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...

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...

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...

Ebola Research Database

The attached Ebola Research Database contains information on all current academic research relevant to Ebola that we have been informed about. This information sharing is...

‘Good-enough’ disaster risk assessment Workshop

This report summarises the themes of discussion at an international workshop in February 2014 on the role of science in ‘good-enough’ disaster risk assessment. UKCDS, in...

International science for the HFA2 framework

Hot new Horizon 2020 funding opportunities

A busy summer for the EU’s Horizon 2020 scheme Image: Jeremy Vandel As the summer reaches its height, many will be looking forwards to holidays, or at least the promise...

Disaster Risk Management Meetings Report

In the last week of March 2014, UKCDS hosted two days of meetings with senior representatives of international, regional and national institutions to discuss a new and...

EU Civil Protection

On 7 March 2014 the Cabinet Office and UKCDS jointly held an Information Day on EU Civil Protection Funding Opportunities . The aim was to provide the UK civil protection...

A bold step forwards

Dr Megan French of UCL collects samples for water quality analysis in Bolivia Dr Kate Crowley is Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor at CAFOD and co-authored the guidelines...