GADRIACTIONS
Spring 2017
Volume 3—Number 1

Contents• 3rd Global
Summit• Opening
Ceremony• Keynote
Speeches• GADRI Member
Ins tu ons• GADRI
Achievements
and Challenges• Group discussions
sessions• Plenary Sessions• Presenta ons• Booths and Field
Visits• 3rd Global
SummitOutcomes• GADRI 1stGeneral Assembly• Pictures• A few Commentsfrom Par cipants• Conclusion• Current Status of
GADRI Member
Ins tu ons• GADRI Contact
Details
Contents for thecurrent issue were
providedbyHirokazu Tatanoand Wilma James;
and the photos by
Kaoru Saeki.

On the Cover
Pictures taken during the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction held at
DPRI, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan from 19 to 21 March 2017.
GADRI Actions is designed, formatted and edited by Hirokazu Tatano and Wilma James.

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Par cipants of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Ins tutes for Disaster Risk Reduc on held at the Disaster Preven on Research Ins tutes (DPRI),. Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan from 19 to 21 March 2017

3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction

The 3 Global Summit of Research Institutes

Tordfor Disaster Risk Reduction: Expanding the
Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making
was organized by the Global Alliance of Disaster
Research Institutes (GADRI). The Summit was
hosted by the Disaster Prevention ResearchInstitute (DPRI), Kyoto University and sponsored
by Kyoto University and other donors.
The conference received wide acclamation within
and outside of Japan. The opening ceremony wasattended by the Vice-Governor of the Kyoto
Prefecture, and the Mayor of Uji City.
3rd Summit attracted 251 delegates from 38
countries representing 102 institutions among
which were the UN, governmental andinternational organizations, private sector,
educational and research sector in various
backgrounds and disciplines involved in disasterrisk reduction.
Objectives of the 3rd Global Summit:
The Summit brought together representatives
from research institutes involved in disasterrisk reduction (DRR) research with thefollowing objectives:

serve as an advocate for key researchpolicy statements that are in line withreal, evidence‑based disaster researchneeds.
To carry out a more detailed assessment of
key research challenges and to identify
priority research areas
To identify pioneering scientific initiatives toeffectively reduce the gaps between
science and practice in disaster risk
reduction activities.
To share and build on achievements, andoutcomes of past and ongoing GADRI
activities addressing research gaps.
To foster links between local andinternational organizations and theirprograms through the GADRI network.

Global Summit Series

In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which impacted on the economy
and massive human loses, the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Kyoto University engaged to organize the First Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction(GSRIDRR) in November 2011. The main objective of the summit was to bring together research organizations involved in disaster risk reduction (DRR) to reassess and reflect on the challenges posed, anddiscuss and identify new paradigms based on the lessons learned from recent disasters around theworld. At the end of the First Global Summit, a resolution was adopted to establish an international
forum on natural disaster research.
During the Second Global Summit of Disaster Research Institutes for DRR in March 2015, the resolution was further discussed and the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) was formerly established to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015-2030 (SFDRR) and the work of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group of the United Nations
Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). Today GADRI has over 130 member institutions.

4Day 1: 19 March 2017— Opening Ceremony

The 3rd Global Summit opened with a welcome message from the President
Juichi Yamagiwa, Kyoto University which was read by Prof. Kaoru Takara.
In Prof. Yamagiwa’s message he stressed the importance of coming together
as one community to raise awareness of disaster risk reduction, sharing
information on lessons learnt from disasters, research results and engaging
in collaborative research projects to tackle existing disasters., and prevent
future disaster risks.

This was followed by a warm welcome to Kyoto City by
the Vice Governor of Kyoto City, Mr. Shuichi Yamauchi.
He expressed his appreciation for the 3rd Global Summit
organizers and participants for making an effort tocontribute to promote disaster risk reduction given thefact that large scale disasters continue to frequently occur
around the world. He further stressed his strong belief of
the importance of activities and research efforts that all
are involved in are greatly contributing to disastercountermeasures.

The Mayor of Uji City, Mr. Tadashi Yamamoto, congratulated theorganizers on the occasion of the 3rd Global Summit and welcomed
everyone to Uji City. In his remarks, he expressed his hope that the 3rd
Global Summit will continue to share research results through various
interchanges with people from all over the world which will deepen thecontributions to disaster prevention research much more. He expressed
his expectation to see continuous use of research results that will be used
to support disaster affected areas. He closed his remarks wishing everyoneprosperity and success at the 3rd Global Summit.

Welcome remarks to the 3rd Global Summit were delivered by Prof. Kaoru Takara, Deputy Executive
Director, Kyoto University, and Director, Disaster Prevention Research Institutes (DPRI), Kyoto
University. He presented an overview of the Global Summit Series which started in November 2011
and the establishment of the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) in March 2015 as
an outcome of the 2nd Global Summit.
Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General, GADRI delivered the outline of the 3rd Global Summit withhis expectations of the results and outcomes of the Summit.

5Day 1: 19 March 2017— Keynote Speeches
Theme: ConnecƟng with the InternaƟonal Community and IniƟaƟves for CollaboraƟve AcƟviƟes: Listening to theOpinions of the InternaƟonal OrganizaƟons and Other Stakeholders
Based on the above theme, the first set of keynote speeches were delivered by
Ms. Setsuko Saya, Director, Disaster Management Bureau, Cabinet Office,
Government of Japan; Dr. Chadia Wannous, Senior Advisor, United Nations
Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Geneva; Prof. Virginia Murray,
Vice-Chair, Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG), UNISDR; andDr. Yasusuke Tsukagoshi, Special Representative, The World Bank Office inTokyo.

Ms. Setsuko Saya who is also the Head of Japanese delegation to
UNISDR, elaborated on “Collaboration Between Science and Policy
Making in Japan” introducing Japan’s best practices to communicate
with science and technology, and how the government uses the
inputs from S&T community and put them into policy making
processes.
She shared lessons learned from the Kumamoto earthquakes whichwere quite unusual due to its nature of occurring in a lessearthquake-prone area in Japan, and which required much efforts ofnational and local government corporation in emergency responsewhen evacuating 180,000 people. For
the government of Japan,
collaboration in S&T and policy makers are indispensable. Keynote
speech concluded with two proposals on how S&T could communicate
to policy makers and communities: through augmenting education of
S&T in educational systems; and by support of indicators – UNISDR
proposed 38 indicators of disaster risk reduction. Many governments
have access to raw data and their own governmental methodology tocontribute to disaster risk reduction. Provision of data is somehow amechanical procedure. The problem is how to address this problem andhow to interpret the data to policy making processes.

Dr. Chadia Wannous, Senior Advisor, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNISDR), Geneva, in her keynote address on “The Role of Science andTechnology in the Implementation of the Sendai
Framework 2015-2020”, after an introduction to the
Sendai Framework, shared efforts underway to work incoordination to link to national and regional DRR
platforms, partners and networks to integrate S&T
actors in their functionalities and events.
She explained that many efforts are in place to managing risks and reducing
existing risks. However, preparedness and resilience in social, economic andenvironmental aspects are necessary to overcome such situations. She
concluded her remarks with a note to S&T community to better contribute to
the Sendai Framework in a comprehensive and a structured way andemphasized the need to collaborate for action, and from this point of view,
GADRI is in a better position today to play an important role to further
facilitate contributions from the Science and Technology community for the
implementation of the Sendai Framework.

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Prof. Virginia Murray, Vice-Chair, Scientific and TechnicalAdvisory Group (STAG), UNISDR delivered a keynote speech on“Science and Technology Commitment to the Implementation of
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030”
discussed science and policy linkages at national levels.
She emphasized the need for a formal national disaster risk
reduction science policy council/
platforms or a form of national focal
points for science to support DRR andmanagement plans to be in place. For
example, conducting periodic review of knowledge needs, new science(including implementation science) and identification of research gaps aresome tools that could be used for the purpose. More effort is needed to workout how to achieve this and ensure avoiding duplication of efforts. She
shared some reflections and recommendations on the incredible work by the
S&T community; importance of having an effective process for sharing
knowledge, building partnerships, clarity on outputs which would benefit
S&T programme for Sendai Framework; and a joined-up approach to
implement the goals of the Sendai Framework.

Dr. Yasusuke Tsukagoshi, Special Representative, The World Bank
Office in Tokyo delivered a keynote speech on “Mainstreaming
Disaster Risk Management in the World Bank: Sharing Knowledge
and Investing to Enhance Resilience in Developing Countries”
discussing mainstreaming DRR in developing countries.
The World Bank addresses key challenges related to disaster risk
reduction in science and policy. Early Warning Systems combining
observation and evacuation system are systems that can save many
lives. However these constitute a crucial ‘missing link’ for disaster
resilience in many countries. Disaster risk financing strategies are
helping countries build layers of protection against disasters andgovernments in each country should strengthen their policies.
He concluded his remarks by stating that governance is fundamental for disaster risk management,
and to implement good governance it is important to induce collection of data, scientific analysis andevidence.

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Day 2: 20 March 2017— Keynote Speeches
Theme: Discussion on the Future DirecƟons of Disaster Risk ReducƟon

In this session, speakers from various disciplines including governmental and internationalorganizations discussed challenges in the context of climate change, and sustainable development
goals which are interrelated to disaster risk reduction and resilience. The session directed
towards the dimensions of evaluating the indexes for future disaster risk initiatives. Current
research gaps, and how to expand activities with a renewed sense of perseverance to prevent
future disaster risks by enhancing collaboration in a global scale to realize the targets/goals set
out in the Sendai Framework in the real world were stressed out in detail.
The second day keynotes speakers included Prof. Shahbaz Khan, Director, UNESCO Jakarta
Office, Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific; Prof. Kimio Takeya, DistinguishedTechnical Advisor to the President, Japan International Cooperation Agency; and H. E.
Dr. Gabriel Duque, Ambassador of Colombia to Japan, Embassy of Colombia, Tokyo.
Prof. Shahbaz Khan, Director, UNESCO Jakarta Office, Regional Science Bureau for Asia and thePacific delivered a keynote speech on “Science Support for Disaster Risk Reduction”. In his speech,
UNESCO’s comprehensive approach taken towards education was stressed with
examples. Science policy in DRR usually takes a transdisciplinary approaches
in management – providing technical support and developing training materials
and access to information in all disciplines are important. The Sendai
Framework which was discussed previously provided an understanding andstrengthening of efforts in disaster risk reduction to reduce mortality, humanlosses. He concluded by emphasizing that to accomplish these efforts, what ismost important is international cooperation and this is where GADRI contributeto bridge the gap among the scientists, practitioners, policy makers and thecommunity.

Prof. Kimio Takeya, Distinguished Technical Advisor to the President,
JICA; and Visiting Professor, Tohoku University deliver a keynote on
the “Donor’s practical point of view “what we expect from S&T group” inrelation to the Sendai Framework”. He shared opinions from a donor’s
point of view on support provided to developing countries that are
affected by major disasters. Japan provides 64% support on DRR and iscurrently the number one donor in the world. Japan’s contribution to the
Sendai Framework include providing various inputs to practitioners ingovernmental levels, climate down streaming; and how best to enhance
political and social research platforms.

H. E. Dr. Gabriel Duque, Ambassador of Colombia to Japan, Embassy ofColombia, Tokyo delivered a keynote speech on “Research on
Management of Disasters and Risk Reduction: The Colombian Case”.
He shared about the Colombian experience and approximation to Sendai
Framework and how Colombia has been building on governance to deal
with disaster risk management. He discussed about the importance oflinking research to policy making by identify collectively and setting
priorities. He highlighted the importance of international cooperation indisaster risk management. He concluded his remarks with a note to
GADRI stressing that GADRI could deliver on its accomplishments byfulfilling the objectives set by this conference by identifying collectively
the priorities and building the network as a global community.

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Day 3: 21 March 2017— Keynote Speeches
Theme: Sharing InformaƟon of Research InsƟtuƟons
The final day, explored the current research activities, knowledge gaps, existing reports, and status of
information sharing. Various contributors/practitioners in governmental, national and academic settings
shared their views and platforms for sharing knowledge and available resources for disaster risk
reduction. This session highlighted many efforts that are already in place to prevent new and reduce
existing disaster risks, and how by understanding and sharing information of networks including GADRI
member institutes, we could maximize our efforts to collaborate across institutions, policies, and goals set
out by various stakeholders.
Keynote speeches were delivered by Dr. Tom De Groeve, Acting Head of Unit, Disaster Risk Management
Unit, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC); Dr. Srikantha Herath, Senior Advisor, Sri
Lanka Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development; and Prof. Toshio Koike, Director, International
Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM).

Dr. Tom De Groeve, Ac ng Head of Unit, Disaster Risk Management Unit,
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) delivered an informa ve
presenta on about the European Commission and the Joint Research Centre
achievements in science and technology. He stressed that DRR is no longer
handled by one ministry but among many ministries. Without proper channelsof communica on or bridges among scien sts and policy makers, nothing
would materialize. The Sendai Framework processes a good interface with
science. EU works with the Sendai Framework and the legisla on within theUnion for protec on mechanism for disaster management and provides
provision to improve the knowledge base. Bigger networks such as GADRI are
be er situated to work on building partnerships, iden fying knowledge gaps
and contribu ng to the global community.

Dr. Srikantha Herath, Senior Advisor, Sri Lanka Ministry of Megapolis and Western
Development; and Visi ng Professor at the United Na ons University, Tokyo discussed on
the “Knowledge to Sustainable Prac ces: Interna onal Network for Transdisciplinary
Educa on (INATE) Experience” ci ng experiences and case studies. He explained how
higher educa on has championed transla ng knowledge in to sustainable prac ces. He
stated that one of the diﬃcul es in adapta on is when one needs to adapt to a future
which is uncertain, and resilience is much more of a pragma c approach when trying tomodify exis ng programmes by introducing new elements to improve the resilience of thesystems. When the future is uncertain, it is diﬃcult to define future targets and objec ves.
Sustainability provides the framework on which sustainable goals are agreed upon. Focus
was on higher educa on and how they could be instrumental in transla ng this knowledge
in to sustainable prac ces. In conclusion, to adapt to challenges of rapid global change, it is easier to take atransdisciplinary approach where all actors and stakeholders could play a role to facilitate this process; and current
prac ces should encourage higher educa on which can play a major role in bringing up these transforma ons.

Prof. Toshio Koike, Director, Interna onal Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management(ICHARM) discussed on conven onal and modern systems of disaster risk reduc on andmethodology in terms of increasing water related disasters and how best to address these
problems in a holis c manner. Various projects on flood and drought monitoring
management and various countermeasures are in place. Seasonal predic ons ofagricultural drought provides informa on used for early warning systems, and futureclimate predicts serious seasons of drought with grave economic impacts. In summary –by accumula ng data on damage, hazard and socio economic process, the data could be
integrated to risk assessment. Change of iden fica on requires monitoring and predic on.
Once this informa on is in place, it could support policy makers and communi es. He
concluded by emphasizing on the need for strong capacity building programmes in higher
educa on to build up leaders and prac oners.

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Session on GADRI Achievements and Challenges
Prof. Yuichi Ono, International Research Institutes of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Japandiscussed about the “GADRI Linkage to the World Bosai Forum” which
will be held in Sendai, Japan from 25 to 28 November 2017.
He gave an overview of the World Bosai Forum which will take a bilateraland transdisciplinary approach to discuss on DRR issues with multistakeholders beyond national boundaries. He explained the word “Bosai”
which is a traditional Japanese term to indicate a holistic approach to
reduce human and economic lossess for disasters and represents activities
in all disaster phases, including prevention, recovery, response andmitigation. The conference will further
look into solution-oriented
discussions on DRR with concrete examples provided by multistakeholders; promote the implantation of the SFA; provide access tobusiness opportunities in DRR; and explore Japanese experiences on DRR
and observe recovery process of the Tohoku Region. He encouraged
participation from private section and others beyond academic and government sectors.
Prof. Wei-Sen Li, Secretary-General, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR)
presented on “GADRI Capacity Development Activities”.
He provided a brief overview of the capacity building activities undertaken
by NCDR. The international training workshop conducted last year
encouraged participants to look at problems with a different angle tounderstand the impacts to the society, how to successfully evacuate andcommunicate with people, and how best to communicate with decisionmakers. Every year, a large group of international students participate inthese workshops which provides a platform to engage in mutual learning,exchange ideals and interact with each other. Last year, Taiwan was hit by
the typhoon during the course and some lecturers could not arrive todeliver the lectures. This provided an opportunity for students to gethands-on experience on our operating systems during a disaster situation.
This year’s course will be on “Evidence-based Post-disaster Recovery”. The
course will cover understanding process, procedures and difficulties during
recovering phase; how science and technology support to develop safer and sustainable environment at
community level; and a field visit to the communities recovering from the 2009 typhoon Morakot.
Prof. Ana Maria Cruz, Head, Disaster Risk Management, DPRI, Kyoto University presented the “State of
the Art in Natech Risk Management”.
She stated that natural and technological disasters are on the rise
globally, and mostly these are concerned with chemical accidents and theimpacts of these on natural and technological disaster on community,
economic development and environment. Natech disasters are high impact
and low probability events. She highlighted a few the challenges faced in
the this field—challenges to address the independencies and cascading
events; a single firm assessment which is not sufficient as natural hazards
affect very large areas and inadequate assumptions then results in termsof type of mitigation measures that are needed and how the barriers we
set up for day to day operation may not be functional. Another criticalproblem, not only limited to Natech disasters, is the difference disciplines, agencies and rules andregulations that are needed to manage these kind of events; and integrating risk governance and area wide
management as well business continuity planning are very important.
Dr. Kantoush Sameh, Associate Professor, Socio and Eco Environment Risk Management, DPRI, Kyoto
University presented a paper on “Sustainable Wadi Basins Development in Arid Regions: Innovative
Technologies for Flash Floods Forecasting, Mitigating and Water Harvesting”.
He introduced one of the ongoing GADRI transdisciplinary and region
specific projects. As the world population approaches to be 10 billion
people, drought and water shortages increases, and water becomes one of
the most critical and contested resource. Almost 80 countries have severe
droughts, and allocated water for population is very limited. During thelast ten years, frequency and magnitude of flash floods have increased.
The project uses networks and a few members of GADRI are involved in
the implementation of the activities. Through networks establish indifferent counties in the arid region, the project formulates such researchgroups for implementation, and also for training and education.

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Group Discussion Sessions
There were two group discussions held on day one (19th March) and day two (20th March). Each groupconsisted of a chair and co-chair persons who prepared the concept notes for their respective groups.
Participants were requested to select in advance the groups they would like to attend to make theircontributions to each session. Each group consisted of 30 to 50 participants. Students were allocated to moveparticipants to groups. After several presentations, each group was again divided into smaller groups fordiscussion. At the end, all discussion outcomes were consolidated to a presentation which was presented tothe plenary session.

Group Discussion Session I: Evaluating Current Research Status and Identifying Most
Important Future Research Themes
To facilitate the group discussions, a pre-survey on “Evaluating Current and Future Research Status and
Identifying Most Important Research Themes” was conducted among the member institutes of GADRI. The
54 institutes that participated in the survey identified nearly 250 current projects and 73 future projects.
This survey paved the basis for the following group discussion sessions.
Day 1: Group Discussion Session I: Deepening the Understanding of Disaster Risks
Session I – a-i: Hydrometeorology Related
Session I – a-ii: Meteorology and Wind Related
Session I – b: Earthquake, Volcano and Compound Disasters Related
Session I – c: Geohazard RelatedGroup Discussion Session II: Evaluating Current Research Status and Identifying Most
Important Future Research Themes
Day 2: Group Discussion Session II:
Session II – a : Enhancing Governance to Manage Disaster Risks
Session II – b: Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience
Session II – c: Effective Response to Disaster Recover / Build Back Better

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Plenary Sessions
Two Plenary Sessions were held on day two and day three, consisting of the keynote speakers ofeach day. The outcomes of the group discussion sessions were presented at the plenary sessions. A
member from each group presented their discussion outcomes in the form of PowerPoint
presentations or paper at the plenary session. Later the floor was opened for discussion and Q&A
session.

Presentation Sessions
Another highlight of the 3rd Global Summit was the oral and poster presentation sessions.
Registered participants were invited to present their current or future research projects and activities,
research achievements, or introduce their respective institutions. There were 24 oral sessions and 32 poster
presentations. The sessions were held in parallel during the one-hour break times and two hours on Day 2
and rooms A & B, and the Hybrid Space were allocation for the purpose. Participants could move freely
between sessions. Coffee and tea were arranged in each presentation location.
Presenters who wish to publish their work in the Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit were requested tosend in their extended abstracts to GADRI Secretariat.
Oral Session

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Booths and Field Visits
Poster Session

Booths by GADRI Member Ins tutes
BoothSpaceswere provided toshare information
with participants.

European Commission - Joint ResearchCentre (JRC)

Kyoto University Graduate Schoolof Global Environmental Studies

National Science and Technology Center for
Disaster Reduction (NCDR)International Research Institute of Disaster Science, (IRIDeS), Tohoku University

Field Visits

In additions to the above, two fields visitswere organized to the Ujigawa Open
Laboratory, DPRI, Kyoto University, andthe Byodoin Temple in Uji.
The
participants were able to select one venue.
After the field visit, participants joined the
Closing Banquet held at the Kyoto City
Hall .

Visit to Byodoin Temple in Uji

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3rd Global Summit Outcomes

The 3rd Global Summit was quite successful in terms of participation, recognition by the UN,
governmental and international organizations, and its commitment to contribute to theimplementation of the goals set out in the Sendai Framework.
The following highlight as major outcomes of the 3rd Global Summit:
1. Development of a comprehensive tabulation of important research themes along the fourpriority areas that was used to evaluate policies and practices of current research activities
and identify gaps in disaster risk reduction in relation to the SFDRR.
I. Understanding – Deepening the understanding of disaster risks
II. Governance – Enhancing governance to manage disaster risks
III. Resilience – Disaster risk reduction for resilience
IV. Recovery – Effective response to disaster recovery / Build Back Better
2. Encouraged cross-institutional collaboration to fill the research gaps among experts,
practitioners, educators, scientists, and policy makers.
3. The 3rd Global Summit attracted 251 participants from 38 countries
4. Awarded 15 full fellowships to researchers in developing countries
5. Awarded 2 full fellowships to master’s students in the UK
6. Concluded a resolution document
7. Proposed the Publication of the Proceedings of the 3rd Global Summit in major academic
journals.
8. Proposed GADRI Book Series - a project based on the results of the discussions to identify themost important research themes for disaster risk reduction in each academic discipline. The
books will provide visions and knowledge to connect the current status of science andtechnology with future directions for disaster research to contribute for disaster risk reductionin the world.
Publication of 7-8 book series summarizing the academic research outcomes and future
initiatives in each of the following disciplines:(I) Understanding the riska. i Hydrometeorology Related
ii. Meteorological and Wind Relatedb. Earthquake, Volcano and Compound Disasters Relatedc. Geohazard Related
d. Social and Human Science Related(II) Managing and planning disaster risk reduction (DRR)
a. Enhancing Governance to Manage Disaster Risks
b. Disaster Risk Reduction and Resiliencec. Effective Response to Disaster Recovery / Build Back Better
9. GADRI Prospectus will include information on GADRI member institutes - their research
activities, areas of research concentrations, staff, contact/focal points, etc.
10. GADRI will be represented at major conferences a. 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR, Cancun, Mexico from 22 to 26
May 2017
b. Global Forum on S&T Meeting for disaster resilience, Nov. 22 to 24 in Tokyo
c. World Bosai Forum, IDRC, GRF Davos, Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan from25 to 27 November 2017 GADRI is expected to organize one session at this forum.
11.GADRI membership increased to nearly 150 member institutes.

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1st GADRI General Assembly
1st GADRI General Assembly
Taking advantage of the GADRI members attending the 3rd Global Summit, the First GADRI General
Assembly was held at the Fortune Garden, Kyoto City Hall on 21 March 2017. The General Assembly
was attended by 58 GADRI member institutes. At the meeting, the following items were endorsed by theGeneral Assembly:
1. Chair of the Board of Directors
2. Secretary-General of GADRI
3. Charter of GADRI – this was endorsed with a few clarifications raised by the members.
4. Current activities of GADRI
5. Outcomes of the 3rd Global Summit

Conclusion of the 3rd Global Summit
At the end of the 3rd Global Summit, the par cipants were taken on two field visits: a visit to the Byodoin Temple in Uji
City and a visit to the Ujigawa Open Laboratory of DPRI, Kyoto University. A er the field visit, the par cipants wereinvited to the Closing Banquet which was organized at the Kyoto City Hall and was a ended by Mr. Daisaku Kadokawa,
Mayor of the Kyoto City.
The 3rd Global Summit concluded produc vely with a posi ve note. It provided opportuni es for par cipants to
network among others, with scien sts, prac oners and policy makers. GADRI was widely acknowledged andacclaimed for the pivotal role played in the 3rd Global Summit and in its mission to work together to implement thegoals set out in the Sendai Framework.

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Team Secretariat

Team Students

Team MCs18

A Few Comments from Participants of the 3rd Global Summit
Prof. Gabriel Ayum Teye, Professor and Vice- sessions in the future especially to e them up with reali es
Chancellor, University for Development of economics and actual challenges of integra on on theStudies, Tamale, Ghana
ground.
The 3rd Global Summit was very beneficial
to me as it provided the opportunity for me
Prof. Maria Del Pilar Cornejo, Director,
to interact and network researcher andPacific Interna onal Center for Disasterprac oners on global disaster issues. It also
Risk Reduc on at Polytechnic University
provided my ins tu on the chance to become a member of
ESPOL, Ecuador
the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Ins tutes. The group
The 3rd Global Summit, in our case was
useful because the PIC-DRR was recently
discussions were very educa ve and provided thecreated and the Summit gave us theopportunity for cross-fer lisa on of ideas. Maybe it should
opportunity to interact with other groups
allocate enough me for the oral presenta ons to allow forand to understand the scope of DRR andmore ques ons All in all the summit was very successful andwhat might be missing. The keynote Speakers were fine but I
useful.
would have liked to see more presenta ons about successes
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mazlin Bin Mokhar, Principal in achieving Hyogo and Sendai Frameworks of Ac on. Some
Fellow, LESTARI, Universi
Kebangsaan kind of evalua on would have been be er. The group
discussions opened the opportunity for interac on in topics
Malaysia, Malaysia
3rd Global Summit was a very useful of my interest, and confirm the need to gather together toconference indeed. It had triggered a help each other achieving our goals. I believe the outputs
refreshing kind of thinking and doing on my from the groups I was involved with are ready forpart and that of my colleagues and associates dissemina on and could serve as guides for DRR processes.
in Malaysian and ASEAN contexts..
The The poster sessions were good not only for the presentersselected keynote speakers had been excellent and eﬀec ve but also for those who went around finding out what is being
in their sharing of informa on. It would be good to see a few done and at what level. A general sugges on is to increase
more successful persons from the business and industry, and the number of poster presenta ons. The organiza on of theNGOs to share their view; then this would have been even 3rd Global Summit was great. Everything was really in place;more fantas c. Group Discussion sessions were re-arranged the venue, the schedule; and the help received from thein smaller breakout groups and they were interes ng and organizers. Disaster Risk Reduc on must be part of planninguseful; bringing out very good successful case studies from and development and through GADRI we can givecountries and locali es and from various sectors i.e. not only the support needed to foster it through the tools we have,from the academia. I would suggest to bring in more business the groups involved, and all the academia that par cipated in
and industry leaders with the green economy and innova on it. We have to make sure that the products of GADRI become
thinking and prac ces and also successful local authority policies.
leaders and NGO coordinators that had successfully flipped
their respec ve communi es. Well done to Professors Mr. Ricardo M. Romero, Member, Philippines Society of
Takara, Tatano, and members of GADRI for an increasing Emergency Medical Technicians, Philippines
performance and success in DRR mee ngs, sessions, and The 3rd Global Summit is an excellent venue for learning new
conferences. The alliance is ge ng be er and stronger and ideas, current innova ons and best prac ces from diﬀerent
gaining more support from various important and relevant stakeholders in DRR. It also provided an opportunity forleaders and contributors from all over the world. We all look networking and possible research collabora ons, as well as
forward very much to leapfrog the posi vism towards development and benchmarking of transdisciplinary
achieving a more prosperous, resilient and sustainable approaches that can contribute in the improvement of accesslivelihoods for all. In general, a very good GSRIDRR2017 and and eﬀec veness of DRR programs.
looking forward to more successful and enjoyable similar

GADRI Secretariat would like to take this opportunity to
acknowledge with appreciation the roles played by various
stakeholders to make the 3rd Global Summit a success. It
would not have concluded successfully without the generous
support and cooperation of all speakers and keynote speakers,
sponsors and partners, members of the GADRI Board of
Directors, GADRI Secretariat Committee members, DPRI
faculty and staff members and all others.

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Thank you!
Prof. Hirokazu Tatano

Dear GADRI Member Institutes,
Thank you for your contributions to the GADRI Actions. If you would like to submit an article or sharenews through GADRI Actions, please send those directly to:
Attn:
Ms. Wilma JamesE-mail: secretariat-gadri@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp

19Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes
At the recommendation of the Second Global Summit of
Research Institutes held at the Kyoto University Disaster
Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan, in March
2015, the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes(GADRI) was established to support the implementation of
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 20152030 (SFDRR) and the work of the Scientific and TechnicalAdvisory Group of the United Nations Office for Disaster
Risk Reduction (UNISDR). One of the recommendations
was to form a research roadmap for the next decade.

Area

Members

EuropeAfricaAmericas
Oceania
Asia (excl. Japan)
Japan

17
10
17
7
52
25
128
(35 states)

Total

To further realize these goals, GADRI join hands withresearch institutes around the world. Since March 2015,
GADRI’s membership has expanded to nearly 100 member
institutions around the globe.
GADRI Secretariat is currently hosted by the Disaster
Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University,
Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan.

To Join GADRI:
Contact GADRI Secretariat (secretariat-gadri@dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Membership is free; and completely voluntary and non-binding.

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Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Gokasho, Uji-shi
Kyoto 611-0011, JAPAN
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