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Horizon 2020
Horizon 2020 is the European Commission’s flagship pan-Europe research and innovation funding programme with a budget of €79 billion over seven years. UKCDS is the National...
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Sharing disaster knowledge: scientists and locals
There are a number of ways to improve dialogue between disaster experts and local communities (Image: Sam Carpenter, HFP, 2012) Enabling those people directly affected by...
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Countries ask for science to help fight disasters
Drones were used to help search and rescue teams after the Nepal earthquake (Image: DFID) UKCDS research into what countries want to help them prepare for and respond to...
Archived work updates on the SHED Secretariat
This resource is related to the Science in Humanitarian Emergencies and Disasters (SHED) Secretariat which UKCDS previously convened but which now sits within the UK...
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Nepal earthquake: UK disaster experts to help
The Department for International Development has deployed a team of more than 60 search and rescue responders and medical experts as part of a cross-government capacity...
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UKCDS goes to Sendai
Last week in Japan, the new UN agreement for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was adopted giving birth to the Sendai Framework for DRR (SFDRR): 2015-2030. It was a privilege...
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World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
On 14 – 18 March, the Third World Conference on DRR is taking place in Sendai, Japan. UN states will agree the Post-2015 Framework for DRR, which will replace the...
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Disasters, science and 2015
Sendai, Addis, New York and Paris: 2015 is the year of global agreements. This year decisions will be made on how the world tackles the challenges of climate change,...
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Disaster risk management
This workshop provided an early opportunity for stakeholders to come together to debate the key features of disaster risk management in an international policy landscape beyond...
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Tackling disaster risk in African cities
A new research programme has been announced that will aim to reduce disaster risk in urban sub-Saharan Africa. Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) is a three-year...