the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/peseta

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/future-challengesdisaster-risk-management

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
S2542519617300827

The 2017 Human Planet Atlas covered Exposure to natural
disasters 1975-2015

Advanced in Natech research

One out of three people in the world is exposed toearthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past 40
years. Around 1 billion in 155 countries are exposed tofloods and 414 million live near one of the 220 mostdangerous volcanoes. The 2017 edition of the JRC Atlas of
the Human Planet looks at the exposure of people and builtup areas – derived from remote sensing – to the six major
natural hazards, and its evolution over the last 40 years. The
atlas was presented during the 2017 Global Platform forDisaster Risk Reduction meeting in Cancun, Mexico.
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/atlas-human-planet-2017how-exposed-are-we-natural-hazards

Space weather driven by solar activity can induce
geomagnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that canaffect power transmission systems. This study analyzes theimpact of extreme space weather on the northern part of theEuropean power transmission grid for different transformer
designs to understand its vulnerability in case of an extreme
event.
https://www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/abs/2018/01/
swsc160049/swsc160049.html
Useful links to publications:
http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/Social and economic impacts of climate extremes in a
warming world

Institutional Capacity Development Activities and International Opportunities
Temporary job opportunities, such as trainee or visiting scientist positions are available frequently. Calls are published:https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/working-with-us/jobs/temporary-positions
A Joint Doctoral Partnership programme will be launched in 2018.

Temporary job opportunities, such as trainee or visiting scientist positions are available frequently. Calls are published:https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/working-with-us/jobs/temporary-positions
A Joint Doctoral Partnership programme will be launched in 2018.

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Department of Earth Sciences, University of
Florence
Italy

Via La Pira, 4 - 50121 Firenze
Tel: +39 055 2757523
Fax: +39 055 2756323
Website: http://www.dst.unifi.it

The Department of Earth Sciences of the University ofFirenze (DST-UNIFI) is an Italian center for research andhigher training which counts 45 units of academic staff, 26
units of administrative staff and 100 non-permanent staff(such as PhD students and assistant researchers).
In 2016, it was appointed as UNESCO chair on Prevention
and sustainable management of geo-hydrological hazards(www.unesco-geohazards.unifi.it). This Chair is dedicatedto applied research in the field of Geo-hydrological Hazards
threatening the human life, property, cultural heritage andthe natural and built environment. The Chair mission
follows the Sendai Partnership 2015-2025 launched by theInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and by
the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) andpromote the prevention and management of geohydrological hazards in order to support policies andactions of risk reduction.
For the 2008-2011 triennium, the DST-UNIFI was entitled
as a World Centre of Excellence (WCoE) on Landslide Risk
Reduction by the Global Promotion Committee ofInternational Programme on Landslides of UN-ISDR(confirmed also for 2011-2014 and 2014-2017).
Since 2015, the DST-UNIFI is the official Centre ofCompetence of the Italian Civil Protection for Remote
Sensing and Geo-hydrological hazards.

DST-UNIFI is member of several international consortiums
and agreements:Founding member of the International Consortium on
Landslides (ICL), an International non-governmental andnon-profit scientific organization supported by UNESCO,
WMO, FAO and UNISDR (since 2002).



Member of the International Consortium on Geo-disaster
Reduction (ICGdR) that aims to promote the reduction ofdisasters triggered by geological and geophysical eventson Earth (since 2014).

Founding member of the Global Alliance of Disaster
Research Institutes (GADRI) established at the 2nd Global
Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk (since2015).

Co-founder of the JIC-Nh (Joint International Center on
Natural Hazards) with the Shimane University (Japan)
and the Beijing University of Technology (China) (since2016), a collaborative platform for engaging discussion,
sharing knowledge and promoting networks on topics
related to risk reduction and resilience to disasters.

Professor Nicola Casagli
E-mail: nicola.casagli@unifi.it

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Research Focus

The Department interests are focused
atpromotingResearchandDevelopment (R&D) for the prevention
and management of geo-hydrologicalhazards, with special emphasis tolandslides, subsidence and floods, inorder to support policies and actionsof risk reduction. To comply with these
intentions, the specific objectives werefocused:to promote the development ofinnovative technologies for theprevention and mitigation of geohydrological hazards;



to develop tools and proceduresfor supporting risk reduction
Satellite PSInSAR
policies and the management ofemergencies for the safety ofhuman life;

to promote the protection of cultural heritage threatened
by geo-hydrological hazards;

to promote research at the international level by offeringscientific facilities to postgraduate students and visiting
researchers.

The main lines of research are:a) Innovative technologies for landslide monitoringand early warning: This activity focus on the applicationof innovative monitoring techniques in order to estimate
the deformational evolution of the landslide masses andthe successive operative implementation of Early
Warning Systems (EWS). The activity deals with the
optimization and validation of the operational protocols
for technical and scientific support in areas at risk andon the definition of rapid procedures for assessing
landslide risk and proper managing of each emergency.
This is achieved by the synergistic use of rapid mobile
units for localized survey based on terrestrial, marine

and airborne sensors. They are: Ground-Based Radar(GB-InSAR), Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Laser
Scanner (LIDAR and TLS), Thermographic Camera,
Robotic Total Station (TPS), unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) and Remotely operated underwater vehicle(ROV).

EO (Earth Observation) data and technology to detect,map, monitor and forecast ground deformations: This
activity deals with the exploitation of the large data archivesof EO data for geo-hazards mapping. The aim is devoted to
improving the satellite surveillance system based on all the
EO data (radar, multi- and hyperspectral) already available
from several satellites (ERS, ENVISAT, RADARSAT,COSMO-SkyMed). Such integrated system is designed forthe identification, rapid mapping, monitoring and analysis ofrisk scenarios. Under the European program, called
Copernicus, the recent launch of the SENTINEL-1 satellite
offers new opportunities for monitoring the Earth's surface
and for the evaluation of ground movements.

3D ground-based radar interferometry
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Laboratories:

GIS andlaboratory;

thematic



mapping

RemoteSensinglaboratory
specialized on SAR interferometry,
optical and hyperspectral remotesensing;Rocklaboratory.


and

Soil

mechanics

Equipment:

GBInSAR monitoring system;

UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,
SATURN patent);

Ground-based radar interferometry

Airborne multi-sensor surveyer;

Compact
controlled (NEMO-ROV patent);c) Regional landslide forecasting models: The activity is
focusing on the optimization of the regional early
warning system for landslide risk by means ofmeteorological nowcasting and real-time forecasting ofslope movements that are characterized by rapid andvery fast kinematic. In particular the research activities
were mainly focused on the individual and combineddevelopment of the following models: i) physically-basedmodel (HIRESS), created for the prediction of shallow
landslides induced by rainfall; ii) statistical forecastingmodels based on rainfall thresholds (SIGMA and
MACUMBA models), developed for the identification of
rainfall thresholds for landslides triggering, both atregional and national level.
The Department interests are focused at promoting a wide
range of facilities, based on laboratories and technicalequipment, supports this research activity.

submarine

remotelyLong range 3D laser scanner;Robotized total station;GPS and topographical survey instrumentation;



Fieldspec spectroradiometer;

Infrared Thermal Camera;Electrical resistivity, electromagnetic
surveying instrumentation;

Rock and soil mechanics field and laboratory equipment;Advanced geotechnical and hydrogeological modelling
software;

Access to real-time meteorological services.

andseismic

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
From 29 May to 2 June 2017, the Department participatedin the organization of the fourth World Landslides Forum(WLF4), held in Ljubljana (Slovenia), which hosted over 600
participants among researchers, geologists, engineers andpolicy makers from all over the world (https://www.wlf4.org/).
Currently, the Department is involved in the planning of theforthcoming fifth World Landslides Forum (WLF5),
scheduled in Kyoto, Japan, 2-6 November 2020 (http://
icl.iplhq.org/).
Training Opportunitiesi) Education leading to certificate
New International Academic Master Degree (in English
language) on “Geoengineering” (GEMs) with the jointcompetences of the all core members of the UNESCO chairand mainly focusing to train experts on prevention,

management and mitigation of geo-hydrological risks. The
master started in the academic year 2017/2018 and will be
repeated in the following years. Currently applications fora.y. 2018/2019 are open (time frame: 2 years).
Web page and training offer: https://www.ing-gem.unifi.it/ii) Short term training
Each year several lectures and presentations are organized,
aiming at promoting a knowledge sharing network, throughcapacity building and dissemination towards different actors.
Training were addressed to academics, scientificorganizations, Italian and foreign students. They usually lasta day or few days and participation is free.
Announcements
eng.html

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at:https://www.dst.unifi.it/changelang-Internship/exchange opportunities

 Project Center on Natural Disaster Reduction of Shimane

University (China)

Actually the Department has several worldwide active
bilateral agreements with other Universities and research
centers, within the framework of shared educational pathsof Earth Sciences, Engineering and Environmental Geology
such as: Departmentof Geoinformation
University (South Korea)

Engineering

Sejong Institutode Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra,
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo,Morelia (Mexico) Department of Geografy - University of Scutari (Albania)

 Institute of Geology - Università Autonoma di San Luis de Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (Austria)

Potosì (Mexico)

 Laboratorio

de Geotecnia, Universidad Mayor de San
Simón - (Bolivia)

 Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya(CTTC), Barcellona (Spain) Department

of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Alberta (Canada) University of Lausanne - (Swiss) Departmentof Geological Engineering - Southwest
Jiatong University (China)

In this framework interuniversity exchange, involving visiting
PhD students and researchers/professors from Universities
and research centers, is very effective.

 Tongji University, Shanghai (China)

Latest Publications
The Department, through the activity of the UNESCO Chair,aims to implement the Sendai Partnership 2015-2025 for the
global promotion of disaster risk understanding andreduction, launched at the 3rd World Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai (March 11-15, 2015). The
Sendai Partnership is promoted by the International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) and the International
Consortium on Landslides (ICL), and has been acceptedand signed at the United Nations World Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). The signatories of thispartnership are 17 interested stakeholders, both worldwide
and national, including UNESCO, the Italian Government
and the United Nations (UN) organization.
In June 2017, during the WLF4, the "Ljubljana Declaration"on the reduction of landslide risk was signed by thisDepartment and by all participants at the forum as further
commitment by the global scientific community on landslides
at the Sendai partnership for the reduction of risks of
disasters.
From 5 to 7 July 2017, the department participated, as a
UNESCO chair, in the World Conference of UNESCO
Chairs and the UNITWIN Networks in the field of Natural
Sciences "Mobilizing the UNESCO Chairs in Natural
Sciences for political action towards the 2030 Agenda" (heldin Geneva). The results of deliberations and reflections havebeen expressed in the form of the "Geneva Milestone", adocument whose guidelines describe how the UNESCO
Chairs can contribute to the achievement of the 2030
Agenda, for a Sustainable Development through the"Sustainable Development Goals" (SDG). The latter, also
known as Global Goals, are devoted to poverty reduction indeveloping countries, and are flanked by strategies to create
economic development and combat climate change, protect
the environment, and solve social problems including
education, health, social protection, and equal job
opportunities.
The department, as a member of the ICL, is contributing todrafting the “Kyoto 2020 declaration”. This commitment isaimed at promoting global disaster risk reduction as acontribution to the ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnership and will besigned by all participants in the fifth World Landslides Forum(WLF 5), scheduled for Kyoto in 2020.

In the framework of the international risk reduction policies,
the department has contributed to the publication of two
special volumes:
Landslide Dynamics - ISDR-ICL Landslide Interactive
Teaching Tools - Volume 1 (Fundamentals, Mapping andMonitoring) www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319577739;

Landslide Dynamics - ISDR-ICL Landslide Interactive
Teaching Tools - Volume 2 (Testing, Risk Management
and Country Practices) http://www.springer.com/gp/
book/9783319577760.
These are interactive publications, organized by the ICL,
within the framework of the IPL (International Program on
Landslides) and ISDR, which represent a summary of thefoundations of the typology and dynamics of landslides on
analysis, mapping, monitoring and risk management. They
are addressed to the international scientific community, but
in particular to all users engaged in policies ofhydrogeological risk mitigation. Such volumes also provide a
set of PPT and PDF files and text tools for the educationand capacity building in the field of landslide analysis. All
this material is the core of the Sendai partnership activity,
and will be regularly updated and improved in the coming
years, based on feedback from users and the experiences
gained during its application.
At the European level, the department has contributed to thevolume "Science for disaster risk management 2017",
created by the Joint Research Center's Disaster Risk
Management Knowledge Center. This is a leading scientificreport, as a contribution to the Science and Technology
Roadmap in the context of the Sendai Partnership. This
report is the result of the multisectoral and multidisciplinary
networking process, and represents the combined effort ofover two hundred world experts in the field of natural
disasters.
(https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/sciencedisaster-risk-management-2017-knowing-better-and-losingless).

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Other Useful Information

Useful links to publications

Other Contact Information:

Publications of the contact person an related structured
teaching staff:

Protection of cultural heritage

Nicola Casagli:
SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=56962779300
SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=0Ih3hOwAAAAJ&hl=it

Filippo Catani
SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=7003483555
SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=AO05VgQAAAAJ&hl=it

Sandro Moretti
SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=7103215933
SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=cP2ZmV8AAAAJ&hl=it



Riccardo fanti
SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=7003322469

The Department, as UNESCO Chair, participates toseveral national and international missions, in collaboration
with UNESCO and official partners, to promote theprotection of the World’s cultural heritage threatened by
geo-hydrological hazards. Some of the visited places arepart of the UNESCO World Heritage list and are located indeveloping countries: Afghanistan (Bamyan, Herat, Shar-EZohak), Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Georgia (Vardzia andKatskhi), Giordania (Petra), Egypt, Ethiopia (Lalibela),
Madagascar (Antananarivo), North Korea (Kogurio),
Myanmar (Kyaiktiyo Pagoda), Nepal (Lumbini), Bolivia(Tiwanaku), Chile (Rapa Nui, Easter Island).

Research Unit Contacts


UNESCO chair on Prevention and sustainable
management of geo-hydrological hazards (www.unesco-geohazards.unifi.it).



Non-profit association GEOAPP ONLUS It pursues
aims of social solidarity for the construction of aconscious society about the culture of Knowledge andenvironmental safety (http://www.geoapp-onlus.org/).

SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=0IrBTSoAAAAJ&hl=it

Giovanni Gigli

Prof. Nicola CASAGLISCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=56273361300

Professor of Engineering Geology

SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=lOicqJMAAAAJ&hl=itVeronica Tofani
SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=12752338800
SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=UBm2WQ4AAAAJ&hl=it

University of Florence, Department of Earth Sciences
Web Homepage Blog Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube
Publications-UNESCO Chair Associate, University of Florence
Prevention and sustainable management of geohydrological hazards
Email: info@unesco-geohazards.unifi.it

 Stefano Morelli

SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=35790025800

Web Facebook

SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=s8EpzvAAAAAJ&hl=it

Vice President International Consortium on Landslides(ICL) Federico Raspini

SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=54795664100--

Vice President International Consortium on Geo-disaster
Reduction (ICGdR)SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=_GcWBIoAAAAJ&hl=it
 Silvia Bianchini

SCOPUShttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?
authorId=54930204200
SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.it/citations?
user=SEDsYwIAAAAJ&hl=it

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Faculty of Security Engineering
University of Zilina, Slovakia
Univerzitná 8215/1
010 26 Žilina
Slovakia
Tel: +42-41-513-6707
Fax: +421–41–513- 6620
Website: http://fbi.uniza.sk/

The Faculty of Security Engineering, University of Žilina,(FSE UNIZA) prepares security engineering experts withknowledge in methods of crisis management that are able
to identify, analyze and assess risks in various types ofenvironment, and to manage preventive activities andadequate response. It educates crisis managers, rescue
service workers and experts in managing the processes ofprotection of persons and property. The Faculty is morethan sixty years old and has established a stable positionin the professional security and safety community in
Slovakia
andabroad.
It has developed cooperation with educational andresearch institutions, public administration institutions andbusiness companies in the respective fields. The activitiesof the Faculty have been positively evaluated, even in theexternal environment. It has been continuously holding
the 2nd place in the respective subject field in theacademic ranking of Slovak universities, based oncomparison of indicators of education and research
activities.
Departments:
Department of Security Management,

Department of Crisis Management,

Department of Fire Engineering,

Department of Technical Sciences and Informatics,



Department of Security and Safety Research.

Research Focus
The Faculty of Security Engineering has four departments
specializing in different areas of security and safety andone Department of Security and Safety research.
Department of fire engineering research activities
include organisational and technical aspects of fire safety,
fire engineering, fire safety and prevention oftechnologicalprocesses,
fire-fighting
equipment,
integrated rescue system and rescue services
management.
Department of security management is involved indevelopment of persons and property protection, primarily
in the technical and technological areas. Alongsidetechnical research, managerial and societal aspects of
security are investigated.
Department of technical sciences and informatics isfocused primarily on topics relevant to the protection ofcritical infrastructure elements, primarily in the energetics
and transport.
Department of crisis management focuses primarily on
the theory of crisis management, dealing with crisis
events and clarification of their economic, social,
psychological
and
other
aspects.
Furthermore,government-related topics of crisis management are
integral part of department research.

FSE UNIZA in numbers:


47 faculty staff,



5 researchers,

39 Ph.D. students,

362 students at Masters level,568 students at Bachelor level.

Prof. Katarina HollaE-mail: katarina.holla@fbi.uniza.sk

Further information: http://fbi.uniza.sk/en/

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DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY AND SAFETY RESEARCH
Department prepares and solves research, developmental
and educational domestic and foreign projects focused on
basic areas of institutional research - improving crisis andsecurity management in public administration and businesscompanies, improving the level of fire safety, andcomprehensive protection of persons, property, informationand environment. The role of the department is
identification of relevant funding schemes and calls,
potential project partnerships, gathering and presentation ofbasic information about the possibilities of involving thefaculty departments in research project activities. The
department also provides support during the project
proposal preparation and implementation phases.
LABORATORY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTUREOBJECT PROTECTION AND SECURITY RESEARCH
The laboratory enables creation of training centers ofprotection systems for experimental research of resistance,
efficiency and reliability of elements of alarm systems andmechanical barriers. The main purpose is to acquire input

intruder detection by alarm systems (electrical security
systems, CCTV security systems, access control systems,
electric fire alarms, alarm transmission systems),
breakthrough resistance of mechanical barriers (opening
fillers, locking systems, storage facilities), reliability ofmanagement and alarm systems in relation to the change of
operationallconditions.
LABORATORY OF CRISIS EVENTS SIMULATION
The laboratory enables efficient and comprehensive
preparationofcrisismanagement
experts for solving crisis phenomena using simulation
technology. It is a unique department in Slovakia and in theEuropean Union. Its main purpose is to increase theefficiency of decision making in application of intelligent
systems. It enables simulation of various crisis phenomena
in social, technical and natural environment. The optimized
solution of emergencies requires to prepare crisis
scenarios. They simulate negative effects of crisis
phenomena on processes and prepare means andresources for their solution. Thanks to simulation
technology, it is possible to verify and optimize theproposed measures and continuously improve theprevention measures.

FIRE AND CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
is a facility for small-scale fire testing including reaction-to-fire tests, determination of selected physical,
chemical and fire properties of solid and liquidcombustibles, analysis of behaviour of combustibles
exposed to thermal stress and flame, and efficacy
analysis of liquid hazardous substances neutralisation
agents and sorbents.

data of simulation tools for quantitative assessment ofprotection level of strategic state facilities. The Laboratory
enables measurement and assessment of: probability of

Jobs and Internship Opportunities

Further information: http://fbi.uniza.sk/en/index.php?
option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=480&Itemid=54
3

Otehr Useful Information

International mobilities on FSE UNIZA
Students (mainly Erasmus +):incoming (Finland,
Slovenia...),

Holland,

Portugal,Estonia,

Italy,

outgoing (studying mobilities - almost the same number as
for practical internships each academic year),other mobilities (e.g. research internship on Iceland).
Teachers and other staff (Erasmus+, business trips, invited
presentation):

FSE UNIZA annually organizes several promotional andsocialeventsforstudents
andgeneral public. The Day of Open Doors is a biggest
promotional
activity
not
only
for
potential students of FSE UNIZA but also general public.
Job opportunities, traineeships and study mobilities arepresented on Career Days and Mobility Day at the Faculty.
Other events, for example Team Rescuer, Blood Donation
Day, FSE Student Dance Ball, Researcher’s Night are very
popular among the members of the academic community.

incoming (e.g. Czech republic, Poland, Ukraine, Finland,
Germany),
outgoing (e.g England, Czech republic, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Poland, Estonia),
other mobilities (USA, Japan, Europe, Russia...)Further information of Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/Fakulta-bezpe%C4%8Dnostn%
C3%A9ho-in%C5%BEinierstva-%C5%BDilinsk%C3%A1univerzita-v-%C5%BDiline-1573477692932374/

Further
information:
http://fbi.uniza.sk/en/index.php?
option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=466&Itemid=5
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Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
SwedenLinnégatan 87D, Box 24218, 10451 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0) 8 30 80 44
Website: https://www.sei.org/

Established in 1989 by the Swedish Government, theStockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is an international
non-profit research and policy organization that tackles
environment and development challenges. We connect
science and decision-making to develop solutions for asustainable future for all.,Over the decades, SEI has built a reputation for rigorous
and objective scientific analysis in the field of environmentand development. SEI is:international – SEI is distributed across nine locations
around the world, SEI works locally, regionally andglobally, and has a diverse international staff.
trusted – both policy-makers and the academic
community recognize us as an independent and nonpartisan institute.
credible – our research is objective and supported by arigorous system of internal and external peer review.
integrated – only joined-up research can solve joined-up
problems. SEI places a strong emphasis on making
connections across the natural, physical, and social
sciences, allowing us to approach sustainability
challenges from new angles and offer robust andinsightful policy advice.

Today SEI operates through its eight centres around theworld in Sweden, the UK, the US, Thailand, Kenya,
Estonia and Colombia.

For more about SEI, please visit https://www.sei.org/

Research Focus
SEI´s mission is ‘to support decision-making and inducechange towards sustainable development around theworld by providing integrative knowledge that bridges
science and policy in the field of environment anddevelopment’. SEI combines scientific research with
policy analysis, turning knowledge into action byconnecting its work to decision-makers and civil society,linking science with development, and promoting socialand environmental sustainability. SEI always takes ahighly collaborative approach: stakeholder involvement
has always been at the heart of our efforts to build
capacity, strengthen institutions, and equip partners forthe long term.

Our work spans from climate, water, air, and land-use
issues, and integrates evidence and perspectives on
governance, to the economy, gender and human health.
Specifically concerning disaster risk reduction, our recent
work has been focusing on transforming the relationshipbetween development and disaster risks, as well as
integrating the global agendas on SDGs, Climate and the
SFDRR.

For more about SEI, please visit https://www.sei.org/

SEI has eight globally distributed centers. For details andcontact info for each of the centers, please see https://www.sei.org/about-sei/centres/

Ms. Karlee Johnson
E-mail:karlee.johnson@sei.org
Ms. Guoyi Han
E-mail: guoyi.han@sei.org

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Latest Publications
The SEI Initiative on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk (TDDR) has been working to advance scientificknowledge and support policy and practice to enact transformations in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and sustainable
development towards more equitable, resilient and sustainable societies.

For more: https://www.sei.org/projects-and-tools/projects/sei-initiative-on-transforming-development-and-disaster-risk/ andhttps://www.sei.org/publications/enabling-ambitious-agenda-transformation-development-disaster-risk/

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
In recognition of our work, the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) programme – a decade-long research
programme co-sponsored by the International Science Council (ISC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNISDR) – endorsed SEI as the host of the International Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development
and Disaster Risk (ICoE-TDDR). ICoE-TDDR seeks to integrate development and DRR through combined approaches andaction in scientific research, policy engagement and capacity development.

To lean more about ICoE-TDDR https://www.sei.org/projects-and-tools/projects/sei-initiative-on-transforming-developmentand-disaster-risk/

Jobs and international Opportunities

SEI frequently hosts interns. However, SEI does not have a global application process for internships, as internships arearranged directly with the different SEI centres.

For up-to-date listing: https://www.sei.org/people/jobs/

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Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE)
Faculty of Geosciences, University of Lausanne
Switzerland

GEOPOLIS, Ch-1015 LausanneTel: +41 (0)21 692 3500

Website: https://www.unil.ch/gse/fr/home/menuinst/faculte/english.html

Mission statement
At Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE) we perform cuttingedge fundamental research to explore our planet’s surface
and interior and its evolution through space and time. We
integrate fundamental research across all major domains
within the Earth Sciences, and we investigate all spatial
scales through time (full 4-D approach). We apply
innovative methods in fieldwork-oriented, quantitative,
experimental and computational Earth Sciences in order togenerate an integrated understanding of the fundamental
physical, chemical and biological processes that shape ourplanet. We aim to be among the leading Earth Science
institutes worldwide in order to conserve current knowledge
and to generate new fundamental knowledge. Our researchand research-driven teaching programs address also thepressing societal needs for solutions of a challenging futurein terms of natural hazards, CO2 storage, radioactive waste
management,
infrastructureinmountainregions,
environmental and groundwater protection, natural
resources and alternative energies, such as hydropowerand geothermal energy. It is clear that a formidable
challenge of mankind is the ever-increasing demand on
water, mineral and energy supplies. Meeting this challenge
is also a fundamental goal of our research and teaching
programs in which we train the next generation of Earth
Scientists who may eventually occupy leadership positionsin industry, government and academia.

include currently one SNF-Professor, typically between 20
and 30 Postdocs (currently 24 including Premier Assistants,
researchers with SNF-Ambizione grants and nonpermanent PAT researchers, i.e. chargé de recherche) andbetween 35 and 55 PhD students (currently 50). Other
collaborators are student assistants, persons doing
community service and trainees. Furthermore, ISTE has
more
than
15
state-of-the-art-laboratories,
two
computational clusters and one scientific library, which also
supports the scientific and teaching efforts of the Institute ofEarth Surface Dynamics (IDYST) at UNIL and the School ofArchitecture, Civil and Environmental engineering (ENAC)
at EPFL.

The main research poles:
ISTE has five general research pillars:

Applied and Environmental Geophysics

Geochemistry and Petrology of Earth Systems



Geodynamics of Mountain Belts



Geohazards and Risks in Mountainous Areas

Paleoenvironment,
Dynamics

Evolution

of

Life

and

Ocean

Researchers from ISTE work on earth processes that cangenerate disasters such as:Landslides

Who we areRisk analysis

The current organisational structure of ISTE wasestablished in 2014 and includes members of four former
institutes of the Faculty of Geosciences and Environment,
namely the Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Instituteof Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Institute of Geophysics
and the Institute of Geomatics and Analysis of Risk. ISTE
comprises currently ca. 110 collaborators with a working
contract including 17 permanent research and teaching staff(Prof/MER/MA) and 21 PAT-collaborators (scientific,
technical and administrative). The non-permanent members



Earthquakes

They tackle such topics by field works, modeling andremote sensing survey. More specifically the research
include also development about risk analysis and risk
communications.

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Prof. Michel Jaboyedoff
E-mail: michel.jaboyedoff@unil.chResearch Focus

Geohazards and Risks in Mountainous Areas:

The research has for its main goal the development ofinnovative solutions to (i) characterize slope mass
movement processes (landslides, rockfalls, etc.) andsediment transfers, (ii) improve techniques of slope
processes monitoring and 3D modeling of geologicalobjects, (iii) provide hazard and risk assessments related togravitational phenomena and (iv) support decision making
in natural hazard mitigation and management. This isachieved by developing a fundamental process
understanding. Various approaches are used for thispurpose, combining fieldwork, remote sensing (with astrong focus on laser scanning), geomechanical analyses,
numerical and analogic simulations and development ofcomputer models.

Comparison between TLS point clouds of Pont Bourqin landslide(Switzerland) of April 2011 and May 2016 draped on Hi-Resolution
DEM (Modified from Bièvre et al., 2018)

The group is the former Institute of Geomatics and Risk
Analysis. Risk analysis is mainly oriented toward the studyof natural and environmental risks and their perception in
the society, particularly by studying the phenomena onearth’s surface and atmosphere that induce these risks. The
research aims to quantify degradation, alteration anddismantling phenomena in the Alpine chain and othermountainous areas and to analyze the dangers and theirimpact on society. The teaching of the group turns towards
the management of environmental risks and their societal
impact.

Train derailed in February 2013 (Switzerland), because of a wall
failure caused by heavy rainfall, demonstrating the effect of aging
of infrastructures.

Latest Publications
Projects:

2018

Rockfall susceptibility in Yosemite valleyPont Bourquin Landslide monitoringRockfall modelling

Landslide Hazard in Korbus (Tunisia)Lidar data analysis

Voumard J., Derron M.-H., Jaboyedoff M., Bornemann P.
and Malet J.-P. (2018): Pros and cons of SfM embarked
on a vehicle to survey slopes along transportation lines
using 3D georeferenced and coloured point clouds.
Remote Sens. 2018, 10(11), 1732; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10111732



Ravanel L., Lambiel C., Duvillard P.-A., Jaboyedoff M.
(2018): Recent evolution of an ice-cored moraine at theGentianes pass, 2894 m a.s.l., Valais Alps, Switzerland.
Land Degradation & Development: 29 (10), 3693-3708.
doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3088

Bièvre G., Franz M., Larose E., Carrière S., Jongmans D.
and Jaboyedoff M. (2018): Influence of environmental
parameters on the seismic velocity changes in a clayey
mudflow (Pont-Bourquin Landslide, Switzerland). Eng.
Geo., 245, 248-257. doi: doi.org/10.1016/
j.enggeo.2018.08.013

Voumard, J., Derron, M.-H., and Jaboyedoff, M. (2018):
Natural hazard events affecting transportation networks in
Switzerland from 2012 to 2016, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst.
Sci., 18, 2093-2109, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-182093-2018.

Publications in peer reviewed ranked journals
2019

Kouame A.A., Jaboyedoff M., Goula Bi Tie A., Derron M.H, Kouame J. K., Meier C. (2019): Assessment of thepotential pollution of the Abidjan unconfined aquifer byhydrocarbons. Geosciences 2019, 9(2), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9020060



Le Breton M., Baillet L., Larose E., Rey E., Benech P.,
Jongmans D., Guyoton F., Jaboyedoff M. (2019): Passive
radio-frequency identification ranging, a dense andweather-robust technique for landslide displacementmonitoring. Eng. Geol., 1-10. doi.org/10.1016/
j.enggeo.2018.12.027.

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





Carrière S.R., Jongmans D., & Bièvre G., Lanson B.,
Chambon G., Bertello L., Berti M., Jaboyedoff M., Malet
J.P., Chambers J.E. (2018): Rheological properties ofclay soils originating from flow-like landslides.
Landslides, 15: 1615–1630.
Matasci B., Stock G. M., Jaboyedoff M., Carrea D.,
Collins B.D., Guérin A., Matasci G., Ravanel L. (2018):
Assessing rockfall susceptibility in steep andoverhanging slopes using three-dimensional analysis of
failure mechanisms. Landslides: 15:859–878. DOI
10.1007/s10346-017-0911-yDevkota, S.; Shakya, N.M.; Sudmeier-Rieux, K.;
Jaboyedoff, M.; Van Westen, C.J.; Mcadoo, B.G.;
Adhikari, A. (2018). Development of Monsoonal Rainfall
Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Relationship and
Empirical Model for Data-Scarce Situations: The Case of
the Central-Western Hills (Panchase Region) of Nepal.
Hydrology, 5, 27.

Vulliez C., Tonini M., Sudmeier K., Devkota S., Derron
M.-H., Jaboyedoff M. (2018): Land use changes,
landslides and roads in the Phewa Watershed, Western
Nepal from 1979 to 2016. Applied Geography: 94,.30-40.

Tomás R., Abellán A., Cano M., Riquelme A., TenzaAbril A. J., Baeza-Brotons,Saval J. M., Jaboyedoff M.
(2018): A multidisciplinary approach for the investigationof a rock spreading on an urban slope. Landslides,
15:199–217, DOI 10.1007/s10346-017-0865-0

Horton H., Jaboyedoff M., Obled C. (2018): Using
genetic algorithms to optimize the analogue method for
precipitation prediction in the Swiss Alps. Journal of
Hydrology. 556: 1220–1231. https://doi.org/10.1016/
j.jhydrol.2017.04.017



2017



Buckley, S. J., T. H. Kurz, M. Jaboyedoff, M.-H. Derron,
and J. H. Chandler (2017): Virtual Geoscience
Conference 2016: where geomatics meets geoscience,
The Photogrammetric Record, 32(160), 346-349,
doi:10.1111/phor.12220.







Voumard, J., Abellán, A., Nicolet, P., Penna, I., Chanut,
M.-A., Derron, M.-H., and Jaboyedoff, M. (2017): Using
street view imagery for 3-D survey of rock slope failures,Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 2093-2107, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-2093-2017.
Schmid-Siegert, E., et al. (2017): Low number of fixedsomatic mutations in a long-lived oak tree. Nature
Plants, 3(12), 926-929, doi:10.1038/s41477-017-0066-9.
Losasso, L., Jaboyedoff M., and Sdao F. (2017):
Potential rock fall source areas identification and rock fall
propagation in the province of Potenza territory using anempirically distributed approach. Landslides, 14:1593–
1602, DOI:10.1007/s10346-017-0807-x.

Hermanns R.L., Oppikofer T., Jaboyedoff M., Clague
J.J., Scarascia-Mugnozza G. (2017): Editorial:
Introduction to the Special Issue “Slope Tectonics:
Inherited Structures, Morphology of Deformation andCatastrophic Failure”, Geomorphology, 289, 1-2, DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.05.011.

Guerin, A., Abellán, A., Matasci, B., Jaboyedoff, M.,
Derron, M.-H., and Ravanel, L. (2017): Brief
communication: 3-D reconstruction of a collapsed rockpillar from Web-retrieved images and terrestrial lidar
data – the 2005 event of the west face of the Drus (MontBlanc massif), Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 17, 12071220, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1207-2017.
Nicolet, P., Choffet M., Derron M.-H., Jaboyedoff M., andLauraux B. (2017): Evaporite sinkhole risk for a building
portfolio, Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(12), 416,
doi:10.1007/s12665-017-6730-6.



Horton, P., Obled, C., and Jaboyedoff, M. (2017): The
analogue method for precipitation prediction: finding
better analogue situations at a sub-daily time step,
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 3307-3323, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3307-2017.

Penna, I. Abellán Fernández A., Humair F., Jaboyedoff
M., Fauqué L. (2017): The role of tectonic deformationon the occurrence of rock avalanche at Pampeanas
Ranges (Argentina). Geomorphology, 289: 18-26.
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.07.006

Rouyet L., Kristensen L., Derron M.-H., Michoud C.,
Blikra L.H., Jaboyedoff M., Lauknes T.R. (2017):
Evidence of rock slope breathing using Ground-BasedInSAR.
Geomorphology,289:
152-169.
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.07.005



Kromer, R. A., Abellán, A., Hutchinson, D. J., Lato, M.,
Chanut, M.-A., Dubois, L., and Jaboyedoff, M. (2017):
Automated terrestrial laser scanning with near-real-timechange detection – monitoring of the Séchilienne
landslide, Earth Surf. Dynam., 5, 293-310, doi:10.5194/
esurf-5-293-2017.



Horton P. H., Jaboyedoff M. J., and Obled C. O. (2017):
Global Optimization of the Analogue Method by Meansof Genetic Algorithms. Monthly Weather Review: 145(4), 1275-1294. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-160093.1

Olyazadeh, R., Sudmeier-Rieux, K., Jaboyedoff, M.,
Derron, M.-H., and Devkota, S. (2017): An offline–online
Web-GIS Android application for fast data acquisition oflandslide hazard and risk, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.,
17, 549-561, doi:10.5194/nhess-17-549-2017.

Ciurean R.L, Hussin H.Y., van Westen C.J., Jaboyedoff
M., Nicolet P., Chen L., Frigerio S., Glade T. (2017):
Multi-scale debris flow vulnerability assessment anddirect loss estimation of buildings in the Eastern ItalianAlps. Nat. Haz.,85: 929–957. doi:10.1007/s11069-0162612-6

Articles in edited books
2019

Jaboyedoff M. and Derron M.-H. (Accepted): Landslide
analysis using laser scanner. In Tarolli P. (Ed.) Remote
Sensing of Geomorphology. Elsevier.

2018
Jaboyedoff M., Abellán A., Carrea D, Derron M.-H.,
Matasci B. and Michoud C. (2018): LiDAR Use for
Mapping and Monitoring of Landslides. In Encyclopaediaof Natural Hazards, Singh R., Bartlett D. (Eds.). Taylor &Francis, p. 397-420.

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities
Only in Lausanne in 2019: Laram School dedicated to landslide risks
LARAM School 2019 @ Lausanne - Switzerland (NEW)The next Edition of LARAM School will be held
@ University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2 - 13 September 2019http://www.laram.unisa.it/
LARAM is an International School on "LAndslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation" of the Geotechnical Engineering Group(GEG) of the University of Salerno.

The 2-week long school for PhD students and young doctors is the main yearly initiative of LARAM.
For each edition of the school, 40 PhD students are selected to attend the residential courses, selected among applicants
working in civil engineering, environmental engineering, engineering geology or related fields. The School can be also
attended by 10 (max.) Young Doctors who defended their PhD thesis in the previous 5 years.
The courses include formal lessons, tutorials and field training.

Contact Details

Risk-group - Institute of Earth Sciences
Prof. Michel Jaboyedoff
Directeur ISTE - Institute of Earth Sciences
GEOPOLIS - 3793
University of LausanneProf. associé ULAVAL
CH-1015 Lausanne – Switzerland
email: Michel.Jaboyedoff@unil.ch; Mobile:+41 79 752 35 15
Phone: +41 21 692 35 32; Fax: +41 21 692 35 35
http://www.unil.ch/risk/

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Evidence Aid, United Kingdom

1st Floor, Gibson Building,Radcliffe Infirmary Quarter,
Woodstock Road, Oxford,
OX2 6GG, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 74699 24347
Website: http://
www.evidenceaid.org/

https://www.evidenceaid.org/who-we-are/Evidence Aid was established following the tsunami in the
Indian Ocean in December 2004. It uses knowledge fromsystematic reviews to provide reliable, up-to-dateevidence on interventions that might be considered in thecontext of natural disasters and other major healthcare
emergencies. Evidence Aid seeks to highlight whichinterventions work, which don’t work, which need more
research, and which, no matter how well meaning, might
be harmful; and to provide this information to agencies
and people planning for, or responding to, disasters. Ourorigins and research priorities are detailed on our
website.

Our mission statement is “to inspire and enable thoseguiding the humanitarian sector to apply an evidencebased approach in their activities and decisions.”
Our vision is that “those in need receive humanitarian aid
in the most timely, effective and appropriate way
possible.”

Our objectives are as follows:
1.Establish Evidence Aid as the influential ‘go-to’
organisation for the evidence based approach towards
humanitarian action.
2.Uphold and promote the value of evidence in healthoutcomes across sectors.
3.Identify the gaps in evidence for humanitarian aid andbuild the resources and network to address them.
Raise the capacity and commitment of those who guidethe humanitarian sector to implement an evidence based
approach.

Research Focus

on evidence can waste vast resources and hinder
effective approaches that would speed up recovery andimprove health outcomes. Decision-makers need accessto relevant and reliable information to make the best
possible choices. Evidence Aid exists to meet this need.

Since Evidence Aid was established in December 2004,
nearly 1.6 billion people have been affected by disasters
globally, with the estimated total cost of damages totallingover $1.3 trillion (USD) for the same period (2005-2013).
Despite this real and pressing need, it is currently difficult
to find information that might support informed decisionmaking in disasters and humanitarian emergencies.
Relevant research is scattered across many academic
journals and reports (both published and unpublished)
and is produced by a wide variety of researchers andorganisations from many countries.

Evidence Aid collates and analyses information so that it
is easier to find, access, understand and use. Alongside
this important work, the organisation identifies where newresearch is needed and facilitates systematic reviews aswell as advocating for use of evidence to guide decisions.
People are dying needlessly after disasters because of ashortage of what should be regarded as a human right:
access to knowledge.

There is increasing recognition of the need to use
research-based evidence in decision-making before,
during and after the response to disasters andhumanitarian emergencies. Evidence Aid is a flagshiporganisation meeting this demand. Making the best
decisions amidst the stress and chaos of disasters andhumanitarian emergencies is not easy. Evidence Aid willlead the transformation from decisions that are often
based on opinion to those that are evidence-based.

We know from bitter experience in health care that nomatter how good the intentions, some interventions areuseless or even harmful. Interventions that are not based

Dr. Claire Allen, Operations Manager
E-mail: callen@evidenceaid.org

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In 2013, Evidence Aid worked with individuals andorganisations from around the world to prioritise the needs
for evidence. A list of 30 priority questions was produced
in June 2013 and the top 10 topics for research andreviews relevant to interventions and actions in disasterwere agreed upon. The 10 priority research areas
identified, and some of the key questions, are shown
below. Some of these questions have been answered by
the Humanitarian Evidence Programme, but many are yet
to be systematically reviewed:

1. Water and sanitation – What are the most effective
sanitation and hygiene related personal behaviours
after a disaster?
2. Disaster preparedness – How effective and costeffective is disaster preparedness in low and middleincome countries for reducing excess mortality?
3. Disaster response – What human resources andcompetencies are needed for each phase of disasters?
4. Nutrition and food security – What are the effects ofemergency feeding programs (including the provisionof food, cash and vouchers) during humanitarian
emergencies?
5. Maternal and child health – Which interventions domost to reduce childhood morbidity and mortality, andimprove wellbeing after a disaster?
6. Co-ordination of humanitarian relief – How shouldhumanitarian aid be coordinated after a disaster?
7. Quality of data, assessment tools, evaluation andimpact – Which health and non-health indicators
should be used to measure outcomes for people inhumanitarian emergencies?

Institutional Capacity Development Activities andJobs/Internship Opportunities
Evidence Aid provides training two or three times a year.
The course title is “An introduction to systematic reviewsin the humanitarian sector”. This training opportunity is
open to everyone (some have fees attached whilst some
do not), and we hope, in 2019, to expand our courses toinclude “Conducting trials and evaluations in complex
situations”. All training opportunities currently on offer canbe found here: http://www.evidenceaid.org/events-andtraining/internal-training-events/

8. Shelter – Which shelter and settlement strategies are
optimal under which circumstances?
9. Disaster recovery – What is the most effective way ofensuring a continuum of care between the response
and recovery phases after a disaster?
10. Mental health – How should existing mental health andpsychosocial support interventions be adapted
culturally for use in humanitarian emergencies?

Evidence Aid’s work will reduce mortality and morbidity
and speed recovery through the use of evidence-informedinterventions, actions and strategies to help ensure that
donors’ resources will go further and do more to improve
the health of affected populations. There is no equivalent
to Evidence Aid or the vision we have for the disastermanagement field.
Whilst we have no dedicated research units, as you cansee from the above, Evidence Aid works with researchers
around the world to make systematic reviews relevant to
the humanitarian sector available free at the point of use.
We summarise each review with a short summary, andthose short summaries are translated into Spanish andFrench.

We also produce Collections of evidence relevant tospecific need – such as “The Health of Refugees andAsylumSeekersinEurope”,“Zika”,“Ebola”,“Earthquakes”, “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”,“Flooding and Poor Water Sanitation”, “Burns” and“Windstorms”. We are currently working on a collection“Nutrition in Emergencies” which will be published in early2018.

Useful links to Publications:
Our publications can all be found on our website as
follows: http://www.evidenceaid.org/news/

Other useful information:
Information about Evidence Aid can be found on our
website: http://www.evidenceaid.org/.

Our contact information can be found on our website:
http://www.evidenceaid.org/contact-us/.

Any job vacancies are posted on our website here: http://
www.evidenceaid.org/who-we-are/join-us/. We always
have opportunities open for volunteers to join our team,and have hosted a Queen Elizabeth Scholar (2017)
which we would be open to doing again (or equivalent).

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Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction(IRDR) University College of London
United Kingdom

Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 2000
Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr

Reducing the impact of disasters globally presents acolossal challenge that requires coordinated andcollaborative action. The UCL Institute for Risk andDisaster Reduction (IRDR) brings together the wealth ofknowledge and expertise across the university, andthrough research, teaching, public engagement andknowledge exchange aims to improve the understandingof risk and overcome the barriers to increasing resilience
to disasters.
Natural hazards such as earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, tsunami, floods and storms destroy
lives and damage economies across the globe;
pandemics have the potential to bring death and suffering
on an unprecedented scale; while climate change may
increase the severity of both natural and health disasters.
How society sees risk, how to link understanding of thecausative mechanics to statistical approaches, and how
to increase resilience and reduce the risk of disasters arecommon themes cutting across research in natural,environmental, health and technological hazards. UCL is
uniquely well-placed to lead research and teaching in risk
and disaster reduction, with at least 70 academics across
12 departments and seven faculties involved in worldclass research and practice in the field. The IRDR, with
its new academic staff, many jointly appointed with key
UCL departments, its rapidly growing trans-disciplinary
PhD research centre, integrative masters teaching,programme of public events and partnerships withhumanitarian, financial, research and civil protection
organisations, seeks to bring together this diverse
expertise at UCL. We aim to maximise the impact andvalue of UCL activities and to increase and enhancecross-disciplinary collaboration and cooperation globally.
We are part of the UCL Grand Challenges of Global
Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and
Human Wellbeing.

Research Focus
Risk society• public perception of risk
• how diverse societies deal with disaster
Understanding
meteorologicalnaturalhazards:

Geologicaland• field and satellite observations• laboratory simulations• computational and statistical modelling
Understanding health risks and pandemics• transmission characteristics of the infectious agents• epidemiology of pandemics
Technological hazards• risks to radioactive waste and CO2 repositories• complex engineered systems
Understanding climate change and natural hazards• extreme weather• climate forcing of geological hazards
Engineering for hazards and disasters• planning and design codes• innovative design and construction
Managing hazards and disasters• disaster risk reduction• resilience and recovery

Prof. David AlexanderE-mail: david.alexander@ucl.ac.uk
Prof. Peter Sammonds
E-mail: p.sammonds@ucl.ac.uk

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Research Unit Contacts


IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster. Prof Maureen
Fordham. m.fordham@ucl.ac.uk



IRDR Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies. Dr
Patty Kostkova p.kostkova@ucl.ac.uk

Cascading Disaster Research Group. Dr Gianluca Pescaroli.
gianluca.pescaroli.14@ucl.ac.uk

ConflictandDisasterbayes.ahmed@ucl.ac.uk

Hub.

Dr

Bayes

Ahmed.

Latest Research Reports / Results

Rohingya Journeys of Violence and Resilience in
Bangladesh and its Neighbours

UCL IRDR academics contribute to commission that finds that
harmful, unfounded myths about migration and health havebecome accepted and used to justify policies of exclusion.
6 December 2018

Press release on UCL Lancet Commission on migration andhealthUCL IRDR academics contribute to commission that finds that
harmful, unfounded myths about migration and health havebecome accepted and used to justify policies of exclusion. 6
December 2018

University College London (UCL) - Institute for Risk andDisaster Reduction and Humanitarian Institute - wassuccessful in being awarded a project, "Rohingya
Journeys of Violence and Resilience in Bangladesh andits Neighbours: 4 October 2018

UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
awarded funding for research into Rohingya Crisis
Professor Peter Sammonds (UCL IRDR) and his
team have been awarded funding by the British
Academy to pursue research designed to help tackle
the United Nations’ Sustainable Development
Goals. 3 October 2018

IRDR Publishes in the Lancet Global Health on Rohingya
CrisisDisaster Science is one of five key themes for partnership
between UCL and Tohoku University
UCL and Tohoku University signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Thursday 11th October 2018 as part of
the kickoff partnership event. 25 October 2018

UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) in
collaboration with colleagues from the UCL Institute for
Global Health (IGH) has published a comment on
Rohingya issues in the Lancet Global Health Journal(Impact factor of 17·686). 9 May 2018

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New Risk and Disaster Management pathway available
for 2018/19
IRDR MSc student alumni publishes paper on Early
Warning and Temporary Housing based on his MSc
project
A collaboration between UCL-IRDR and IRIDeS-Tohoku
University Angus Naylor, an IRDR Masters student alumni
and Masters Prize Winner, has published the research
conducted for his Independent Research Project in theInternational Journal of Disaster 5 June 2018

For next year, 2018-19, a Risk and Disaster Management
optional pathway will become available in the IRDR MSc
Risk and Disaster Science where students will be able toselect up to 2 optional modules from the UCL School ofManagement. 23 May 2018

SI on Cascading Crises IJDRR-New Papers Online

Tracing how disaster impacts escalate will
improve emergency responses

The papers of the Special Issue "Understanding andmitigating cascading crises in the global interconnected
system", hosted by the International Journal of Disaster
Risk Reduction, have been released online. 25 March2018

Mapping common pathways along which the effects ofnatural and man-made disasters travel allows more
flexible and resilient responses in the future, according
to UCL researchers. 11 January 2018

Institutional Capacity Development Activities

MSc Risk, Disaster and Resilience

MSc Risk and Disaster ScienceManagement PathwayData Science Pathway

Jobs/ internship/ exchange opportunities
Exchange researchers and students hosted throughout year.

MSc Space Risk and Disaster Reduction

MRes Risk and Disaster Reduction

PhD Risk and Disaster Reduction

(all for 1 year duration, September 2019 start)

Humanitarian Masterclasses (1 day – 4 per year)Enterprise Workshops (1/2 – 1 day – 4 per year)

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Risk and Resilience ProgrammeOverseas Development Institute (ODI)
United Kingdom
203 Blackfriars Rd, London SE1 8JN,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 207 922 0300
Fax: +44 (0) 207 922 0399
Website:https://www.odi.org/our-work/
programmes/risk-and-resilience

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is a leading
independent think tank on international development andhumanitarian issues. Our mission is to inspire and inform
policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty,
the alleviation of suffering and the achievement ofsustainable livelihoods in developing countries.
We do this by locking together high-quality appliedresearch, practical policy advice and policy-focused
dissemination and debate.
ODI tailors its research products to different audiences.
Alongside rigorous research reports, ODI has a strong
focus on the production of policy- and practitionerfocused documents and events, including policy briefs
and briefing papers in accessible formats. These include
our ODI Insights series, which provides short, relevant
and actionable recommendations for policy-makers, andour 10 things publications, which support thedissemination of important messages and facts in an
engaging infographic format.
ODI works across a range of sectors that have a direct
impact on the well-being of the poorest people indeveloping countries. This work is governed by a set ofsix core values:• Independence – Our work is independent from ourfunders. Staff are able to challenge donor thinking andpolicy and the wider development consensus.
• High quality – We ensure best practice, innovative
approaches and continuous improvement in our
research, policy advice and public affairs.
• Fairness, diversity and equality – We treat all staff andpartners fairly and with respect.
• Working together – We continuously work to foster
better relationships throughout the organisation. We
believe that, by working together in a supportive
environment, we will achieve more and have greater
impact.

ODI’s Risk and Resilience Programme delivers highquality research, analysis and policy advice on the
distribution of risk, the impacts of climate, weather
extremes and other hazards on development and thepolitical economy of resilience strategies.

Research Focus
ODI has more than 230 staff, including researchers andspecialist communications and support staff. Working
with partners across the public and private sectors, wehelp to bridge the gap between research and policy,
using innovative communications to mobilise and informa range of different audiences.

The focus of ODI’s Risk and Resilience research is to:Understand current and emerging risks at the global,
regional, national and sub-national levels, and theirimplications for poverty, vulnerability, economic growthand sustainable development.



Analyse the distribution and differential impacts of risk
management strategies.



Identify strategies for building resilience in relation torisks in areas ranging from climate, extreme weather
events and geophysical hazards to infrastructure
investment, urbanisation, rural livelihoods anddisasters.



Develop analytical frameworks that explore inequalities
in the distribution of risk and risk management
capabilities.

• Transparency and accountability – We report openly
on our use of public funds, and fully communicate ourwork to our donors, research subjects and partners.
• Sustainability – We use resources in a sustainable
way, conscious of our impact on the environment.

Dr. Emma Lovell, Research Fellow
E-mail: e.lovell@odi.org.uk

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Research Unit Contacts\
Examples include:
ODI’s policy advice and outreach has supported
governments, donors and practitioners across the world toimprove the uptake of risk management and resiliencebuilding approaches. In addition to bespoke advice andprojects, ODI has achieved this through our role in major
networks including the Climate and Development
Knowledge Network (CDKN).

ODI has 14 core research programmes:
Agricultural Development and Policy
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network
Climate and Energy
Development Strategy and Finance
Growth, Poverty and Inequality

ODI has played (and continues to play) a critical role inpromoting adaptation and resilience in post-2015 disaster,
climate and development agreements, including shaping
the outcomes of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction and the World Humanitarian Summit.

Humanitarian Policy GroupInternational Economic Development Group
Politics and GovernancePublic Finance and Institutions
Research and Policy in Development

We have a strong track record in knowledge dissemination,
partnering and acting as intermediaries between climate
scientists, social scientists and decision-makers, including
in our role as the Knowledge Manager for the BRACED
programme (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate
Extremes and Disasters) and as the lead institute for
PRISE (Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies).

Risk and Resilience
Social Development
Social Protection and Social Policy
Water Policy

ODI also hosts a number of flagship projects
ALNAP

We also provide regular insights and analysis to deepenand broaden knowledge of resilience across sectors anddisciplines, including leading the Resilience Scan initiative.

Budget Strengthening Initiative
Building Resilience and Adaption to Climate Extremes andDisaster (BRACED)
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network

Specific expertise withinprogramme includes:

the

Risk

and

Resilience

Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Climate Funds Update
Deliver2030.org

Disaster risk reduction, community resilience and the socio-economic impact of disasters.

Development Progress

Resilience in difficult environments, including conflictaffected and fragile states.

Evidence-based Policy in Development Network

Urbanisation and the governance of climate and disasterrisk.

Humanitarian Practice Network

Climate risk information and communications technology.

Gender equality and social inclusion.

Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)

New Climate Economy

Governance and institutional change.

Frameworks and measurement.

DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP)

Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE)
Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium
Supporting Economic Transformation (SET)

Semi-arid economies and ecosystems.
We also run the ODI Fellowship Scheme. Read more in
our Annual Report.

Institutional Capacity Development Activities
We run an intensive senior-level course for humanitarian professionals taught by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) andthe London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The next course will be held on 18–22 June 2018.

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Latest Publications
ODI’s Risk and Resilience Programme published a rangeof reports and working papers in 2017, notably Delivering
disaster risk reduction by 2030: pathways to progress,
which examined countries’ individual progress andreporting under the Hyogo Framework for Action, and how
lessons can be drawn to help achieve theSendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–
2030. Case studies covered a range of examples from low- and middle-income countries, each with varied risk
levels, starting points and trajectories of progress.
In 2017, we undertook a project to understand people’s
choices and efforts to rebuild following disasters in Nepal
and the Philippines, and produced a working paper
looking at how households recover from disasters insituations where little or no support is available fromhumanitarian agencies. We also produced a report with
UNDP examining the links between climate change,
migration and displacement, breaking down the often
sensational claims made by the media and examining thecomplex links between the effects of climate change andhuman mobility. Other research explored the next frontier
for disaster risk reduction: tackling disasters in fragile andconflict-affected contexts.
Our Resilience Scan initiative (supported by The
Rockefeller Foundation) has delivered a series ofquarterly publications reviewing and summarising thelatest trends in resilience from grey and academic
literature, debates and social media, alongside expert
views on:i) self-recovery for resilience;ii) transboundary adaptation; and iii) coastal resilience.
We also produced several ‘deep-dives’ on key emerging
resilience-related topics in 2017, including how i) universal
health coverage; ii) risk insurance; and iii) solar household
systems can support overall resilience.

Highlights from two other long-term programmes, Building
Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes andDisasters (BRACED) and Pathways to Resilience in Semiarid Economies (PRISE), both of which began in 2014,
are provided below.

BRACED aims to build people’s resilience across theSahel, East Africa and Asia. ODI leads the BRACED
Knowledge Manager, which generates evidence andlearning on resilience and adaptation in partnership with
BRACED projects and the wider resilience community. In
2017, BRACED launched The Resilience Exchange,
which looks at what has been learned across the diverse
projects, presenting stories, research, evidence andlearning. BRACED has recently been awarded a 21month extension, taking the programme to the end of
2019.
PRISE works with decision-makers in local and national
governments, businesses, business support agencies andtrade bodies in semi-arid regions of Senegal, Burkina
Faso, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Tajikistan andKyrgyzstan
tobuild
climate-resilient
economicdevelopment. In 2017, PRISE published a range of
publications, including Value Chain Analysis for Resiliencein Drylands (VC-ARID): Identification of adaptation options
in key sectors, which identifies opportunities for economictransformation and diversification in semi-arid areas of
PRISE countries by integrating sectors rooted in semi-arid
lands, including cotton and livestock, into national
economies.
ODI researchers also took part in several high-levelmeetings in 2017, including the Global Platform forDisaster Risk Reduction and the United Nations Climate
Change Conference (COP23). For more information about
our publications, research and events, please visit
odi.org.uk.

Job/internship opportunities
Our online job application system list current job
opportunities at ODI and details on how to apply:
https://jobs.odi.org.uk
We also run a Fellowship Scheme, open to candidatesof all nationalities provided they have a master’s degree
or PhD in economics, statistics or a related discipline.
The Fellowship Scheme gives postgraduate economists
and statisticians the chance to work in developing
country public sectors as local civil servants on twoyear contracts. For more information on the fellowshipscheme and how to apply, please visit: https://www.odi.org/fellowship-scheme/apply

Other Useful Contact Information:
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
203 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8NJ
UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7922 0300
Fax: +44 (0)20 7922 0399
General enquiries: odi@odi.org
Twitter: @odidev and @odiclimate

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Disaster and Development Network (DDN),
Department of Geography and Environmental
Sciences, Northumbria University
United Kingdom
B308 Ellison Building, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST, UK
Tel: +44-0191 227 4215
Website: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/ddn

Disaster and Development Network (DDN):‘Engaging research, policy, practice and civil society indisaster reduction and sustainable development’

The Disaster and Development Network (DDN) aims todevelop through research, teaching and learning, theknowledge and skills to address hazards, disasters andcomplex emergencies from the perspective of different
development debates and experiences. The Network
undertakes research, teaching and learning activities thatencompass disaster reduction, sustainable development
and resilience building. By necessity an inter-disciplinary
field of inquiry, disaster and development studies at
Northumbria address human security and wellbeing forindividuals, groups and institutions in contexts of current
and potential crises. Northumbria University launched the
DDN in 2004 in association with its acclaimed
postgraduate programme in Disaster Management andSustainable Development that is hosted by the
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences.
Our work has included research, enterprise and capacity
building activities in 25 countries for multiple national,
international and local organisations since 2000. This
includes regularly hosting and developing major events
associated with this field in locations around the world.

The work of the DDN has been supported by the
Department for International Development, European
Union, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC),
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), British
Council, UK Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, United
Kingdom Research and Innovation and various institutionsof the United Nations amongst other sources. It hascontributed to numerous key policy processes including
placing disaster risk reduction within outputs from theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), theInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction, World
Health Organisation, United Nations Development
Programme and other regional, national and global
institutional contexts. Project work is also often typicallygrounded within local community and household level
actions.
Disaster Management and Sustainable Development at
Northumbria has delivered over 300 MSc and doctoral
students into related State, NGO, private and academic
sectors around the world.

Prof. Andrew Collins
E-mail: andrew.collins@northumbria.ac.uk

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Research Focus
The DDN focuses on key themes of hazard, risk reduction,
sustainable development, resilience and well-being toprovide an evidence base for influencing policy and newpractices.
The
approachextends
regularly
intotransdisciplinary approaches that are closely linked tobringing a people centred framing of risk, adaptation anddisaster management for societal transitioning andtransformation. This in particular includes building theknowledge base from project outcomes that increase
understanding of vulnerability, sustainability, resilience,
engagement, health and communication in changing humanand physical environmental conditions. The work of the
DDN from Northumbria spans the following main interest
areas:• Disaster Resilience and Human Security - including;Community Based Disaster Reduction, Disaster Education
and Communication, Sustainable Livelihood Security,
Natural Resources Management, Rights Based and Conflict
Risk Reduction Approaches to Peace.

• Health Centred Disaster Risk Reduction - including;
Health Security, Infectious Disease Risk Management,
Integrated Approaches to Mental Health and Well-being inContexts of Recovery.

• Wellbeing in Disaster and Development - including;Social Care in Disaster and Development, Gender andDisaster, Migration and Displacement.

Disaster

Response and Adaptation - including;Integrated Emergency Management, Relief and Restoration
and Climate Change Adaptation, Engagement and Impact.
Examples of current activity:

Global Challenges Research Fund (UKRI - GCRF) Multihazard Urban Disaster Risk Transitions Hub
This GCRF Hub led by Edinburgh University for which
Northumbria’s DDN is a CI Institution will begin from 1st
March, 2019. This is a £19.54 million interdisciplinary grantwith many partners and will run for five years focusing onfive urban areas: Nairobi, Kathmandu, Istanbul, Quito andManagua.
UN STAG Data Working Group – UnitedInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction

Risk Communication – No Strings International
Research with DDN partner organisation No Strings
International was supported through much of 2018 throughthe ELRHA Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) with whomthere is ongoing field engagement and follow up. The
research included a combination of desk based work and up
to two field visits to East Africa during this year. The project
has been transitioning boundaries of community based
theories of behaviour change in contexts of structuraldepravation and hygiene management; it is also linked toearlier DDN development work on Infectious Disease Risk
Management (IDRM) supported by DFID and on Health
Security for Disaster Resilience (ESRC). Following the workin Nairobi suburbs one of our researchers, Becky
Richardson, has been continuing the ‘puppet lead people’s
facilitation and communication’ investigations alongside No
Strings amongst Rohingya refugees in southern
Bangladesh.

Evaluative research with the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) programme in Mozambique on‘strengthening national capacities and frameworks fordisaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation’ wassuccessfully concluded in March 2018. This work built uponan earlier DDN round of research with the UNDP of its
national strategy carried out in 2012.
Domestic Sprinklers Draft Action Plan for Tyne and Wear
Fire and Rescue Service post evaluation research study
This initiative, led by Richard Kotter, was concluded during
2018 and is likely to help continue the close association
over the years with the TWFRS, UK. The research helped
TWFRS with their Organisational Action Plan that was
updated following the fallout from the Grenfell disaster. The
study highlighting experiences, costs, benefits, challenges,
opportunities and learning points associated with thesuccessful Domestic Sprinkler Partnership launched byTyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) in 2012as part of its Ultimate Protection Policy. This aims to preventand protect those most vulnerable in its communities, forwhom the risk of fire may be greater and its effects
potentially more damaging.

Nations

The DDN is researching ‘Action Data’ for the UNISDR
Science and Technology Advisory Group’s steering of
implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction (SFDRR, 2015 – 2030). The aim of this research,which is a part of the wider role in leading the Data Working
Group is to deepen understanding of how data is
contributing to the expected outcomes of the SFDRR. The
initial survey process begins as qualitative so as to collate
insight from a wide range of those engaged in allied aspects
of disaster risk reduction globally.

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Latest Publications


Abedin, A., Collins, A.E., Hababi, U. and Shaw, R. (2019)‘Climate Change, Water Scarcity, and Health Adaptation
in Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh’, International
Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 10:1, pp.28-42.

Taylor, P.J., Obrien, G. and O’Keefe, P. (2019) Jane
Jacobs and Anthropogenic Climate Change: From Urban
Demand to Terminal Consumption, (in press).

Brauch, H.G., Oswald Spring, U., Collins, A.E. andSerrano Oswald, S.E. (Eds.)(2018) Climate Change,
Disasters, Sustainability Transition and Peace in the
Anthropocene, Springer.

Roosli, R. Rusdi, Mohd Sanusi, M., Ahamad, S. andCollins, A.E. (2018) An Indonesian Study of Mixed
Methods: An Example of Methodological Triangulation,
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.

Eburn, M., Collins, A.E. and Da Costa, K. (2018)‘Recognising limits of international law in DRR as
problem and solution’, in Samuel, K., Aronsson-Storrier,
M. and Bookmiller, K.N. (Eds.) The Cambridge
Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction and InternationalLaw, CUP.

Collins, A.E. (2018) ‘Advancing Disaster and Conflict
Risk Reduction’, in Brauch, H.G., Oswald Spring, U.,
Collins, A.E. and Serrano Oswald, S.E. (Eds.) Climate
Change, Disasters, Sustainability Transition and Peacein the Anthropocene, Springer. pp.7-26.

Collins, A.E. (2018) ‘Advancing the disaster anddevelopment paradigm’, International Journal of Disaster
Risk Science, 9:4, pp.486-95.

Collins, A.E. (2017) ‘Applications of disaster risk
reduction principles and operational mechanisms tomigration in contexts of instability’, in Sudmeier-Rieux,
K., Jaboyedoff, M., Fernandez, M., Penna, I. and JC
Gaillard (Eds.) Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster
Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate Change andSustainable Development’, Springer. pp.127-44.

Rahman, G., Rahman, A., Khan, S. and Collins, A.E.
(2017) ‘Geospatial analysis of landslide susceptibility andzonation in Shahpur Valley, Eastern Hindu Kush using
frequency ration model’, Proceedings of the Pakistan
Academy of Sciences, 54:3, pp.149-163.



Mavhura, E., Manyena, S.B. and Collins, A.E. (2017)‘Measuring social vulnerability in context: the case of
Muzarabani in Zimbabwe’, Geoforum, 86, pp.103-114.

Collins, A.E., Tatano, H., James, W., Wannous, Cl,
Takara, K., Murray, V., Scawthorn, C., Mori, J., Aziz, S.,
Mosalam, K.M., Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Alcántara-Ayala,I., Krausmann, E., Li, W.S., Cruz, A.M., Samaddar, S.,
De-Groeve, T., Ono, Y., Berryman, K., Suzuki, K., Parry,
M.A., McGowran, P., and Rees, J.G. (2017) ‘The 3rd
Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk
Reduction: Expanding the Platform for Bridging Scienceand Policy Making’, International Journal of Disaster Risk
Science, 8:2, pp.224-230.

Institutional Capacity Development Activities

MSc Disaster Management and Sustainable Development
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/courses/disaster-management-and-sustainable-development-withadvanced-practice-msc-ft-dtsdds6/



MSc Safety, Health and Environmental Management



MSc Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Reconstruction

PhD Programme in Disaster Management, Sustainable Development and related areas.

Internships and Job Opportunities
The DDN comprises internal affiliates of the University of Northumbria and external affiliates.
The DDN also hosts visiting professorships and visiting research fellowships that are appointed by the Universities Visiting
Title scheme.

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Global Public Health, Public Health England PHE)
United Kingdom
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London
SE1 8UG
Tel: +41 020 7654 8000
Fax: +44 (0)1792 513100
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/
organisations/public-health-england

Public Health England (PHE) is an executive agency of the
UK Department of Health, and a distinct deliveryorganisation with operational autonomy to advise andsupport the government, local authorities and the NHS in a
professionally independent manner.
PHE was established on 1 April 2013 to bring together publichealth specialists from than 70 organisations into a single
public health service.
PHE employs 5,500 staff (full-time equivalent), mostly
scientists, researchers and public health professionals.
PHE has 8 local centres, plus an integrated region andcentre for London, and 4 regions (north of England, south ofEngland, Midlands and east of England, and London).
PHE works closely with public health professionals in Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland, and internationally.
PHE's research within global disaster risk reduction aims toensure public health and science has a prominent role in the
Sendai framework. A review of the work undertaken by
Public Health England under the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 to 2030 was published in
2017: Public Health England and the Sendai Frameworkfor Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. To achieve this,PHE regularly conducts robust, evidence-based research
into disaster risk reduction. Our research is conducted on
the understanding that disasters don't recognise borders,and so protecting the health and wellbeing of the UK
involves a commitment research on global issues.

Research Focus
The Public Health England (PHE) research annual review
includes information about strategy, funding and peer
reviewed publications. The latest annual review summary isprovided below:
PHE research 2017 to 2018: annual review which states:

This report profiles research carried out by PHE, often in
partnership with academics, clinicians and field researchers
from across the globe which was supported by funding fromthe public and other sectors. It shows how this research has
yielded evidence that underpins the development ofprogrammes to protect and improve public health. It also
shows how PHE discharges its responsibilities as a publichealth organisation.
PHE also offers a very rich learning and training environment
which offers a step-up for public health researchers towards
a rewarding career. PHE contributes significantly to training
the next generation of researchers, with just over 70 PhD
students from institutions across the globe spending asignificant portion of their training time in PHE.
These students, while bringing their expertise to the UK, in
return gain insights into how research informs practice andpolicy, either in national or local public health programmes orin mitigation of the impacts of outbreaks, disasters and otheremergencies globally.
Key findings published by PHE and collaborators during theyear came from work done during the response to the 2013
to 2016 West African Ebola virus outbreak. PHE staff
undertook critical roles by being directly deployed overseas
to front line diagnostics laboratories and treatment centres.
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC), which is now the second largest in history,
highlights the continued threat from this pathogen.
Whether for Ebola or Zika, immunization or antibiotics,
radiation or physical activity, research is essential for a
public health organisation to move forward, allowing it todevelop and apply its evidence base and expertise. Every
health improvement programme, every emergency response
is a learning opportunity but only if we apply appropriate
research methodologies with scientific rigour so that theknowledge we gain document and disseminate is reliable.
The following case studies provide just a few key highlightsfrom the wide range of activities that PHE are involved in.
We are proud to be among the world’s most research active
health agencies.

Public Health England: a leader in public healthresearch
During 2017 to 2018, Public Health England (PHE)continued to enhance its status as an excellent researchorganisation, undertaking a very wide range of studies, andpublishing findings in 910 peer reviewed papers, many in theworld’s most acclaimed scientific and clinical journals.

Prof. Virginia Murray
E-mail: Virginia.Murray@phe.gov.uk

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Case study 1
1.1 How do we know if vaccine programmes are effective?
PHE provided early analysis of vaccine effectiveness for the
teenage MenACWY vaccination programme, instigated as an
emergency response to the rapid increase in cases ofmeningitis and septicaemia caused by a highly virulent group
W meningococcal (MenW) strain in healthy children andadults. The UK experience has served to aid decision-making
in other countries across Europe and Australia where thesame hypervirulent MenW strain emerged.
The challenge
In February 2015, the UK expert Joint Committee on
Vaccination and Immunisation recommended that teenagers
and new university entrants should be offered MenACWY
vaccine as an emergency response to an outbreak of MenW
disease with a high case fatality rate.
The programme was announced by the (then) Department of
Health in June 2015 and immunisation of the oldest teenage
cohort began in August that same year. The timeline wascritical for offering protection to new university entrants during
their period of highest risk.

Impact—This early analysis of the MenACWY programme in
England provided clear evidence of the direct impact on thefirst cohort of teenagers to be offered vaccination: cases
were 69% lower compared to the predicted numbers ofcases in 2015 to 2016 (see figure below). So far, there havebeen no cases of group A, C, W or Y meningococcal disease
in teenagers who were vaccinated under the programme,
providing evidence of high vaccine effectiveness. The
acceleration in MenW cases across all age groups has also
declined, which is consistent with population protection
predicted by the teenage immunisation programme.
The experience in the UK has been important in informing
other countries where this hypervirulent strain later emerged.
Western Australia has recently initiated a MenACWY
vaccination programme and the Netherlands has agreed thatan adolescent MenACWY programme should be
implemented.
Source: DOI: 10.3201/eid2307.170236

There were challenges in motivating older teenagers to takeup the offer of MenACWY vaccination despite PHE previously
describing the serious consequences of MenW disease in thisage group.
The approach taken in the UK was different from that
employed in Chile, where children under 5 years weretargeted for the same vaccine and disease reduction wasobserved only in the vaccinated age groups. The UK
programme offered the vaccine to teenagers who have thehighest meningococcal carriage rates, meaning that the
programme would not only provide direct protection for the
teenagers but broader population protection throughinterruption of carriage.

Case study 2

Significant reduction in MenW incidence by 2016 as a result ofvaccination.

just 23% in children under 5.
Influenza remains the most significant civil emergency risk to
the UK. Given the threat posed by a future influenza
pandemic and the low uptake of vaccination in the priorpandemic (particularly among young children), further
understanding of vaccine uptake among all ages of the UK
general population during the H1N1 pandemic is critical.
Flu Watch was a study of households in England run
between 2006 and 2011 to help improve understanding of
influenza burden and the factors (demographic, social, andbehavioural) associated with influenza transmission.

Transmission electron micrograph image ofan Influenza virus A.

2.1 Predictors of self and parental vaccination decisions in
England
PHE, in collaboration with University College London,
investigated the predictors of vaccination decisions during
the 2009 influenza pandemic.
The challenge
During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic (commonly
known as swine flu), UK uptake of the pandemic influenza
vaccine was very low. The vaccination programme aimed toachieve 75% vaccine uptake among priority groups but, in
England, an overall uptake of 34% was attained including

Impact—This research represents the first attempt to
explicitly consider predictors of both adult self-vaccinationand parental vaccination among the UK general population
during the H1N1 pandemic. The central findings suggest thatconcerns over the efficacy and safety of the vaccine, as wellas concerns regarding the perceived risk of pandemic
influenza, are critical determinants in both self-vaccinationand parental-vaccination. Future development of pandemic
influenza plans should consider the potential for
multicomponent interventions that specifically target
perceptions of vaccination effectiveness and safety, as wellas the perceived risk of contracting influenza, to increase
uptake of a pandemic influenza vaccination.
Source: DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.05.061

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Case study 3of antibiotics.

3.1 Engaging people to combat antimicrobial resistance: aprocess evaluation of the UK-wide Antibiotic Guardian

The challenge
Both healthcare professionals and the public have a role inpreventing the spread of drug-resistant infections. In the past,
antibiotic awareness campaigns in the UK have used posters
and leaflets in GP surgeries and pharmacies and adverts innewspapers.
PHE developed the Antibiotic Guardian campaign to movefrom raising awareness to increasing engagement, knowledge
and stimulating behaviour change. Antibiotic Guardian is anintervention to improve knowledge and behaviours regarding
antibiotic prescribing and use through an online action-based
pledge system.
The objective for the first year of the campaign was to engage
with 10,000 healthcare professionals and members of the
public to pledge on AntibioticGuardian.com.

Distribution of Antibiotic Guardians as of 20 January 2015 in England,
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by NHS Area Teams and Devolved
Administration equivalent NHS boundaries.

Impact—The campaign achieved over 12,000 pledges on
AntibioticGuardian.com, and although 95% of pledges camefrom the UK, the campaign secured pledges from 81 different
countries.

campaign

This study demonstrates, for the first time, measurable
engagement in an antimicrobial resistance public healthcampaign. Demonstrating direct impact of the campaign on

PHE developed and led a new UK-wide pledge campaign
aiming to improve behaviours around the use and prescription

Case study 4
4.1 Ebola Virus research
Though PHE has supported the clinical evaluation of themost advanced vaccine in development, there is an urgent
need to perform further research to ensure licensure of
vaccines and improve the response to control future Ebola
incidents.
PHE staff co-authored 30 research papers on Ebola virus in2017 concerning vaccine assessment, diagnostics, hostimmunity and infection, and response evaluation to the 2013
to 2016 outbreak. In addition, to support continuing global
research efforts to prevent or prepare for future Ebola
outbreaks, PHE is working with the Sierra Leone Ministry of
Health and Sanitation to operate a biobank of biologicalsamples from people who presented at clinics with symptoms
suggestive of Ebola virus disease (EVD).
With funding from the Wellcome Trust, biobank samples arebeing shared with researchers who have been awarded
funding from prestigious organisations. Their findings will beshared with PHE and collated in an openly-accessible
resource to inform other researchers and public healthcolleagues, ultimately to the benefit of people potentially atrisk from future Ebola outbreaks, whether in Sierra Leone orelsewhere.
4.2 Asymptomatic EVD and transmission
The challenge—Several articles, including those authored byPHE, have highlighted the existence of asymptomatic EVD
but little is known about the potential of such individuals totransmit the disease. In 2016 the death of a 9-month-old
baby in Guinea was associated with Ebola virus infection.
Interviews with the parents revealed no prior experience of
EVD however analysis of the mother’s breast milk andfather’s semen, supported by PHE staff within the European
Mobile Laboratory, revealed the presence of Ebola virus.

Subsequent in-field sequencing using the mobile MinION
device revealed that the asymptomatic father had infected
his wife who subsequently transmitted the virus her to baby
resulting in a lethal outcome.
Impact These 2 key studies provide additional evidence ofasymptomatic EVD infections and provide the first report thatsuch individuals can transmit Ebola virus. This work builds
on our collaborative revolutionary application of mobile
sequencing to provide real-time molecular epidemiologicalcapability in outbreak settings.
4.3 EVD co-infections and predictors of clinical outcome
The challenge—Is it possible to identify the people most likely
to be susceptible to EVD?
Using data from an earlier PHE collaborative study, to assess
the rate of mutations occurring the Ebola virus, the cellularimmune response of EVD patients could be assessed at avery precise, genomic level. This study, in association with the
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) HealthProtection
Research
Unit for Emerging andZoonotic
Infections,revealed 10 genes thatweresignificantly
upregulatedin
individuals with a lethal
outcome.

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Impact—The highlighted genes were associated with blood
coagulation and liver damage, and could be used to rapidly
and accurately identify patients at EVD treatment centres
during triage to assist in determining the most effective useof resources and treatment pathways. In an associatedstudy, the details of co-infections experienced by individuals
with EVD were revealed. Importantly, the prior reports ofmalaria co-infection associated with improved survival were
not supported. Additionally, the existence of several bacterial
species associated with normal GI tract flora, in the blood of
EVD patients, suggested translocation from the gut at theearly stages of disease. These studies performed incollaboration with the EMLab and MSF should improve
patient care during future outbreaks.
4.4 Ebola exposure and illness experience in volunteer
responders
The international response to the Ebola epidemic resulted in
the deployment of emergency teams to Liberia, Guinea andSierra Leone. Volunteers included water, sanitation, hygiene
and laboratory workers, epidemiologists, engineers,logisticians, and operations staff as well as clinicians. The
World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 40
organisations from 19 countries sent volunteers to West
Africa, with over 3,000 individuals deployed by the US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alone.

Risk of Ebola virus disease transmission in 268 individuals
who travelled to West Africa in response to the 2014 to 2016
Ebola epidemic. PPE= personal protective equipment.
suggest that protocols for the management of possible
exposure to Ebola virus and for the management of illness
should be reviewed and standardised across organisations that
deploy staff to outbreaks.
Sources for case study 4 Ebola Virus research:Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine inpreventing Ebola virus disease: final results from the
Guinea ring vaccination, open-label, cluster-randomised
trial (Ebola Ça Suffit!)

Asymptomatic infection and unrecognised Ebola virus
disease in Ebola-affected households in Sierra Leone: across-sectional study using a new non-invasive assay for
antibodies to Ebola virusPersistence and clearance of Ebola virus RNA fromseminal fluid of Ebola virus disease survivors: a longitudinal
analysis and modelling study.

Ebola Virus Persistence in Breast Milk After No Reported
Illness: A Likely Source of Virus Transmission From Motherto Child.

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Multiplex PCR method for MinION and Illumina sequencingof Zika and other virus genomes directly from clinicalsamples.

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Deep Sequencing of RNA from Blood and Oral Swab
Samples Reveals the Presence of Nucleic Acid from a
Number of Pathogens in Patients with Acute Ebola Virus
Disease and Is Consistent with Bacterial Translocation
across the Gut article. and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
article

Nature International journal of science.

Ultra-fast electronic detection of antimicrobial resistancegenes using isothermal amplification and Thin Film
Transistor sensors.

The challenge
Only a small number of international staff were diagnosed
with EVD, but as asymptomatic or unrecognised infections
can occur, it is possible that some infections in volunteers
were missed.
PHE, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, carried out an online survey and testingof oral fluid samples from 268 individuals who returned to
the UK and Ireland after working in West Africa during theEbola outbreak. Of the 268 who were tested for antibodies(as an indicator of exposure to the Ebola virus), 2 had initial
positive test results. Further testing suggested this was afalse-positive result, perhaps due to molecular interactions
within the test, and neither exhibited any symptoms of theillness. A high number of other near-miss events werereported, and less than a third of individuals who
experienced illness whilst in West Africa or soon after return
were tested for Ebola virus while they were unwell.
Source: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/
journal.pmed.1002300

Impact—This was the first study of the prevalence of Ebola
virus infection in international responders. It demonstrated thatasymptomatic Ebola virus infection was rare in international
healthcare and other workers who responded to the epidemic inWest Africa. There was no evidence of infection with Ebola inindividuals who were considered to have had a risk oftransmission, such as who had experienced a near-miss or
exposure event.
The descriptions of near-miss events and the finding that manyof those who experienced illness were not tested at the time

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Case study 5
5.1 Lessons from an international public health emergency
PHE has examined the reasons why Zika was declared a
Public Health Emergency of International Concern, why it
stopped being one and what we can learn from this for the
future.
The challenge
The association of Zika infection with clusters of
microcephaly and other neurological disorders was originallydeclared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern(PHEIC) by the World Health Organization on 1 February
2016 and was in place for 9 months until November 2016.
Zika was first identified in Uganda in 1947 and wasconsidered a mild illness with clinical similarities to dengue
and many other tropical infectious diseases. The first large
human outbreak was in Micronesia in 2007.
An outbreak in French Polynesia between November 2013
and February 2014 was the first associated with increased
incidence of neurological complications, including GuillainBarré syndrome.
Zika appears to have arrived in Brazil by early 2015 and by
October 2015 an increase in notifications of microcephaly innewborn babies were reported. This escalated so rapidly thaton 11 November 2015 microcephaly was declared a national
public health emergency in Brazil. The rise in microcephaly
was linked by time and place with a rise in Zika infection.
The original Public Health Emergency of International
Concern declaration was based on the increase in
microcephaly notifications in Brazil, and the possibility of thisbeing linked to Zika infection in pregnancy.
Impact—The purpose of the PHEIC declaration was tostimulate global action to define the nature of the relationshipbetween Zika and microcephaly, as well as to identify
appropriate public health actions to mitigate the risk,
particularly for pregnant women. The declaration was notprimarily declared to stop the spread of the outbreak (unlike
the earlier Ebola emergency).

routinely practiced in many countries as part of a malaria
control strategy, the Zika response illustrated that theevidence base for this approach is not robust.
The Zika outbreak demonstrated again the challenges inmaintaining a clear evidence-based approach to outbreak
response and the challenge to ensure that advice is notcontrary to the evidence.
Source: DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.05.008

6. Case study 6
6.1 Understanding knowledge, skills and confidence gaps tomove the nation
PHE undertook primary research to understand GPs’knowledge, confidence in and use of national physical activity
and health guidelines, in order to develop a new, wholesystem approach for embedding brief advice on physicalactivity into routine clinical practice.
The challenge
In 2011, the UK Chief Medical Officers issued age-specificguidelines on physical activity for the general population.
Inactivity is among the top 10 risk factors for disease anddisability in England.
One in 4 people say they would be more active if advised by
a GP or nurse. Health professional-led physical activity
interventions are very effective, with brief advice for physicalactivity up to 10 times more effective than brief advice aboutsmoking. Advice about physical activity as a routine part ofhealthcare services has been identified as one of the best
investments for increasing physical activity levels in patients.
Behaviour change is best supported by repeated routine
advice, supplemented by assessment tools to reinforce
progress and achievement.
The aim of this study was to assess GP knowledge,
confidence in physical activity guidelines and assessment
tools.

Despite global efforts to predict future
outbreaks, the link between Zika infection
and microcephaly was an unexpected
finding. In the absence of a vaccine, publichealth agencies, governments and doctors
had little to offer women, apart from advice
on avoiding mosquito bites, delaying
pregnancy or avoiding travel to areas withactive Zika transmission. Although better
planning for an emerging infection might nothave increased the options available forpatients, it could have facilitated thedevelopment of better risk communication
strategies.
The response to Zika highlighted differencesin approaches between countries and publichealth agencies and the challenges ofmaintaining a ‘pure’ public health approach toadvice. One example was the use of
insecticide (disinsection) to decontaminate
planestravellingfrom
Zika-affected
countries. Although disinsection of planes is

Surveyed familiarity of GPs with the Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines(left panel) and awareness and use of physical activity tools by GPs (right panel). Source:
Robin Chatterjee, Tim Chapman, Mike GT Brannan and Justin Varney. GPs’ knowledge,use, and confidence in national physical activity and health guidelines and tools: aquestionnaire-based survey of general practice in England, Br J Gen Pract 2017. (GPPAQ = General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire; IPAQ = International Physical
Activity Questionnaire; Scot PASQ = Scottish Physical Activity Screening Question; Eng
PASQ = English Physical Activity Screening Question).
Source: doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X692513

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Impact—The research elicited over 1000 responses. As
shown in the figure below, only 20% of respondents were‘broadly or very familiar’ with the national physical activity
guidelines. While many GPs were aware of the recommended
physical activity questionnaire for use with patients, asignificant proportion was not aware of the associatedassessment tools. Over half of respondents reported that they
had not undertaken any training about how to encourage
physical activity.
This study highlighted the need for significant improvement inknowledge, skills and confidence to maximise the potential forphysical activity advice during GP consultations. PHE used
this work to develop a multi-strand approach to closing thisgap through the Moving Healthcare Professionals
Programme.
The Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme is apartnership programme with Sport England about embedding
physical activity teaching resources in medical undergraduate
education for doctors. The programme has delivered face toface training to over 4,000 doctors, embedded undergraduate
resources in 17 out of 35 medical schools and seen over
80,000 e-learning modules completed.
Source: bjgp.org/content/67/663/e668
Case study 7
7.1 Prison-based opioid substitution treatment and risk of death
PHE, in collaboration with King’s College London, University ofBristol, University of New South Wales and the University ofManchester investigated the effectiveness of prison-based
opioid substitution treatment (OST) in reducing the risk of death
after release from prison.
The challenge—Illicit heroin is associated with a high risk ofdeath (particularly among people who inject drugs) and thisincreases with age especially among men. The leading causeof death in this population is accidental poisoning (overdose).
Prisoners with opioid use disorder face an acute risk of deathon their release to the community, particularly in the firstmonth. In this large-scale national study we investigatedwhether prison-based OST at release reduced post-releasemortality and whether OST improved engagement with
community-based treatment services.
Case study 8
8.1 Is cancer the only significant health risk from occupationalradiation exposure?
The challenge—Radiation protection legislation is primarily
focused on protecting against excess risks of cancers
however at therapeutic dose levels there is good evidence
that radiation can damage the heart and circulatory system.
Recent papers have also shown evidence of radiation relatedrisks of heart disease mortality in Japanese atomic bomb
survivors. Do excess risks occur among occupationally
exposed workers and the public who are exposed to much
lower chronic doses?
Impact—The INWORKS project is a collaboration between
PHE, the International Agency for Research on Cancer andseveral other leading research groups in France and theUSA. Its aim is to investigate and provide evidence ofradiation risks based on the pooling of data from occupational
cohorts in the UK, France and the USA. The UK component
is based on the National Registry for Radiation Workers thatis run by PHE.
PHE has led on the part of the work investigating the effects

Survival curve during the year following release for prison
inmates exposed and not exposed to opioid substitution
treatment.

Impact—PHE research observed that OST was associated with
a 75% reduction in all-cause mortality and an 85% reduction in
drug-related poisoning mortality in the month following release.
The strengths of our study include: findings based on a large
sample of prisoners with opioid use disorder (OUD); the use ofadministrative databases for recording OST exposure; outcome
estimates subject to confounder control; and clinically important
findings which apply to both the prison and community drug
misuse treatment systems in England and elsewhere. Our
study shows that prison-based OST is a highly effective meansof reducing the risk of death in the first 4 weeks after release.
This study was awarded the 2018 European Monitoring Centre
for Drugs and Drug Addiction scientific award for demand
reduction interventions research.
Sources:www.emcdda.europa.eu/activities/scientificaward_en#pane0

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DOI: 10.1111/add.13779

of radiation on non-cancer disease risk. This research
published at BioOne Complete has identified a significantly
raised risk of circulatory disease risk that appears to be
driven by raised risks from cerebrovascular disease andischemic heart disease. The estimates are generally
consistent with those observed in studies on atomic bomb
survivors. These earlier studies have been the main source ofevidence upon which the UK radiation protection regulations
arebased.
However, thecurrent study
also provide
evidence thatthe risks arenotwelldefined andthatfurther
researchisneededtobettercharacterise
non-cancer
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9. Case study 9
9.1 Benefits of sunlight on blood pressure
Research at PHE confirms the ability of sunlight to cause skincells to produce chemicals that can relax blood vessels andreduce their pressure
The challenge—Elevated blood pressure is a major
contributory factor for many diseases and in the UK, it is thethird biggest risk factor for disease after smoking and poor
diet. Over 12.5 million people in the UK have high bloodpressure, and over 7 million have been diagnosed withcardiovascular disease, a common consequence of high bloodpressure. Measures that can mitigate high blood pressure
even to a modest level would have a very significant overallnational impact. Further, cardiovascular disease alone costs
the NHS over £8 billion a year, a significant part of which is for
medication that relaxes blood vessels.

sunlight that are linked with melanoma development anddemonstrated that the far less harmful parts of sunlight werestill highly effective in stimulating NO release from skin cells.
Further investigations are continuing in order to understandthe practical applications of this knowledge such as the
optimal amount of sunlight exposure, the duration ofeffectiveness, the variations with seasons and the potential
influence of diet on the observed effect of sunlight. This
information will be used to formulate new guidance on how
we can stay safe and benefit from healthy sun exposure.
Source: DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-11567-5

Impact—Research in PHE demonstrated that some parts ofthe sunlight spectrum can stimulate skin cells to produce
chemicals such as nitric oxide (NO) which is highly effective
in relaxing blood vessels, thereby enabling blood pressure to
decrease. This beneficial feature of sunlight has to bebalanced against the known risk of skin cancer, including
melanoma. Researchers filtered out the harmful portions ofCase study 10
10.1 Controlling Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death globally due
to an infectious disease and despite major international
efforts this disease remains a major threat to public health.
In 2017, PHE reported that sustained progress in the control
of TB in the UK was being made with a 30% decline inincidence between 2011 and 2015. This decline wasattributable to a combination of global and national initiatives
and in particular, action taken as a part of the national
tuberculosis strategy, developed by PHE and NHS England
between 2013 and 2015. The collaborative strategy identified
areas for action and priorities such as addressing latent TB in
new entrants to the UK and the identification andmanagement of cases in vulnerable groups and those withsocial risk factors.
The WHO End TB strategy requires a 10% annual decline incases globally by 2025 and the promising data from PHE andits partners indicate that this is achievable by combining
expertise, knowledge and political commitment. Such levels ofeffort and commitment must be maintained in the UK andother countries, but the more ambitious WHO target toachieve an annual decline in cases of 17% from 2025 to 2035
will only be achieved by the introduction of new tools,
including better diagnostics and drugs and new vaccines.
10.2 Promising new vaccines on the horizon
PHE researchers are key partners in collaborative projects
aimed at identifying novel vaccination strategies, including
prophylactic and post-exposure vaccines. The TBVAC2020
project is the latest of a series of EU-funded consortia whichbring together a breadth of expertise in vaccine discovery anddevelopment in order to identify potential candidates forclinical testing.

TB in adults. There is therefore an urgent need for a safeand efficacious vaccine that is superior to BCG with regards
to preventing infection or disease in the various at-risk
populations. Given the complexity and variability of thedisease in these different populations and geographicalsettings, a multi-pronged approach is required, with a single
vaccine being unlikely to be suitable for all forms of TB.
Impact—PHE provides specialised, pre-clinical testing thatenables the identification of the most efficacious vaccines
and which supports their progression to the clinic. The
vaccines are tested in an un-biased manner and often instudies where several candidates are tested head-to-head,enabling prioritisation. Many of the vaccines currently inclinical trials were previously screened by PHE researchers
who are now supporting the development of several
promising new candidates and concepts. This includes 1
vaccine, MTBVAC, an attenuated version of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis which was shown to offer strong protection
when used in a re-vaccination approach with BCG.
10.3 Studies of BCG vaccination in the UK informs new
vaccination strategies
The challenge—Whilst progress is being made in identifying
novel and promising vaccine candidates, the pace of theirclinical development is slow. This is due to many factors
including the nature of the disease which may develop
months or years after initial infection, limited resources andthe lack of a correlate of protection. Gaining information fromclinical studies involving the existing BCG vaccine could behighly informative for the testing of new vaccines.

The challenge—The current vaccine, BCG, is effective at
protecting infants against severe forms of TB but it hasvariable and globally insufficient efficacy against pulmonary

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Impact—A study involving PHE aimed to assess the durationof protection of infant and school-age BCG vaccination
against TB in the UK. The conclusion was that vaccination of
infants in a high-risk population provided protection for atleast 10 years, whereas BCG given to school-age children
gave protection for at least 20 years. This evidence may
indicate a benefit of vaccinating with BCG or a novel vaccine
at school age in order to extend the duration of protection into
adulthood.

Transmission electron micrograph image of a mycobacterium
tuberculosis.

10.4 A tool to measure vaccine-induced functional immune
responses
The challenge—There is no single validated indicator withwhich to measure the efficacy of new TB vaccines instimulating protective immune responses. Thus, the only way
to demonstrate efficacy is to conduct studies which show thatthe vaccine protects against challenge with the pathogen.
These are lengthy and costly studies and therefore thenumber of candidates and parameters that can be tested islimited by resources. Development of an assay to measure a
vaccine-induced functional biological response representativeof protection against infection or TB disease would represent
a major advance in the effort to develop TB vaccines.
Mycobacterial growth inhibition assays (MGIAs) represent 1
such clinically relevant approach.
Impact—The MGIA Project brought together an internationalgroup of scientific experts, including PHE researchers, towork on growth inhibition assays. Using whole blood or
peripheral blood mononuclear cells (a type of white blood
cells), the MGIA provides an unbiased measure of thevaccine-induced antigen-specific immune response. The
results indicated that the MGIA has promise as a functional
assay for the assessment of TB vaccines and is a potential
model for investigating the mechanisms involved in antimycobacterial immunity.

impact through training

11.1 by Faye Lanni, PhD student
Tuberculosis is currently the leading cause of deathworldwide by an infectious disease. PHE has a world class
TB research group at Porton which I joined, after completing
my MSc, to work in a team developing improved tools toaccelerate the development of new anti-TB drugs.
PHE offers an opportunity for staff to register for part-time
PhDs via the Open University. So, when I had the idea for my
PhD studies I approached Dr. Ann Rawkins who supportedme through writing the proposal and establishing a
supervisory team.
The idea behind my project is to improve the accuracy andrelevance of pre-clinical studies by using microdialysis toquantify the concentration of drugs over time and at the target
site of action. This technique has never been used for anti-TB
drugs and if successful would significantly improve the ability
to optimise complex dosing schedules and reduce drug
toxicity; factors that are very important in TB treatment.
This technique and the skills needed to develop it were new
to the site and this posed many challenges. The enthusiasmof the Biological Investigations Group, the Supervisory Teamas well as PHE colleagues both within and outside of the TB
group is unrivalled. I have been fortunate enough to present
this novel and exciting project both at national andinternational conferences.

A part time PhD is often thought to be a very daunting task,
and although I am not denying it is difficult, there are many
advantages to completing a PhD whilst being in full time
employment such as career development and progression,
improving generic laboratory skills, developing a publication
record not dependant on PhD results, and having more
opportunities for collaborations, not to mention flexibility withfunding and time scales.
PHE have given me a wonderful opportunity to conduct a parttime PhD and the very best start to what I hope will be a longand exciting career.

Additional data can be found below:Annex A: Awards to PHE in 2017 to 2018Annex B: PHE research 2017 to 2018 annual review

Annex C: Internal funding awards 2017 to 2018Annex D: Studies reviewed by PHE Research Ethics andGovernance Group (REGG) 2017

Annex E: PHE research 2017 to 2018 annual review

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10.1371/
currents.dis.47581b109e865f7b64d831f86a7fd7f4.
Clarke L, Blanchard K, Maini R, Radu A, Eltinay N, Zaidi
Z, Murray V. Knowing What We Know – Reflections on
the Development of Technical Guidance for Loss Data for
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
PLOS Currents Disasters. 2018 Aug 2 . Edition 1. doi:
10.1371/
currents.dis.537bd80d1037a2ffde67d66c604d2a78.



Sorensen C, Murray V, Lemery J, Balbus J (2018)
Climate change and women's health: Impacts and policy
directions. PLoS Med 15(7): e1002603. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pmed.1002603



Pickering CJ, O'Sullivan TL, Morris A, Mark C, McQuirk
D, Chan EY, Guy E, Chan G, Reddin K, Throp R, Tsuzuki
S, Yeung T, Murray V. The Promotion of ‘Grab Bags’ as a
Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy. PLOS Currents
Disasters. 2018 Jul 6 . Edition 1. doi: 0.1371/currents.dis.
223ac4322834aa0bb0d6824ee424e7f8.

Leppold C, Ochi S, Nomura S, Murray V. The Great East
Japan Earthquake, tsunamis, and Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear power plant disaster: lessons for evidence
integration from a WADEM 2017 presentation and panel
discussion.
Prehosp
DisasterMed.
https://
doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X18000481

Yu Lei, Peng Cui, Amar Deep Regmi, Virginia Murray,
Alessandro Pasuto, Gacomo Titti, Muhammad Shafique,
Tilak Priyadarshana D. G. An International Program on
Silk Road Disaster Risk Reduction – a Belt and Road
Initiative, 2016-2020 J. Mt. Science. 2018 1383-1396

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Energy and Environment Research Group
Swansea University United Kingdom
ESRI Building, College of Engineering, Bay
Campus, Swansea University, Fabian Way,
Swansea SA1 8EN
Tel: +44 (0)1792 205678
Website: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/

Swansea University is a research-led university that has
been making a difference since 1920. The University
community thrives on exploration and discovery, and offers
the right balance of excellent teaching and research,matched by an enviable quality of life.
The University
has enjoyed a period of tremendous growth, and we haveachieved our ambition to be a top thirty research University,
soaring up the 2014 Research Excellence Framework
league table to 26th in the UK from 52nd in 2008.
Additionally, an ambitious Campus Development
Programme is well underway - one of the largest
knowledge economy projects in the UK and within the top
five in Europe. It involves the creation of the Bay Campus,
a brand new ￡450 million development on the eastern
approach to the city, together with the transformation of ourexisting Singleton Park Campus. Swansea's multiculturaldual-campus community provides a global perspective andopportunities to gain skills that last a lifetime. True to thevision of its industrial founders in 1920 Swansea University
will: Provide an environment of research excellence, withresearch that is world-leading, globally collaborative andinternationally recognised; Deliver an outstanding student
experience, with research-led and practice-driven teachingof the highest quality that produces global graduates
educated and equipped for distinguished personal andprofessional achievement; Use its research strength,
collaboration with industry and global reach, to drive
economic growth, foster prosperity, enrich the communityand cultural life of Wales and, contribute to the health,leisure and wellbeing of its citizens. You can also readabout the University's history, ambitions, and management.

Research Focus



Coastal Morphodynamic modelling

Wave and tidal modelling

Storm impacts and coastal disasters

Wave overtopping

Coastal flood risk

Coastal defenseClimate change impacts on the coastal environmentHydrometeorology

Research Unit Contract
Energy and Environment Research Group
Prof. Harshinie Karunarathna
h.u.karunarathna@swansea.ac.uk

Prof. Harshinie Karunarathna
E-mail: h.u.karunarathna@swansea.ac.uk

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Latest Publications
Thompson, D., Karunarathna, H. and Reeve, D.E. 2017.
Modelling Extreme Wave Overtopping at Aberystwyth
Promenade, Water Science and Engineering (accepted).

Horrillo-Caraballo, J.M., Karunarathna, H., Pan, S. andReeve, D.E. 2016. Performance of a data-driven
technique to changes in wave height and its effect onbeach response, Water Science and Engineering, 9(1),pp. 42-51.

Xuan, Yunqing., Abbas, Salam., Song, Xiaomeng. &Reeve, Dominic. (2017). Quantile regression based
method for investigating rainfall trends associated withflooding and drought conditions. European Water 59, 137143.

Thompson D.A., Karunarathna, H. and Reeve, D.E. 2016.
Comparison between wave generation methods fornumerical simulation of bimodal seas, Water Science andEngineering, 9(1), pp.3-13.

Fairley, I., Masters I. and Karunarathna, H. 2016.
Numerical modelling of storm and surge events on
offshore sandbanks, Marine Geology, 371, 106-119.



Reeve, D., Karunarathna, H., Pan, S., Horrillo-Caraballo,
J.M., Różyński, G. and Ranasinghe, R., 2016, Data-driven
and hybrid coastal morphological prediction methods formesoscale forecasting, Geomorphology, 256, pp. 49-67.



X Ding, Y Chen, Y Pan, D Reeve, 2016. “Fast ensemble
forecast of storm surge along the coast of China”, Journalof Coastal Research, pp.1077-1081.



Umeda, S., Yushi, M. and Karunarathna, H. 2018.
Seasonal to decadal variability of shoreline position on amultiple sandbar beach, Journal of Coastal Research, SI
85, 21-25.

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

Bennett, W.G., Karunarathna, H., Mori, N. and Reeve,
D.E. 2016. Climate Change Impacts on Future Wave
Climate around the UK, Special Issue: Modeling of Waves
in Coasts and Estuaries, Journal of Marine Science andEngineering.



Karunarathna, H., Horrillo-Caraballo, J.M., Burningham,
H., Pan, S. and Reeve, D.E. Two-dimensional reducedphysics model to describe historic morphodynamic
behaviour of an estuary inlet, Marine Geology, Vol. 182,
pp.200-209.

Karunarathna, H., Horrillo-Caraballo, J.M., Kuriyama, Y.
Mase, H., Ranasinghe, R. and Reeve, D.E. 2016.
Linkages between sediment composition, wave climate
and beach profile variability at multiple timescales, Marine
Geology, 381, pp.194-208.

Jobs and Internship Opportunities

All available opportunities will appear in the college of engineering webpage:https://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/

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Oceania

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Centre for Disaster Studies,
James Cook University, Australia

Building 34, College of Science and Engineering, 1James Cook Drive
Townsville QLD 4811, Australia
Tel: +61 7 4781 5617
Fax: +61 7 4781 4020
Website: https://www.jcu.edu.au/centre-for-disasterstudies

The Centre for Disaster Studies is a multi-disciplinary
research unit within the College of Science andEngineering at James Cook University. The Centre has
acted as the university's face to the public and theprofessionals in the Emergency Management andMeteorology fields, city councils and other researchers
since its establishment in 1979.

The Centre for Disaster Studies was formally established a
few years after James Cook University opened. The
catalysts for the development of a research centre
dedicated to study of the impact of disaster were two
major cyclones; Althea which devastated Townsville in1971 and Tracy in which destroyed Darwin in 1974. These

events generated strong research interest in cyclones andnatural hazards.
Formerly funded by an annual grant from the Queensland
Department of Emergency Services, the Centre is now
primarily supported through individual and government
research grants and projects. Presently Associate
Professor David King (Director) provides direction for theCentre through his leadership and guidance of ourmultidisciplinary research team.

Members have extensive research expertise, field work
experience and professional teaching capacity incommunity based disaster management (all hazards).

multi-disciplinary research units
Research Focus

Academic research members have a strong foundation in
the following research areas (both domestic andinternational):Integrated disaster risk reduction and climate change
adaptation

Land use planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR)
and climate change

Building resilience in the built, natural and social
environmentTourism crisis and disaster management

Vulnerability and capacity assessment (community
mapping for DRR and recovery)Social network analysis for disaster governance, risk
reduction and resiliencePost disaster assessment for response and recovery

Sustainable
livelihoods

development/redevelopment

andAffiliate members of the Centre also conduct relevant
research in the fields of engineering, public health, nursing,journalism/media, psychology, education, anthropology,
human geography and the broader social sciences.

The Centre has extensive experience in the translation ofresearchandscienceinto
effective
policyrecommendations and action.

Dr. Yetta Gurtner
Coordinator, Centre for Disaster Studies
James Cook University
E-mail: yetta.gurtner@jcu.edu.au

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Institutional Capacity Development Activities

PhD and Masters by research opportunities are available with the Centre refer to link for application process: https://www.jcu.edu.au/graduate-research-school

Master of Planning and Urban Design has a major in Disaster Resilience with 4 subjects to be offered in flexible
delivery/external/online mode from next year:https://www.jcu.edu.au/course-and-subject-handbook/courses/postgraduate-courses/majors-and-minors/mturpdisaster-resilience-major

Latest Research Results

2018
Boon, Helen J. (2018) “Modeling disaster resilience”. In:
Madu, Christian N., and Kuei, Chu-Hua, (eds.) Handbookof Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. World
Scientific Publishing, New York, NY, USA, pp. 407-431.

Gurtner, Y., and Vachette A (2017) “Community Post
Impact Assessment – Rapid Appraisal. Tropical Cyclone
Debbie”. Centre for Disaster Studies, James Cook
University

Gurtner, Y., and Vachette A (2017) “Lessons Learnt from
Community Recovery”. Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Tropical Cyclone Debbie Forum. Queensland Tropical
Cyclone Consultative Committee Kedron 6 June 2017

Gurtner, Y (2017) “Using Facebook as a Source ofHazard and Risk Information: A Case Study of Tropical
Cyclone Debbie” Tropical Cyclone Debbie Forum.
Queensland Tropical Cyclone Consultative Committee
Kedron 6 June 2017

Scovell, M.D., McShane, C.J., Swinbourne, A.L., andSmith, D.J. (2017) Investigating factors that influence
cyclone mitigation behaviour: a pilot study. In: [Presented
at the 6th Australian and New Zealand Disaster &Emergency Management Conference]. From: 6thAustralian and New Zealand Disaster & Emergency
Management Conference, 22-23 May 2017, Gold Coast,
QLD, Australia.

2017
Goudie D. (2017) “Natural Disasters and Evacuations as
a Communication and Social Phenomenon”. In: Springer
Science+Business Media LLC 2017 R.A. Meyers (ed.),Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-27737-5_186-4 Pp1-40.

King, D & Gurtner, Y. (2017) "Utilising post disastersurveys to understand the social context of floods –experiences from Northern Australia" Flood Damage
Survey and Assessment-New Insights from Researchand Practice AGU Wiley

Vachette, A., King, D. & Cottrell, A. (2017) “Bonding,
Bridging and Linking Social Capital: A Qualitative Studyof the Emergency Management of Cyclone Pam,
Vanuatu.” Asia Pacific Viewpoint.

Vachette, A. (2017) “Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction
and Climate Change Adaptation in Vanuatu: The Art andPractice of Building Resilience to Hazards.” In Weal
Filho, W. (Ed.) Climate Change Adaptation in PacificCountries: Fostering Resilience and Up-keeping Life
Quality. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin.

Contact informationCollege of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences - Professor Peter Leggat, Sandra DowningCollege of Health Care Sciences - Associate Professor Caryn West, Dr Connar McShane, Dr Anne SwinbourneCollege of Science and Engineering – Dr Doug GoudieCollege of Art, Society and Education – Professor Rosita Henry, Dr Maxine Newlands

Cyclone Testing Station – Dr David Henderson, Professor John Ginger,



The Cairns Institute – Professor Allan Dale, Dr Margaret Gooch

CSIRO – Dr Erin BohenskyFaculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland - Dr Deanne Bird



Department of Geography and Planning, Macquarie University - Dr Katharine Haynes

Further information: https://www.jcu.edu.au/centre-for-disaster-studies/outcomes/publications



Visiting professor/scholar or research internships: yetta.gurtner@jcu.edu.au

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Queensland University of Technology
Science and Engineering Faculty, Australia

Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Tel: +61 7 3138 1539
Fax: +61 6 3138 1170
Webpage: https://www.qut.edu.au/science-engineering

We are a team of academics who are actively engaged
in research, teaching, and professional service acrosssub-disciplines of civil engineering. We have strong
connections to the community of practicing civilengineers, as well as leadership roles within theinternational academic community. Our researchers are
involved in cutting-edge research programs, topics andprojects across all of our sub-disciplines.
Our
research has made significant contributions to QUT's
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) ratings. We
received a 4 (above world standard) in environmental
engineering, and a 3 (at world standard) for civilengineering.
ERA (Excellence in Research forAustralia)

Research Focus:

Infrastructure resilience to natural disastersSocial resilience assessment to natural disastersEngaging vulnerable populations
preparedness and responseTeo, M. M., Lawie, M., Goonetilleke, A., Ahankoob, A.,
Deilami, K., 2018, Engaging vulnerable populations in
disaster preparedness and response: A local
government context, Australian Journal of Emergency
Management, Vol. 33(1), pp. 38-47.

indisaster

Latest Publications:

Journal papers:Teo, M., Goonetilleke, A., Ahankoob., A., Deilami, K. and
Lawie, M., 2018, Disaster Awareness and Information
Seeking Behaviour among Residents from Low SocioEconomic Backgrounds, International Journal of Disaster
Risk Reduction, Vol. 31, pp. 1121-1131.



Aslam Saja, A. M., Teo, M., Goonetilleke, A. and Ziyath,A. M., 2018, An inclusive and adaptive framework formeasuring social resilience to disasters, International
Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol. 28, pp. 862-873.

Prof. Ashantha Goonetilleke
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Charles Darwin University
College of Health and Human Sciences
Australia
Ellengowan Dr, Casuarina NT
0810, Australia
Tel: 1800 061 963
Website: https://www.cdu.edu.au/

The Charles Darwin University RISCK Centre (Resilience
Implementation
applying
SocialandCommunity
Knowledges) will commence operations in 2019. An updatewill be sent once the details are finalized.

Research Focus:
The CDU RISCK Centre will focus on developing andapplying theories of how social and community (particularly
Indigenous) knowledge informs understanding of disasterrisk reduction and recovery. In addition to operating inNorthern Australia, the Centre includes a cross-cultural
focus and operates on Taiwan and Indonesia. Further
details will be made available once the Centre has beenformally established in 2019.

Prof. Douglas Paton
E-mail: douglas.paton@cdu.edu.au

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Latest Publications:
Current projects include:Art, DRR and Disaster Recovery: A comparative studyof Indigenous peoples in Australia and Taiwan.



Quality of Life in Communities Permanently RelocatedFollowing Disaster.

Transformation in Disaster Risk Reduction Theory andPractice: Signs for success from case studies in
Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia and Japan.



羅錦福(Douglas Paton), (Rey Sheng-Her) 何日生, 張麗
珠編著(Li-Ju, Jang) (2018) 降低社區災害風險與災後復
原 (Community-Based Disaster Risk reduction andRecovery: Integrating community development and risk
management). 版權所有 翻印必究: Taipei, Taiwan.

Paton, D. & Sagala, S. (2018) Disaster Risk Reductionin Indonesia. Springfield, Ill., Charles C. Thomas.

Paton, D. (2018) 降低社區災害風險與災後復原：社區Publications:

Adhikari, M., Paton, D., Johnston, D., Prasannaa, R. &McColl, S.T. (2018) Modelling predictors of earthquake
preparedness in Nepal. Procedia Engineering, 212,
910-917.

發展與風險管理的整合 Community-Based Disaster
Risk reduction and Recovery: Integrating community
development and risk management. In 羅錦福(Douglas

Ejeta, L.T., Ardilan, A., Paton, D. & Yaseri, M. (2018)
Emotional and Cognitive Factors Influencing Flood
Preparedness in Dire Dawa town, Ethiopia. Natural
Hazards, 93, 715-737 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069018-3321-0

Jang)(2018)
降低社區災害風險與災後復原(Community-Based Disaster Risk reduction andRecovery: Integrating community development and risk
management). 版權所有 翻印必究: Taipei, Taiwan.

Feng, S., Hussain, L & Paton, D. (2018) Harnessing
informal disaster education for community resilience.
Disaster Prevention and Management, 27, 43-59
https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-07-2017-0157



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





Kwok, A.H., Paton, D., Becker, J., Hudson-Doyle, E.E.
& Johnston, D. (2018) A bottom-up approach todevelopinganeighbourhood-based
resiliencemeasurement framework, Disaster Prevention andManagement, 27, 2, 255-270, https://doi.org/10.1108/
DPM-07-2017-0169
Ranjbar, M., Soleimani, A.A., Sedghpour, B.S.,
Shahboulaghi, F.M., Paton, D., & Noroozi, M. (2018)
The predictors of earthquake preparedness in Tehran
households. Electronic Physician (ISSN: 2008-5842),
10, 6478-6486
Ranjbar, M., Soleimani, A.A., Sedghpour, B.S.,
Shahboulaghi, F.M., Paton, D., & Noroozi, M. (2018)
Associating Factors with Public Preparedness
Behavior Against Earthquake: A review of Iranian
research literature. Health in Emergencies andDisasters Quarterly, 3, 67-76.
Tedim, F., Leone, V., Amraoui, M., Bouillon, C.,
Coughlan, M.R., Delogu, G.M, Fernandes, P.M.,
Ferreira, C., McCaffrey, S., McGee, T.K., Parente, J.,
Paton, D., Pereira, M.G., Ribeiro, L.M., Viegas, D.X. &Xanthopoulos, G. (2018) Defining Extreme Wildfire
Events: Difficulties, Challenges, and Impacts. Fire, 1,9; doi:10.3390/fire1010009
Wisner, B., Paton, D., Alisic, S., Eastwood, O., Shreve,
C. & Fordham, M. (2018) Communication with children
and families about disaster: Reviewing multidisciplinary literature 2015-2017. Current Psychiatry
Reports, 20:73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-0180942-7

Paton), (Rey Sheng-Her) 何日生, 張麗珠編著(Li-Ju,

Sagala, S., Sullivan, G., Wulandari, Y. & Paton, D.
(2018) Comparative Study of Community Resilience toVolcanic Hazards in Indonesia. In 羅錦福(Douglas
Paton), (Rey Sheng-Her) 何日生, 張麗珠編著(Li-Ju,
Jang)
降低社區災害風險與災後復原 (CommunityBased Disaster Risk reduction and Recovery:
Integrating community development and risk
management). 版權所有 翻印必究: Taipei, Taiwan.



Sagala, S. & Paton, D. (2018) Disaster Risk Reduction:
Developing an Indonesian perspective. In D. Patonand S. Sagala (Eds). Disaster Risk Reduction inIndonesia. (pp. 3-10) Springfield, Ill., Charles C.
Thomas.



Wimbardana, R., Sagala, S. & Paton, D. (2018)
Community Resilience to Volcanic Disaster at Mount
Merapi, Indonesia. In D. Paton and S. Sagala (Eds).
Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia. (pp. 45-60)
Springfield, Ill., Charles C. Thomas.



Sutton, S., Buergelt, P.T., Paton, D. & Sagala, S.
(2018) Cultural Drivers of Disaster Risk Reduction
Behaviour: The Case of Pulau Simeulue. In D. Patonand S. Sagala (Eds). Disaster Risk Reduction inIndonesia. (pp. 167-185) Springfield, Ill., Charles C.
Thomas.



Paton, D. & Sagala, S. (2018) Disaster Risk Reductionin Indonesia: Moving Forward. In D. Paton and S.
Sagala (Eds). Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia.
(pp. 244-256) Springfield, Ill., Charles C. Thomas.

Paton, D., Johnston, D., Rossiter, K., Buergelt, P.T.,
Richards, A. & Anderson, S. (2018) Tsunami risk inAustralia: Facilitating community understanding. Asia
Pacific Fire, 64, 74-76.

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GNS Science
New Zealand
1 Fairway Drive, Avalon 5010
PO Box 30-368, Lower Hutt 5040
New ZealandPhone +64 4 570 1444
Fax +64 4 570 4600
Website: https://www.gns.cri.nz/

GNS Science, Te Pū Ao, is New Zealand’s leading providerof Earth, geoscience and isotope research and consultancy
services. Our purpose is to understand natural Earthsystem processes and resources, and to translate these
into economic, environmental and social benefits.
Demonstrating scientific excellence since 1865.
Since 1865 we have demonstrated scientific excellence in acountry that straddles two tectonic plates, where
earthquakes were first associated with geological faulting,
and whose first Nobel Laureate, Ernest Rutherford, saw
that radioactive isotopes could be used for geologicaldating.

our Māori name, Te Pū Ao, which means “the foundation,
origin, and source of the world”.
We are proud of our 140-year-old heritage inheritedfrom New Zealand Geological Survey [1865-1990], DSIR
Geophysics Division [1951-1990], Institute of Nuclear
Sciences [1959-1992], and DSIR Geology andGeophysics [1990-1992].
In 1992, Crown Research Institutes (CRI) were establishedby the New Zealand Government.
While our registered company name remains the Institute ofGeological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, in 2006 we rebranded to become GNS Science.

Today, we continue these investigations, from the atomic to
the planetary scale. These activities are expressed throughDr. Gill Jolly
E-mail: G.Jolly@gns.cri.nz
Dr. Kelvin Berryman
E-mail: k.berryman@gns.cri.nz

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Research Focus:
We apply our scientific knowledge from the atomic to theplanetary scale, to create wealth, protect theenvironment, and improve the safety of people.

Energy Futures

Land and Marine Geoscience
Understanding earth processes to underpin explorationand geohazards.



Gas Hydrates

Geothermal



Minerals

Oil & Gas

Earth's Magnetic Field



Fossils

Ocean Floor ExplorationPlate Tectonics



Regional Geology

Environment & Climate
Innovations for industry, authentication, climate change
and environment.

Natural Hazards & Risk
Understanding, monitoring and planning for community
protection.


Earthquakes

Landslides

Tsunami

Volcanoes

Risk & Society

Sustainable energy development and resource use for
wealth creation.

Advanced Materials



Air Quality

Climate ChangeExtremophiles

Isotope ScienceGroundwater

Institutional Capacity Development Activities or training opportunities:
Training
Courses and programmes on offer at GNS Science
Radiation License "Core of Knowledge" Training
GNS Science provides regular training courses for people planning to apply for radiation licenses.
Courses are a day long, and usually held at GNS Sciences National Isotope Centre in Lower Hutt. However, courses arealso held on request at locations around New Zealand for companies requiring in-house staff training. Details here:
Quaternary TechniquesThis short course is intended for students and researchers in all areas of earth and environmental sciences who are
faced with questions such as:What types of archives contain paleoenviromental information?

What is the most appropriate environmental indicator at my site?

What proxies are used for climate change?

How do I interpret these isotope data?

What techniques are best for which type of stratigraphic records?

www.gns.cri.nz/qtshortcourse

Other useful information and contacts:
Principal Location
1 Fairway Drive, Avalon 5010
PO Box 30-368, Lower Hutt 5040
New ZealandPhone +64 4 570 1444
Fax +64 4 570 4600

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GADRI Secretariat
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
Kyoto University, Uji Campus
Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Tel: +81-0774-38-4651
E-mail: secretariat-gadri@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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