Event

5th Global Summit of GADRI: Engaging Science with Action

5th Global Summit of GADRI: Engaging Science with Action will take place in Milan, Italy from 15th to 17th March 2021. The GADRI 2021 conference aims at stock taking of progress in DRR research from its Members towards targets of the Sendai Science and Technology Roadmap. The programme will communicate academic science across scientific disciplines to policy makers and practitioners. It is an important aspect for academics to be aware how science can directly contribute to national and local disasters, for example, a dam break or an epidemic outbreak, etc. Such situations prompt scientists’ interventions, expertise, and experience and to share them with emergency managers in crisis situations.

Award

Prof. Andrew Collins, Northumbria University, UK – Recipient of the 6th DPRI Award

Prof. Andrew Collins, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK was honoured with the 6th DPRI Award for international research recognition. The Award was presented by Prof. Manabu Hashimoto, Director, DPRI, Kyoto University to Prof. Andrew Collins on 20th February 2020 during the DPRI Annual Meeting held at DPRI, Obaku Plaza, Kyoto, Japan from 20th to 21st of February 2020.

Disaster Reports

2019 Yamagata earthquake

An earthquake with JMA magnitude of 6.7 occurred off Yamagata Prefecture at 22:22 on June 18, 2019. In addition to recording seismic intensity 6 upper in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, and seismic intensity 6 lower in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, strong shaking occurred from Hokkaido to central Japan. The Earthquake Hazards Division performed a field survey in the damaged area, including visual inspection of the building damage, microtremor observations, and photographing of roof damage by a drone.

Visit Reports

Study Visit by SEAMEO RIHED-JANU Seminar Participants

The First SEAMEO RIHED-JANU Seminar and Study Visit to Japan under the theme of Technology Innovation and Social Engagement for Sustainable Development was organized by the Japan Association of National Universities (JANU) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO-RIHED) with the support of Kansai University, Kobe University, Kyoto University, Osaka University and Risumeikan University.

Event Reports

4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction (4thGSRIDRR2019)

The fourth Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction (4thGSRIDRR2019) took place at the Disaster Prevention Research Institutes (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto, Japan from 13th to 15th March 2019. It was sponsored by the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) and Kyoto University and is the fourth session of the Global Summit Series which was initiated by DPRI in November 2011.

Visit Reports

Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT) visited Nakakita Laboratory

Four researchers from the Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT), Research Center for Securing Flood Golden Hour visited the Research Division of Hydrometeorological Disasters (Nakakita Laboratory), DPRI, Kyoto University from 24 to 25 October 2018.

Research

Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)

This page captures the DPRI research activities at a glance.
　GADRI WebSite Link: [　https://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!