International Society for
Integrated Disaster Risk
Management

IDRiM Newsletter
Issue 16, August 2018

Contents
1. IDRIM NEWS .................................................... 3
2. Other NEWS..................................................... 8
3. Book Review .................................................. 18
4. Conference Announcements ......................... 20
5. Internet Resource List ................................... 24
6. Disaster Related Journals .............................. 27
7. New Books ..................................................... 30
8. Selected Article References ........................... 45

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1. IDRIM NEWSA Message from the IDRiM
President Prof. Adam Rose
It is my great honor to have been chosen as President of the International
Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management. I am also humbled by thisposition, since I am succeeding one of our founders, distinguished scholar andleader Norio Okada.
The IDRiM Charter states as the Society’s main objective: “To promoteknowledge sharing, interdisciplinary research and development on integrated
disaster risk management contributing to the implementation of successfulmodels for efficient and equitable disaster risk management options.
Furthermore, the IDRiM Society aims at promoting knowledge transfer anddissemination of information and concepts on integrated disaster risk
management.”
I am committed to serving as the President to the betterment of the Society andall of its members. I intend to work with the IDRiM Board of Directors, theSecretariat, and our membership with the following vision:
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Stimulate high-quality research and research implementation
Identify and explore new areas of inquiry in research and practice
Advance the integration of the various aspects of our field
Disseminate the work of the Society and its membership more widely
Address pressing issues at the conceptual, methodological, empirical,
policy and implementation levels
Influence policy at the local, regional, national, and international levels
Increase membership, with an eye toward attracting top people involved inresearch and practice
Foster more involvement and new initiatives from our younger members
Enhance the diversity of our membership

In October we will mark our 10-year anniversary. The Society has grown inmembership and prominence over these years, as indicated by the number ofPage 3

members, attendance at our annual conferences, readership of our Journal, andsuccessful initiatives. We list among our Research, Service, and Research
Implementation awardees many of the most prominent members of our
profession.
Much of our success is attributable to the leadership of IDRiM, including founding
members such as Norio Okada, Aniello Amendola, Peijun Shi, Joanne Bayer,
Bijay Anand Misra, Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany, Hirokazu Tatano, Reinhard
Mechler, and Ana Maria Cruz. They have been ably assisted by the Board of
Directors, various members of the Secretariat, and many original and newmembers, whose contributions and awards are evident on our Website. We
have also benefited from the contributions of younger members, such as Muneta
Yokomatsu, organizer of the Young Scientist Sessions at our Annual
Conference; Stephan Hochrainer-Stigler, editor of our Newsletter; and Matt
Dorfstaetter, editor of our Bulletin and organizer of our new Social Media
Committee. Finally, we have also been supported by several prominentinternational organizations, most notably the Disaster Prevention ResearchInstitute of Kyoto University and the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis.
I encourage all IDRiM members to avail themselves of the many perks ofmembership, including attending our conferences, publishing in our Journal,
submitting manuscripts to our new IDRiM Book Series with Springer Publishers,reading our Newsletter, posting communications on our Website, and organizing
and partaking of new IDRiM Initiatives. My colleagues on the BoD and I welcome
suggestions for further enhancing and promoting our vision. We also encourage
you to bring in new members, both individuals and organizations.
I look forward to seeing many of you at our 2018 Conference in Sydney Australia
this October. Also, I am happy to announce that our 10th Anniversary Conference
will be held in Nice, France next summer. Looking further ahead, the Annual
Conference in 2020 will be the 20th Anniversary Conference of our core groupthat established the original DPRI-IIASA Conferences. We welcome yoursuggestions and involvement in these events.
Best regards,
Adam Rose
IDRiM President

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IDRiM Conference 2018
2-4 October 2018, Sydney,
Australia
We are proud to announce that the 9th Conference of the International
Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management will be held for the firsttime in Australia. This exciting event will be hosted by CSIRO’s innovation
hub Data61 in the vibrant city of Sydney. Some preliminary information is
given below; there will a separate call for abstracts and proposals as well
as more detailed information in the next couple of weeks.
Data Driven Approaches to Integrated Disaster Management
The vision for this year’s event is to put data driven approaches at theepicentre of disaster mitigation, management, and resilience appealingacross all disciplines and extending through to practitioners, academics,
industry and Government. As a country affected by many natural hazards
such as severe bushfires and large scale coastal and catchment flooding
events, Australia recognises the flagship role that the integrated disasterrisk management community has in this area. Several initiatives have beendeveloped in Australia in recent years which entail rethinking how response
and recovery processes are conceptualised and practiced, and call for new
approaches to exploring how these processes can be woven into
anticipatory reduction and readiness planning.
 The importance of Data in Risk Management
 The conference will explore data as a central component of present
and future risk management practices
The role of data in disaster risk management
As Australia’s national science agency CSIRO holds a unique place in theAustralian landscape at the crossroads of academia, government andindustry. Recognising the growing role of data in our everyday lives, CSIRO
has recently created Data61 as its new innovation hub with digital
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innovation and data integration at the heart of its mission. Data61, alongwith two other key CSIRO business units, Land & Water and Oceans &Atmosphere, are driving a nation-wide all-hazards planning and adaptation
initiative which brings together researchers, emergency services,
government and the community. They deliver innovative approaches tobuild a more resilient and sustainable society able to flexibly adapt to thegrowing threat of natural disasters.
 Disaster Risk Management as a cross disciplinary challenge We aim to bring together all stakeholders together spanning acrossacademia, industry, research and government for an innovative andfuture focussed event.
Transdisciplinary approaches to address contemporary challenges
The changing climate and accompanying uncertainty is creating anotherlevel of complexity in our continued endeavour to manage risks associatedwith natural disasters. The conference will focus on transdisciplinary
approaches which will bring together a broad range of stakeholders, withemphasis on inclusion of participants from all facets of natural disaster risk
related work, such as engineers, earth science professionals, emergency
managers, urban planners, social scientists, community groups,
environmental practitioners and policy makers.
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Dates- Tuesday 2nd October, 2018
- Wednesday 3rd October, 2018
- Thursday 4th October, 2018
Venue
John Niland Scientia Building
University of New South Wales,
Kensington NSW 2033, Australia
Website: http://www.confer.nz/idrim2018/
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IDRiM Book Series
The Editors of the IDRiM Book Series invite submissions. Please send a
one-page prospectus to Professors Norio Okada(kyotookanori@gmail.com) or Adam Rose (adam.rose@usc.edu)
More information about the Series can be found
at: https://www.springer.com/series/13465

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2. Other NEWSThe 2019 Global Assessment
Report on Disaster Risk Reduction(GAR19)Concept Note PublishedFromthenewsletterwebsite:Source:https://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/overview/News#news/432/details/14169/report-onthe-1st-expert-group-meeting-of-the-global-risk-assessment-framework-graf-ingeneva:“The first Expert Group meeting of the Global Risk Assessment Framework(GRAF) was held on 13-14 June 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland. The GRAF is aflagship initiative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
and aims at becoming a central pillar in the UN’s prevention agenda, by including
a common risk management approach in the global agendas for disaster risk
reduction (DRR), sustainable development, urbanization, and climate change, as
embodied by the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030, the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals), the New Urban
Agenda, and the Paris Agreement adopted at the 2015 UN Climate Change
Conference.
The Sendai Framework considerably expanded the hazards and risks to beaddressed, and applies to “small-scale and large-scale, frequent and infrequent,sudden and slow-onset disasters caused by natural or man-made hazards, aswell as related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks”. In
2017, UNISDR initiated development of the GRAF, to support the Sendai
Framework. The GRAF will provide state-of-the-art risk information, across all
hazards and risks, with emphasis on vulnerability, exposure and impact, at ascale appropriate for sectors and regions, to enhance risk-informed decision
making. The GRAF will approach risk from a systems perspective, consideringcorrelations, across sectors, geographies and scales, between direct and indirect
risk factors and potential impacts. It will seek to translate outputs for decisionmakers, including by applying geospatial and Earth observation data to visualizerisk, eliminating the need for translation / interpretation of modelled outputs. The
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GRAF will consider key trends in global disaster risk and vulnerability identified
by a wide variety of potential contributors, including those of the Global Flood
Partnership (GFP), and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre(JRC) projects on wildfire risk, drought risk, and the Global Human Settlements
Layer (GHSL).
The Expert Group for the GRAF, consisting of 40 leading experts - in risk
research and assessment, impact and consequence analysis, risk
communication and systems-based approaches – from scientific, public andprivate organisations in all global regions and all hazards and sectors, met todefine the concept of the GRAF, and specify deliverables and milestones
towards its planned launch in May 2019. The meeting created a shared vision of
the GRAF among a wide group of stakeholders, strengthening links with existing
global public and private initiatives, including the Index for Risk Management(INFORM), GEO (Group on Earth Observations), the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change 6th Assessment Report, the Insurance Development Forum andmodelling and assessment initiatives on floods, droughts, wildfires, earthquakes
and tsunamis, epidemics and industrial accidents. The Expert Group will work on
deliverables, including a pilot project (based on INFORM) to demonstrate theadded value of the GRAF, an initial knowledge gap assessment, extensive user
profiling, and a definition of the GRAF governance, a collaborative IT platform
and a funding and resource mobilisation approach. Several organisations offered
to contribute to the GRAF in the initial period, including the Global Earthquake
Model (GEM), NASA, GFP, George Washington University, Eye-on-Earth
Initiative, and JRC through its DRR activities.
The GRAF will be launched in May 2019 at the Global Platform for DRR in
Geneva, together with the UN’s 2019 Global Assessment Report on DRR(GAR19). The GRAF will be introduced in the GAR19, along with analysis of key
global risk trends for natural hazards, and with a specific focus on drought as an
exemplar of the proposed approach, examining the complexity of global droughtrisk assessment, and propagation of drought and related impacts (direct andindirect) across economic and environmental sectors.”
Website of final document:
https://www.preventionweb.net/files/58255_gar19conceptnote18.05.2018final.pdf
Additional Information:
https://www.unisdr.org/archive/57573
Information of past GAR reports:
https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar
Information about the latest GAR Atlas:
https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/publications/53086
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Displacement 2018 Published
From the Press Release:
Source: http://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2018/“Conflict and disasters displaced 30.6 million people within their own countries
last year, according to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring
Centre (IDMC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). […] This reportshows why we need a new approach to address the huge costs of internal
displacement, not only to individuals, but also to the economy, stability andsecurity of affected countries.”“Key findings from the Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2018)
show that new displacement due to conflict and violence reached 11.8 million in2017, almost double the figure of 6.9 million in 2016. Sub-Saharan Africa
accounted for 5.5 million of these displacements, followed by the Middle Eastand North Africa with 4.5 million. This brings the total number of people living ininternal displacement due to conflict close to 40 million worldwide.”“The report also shows that in 2017, disasters displaced 18.8 million people in
135 countries. Of these, 8.6 million displacements were triggered by floods, and
7.5 million by storms, especially tropical cyclones. The worst affected countries
were China with 4.5 million, the Philippines with 2.5 million, Cuba and the USeach with 1.7 million, and India with 1.3 million displacements. In 2017, cyclones
displaced millions of people around the world, including Mora which struck
Bangladesh in May and hurricane Irma that wreaked havoc in the Atlantic in
August. […] Complex emergencies in places like Yemen and South Sudan,
involving a breakdown in the rule of law, a weakened economy and limited
humanitarian access, also led to significant displacement.
About IDMC:
IDMC is the leading source of information and analysis on internal displacement
globally. We are part of the Norwegian Refugee Council, an independent, nongovernmental humanitarian organisation. IDMC was set up in 1998 at therequest of the international community to fill an important knowledge gap on the
global scale and patterns of internal displacement. Since then, tens of millions ofpeople become internally displaced each year as a result of conflict, violence anddisasters. While the numbers are rising and the needs of millions go
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unaddressed, internal displacement continues to receive insufficient politicalattention and commitment.
Website:http://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2018/

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Follow-up Report 2018 to theWorld Bank Unbreakable Reportpublished
Building back better
From the press release:
Source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/06/18/buildingback-better-how-to-cut-natural-disaster-losses-by-a-third“When countries rebuild stronger, faster and more inclusively after natural
disasters they can reduce the impact on people’s livelihoods and well-being by
as much as 31 percent, potentially cutting global average losses from $555 billion
to $382 billion per year. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the WorldBank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR),
released today.
The report, Building Back Better: Achieving resilience through stronger, fasterand more inclusive post-disaster reconstruction, assesses socioeconomic
resilience and the impact of disasters on people’s well-being. It covers 149
countries, including 17 small island states, representing 95.5 percent of theworld’s population.
It finds that in small island states particularly, better post-disaster recovery andreconstruction efforts can reduce annual losses by an average of 59 percent.
And in 10 countries with a high level of risk – Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,
Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Belize, Vanuatu, Peru
and Angola – better reconstruction would reduce overall losses due to natural
disasters by more than 60 percent.
The report looks at the potential benefits of improving reconstruction so that it
minimizes the overall impact of disasters on affected populations, reduces futurerisks, and boosts resilience. Building on the recent Unbreakable report and its
methodology to factor in the higher vulnerability of people living in poverty, thereport looks at three dimensions:•
Building back stronger could reduce future well-being losses by ensuringthat reconstructed infrastructure and homes resist more intense events. If all
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annual benefits.
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Building back faster after natural disasters could reduce well-being losses
by 14 percent – equivalent to a US$75 billion gain. These savings are especially
important to poor countries facing more frequent shocks, such as small islandstates and Sub-Saharan African countries.
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Building back more inclusively ensures that post-disaster support reaches
all affected people and that no-one is left behind, unable to recover. This would
help reduce disaster losses by 9 percent – equivalent to a US$52 billion gain.
If implemented together – rebuilding stronger, faster, and more inclusively –major benefits totaling US$173 billion per year are possible. While the reportlargely focuses on stronger, faster, and more inclusive recovery processes, italso stresses that preparation is key to the principle of building back better.
The report reviews many examples of countries – from China to Dominica – thathave strengthened their ability to withstand the next natural shock, providing
lessons that can be replicated elsewhere to contribute toward a more resilient
future.”Report available at:https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/29867/127215.pdf
Unbreakable report available at:
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/512241480487839624/Unbreakablebuilding-the-resilience-of-the-poor-in-the-face-of-natural-disasters

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Global Risks Report 2018
Published
From the Press Release:(Source: http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2018/press-release/)“World Enters Critical Period of Intensified Risks in 2018
Structural and interconnected nature of risks in 2018 threaten the very
system on which societies, economies and international relations are
based, according to The Global Risks Report 2018
The positive economic outlook gives leaders the opportunity to tackle
systemic fragility affecting societies, economies, international relations andthe environment, according to the report
Environmental risks dominate the Global Risk Perception Survey for thesecond year running; when we asked about risk trajectories in the coming
year, 59% of answers pointed to increasing risks

The report – which every January shares the perspectives of global experts anddecision-makers on the most significant risks that face the world – cautions that
we are struggling to keep up with the accelerating pace of change. It highlights
numerous areas where we are pushing systems to the brink, from extinction-level
rates of biodiversity loss to mounting concerns about the possibility of new wars.
The annual Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) suggests that experts arepreparing for another year of heightened risk. When we asked nearly 1,000
respondents for their views about the trajectory of risks in 2018, 59% of theiranswers pointed to an intensification of risks, compared with 7% pointing to
declining risks.
A deteriorating geopolitical landscape is partly to blame for the pessimistic
outlook in 2018, with 93% of respondents saying they expect political or
economic confrontations between major powers to worsen and nearly 80%
expecting an increase in risks associated with war involving major powers.
However, as in 2017, the environment was by far the greatest concern raised byexperts. Among the 30 global risks the experts were asked to prioritize in termsof likelihood and impact, all five environmental risks – extreme weather;biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse; major natural disasters; man-madeenvironmental disasters; and failure of climate-change mitigation and adaptation
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– were ranked highly on both dimensions. Extreme weather events were seen as
the single most prominent risk.
According to the GRPS, cyber threats are growing in prominence, with largescale cyberattacks now ranked third in terms of likelihood, while rising cyberdependency is ranked as the second most significant driver shaping the global
risks landscape over the next 10 years.
Economic risks, on the other hand, feature less prominently this year, leadingsome experts to worry that the improvement in global GDP growth rates maylead to complacency about persistent structural risks in the global economic andfinancial systems. Even so, inequality is ranked third among the underlying risk
drivers, and the most frequently cited interconnection of risks is that between
adverse consequences of technological advances and high structural
unemployment or under-employment.
“Future Shocks”
The growing complexity and interconnectedness of our global systems can leadto feedback loops, threshold effects and cascading disruptions. Sudden anddramatic breakdowns – future shocks – become more likely. In this year’s Global
Risks Report we present 10 short “what-if” scenarios, not as predictions but asfood for thought to encourage world leaders to assess the potential future shocks
that might rapidly and radically disrupt their worlds:
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Grim reaping: Simultaneous breadbasket failures threaten sufficiency of
global food supply
A tangled web: Artificial intelligence “weeds” proliferate, choking
performance of the internet
The death of trade: Trade wars cascade and multilateral institutions are
too weak to respond
Democracy buckles: New waves of populism threaten social order in one
or more mature democracies
Precision extinction: AI-piloted drone ships take illegal fishing to new –and even more unsustainable – levels
Into the abyss: Another financial crisis overwhelms policy responses andtriggers period of chaos
Inequality ingested: Bioengineering and cognition-enhancing drugs
entrench gulf between haves and have-nots
War without rules: State-on-state conflict escalates unpredictably in theabsence of agreed cyberwarfare rules
Identity geopolitics: Amid geopolitical flux, national identity becomes a
growing source of tension around contested borders
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Walled off: Cyberattacks, protectionism and regulatory divergence leads
to balkanization of the internet

The Global Risks Report 2018 has been developed with the support throughout
the past year of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Advisory Board. It
also benefits from ongoing collaboration with its Strategic Partners Marsh &McLennan Companies and Zurich Insurance Group and its academic advisers at
the Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford), the National University ofSingapore and the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center(University of Pennsylvania).”
Report available at:
http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2018

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GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX 2018
From the Press release:
Source: https://germanwatch.org/en/14674“Increased intensity of storms takes a toll on small island states and poor
countries / Since 1997, over 520,000 people have been killed by more than
11,000 extreme weather events. Island states are amongst the countries mostimpacted by extreme weather events worldwide. A number of developing
countries regularly already have to address weather catastrophes, especiallypoorer countries like Haiti, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam are facing great challenges.
These are some of the key findings of the Climate Risk Index published byGermanwatch today at the climate summit in Bonn.
In many of the countries most affected by natural disasters in the past year,
extreme rainfall followed periods of severe drought. In Zimbabwe (No. 2 in 2016)
for example, rain caused dramatic flooding that killed 250 people and left
thousands of people homeless. In the past 20 years from 1997 to 2016,
Honduras, Haiti and Myanmar were impacted the strongest, according to thelong-term index. In this period, globally over 520,000 fatalities were directly linked
to more than 11,000 extreme weather events. The economic damages amounted
to approximately US$ 3.16 trillion (calculated in purchasing-power parity, PPP).
The vulnerability of poorer countries becomes visible in the long-term index: nineof the ten countries most affected between 1997 and 2016 are developing
countries with low or lower middle income per capita. Some countries - like Haiti,
India, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam - are repeatedly hit by extreme weather and haveno time to fully recover. Germanwatch receives its data for calculating the Global
Climate Risk Index from the NatCatSERVICE database of the reinsurancecompany Munich Re, as well as the socio-economic data of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). Even though the evaluation of the rising damages andfatalities do not allow for simple conclusions on the influence of climate changeon these events, it does give a good impression of the vulnerability of nations.
About Germanwatch:
Germanwatch, based in Bonn and Berlin (Germany), is an independent
development and environmental organisation which works for sustainable global
development. Germanwatch actively promotes North-South equity and thepreservation of livelihoods.”
Source: https://germanwatch.org/en/14638
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3. Book Review
Loss and Damage from Climate Change: Concepts, Methods
and Policy Options.
Editors: Mechler, R., Bouwer, L., Schinko, T., Surminski, S.,
Linnerooth-Bayer, J.
Springer, 2018
There has been a long history of formal and informal deliberations
regarding climate justice with reference to sharing the burdens associatedwith responses to climate change. The focus has predominantly been on
climate mitigation responses, yet, over the last few years impact,
adaptation and risk issues have moved into the spotlight, to some extent
owing to the fact that evidence is mounting that climate change is alreadyhaving an impact, particularly in terms of affecting extreme events andvulnerable countries. In 2013, the Warsaw Loss and Damage Mechanism(WIM) has been set up by climate negotiators at COP 19 for “dealing withclimate-related effects, including residual impacts after adaptation.” Since
then, the WIM has been subject to very contentious debate: While someconsidered it the 3rd building block of negotiations under the UNFCCC,
others saw it merely as an attempt to establish liability, and suggest its
remit would be better covered under negotiations dealing with climate
adaptation. The UNFCCC in 2014 set up an Executive Committee anddevised a work programme to inform the deliberations. The WIM has been
finally endorsed at COP as a stand-alone article of the Paris agreement.
The exact focus and form of this mechanism is largely unclear and will see
heavy debate over the coming years scheduled for developing proposals,
whole a first stocktaking is planned for COP 22.
While the UNFCCC work programme will inform deliberations along theterms of reference identified, there is need and scope for more broadbased discussions taking a research focus while aiming to inform policy. A
number of promising avenues exist and have been preliminarily identified
for taking the debate further, such as focussing on climate risk
management and current international efforts for promoting disaster risk
management. There have been a few studies reporting on empirical
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assessments. Yet, overall a comprehensive assessment exercise to
identify the grounds for Loss and Damage (e.g., compared to adaptation),key principles to build on, as well as evidence regarding risk "beyond
adaptation" is missing.
The book by Mechler et al. (2018) is a stocktaking exercise highlighting thestate of the art of research, political debate and policy options on Loss andDamage and the debate on risks "beyond adaptation." The book is aimed
at informing research, policy-making and practice and the public throughout
regarding issues related to the WIM. It also goes beyond informing thispolicy mechanism by providing evidence-based research into the risks"beyond adaptation" faced by individuals communities and countries. The
book is composed of 5 sections, including setting the stage with 3 chapters,
critical issues for shaping the discourse with 6 chapters, geographic
perspectives and cases with 4 chapters, research and practice with 4
chapters, and last but not least policy options and other actions for the L&D
discourse consisting of 4 chapters.
The book offers and discusses successfully the multiple perspectives on
Loss and Damage, with a particular focus on climate extremes and climate
risk management. Importantly, it thoroughly debates the politics andinstitutional dimensions of the discourse focusing on the principles anddefinitions of Loss and Damage. This includes important ethical as well as
normative aspects which are central to the whole discourse but very often
not explicitly stated. It therefore should support the science-policy dialogue
on the WIM, with the focus on the identification of practical and evidencebased (e.g. through modelling approaches) policy and implementation
options for its operationalisation (e.g. within simulation methods). Given
the increased interest in Loss and Damage the book is a very relevant
contribution to the science-policy dialogue, with an emphasis on identifying
practical and evidence-based policy and implementation options for its
operationalisation as well as subsequent use in quantitative risk
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4. Conference Announcements 2 October – 4 October 2018
IDRiM 2018
The 9th Conference of the International Society for Integrated
Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2018) will take place in Sydney,
Australia from 2 – 4 October 2018. The event will be hosted by
CSIRO’s innovation hub Data61.
Website: http://www.idrim.org/?p=1730
 26 August – 30 August 2018
IDRC Davos 2018
The International Disaster and Risk Conferences (IDRC) - the world's
leading conferences on integrative risk management. A uniquecommunity of business leaders, decision makers, practitioners,
international organisations, NGO, and scientists committed to findsolutions to the risks posed at societies and organisations today.
Website: https://idrc.info/
 22 October – 24 October 2018
UN World Data Forum 2018
The UN World Data Forum 2018 will be hosted by Federal
Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, of United Arab Emirates
from 22 to 24 October 2018, with support from the Statistics Divisionof the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under theguidance of the United Nations Statistical Commission and the Highlevel Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for
Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Website: https://undataforum.org/WorldDataForum/ 25 September – 27 September 2018
Disaster Management 2019
The International Conference on Disaster Management is being
reconvened following the success of the previous meetings, held at
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Wessex Institute in the New Forest in 2009, the University of Central
Florida in Orlando, USA in 2011, A Coruña, Spain in 2013, Istanbul
Technical University, Turkey in 2015 and Seville, Spain, 2017. This
series of conferences originated with the need for academia andpractitioners to exchange knowledge and experience on the way tohandle the increasing risk of natural and human-made disasters.
Recent major earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods and othernatural phenomena have resulted in huge losses in terms of humanlife and property destruction. A new range of human-made disasters
have afflicted humanity in modern times; terrorist activities have been
added to more classical disasters such as those due to the failure ofindustrial installations for instance. It is important to understand thenature of these global risks to be able to develop strategies toprepare for these events and plan effective responses in terms ofdisaster management and the associated human health impacts. The
conference provides a forum for the exchange of information between
academics and practitioners, and a venue for presentation of thelatest developments. The corresponding volume of WIT Transactions
containing the papers presented at the meetings are published in
paper and digital format and widely distributed around the world. The
papersarealsoarchived
intheWIT
elibrary(http://www.witpress.com/elibrary) where they are available to theinternational community.
Website:https://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2019/disastermanagement-2019
 5 March – 6 March 2019
ICDEM 2019: 21st International Conference on Disaster andEmergency Management
The International Research Conference is a federated organization
dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse
scholarly events for presentation within the conference program.
Events will run over a span of time during the conference dependingon the number and length of the presentations. The ICDEM 2019:
21st International Conference on Disaster and Emergency
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experiences and research results on all aspects of Disaster andEmergency Management. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary
platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present anddiscuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well aspractical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields
of Disaster and Emergency Management. Call for Contributions: Allhonorable authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help
shape the conference through submissions of their research
abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality researchcontributions describing original and unpublished results ofconceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical workin all areas of Disaster and Emergency Management are cordiallyinvited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits
contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes
and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and referencesof novel research materials.
Website: https://waset.org/conference/2019/03/rome/ICDEM
 13 March – 15 March 2019
4th Global Summit of Disaster Research Institutes for Disaster Risk
Reduction (4GSRIDRR2019); and GADRI General Assembly
The past Global Summits have continued to maintain an institutional
structure advocating importance of engagement in collaborative
research activities to accomplish disaster risk reduction and resilienceat a global level. The Sendai Framework Agenda for 2030 calls toincrease awareness on disaster risk reduction and resilience andimplement policies to prevent new risks. What could GADRI do tofurther promote the 2030 agenda of the Sendai Framework? GADRI
are committed to take a coherent and a global approach to disasterrisk reduction and resilience through its network of disaster research
institutes. The Fourth Global Summit under the theme of “Increasing
the effectiveness and relevance of our institutes” will explore: •GADRI contributions to the Science and Technology Roadmap; andthe Tokyo Statement 2017 • Climate change and adaptation - What
engagement mechanisms and research linkages are needed ingovernments, localities, media, etc.? • To what extent are theseresearch directions and SDGs influences or impact the policymakers? • What are the targeted research areas in DRR? How isPage 22

disaster research management promoted? • Where are the fundingfor disaster risk reduction activities coming from and are they
invested to right causes and areas that are most needed? Expected
Outcomes: • learn from accumulated research knowledge of eachresearch institute • share information on ongoing project activities andAchievements • explore opportunities for collaborative and empiricalresearch activities • develop a statement of actions for various
stakeholders in DRR which could be presented at the Global Platform
2019.
Website: http://gadri.net/
 13 May – 17 May 2019
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The sixth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction(GP2019) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 13 to 17 May,
2019, convened and organized by the UN Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNISDR) and hosted by the Government of Switzerland.
The session will be co-chaired by Switzerland and UNISDR. It will
represent the next important opportunity for the international
community to boost the implementation of the Sendai Framework andrelated Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, as wellas commitments of the Paris Climate Agreement. It will be the last
global gathering for all stakeholders before the deadline for theachievement of Target E of the Sendai Framework: Substantially
increase the number of countries with national and local disaster risk
reduction strategies by 2020. The GP2019 will be organized under
the overall theme entitled: Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable
and Inclusive Societies. It will focus on how managing disaster risk
and risk-informed development investments pay dividends in multiple
sectors at all levels and throughout social, economic, financial andenvironmental fields.
Website: https://www.unisdr.org/conference/2019/globalplatform

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5. Internet Resource List

Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes
http://www.gadri.net/

Tangible Earth, including ipad android version.
http://www.tangible-earth.com/en/

Emergency Events Database EM-DAT
http://www.emdat.be/World Economic Forum Database
http://reports.weforum.org/

Global Assessment Report and UNISDR
https://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar



Munich NatCatService
http://www.munichre.com/en/reinsurance/business/nonlife/natcatservice/index.html

Disaster Resilient Australia – Knowledge Hub
http://www.emknowledge.gov.au/

Global Disaster Watch
http://globaldisasterwatch.blogspot.co.at/

RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Service
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php



GDACS - Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
http://www.gdacs.org/

Pacific Disaster Center
http://www.pdc.org/

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2013/en/home/index.html



United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Global Assessment Report(GAR):
http://www.unisdr.org/we/inform/gar
Page 24PreventionWeb: Serving the information needs of the disaster reduction
community:
http://www.preventionweb.net/english/.

Disaster Reduction Hyper base: Web based facility to compile appropriate
disaster reduction technologies and knowledge.
http://drh.edm.bosai.go.jp/



MCEER: Collection of disaster management resources, including international,
federal, state, local and non-profit organizations:
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/reference_services/disasterManagementRes
ources.asp



Staffordshire Raynet: Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet.
Long list of websites for various disasters and databases.
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/disaster.htm

Internet Resources for Disaster Studies: University of Delaware Library
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/disasters/internet.htm



FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency: Focus is on the US
http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm



EDEN - Extension Disaster Education Network: Reducing the Impact ofDisasters Through Education
http://eden.lsu.edu/EDENCourses/Pages/default.aspx

Disaster Handbook: University of Florida.
http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/links.htm

Disaster Management: Royal Roads University.
http://libguides.royalroads.ca/content.php?pid=64941&sid=480216



Natural Hazards and Disaster Information Resources: University of Colorado at
Boulder (including newsletter).
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistancehttps://www.cfe-dmha.org/



Humanitarian Library
http://www.humanitarianlibrary.org/



UNHCR: Emergency Handbook
https://emergency.unhcr.org/
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

ProVention Consortium: Working in Partnership to Build Safer Communities andReduce Disaster Risk
http://www.proventionconsortium.net/?pageid=29

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6. Disaster Related Journals
Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, IDRIM Journal:
http://idrimjournal.com/index.php/idrim

Economics of Disasters and Climate Change
http://www.springer.com/economics/environmental/journal/41885

Journal of Extreme Events
http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/joeeWeather and Climate Extremes
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/weather-and-climate-extremes/Climate Risk Management
http://ees.elsevier.com/clrm/

Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters
http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/jgndhome.phpDisaster Health
http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/disasterhealth/International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR)
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/727506/descriptio
n#description

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291468-5973

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/welcome.shtml

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
http://www.jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/indexGeorisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems
and Geohazards
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=17499518&linktype=1

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/718675/descriptio
n#description
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http://www.serialspublications.com/journals1.asp?jid=583

International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering:
http://journals.witpress.com/jsse.asp

Global Environmental Change:
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30425/description#description

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:
http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/about.html

Journal of Emergency Management:
http://www.pnpco.com/pn06001.html

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=IJDRBERegional Environmental Change:
http://www.springer.com/environment/global+change++climate+change/journal/10113

Natural Hazards Review:
http://ascelibrary.org/nho/Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
http://www.atlantis-press.com/publications/jracr/index.html

Environmental Hazards:
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management(IJCCSM): www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ijccsm

Journal of Natural Disaster Science:
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsnds/contents/jnds/about.html

Disasters:
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0361-3666&site=1

Environmental Hazards: http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=37213



Natural Hazards:
www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/hydrogeology/journal/11069
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

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Environmental Change
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/meteorology+%26+cli
matology/journal/11027



Extremes
http://www.springer.com/statistics/journal/10687

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
http://www.disaster-resilience.salford.ac.uk/international-journal-of-disasterresilienceJournal of Disaster Research
http://www.fujipress.jp/JDR/JDR_about.html

Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management (AJEDM)
http://rpsonline.com.sg/journals/101-ajedm/ajedm.html

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
http://www.springer.com/13753



Disaster Advances
http://www.disasterjournal.net/

International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
http://www.ijmed.org/

International Journal of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
http://www.sersc.org/journals/IJDRBC/Disaster Prevention and Management
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=dpm

Risk Analysis
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0272-4332&site=1

Journal of Risk Research
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=13669877&linktype=1

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management (IJRAM)
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=24

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7. New Books
The Sociotechnical Constitution of Resilience
Authors: Amir, Sulfikar (Ed.)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 978-981-10-8508-6
Content: This book considers the concept of resilience in a global society where
coping with the consequence and long term impact of crisis and disasterchallenges the capacity of communities to bounce back in the event of severe
disruption. Catastrophic events such as the 9.11 terrorist attack, the Fukushima
nuclear disaster, and the volcano eruption in Central Java entailed massive
devastation on physical infrastructures, and caused significant social andeconomic damage. This book considers how the modern sociotechnologicalsystem facilitating human activity defines how societies survive and whether acrisis will be short-lived or prolonged. Drawing on the concept of sociotechnicalresilience, this book closely examines a range of events North America, Asia,
Australia, and Europe. By presenting the successes and failures ofsociotechnical resilience, it offers important insights and practical lessons to build
better and comprehensive understandings of resilience in a real-world setting,significantly contributing to the study of disaster resilience.
Natural Hazards GIS-based Spatial Modeling Using Data Mining Techniques
Authors: Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza, Rossi, Mauro (Eds.)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 978-3-319-73382-1
Content: This edited volume assesses capabilities of data mining algorithms for
spatial modeling of natural hazards in different countries based on a collection of
essays written by experts in the field. The book is organized into three parts
which were under the editorial responsibility of different section editors: (1)Geophysical disasters, (2) Hydrological disasters, and (3) climatological disaster.
The first part consists of landslides and earthquake (seismic) disasters. The
second part includes flash flood, erosion, and land subsidence research. The
final part focuses on climate change, forest fire, land fire, and drought subjects.
Chapters were peer-reviewed by recognized scholars in the field of natural
hazards research. Each chapter provides an overview on the topic, methods
applied and discusses examples used. The concepts and methods are explained
at a level that allows undergraduates to understand and other readers learn
through examples. This edited volume is shaped and structured to provide thereader with a comprehensive overview of all covered topics. It serves as areference for researchers from different fields including land surveying, remotesensing, cartography, GIS, geophysics, geology, natural resources, andPage 30

geography. It also serves as a guide for researchers, students, organizations,and decision makers active in land use planning and hazard management.
Urban Resilience for Risk and Adaptation Governance
Authors: Brunetta, G., Caldarice, O., Tollin, N., Rosas-Casals, M., Morató, J.
(Eds.)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 978-3-319-76943-1
Content: This book brings together a series of theory and practice essays on risk
management and adaptation in urban contexts within a resilient andmultidimensional perspective. The book proposes a transversal approach withregard to the role of spatial planning in promoting and fostering risk management
as well as institutions’ challenges for governing risk, particularly in relation to newforms of multi-level governance that may include stakeholders and citizen
engagement. The different contributions focus on approaches, policies, andpractices able to contrast risks in urban systems generating social inclusion,
equity and participation through bottom-up governance forms and co-evolution
principles. Case studies focus on lessons learned, as well as the potential andmeans for their replication and upscaling, also through capacity building andknowledge transfer. Among many other topics, the book explores difficulties
encountered in, and creative solutions found, community and local experiences
and capacities, organizational processes and integrative institutional, technicalapproaches to risk issue in cities.
Advances in Indian Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
Authors: Sharma, M.L., Shrikhande, Manish, Wason, H.R. (Eds.)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 978-3-319-76854-0
Content: This edited volume is an up-to-date guide for students, policy makers
and engineers on earthquake engineering, including methods and technologies
for seismic hazard detection and mitigation. The book was written in honour ofthe late Professor Jai Krishna, who was a pioneer in teaching and research in thefield of earthquake engineering in India during his decades-long work at the
University of Roorkee (now the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee). The
book comprehensively covers the historical development of earthquake
engineering in India, and uses this background knowledge to address the needfor current advances in earthquake engineering, especially in developing
countries. After discussing the history and growth of earthquake engineering inIndia from the past 50 years, the book addresses the present status ofearthquake engineering in regards to the seismic resistant designs of bridges,
buildings, railways, and other infrastructures. Specific topics include response
spectrum superposition methods, design philosophy, system identification
approaches, retaining walls, and shallow foundations. Readers will learn about
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developments in earthquake engineering over the past 50 years, and how new
methods and technologies can be applied towards seismic risk and hazard
identification and mitigation.
Big Data in Engineering Applications
Authors: Roy, S.S., Samui, P., Deo, R., Ntalampiras, S. (Eds.)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer Singapore
ISBN: 978-981-10-8475-1
Content: This book presents the current trends, technologies, and challenges in
Big Data in the diversified field of engineering and sciences. It covers theapplications of Big Data ranging from conventional fields of mechanicalengineering, civil engineering to electronics, electrical, and computer science toareas in pharmaceutical and biological sciences. This book consists ofcontributions from various authors from all sectors of academia and industries,
demonstrating the imperative application of Big Data for the decision-making
process in sectors where the volume, variety, and velocity of information keepincreasing. The book is a useful reference for graduate students, researchersand scientists interested in exploring the potential of Big Data in the application ofengineering areas.
Communicating Climate Change Information for Decision-Making
Authors: Serrao-Neumann, Silvia, Coudrain, Anne, Coulter, Liese (Eds.)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
ISBN: 978-3-319-74668-5
Content: This book provides important insight on a range of issues focused on
three themes; what new climate change information is being developed, how thatknowledge is communicated and how it can be usefully applied acrossinternational, regional and local scales. There is increasing international
investment and interest to develop and communicate updated climate change
information to promote effective action. As change accelerates and planetary
boundaries are crossed this information becomes particularly relevant to guidedecisions and support both proactive adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Developing new information addresses innovations in producing interdisciplinary
climate change knowledge and overcoming issues of data quality, access andavailability. This book examines effective information systems to guide decisionmaking for immediate and future action. Cases studies in developed anddeveloping countries illustrate how climate change information promotes
immediate and future actions across a range of sectors.

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Disasters Without Borders: The International Politics of Natural Disasters
Authors: John Hannigan
Year: 2018
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978-0-745-66311-1
Content: Dramatic scenes of devastation and suffering caused by disasters suchas the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, are viewed with shock andhorror by millions of us across the world. What we rarely see, however, are theinternational politics of disaster aid, mitigation and prevention that condition thecollective response to natural catastrophes around the world. In this book,
respected Canadian environmental sociologist John Hannigan argues that the
global community of nations has failed time and again in establishing an effective
and binding multilateral mechanism for coping with disasters, especially in the
more vulnerable countries of the South. Written in an accessible and evenhanded manner, Disasters without Borders it is the first comprehensive accountof the key milestones, debates, controversies and research relating to theinternational politics of natural disasters. Tracing the historical evolution of thispolicy field from its humanitarian origins in WWI right up to current efforts to castclimate change as the prime global driver of disaster risk, it highlights theongoing mismatch between the way disaster has been conceptualised and theinstitutional architecture in place to manage it. The book’s bold conclusion
predicts the confluence of four emerging trends - politicisation/militarisation,catastrophic scenario building, privatisation of risk, and quantification, which
could create a new system of disaster management wherein 'insurance logic' will
replace humanitarian concern as the guiding principle. Disasters Without
Borders is an ideal introductory text for students, lecturers and practitioners in thefields of international development studies, disaster management, politics andinternational affairs, and environmental geography/sociology.
The Asian Tsunami and Post-Disaster Aid
Authors: Sunita Reddy
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-9811301810
Content: Through the lens of the Asian tsunami, this book problematizes
concepts that are normally taken for granted in disaster discourse, including
relief, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The unprecedented flow ofhumanitarian aid after the Asian tsunami, though well-intentioned, showedadverse effects and unintended consequences in the lives of people in thecommunities across nations. Aid led not only to widespread relief and recovery
but also to an exacerbation of old forms of inequities and the creation of newones arising from the prioritization, distribution and management of aid. This, inturn, led to the incongruity between the needs and expectations of the affected
and the agendas of aid agencies and their various intermediaries. This bookexamines the long-term consequences of post-disaster aid by posing thePage 33

following questions: What has the aid been expended on? Where has the aid
primarily been expended, and how? And what were the unintended
consequences of post-disaster aid for the communities? This topical volume is ofinterest to social scientists, human rights and law researchers and environmental
scientists interested in disaster studies.

Disaster Risk Reduction: Community Resilience and Responses
Authors: Bupinder Zutshi, Akbaruddin Ahmad, Ananda Babu Srungarapati Year:
2018
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 978-9811088445
Content: This book discusses the interconnected, complex and emerging risks intoday’s societies and deliberates on the various aspects of disaster risk reduction
strategies especially through community resilience and responses. It consists of
selected papers presented at the World Congress on Disaster Management,
which focused on community resilience and responses towards disaster risk
reduction based on South Asian experiences, and closely examines thecoordinated research activities involving all stakeholders, especially thecommunities at risk. Further, it narrates the experiences of disaster risk-reduction
in different communities that have policy implications for mitigation of futuredisaster risks in the societies affected by these types of disasters. Written fromthe social science perspective to disasters rather than an engineering approach,the book helps development and governance institutions to prioritize disasters as
a problem of development rather than being parallel to it.
Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating
Strategies and Educational Approaches
Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Kathryn Adamson, Rachel M Dunk
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3319803821
Content: This book analyzes how climate change adaptation can be
implemented at the community, regional and national level. Featuring a variety ofcase studies, it illustrates strategies, initiatives and projects currently being
implemented across the world. In addition to the challenges faced bycommunities, cities and regions seeking to cope with climate change phenomena
like floods, droughts and other extreme events, the respective chapters cover
topics such as the adaptive capacities of water management organizations,biodiversity conservation, and indigenous and climate change adaptation
strategies. The book will appeal to a broad readership, from scholars topolicymakers, interested in developing strategies for effectively addressing theimpacts of climate change.

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Loss and Damage from Climate Change: Concepts, Methods and Policy Options
Authors: Mechler R. et al.
Year: 2018
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3319720258
Content: This book provides an authoritative insight on the Loss and Damage
discourse by highlighting state-of-the-art research and policy linked to this
discourse and articulating its multiple concepts, principles and methods. Writtenby leading researchers and practitioners, it identifies practical and evidencebased policy options to inform the discourse and climate negotiations. With
climate-related risks on the rise and impacts being felt around the globe hascome the recognition that climate mitigation and adaptation may not be enoughto manage the effects from anthropogenic climate change. This recognition led tothe creation of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage in2013, a climate policy mechanism dedicated to dealing with climate-related
effects in highly vulnerable countries that face severe constraints and limits toadaptation. Endorsed in 2015 by the Paris Agreement and effectively considereda third pillar of international climate policy, debate and research on Loss andDamage continues to gain enormous traction. Yet, concepts, methods and tools
as well as directions for policy and implementation have remained contested andvague. Suitable for researchers, policy-advisors, practitioners and the interested
public, the book furthermore: discusses the political, legal, economic andinstitutional dimensions of the issue, highlights normative questions central to thediscourse, provides a focus on climate risks and climate risk management,
presents salient case studies from around the world.
Economic Consequence Analysis of Disasters: The E-CAT Software Tool
Authors: Rose, A., Prager, F., Chen, Z., Chatterjee, S., Wei, D., Heatwole, N.,
Warren, E.
Year: 2017
Publisher: Springer Singapore
ISBN: 978-981-10-2566-2
Content: This study develops a methodology for rapidly obtaining approximate
estimates of the economic consequences from numerous natural, man-made andtechnological threats. This software tool is intended for use by various decision makers
and analysts to obtain estimates rapidly. It is programmed in Excel and Visual Basic forApplications (VBA) to facilitate its use. This tool is called E-CAT (Economic
Consequence Analysis Tool) and accounts for the cumulative direct and indirect impacts(including resilience and behavioral factors that significantly affect base estimates) on
the U.S. economy. E-CAT is intended to be a major step toward advancing the current
state of economic consequence analysis (ECA) and also contributing to and developing
interest in further research into complex but rapid turnaround approaches.
The essence of the methodology involves running numerous simulations in acomputable general equilibrium (CGE) model for each threat, yielding synthetic data forthe estimation of a single regression equation based on the identification of key
explanatory variables (threat characteristics and background conditions). This

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transforms the results of a complex model, which is beyond the reach of most users, intoa "reduced form" model that is readily comprehensible. Functionality has been built into
E-CAT so that its users can switch various consequence categories on and off in orderto create customized profiles of economic consequences of numerous risk events. ECAT incorporates uncertainty on both the input and output side in the course of theanalysis.

Defining and Measuring Economic Resilience from a Societal, Environmental andSecurity Perspective
Authors: Rose, Adam
Year: 2017
Publisher: Springer Singapore
ISBN: 978-981-10-1532-8
Content: This volume presents an economic framework for the analysis ofresilience in relation to societal, environmental, and personal security
perspectives. It offers a rigorous definition of economic resilience and an
operational metric, and it shows how they can be applied to measuring andapplying the concept to private and public decision making. Major dimensions ofresilience and their implications for human development are explored. Resilienceis emphasized as a coping mechanism for dealing with short-term crises, such as
natural disasters and acts of terrorism. As well, the author shows how lessons
learned in the short-run out of necessity and through the application of humaningenuity can be incorporated into long-run sustainability practices. In part, thisopportunity stems from viewing resilience as a process, one that enhancesindividual and societal competencies. The book links economic resilience toseveral other disciplines and examines the relationship between resilience andvarious other key concepts such as vulnerability, adaptation, and sustainability. It
scrutinizes the measurement of economic resilience in terms of temporal, spatial,
and scale dimensions. It examines the time-path of resilience and relates it to therecovery process. This work also looks closely at progress on the formulation ofresilience indices and stresses the importance of actionable variables. It presents
a risk-management framework, including aspects of cost-effectiveness and costbenefit analysis. Additionally, it explores the role of resilience in relation to the cobenefits of disaster risk management.

Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters
Authors: Gero Michel (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128040718
Content: Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters covers all major aspects ofcatastrophe risk modeling, from hazards through to financial analysis. It explores
Page 36relevant new science in risk modeling, indirect losses, assessment of impact andconsequences to insurance losses, and current changes in risk modelingpractice, along with case studies. It also provides further insight into theshortcomings of current models and examines model risk and ideas to diversify
risk assessment. Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters instructs readers on
how to assess, price and then hedge the losses from natural and manmade
catastrophes. This book reviews current model development and science andexplains recent changes in the catastrophe modeling space, including new
initiatives covering uncertainty and big data in the assessment of risk forinsurance pricing and portfolio management. Edited by a leading expert in both
hazards and risk, this book is authored by a global panel including major
modeling vendors, modeling consulting firms, and well-known catastrophe
modeling scientists. Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters provides important
insight into how models are used to price and manage risk. Includes high profilecase studies such as the Newcastle earthquake, Hurricane Andrew and
Hurricane Katrina. Provides crucial information on new ideas and platforms thatwill help address the new demands for risk management and catastrophe risk
reporting. Presents the theory and practice needed to know how models are
created and what is and what is not important in the modeling process. Covers
relevant new science in risk modeling, indirect losses, assessment of impact andconsequences to insurance losses, and current changes in risk modelingpractice, along with case studies
Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Modelling: A Practitioner's Guide
Authors: Kirsten Mitchell-Wallace (Author), Matthew Jones (Author), John Hillier(Author), Matthew Foote (Author)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 1118906047
Content: This book covers both the practical and theoretical aspects ofcatastrophe modelling for insurance industry practitioners and public
policymakers. Written by authors with both academic and industry experience italso functions as an excellent graduate-level text and overview of the field. Ours
is a time of unprecedented levels of risk from both natural and anthropogenic
sources. Fortunately, it is also an era of relatively inexpensive technologies foruse in assessing those risks. The demand from both commercial and public
interests—including (re)insurers, NGOs, global disaster management agencies,
and local authorities—for sophisticated catastrophe risk assessment tools has
never been greater, and contemporary catastrophe modelling satisfies thatdemand. Combining the latest research with detailed coverage of state-of-the-art
catastrophe modelling techniques and technologies, this book delivers theknowledge needed to use, interpret, and build catastrophe models, and provides
greater insight into catastrophe modelling’s enormous potential and possible
limitations. The first book containing the detailed, practical knowledge needed tosupport practitioners as effective catastrophe risk modellers and managers.
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Includes hazard, vulnerability and financial material to provide the only
independent, comprehensive overview of the subject, accessible to students andpractitioners alike. Demonstrates the relevance of catastrophe models within apractical, decision-making framework and illustrates their many applications.
Includes contributions from many of the top names in the field, globally, fromindustry, academia, and government. Natural Catastrophe Risk Management andModelling: A Practitioner’s Guide is an important working resource forcatastrophe modelling analysts and developers, actuaries, underwriters, andthose working in compliance or regulatory functions related to catastrophe risk. It
is also valuable for scientists and engineers seeking to gain greater insight into
catastrophe risk management and its applications.
Natural Hazards: Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes
Authors: Edward A. Keller (Author), Duane E. DeVecchio (Author) Year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1138090867
Content: Natural Hazards: Earth Processes as Hazards, Disasters andCatastrophes, Fourth Edition, is an introductory-level survey intended foruniversity and college courses that are concerned with earth processes that havedirect, and often sudden and violent, impacts on human society. The text
integrates principles of geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology,
oceanography, soil science, ecology and solar system astronomy. The book isdesigned for a course in natural hazards for non-science majors, and a primary
goal of the text is to assist instructors in guiding students who may have little
background in science to understand physical earth processes as natural
hazards and their consequences to society. Natural Hazards uses historical torecent examples of hazards and disasters to explore how and why they happen
and what we can do to limit their effects. The text's up-to-date coverage of recent
disasters brings a fresh perspective to the material. The Fourth Edition continues
our new active learning approach that includes reinforcement of learning
objective with a fully updated visual program and pedagogical tools that highlight
fundamental concepts of the text. This program will provide an interactive andengaging learning experience for your students. Here's how: Provide a balanced
approach to the study of natural hazards: Focus on the basic earth science of
hazards as well as roles of human processes and effects on our planet in a
broader, more balanced approach to the study of natural hazards. Enhance
understanding and comprehension of natural hazards: Newly revised stories andcase studies give students a behind the scenes glimpse into how hazards areevaluated from a scientific and human perspective; the stories of real people who
survive natural hazards, and the lives and research of professionals who havecontributed significantly to the research of hazardous events.ã Strong
pedagogical tools reinforce the text's core features: Chapter structure and designorganizes the material into three major sections to help students learn, digest,and review learning objectives.
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Natech Risk Assessment and Management , 1st Edition, Reducing the Risk of
Natural-Hazard Impact on Hazardous Installations
Authors: Elisabeth Krausmann Ana Cruz Ernesto Salzano
ISBN: 9780128038079
eBook ISBN: 9780128038796
Imprint: Elsevier
Content: In March 2011 the whole world watched in shock when a tsunami
slammed into a nuclear power plant, causing a nuclear meltdown and raising thespectre of nuclear contamination. Raging fires and explosions at oil refineries in
the wake of the massive earthquake that triggered the tsunami also made theglobal headlines. These events clearly demonstrate the potential for natural
hazards to trigger fires, explosions, and toxic or radioactive releases fromindustrial activities that process, store or transport hazardous materials. These
technological “secondary effects” caused by natural hazards are also called“Natech” accidents. Elsevier has recently published the book “Natech risk
assessment and management – Reducing the risk of natural-hazard impact on
hazardous installations” which was co-authored by the European Commission’s
Joint Research Centre, Kyoto University and Bologna University, with a numberof chapter contributions by other institutions. It covers the entire spectrum ofissues pertinent to Natech risk assessment and management, and teaches
engineers, safety managers and decision makers how to safeguard hazardous
installations and pipelines against the impact of natural disasters. After athorough introduction of the topic, the book discusses various examples ofnational and international frameworks for major accident prevention andpreparedness and provides a detailed view of the implementation of Natech risk
management in the EU and OECD. The book also includes a dedicated chapter
on natural-hazard characterization and measurement from an engineering
perspective, as well as a discussion of selected Natech accidents, including
recent ones, and specific lessons learned from each. An important part of thebook is dedicated to Natech risk assessment and it provides an analysis of all
essential elements of the assessment process, as well as a presentation ofavailable support tools. The final section of the book addresses the reduction of
Natech risk, including structural and organizational prevention and mitigation
measures, as well as early warning issues and emergency planning.The book isavailable directly from Elsevier or other major book sellers:
http://store.elsevier.com/Natech-Risk-Assessment-and-Management/ElisabethKrausmann/isbn-9780128038079/
The Economics of the Global Environment: Catastrophic Risks in Theory and
PolicyAuthors: Graciela Chichilnisky (Editor), Armon Rezai (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-3319319414
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Content: This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment,
Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory
originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion
coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources andglobal environmental concerns. It is uncontested that, for the first time inrecorded history, humans dominate the planet, changing the planet's
atmosphere, its bodies of water, and the complex web of species that makes lifeon earth. This radical change in circumstances led to rethinking of thefoundations of human organization and, in particular, the industrial economy andthe economic theory behind it. This book brings together new approaches on
multiple levels: environmental sustainability requires rethinking in terms of
economic theory and policy as well as the considerations of catastrophic risk andextremal events. Leading experts address questions of economic governance,risk management, policy decision making and distribution across time and space.
Already listed new books in previous newsletters with publication date between
2015 and 2017:
Climate Hazard Crises in Asian Societies and Environments
Authors: Troy Sternberg
Year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-92-9257-475-8
Rebuilding Fukushima
Authors: Mitsuo Yamakawa (Editor), Daisaku Yamamoto (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-1138193796
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies fora Sustainable Future
Authors: Vinod Thomas (Author)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 978-1412864404
Flood Risk Management and Response
Authors: D. Proverbs (Author, Editor), C. A. Brebbia (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: WIT Press / Computational Mechanics
ISBN: 978-1784662417

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Natural Disaster Risk Management: Geosciences and Social Responsibility
Authors: Ulrich Ranke (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1784662417
Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use: Guidance Notes forPlanners
Authors:
Year: 2016
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 978-92-9257-475-8
Huge levels of aid are spent on reconstructing housing after disasters. Havethese houses Still Standing?: Looking Back at Reconstruction and Disaster Risk
Reduction in Housing
Authors: Theo Schilderman (Editor), Eleanor Parker (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Practical Action
ISBN: 185339839X
Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation in Practice
Authors: Fabrice G. Renaud (Editor), Karen Sudmeier-Rieux (Editor), Marisol
Estrella (Editor), Udo Nehren (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319436317
Disasters: Learning the Lessons for a Safer World
Authors: David Eves
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1138144231
Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate
Change and Sustainable Development: Shaping Debates and Policies
Authors: Karen Sudmeier-Rieux (Editor), Manuela Fernández (Editor), Ivanna
Penna (Editor), Michel Jaboyedoff (Editor), JC Gaillard (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319338781
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Urban Resilience: A Transformative Approach
Authors: Yoshiki Yamagata (Editor), Hiroshi Maruyama (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319398105
Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards
Authors:
Walter Leal Filho (Editor), Haruna Musa (Editor), Gina Cavan(Editor), Paul O'Hare (Editor), Julia Seixas (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319398792
Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System: Ruminations on a Way Forward
Authors: Michael Gordy (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319416669
Natural Disasters in China
Authors: Peijun Shi (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662502682
Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa
Authors: Mark Pelling and Ben Wisner
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1138002054
Mathematics Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterizationof Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies
Authors: N. Janardhana Raju (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319186620
National Flood Insurance: Management and Accountability in the Wake ofSuperstorm Sandy
Authors: Brenda Murphy (Editor)
Year: 2016
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Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
ISBN: 1634843797
Content: Estimating Fatality Rates for Earthquake Loss Models
Authors: Emily So (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319268376
Resilience by Design
Authors: Alexandra Jayeun Lee (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319306391
Disaster Resilience After Hurricane Sandy: Enhancement Efforts, Use of Funds,
and National Mitigation Framework
Authors: Johnathan Carr (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
ISBN: 1634846451
Content: Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Cities and Communities: Integrating
Strategies and Educational Approaches
Authors: Walter Leal Filho (Editor), Kathryn Adamson (Editor), Rachel Dunk
(Editor), Ulisses M. Azeiteiro (Editor), Sam Illingworth (Editor), Fatima Alves(Editor)Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319285890
Extreme Weather, Health, and Communities: Interdisciplinary Engagement
Strategies
Authors: Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg (Editor), William Sprigg (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319306243

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Disaster Resilience of Education Systems: Experiences from Japan
Authors: Koichi Shiwaku (Editor), Aiko Sakurai (Editor), Rajib Shaw (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431559809
The Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Policies and Institutions
Authors: John Handmer (Author), Stephen Dovers (Author)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113897188X
Managing Extreme Climate Change Risks through Insurance
Authors: W. J. Wouter Botzen (Editor)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316600882

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8. Selected Article References1
Aven, T., & Renn, O. (2018). Improving government policy on risk: Eightkey principles. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 176, 230241.
Chakraborty, A., Ibrahim, A., & Cruz, A. M. (2018). A study of accident
investigation methodologies applied to the Natech events during the2011 Great East Japan earthquake. Journal of Loss Prevention in theProcess Industries, 51, 208-222.
Chen, Z., Rose, A. Z., Prager, F., & Chatterjee, S. (2017). Economic
consequences of aviation system disruptions: A reduced-form
computable general equilibrium analysis. Transportation Research Part
A: Policy and Practice, 95, 207-226.
Collins, Andrew Hirokazu Tatano, Wilma James, Chadia Wannous Kaoru
Takara Virginia Murray Charles Scawthorn Jim Mori Sarah Aziz Khalid
M. Mosalam Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler Irasema Alcántara-Ayala
Elisabeth Krausmann Wei-Sen Li Ana Maria Cruz (2017). The 3rd
Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction:
Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making. J
Disaster Risk Sci. doi:10.1007/s13753-017-0123-z.
Eyer, J., R. Dinterman, N. Miller, and A. Rose. (2018). “The Effect ofDisasters on Migration Destinations: Evidence from Hurricane
Katrina,” Economics of Disasters and Climate Change 2(1): 91-106.
Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Keating, A., Handmer, J. and Ladds, M. (2018).
Government liabilities for disaster risk in industrialized countries: a
case
study
of
Australia.
Environmental
Hazards.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2018.1426554
Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Mochizuki, J. (2018). Flood
Proofing Low-Income Houses in India: an Application of ClimateSensitive Probabilistic Benefit-Cost Analysis. Economics of Disasterand Climate Change, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-018-0032-7.
Kotani, H., & Yokomatsu, M. (2018). Quantitative evaluation of the roles ofcommunity events and artifacts for social network formation: amultilayer network model of a community of practice. Computationaland Mathematical Organization Theory, 1-36.
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To spread the information of published articles in the last year from IDRiM members to other IDRiM members we
now include selected and recent (not older than 1‐2 years) publications of IDRiM members (see theannouncements in the previous IDRiM News section for more details).

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Liu, J., Zhang, Q., Singh, V. P., & Shi, P. (2017). Contribution of multiple
climatic variables and human activities to streamflow changes across
China. Journal of Hydrology, 545, 145-162.
Mavhura, E., Collins, A., & Bongo, P. P. (2017). Flood vulnerability andrelocation readiness in Zimbabwe. Disaster Prevention andManagement: An International Journal, 26(1).
Piccinelli, R., & Krausmann, E. (2018). North Europe power transmission
system vulnerability during extreme space weather. Journal of Space
Weather and Space Climate, 8, A03.
Prager, F. Z. Chen and A. Rose. (2018). “Estimating and Comparing
Economic Consequences of Multiple Threats: A Reduced-Form
Computable General Equilibrium Approach,” International Journal ofDisaster Risk Reduction 31: 51-67.
Rose, A., D. Wei and D. Paul. (2018). "Economic Consequences of a
Disruption of Oil Imports: The Role of Seaports in U.S. Energy
Security," Energy Policy 115: 584-615.
Rose, A., M. Avetisyan, H. Rosoff, W. Burns, P. Slovic and O. Chan.
(2017). "The Role of Behavioral Responses in the Total Economic
Consequences of Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Air Travel Targets," Risk
Analysis 37(7): 1403-18.
Samaddar, Subhajyoti, et al. (2018) "Who are Pioneers of Disaster
Preparedness?-Insights from Rainwater Harvesting Dissemination in
Bangladesh." Environmental Management (2018): 1-15.
Samaddar, S., Okada, N., Choi, J., & Tatano, H. (2017). What constitutes
successful participatory disaster risk management? Insights from postearthquake reconstruction work in rural Gujarat, India. Natural
Hazards, 85(1), 111-138.
Sun, Y., Nakai, F., Yamori, K., & Hatayama, M. (2017). Tsunami
evacuation behavior of coastal residents in Kochi Prefecture during the2014 Iyonada Earthquake. Natural Hazards, 85(1), 283-299.
Xie, W., A. Rose, S. Li, J. He., N. Li, T. Ali, T., and W. Wei. (2018).
“Dynamic Economic Resilience and Economic Recovery from
Disasters: A Quantitative Assessment,” Risk Analysis, 38 (6), 130618.

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9. Miscellaneous
New Graduate Degree Program:
We are pleased to announce a new blended Master of Science (MSc)
Disaster Management: Resilience, Response and Relief course at the
Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University ofManchester. Offered jointly with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
this programme is designed for participants who intend to develop
theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the disaster risk
management and humanitarian contexts. Graduates will be equipped towork and become leaders in the fields of disaster management,
humanitarianism, and other related fields. This programme will further
enhance students’ personal and professional development and provide
important collaborative links globally. The application deadline for the fallsemester is 29 April 2016. For more information please visit HCRI’s
website(http://www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduatetaught/).
Young Scientists Summer Program
Since 1977, IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program(YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose
interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global
environmental, economic and social change. From June through August
accepted participants work within the Institute’s research programs under
the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. Funding is provided through
IIASA's National Member Organizations.
The program is designed for PhD students (ideally about 2 years prior toreceiving their PhD) working on a field compatible with ongoing research at
IIASA and a wish to explore the policy implications of their work.
Participants will be working under the direct supervision of an experienced
IIASA scientist in a unique interdisciplinary and international research
environment. They will produce a paper (serving as first step towards apublishable journal article) and will get the opportunity to build up contacts
for future collaboration within IIASA's worldwide network.

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How to apply?
Candidates apply via the online application form (find the 'APPLY NOW'
banner on the right side during the application period). Applicants canchose 1-2 programs. If there is additional is interest in one of our flagshipprojects this can be indicated in the box provided in the application form
(under "please justify your choice of programs here"). We strongly
encourage contacting the various program representatives and carefully
read through all program descriptions before making your decision.
Registrations for the 2019 program are being accepted from 1 Oct 2018 11 Jan 2019.
Applicants from all countries are welcome, although IIASA gives priority to
citizens or residents of NMO countries. Participation in the YSSP is only
possible for one summer (however, you may apply several times).
Website:http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/yssp/about.html

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Other Newsletters:-

IISD Reporting Services: Free newsletters and lists for environment andsustainable development issues.
Website: http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm-

The International Emergency Management Society Newsletter (TIEMS)
Website: http://www.tiems.info/-

Natural Hazards Group Newsletters:
Website: http://www.agu.org/focus_group/NH/about/newsletters/-

Disaster Research: DISASTER RESEARCH (DR) is a moderated newsletter for
creators and users of information about hazards and disasters.
Website: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/dr/currentdr.html-

Emergency Manager’s Weekly Report:
Website:http://www.6pinternational.com/news.php?category=Emergency%20Managers%20
Weekly%20Report&-

KatNet-Newsletter: (mostly in German language)
Website: http://www.katastrophennetz.de/-

EM-DAT: International Disaster Database Newsletter (CRED)
Website: http://www.emdat.be/publications-

DSCRN: Disaster and Social Crisis Research Network Newsletter
Website: http://www.dscrn.org/cms/index.php?page=newsletter-

International Institute for Sustainable Development Newsletter: IISD Reporting
Services.
Website: Climate Change: http://climate-l.iisd.org/about-the-climate-l-mailing-list/
General Information: http://www.iisd.ca/-

Society of Risk Analysis Newsletter:
Website: http://www.sra.org/newsletter.php-

ULC Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction Newsletter:
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/irdr/newsletter/

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Newsletter Committee:
Head:
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
IIASA- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Email: hochrain@iiasa.ac.at
Muneta Yokomatsu
Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
E-mail: yoko@drs.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ana Maria Cruz
Consultant, Natech Risk Management
Bordeaux, France
E-mail: cruzanamaria2000@yahoo.com
Matt Dorfstaetter
Disaster Risk Manager,
State Government, Australia
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