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6th DPRI-NCDR Workshop

　The 6th DPRI-NCDR Workshop was held at the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) in Taipei from 6 to 7 December 2017. The Opening Remarks were delivered by Prof. Fong-Chin Su, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology; and Prof. Eiichi Nakakita, Disaster Prevention Research Institutes (DPRI), Kyoto University. The workshop was attended by 50 participants among which 12 were from DPRI. 　For further details on the workshop can be found at Newsletter NCDR.

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Visit by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC)

Visit by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) The Director-General of European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) Mr. Vladimir Sucha and Dr. Liliana Pasecinic, Deputy Head of Unit, visited the Kyoto University, Uji Campus Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) during their visit to attend the Science and Technology in Society Forum (STS Forum) held in Kyoto.

Disaster Reports

Xinmocun Rock avalanche induced by rainfall in Songping area, Maoxien, Sichuan, China, 24 June 2017

A large rock avalanche with a volume about 8 million m3 was induced 6 am, 24 June 2017 in Xinmocun village, Maoxien, Sichuan China (Figs. 1, 2). Chinese TV news reported over 100 people are missing or dead. We had been studying this area for years before this landslide and now recognize that the new landslide is the retrogression of a previous landslide scar and remobilization of the old landslide deposits in the lower portion of the slope.

Research

Seafloor Observation Seismometer Installed in Hyuga-Nada

In March 2017, the research group of Assistant Professor Yamashita Hiroyo, Research Center for Earthquake Prediction, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, and Professor Shinohara Masayoshi Shinohara of the Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo et al. installed a seafloor observation seismometers in Hyuga-nada off Miyazaki Prefecture to conduct long-term ocean bottom earthquakes/geodetic observation.

Research

Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)

This page captures the DPRI research activities at a glance.
　GADRI WebSite Link: [　http://gadri.net　] 　One outcome was the establishment of the "Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)." GADRI is a forum for sharing knowledge and promoting collaboration on topics related to disaster risk reduction and resilience to disasters.

Research

Disaster Prevention Research Institute Research launches site for "Our research activities at a glance" (Japanese only)

This page captures the DPRI research activities at a glance.
The site is easily navigated, though only in Japanese, and expressed in easy to understand words.
Come and visit us!