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New programme to raise global learning outcomes
The newly announced Research on Improving Systems for Education (RISE) programme will fund research teams and facilitate policy engagement in up to five developing...
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Improving water security in developing countries
The Improving Water Security for Poor People (IWSP Research) project is being run by researchers at the University of Oxford, supported by £15 million from DFID. The...
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REF lessons
UK research has contributed to the wealth and well-being of every nation in the world. This is one of the messages from a number of studies that have published their results...
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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...
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UK commitment to global development becomes law
On 9 March the Bill was passed by the House of Lords, enshrining it in law, and guaranteeing the committment, a promise included in all three party manifestos back in...
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The new UK Water Partnership is launched
This new partnership, launched on 26 February, represents the first time that public and private sector organisations from the water industry have joined forces to promote...