HRRC researchers focus on hazard analysis, emergency preparedness and response, disaster recovery, and hazard mitigation.
Researchers study the full range of natural disasters and technological hazards.
Natural disasters include floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and droughts, while technological hazards may involve chemical plant accidents, transportation accidents, hazardous materials and lifeline failures. Collaborative Centers in the world. The center serves OCHA as a research and consultant agency with particular emphasis on national disaster plans and their implications for future development. The center engages in research on hazard and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The staff of the HRRC is interdisciplinary in nature and includes the expertise of architects, planners, sociologists, policy analysts, and engineers.