3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction

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>> ※Early Bird registration until 10 January 2017:
JPY10,000/person (around US$98/person)

The 3^rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction:  Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making will be held at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI),  Kyoto University, Uji Campus from 19 to 21 March 2017.  The 3^rd Global Summit will build on the achievements of the last two Global Summits and GADRI projects.

The 3^rd Global Summit will bring together representatives from research institutes involved in DRR research with the following objectives:

• To serve as an advocate for key research policy statements that are in line with real, evidence-based disaster research needs.
• To carry out a more detailed assessment of key research challenges and to identify priority research areas
• To identify pioneering scientific initiatives to effectively reduce the gaps between science and practice in disaster risk reduction activities.
• To share and build on achievements, and outcomes of past and ongoing GADRI Projects addressing research gaps.
• To foster links between local and international organizations and their programs through the GADRI network.

For further details, visit the 3rd Global Summit homepage