Programme
8:30-9:00

MC: Dr. Subho Samaddar

Registration

9:00 – 10:00

1st Session:

Introduction

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

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

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

2nd Session:
GADRI

10:30-10:45

Report on the World Bosai Forum

10:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45

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

11:45-12:00

An Overview on Disaster Risk
Management and Research in Morocco

12:00-12:15

GADRI Regional Alliances

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

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

13:45-14:00

14:00-14:15

14:15-14:30

Chair: Dr. Masamitsu Onishi

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

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

15:30-15:45

Short break

15:45 – 17:00

3rd Session: General Discussion

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

Wrap-up and Closing

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

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