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    Newly released: 6th Social Vulnerability Bulletin

    The new Social Vulnerability Bulletin gives insights into the 2012 Summer Academy on Social Vulnerability, new publications and the professional progress of former Academy participants. The Bulletin is a product of the Munich Re Foundation (MRF) Chair on Social Vulnerability project.

    Social Vulnerability Bulletin No. 6 | Read more

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    Pressekonferenz: Vorstellung des WeltRisikoBerichts 2012

    Sind Katastrophen vermeidbar? Wie hängen Umweltzerstörung und Katastrophenrisiko zusammen? Und welche Länder tragen das größte Katastrophenrisiko? Der WeltRisikoBericht 2012 gibt Antworten und Einschätzungen. Das Pressegespräch findet statt am Mittwoch, 12. September 2012 um 10 Uhr. | Read more

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    UNU joins new disaster preparedness network

    UNU has joined the Academic Network for Disaster Resilience to Optimise Educational Development (ANDROID), a new academic network funded by the European Union to improve disaster preparedness in cities worldwide. ANDROID promotes cooperation and innovation among European Higher Education to increase society’s resilience to disasters of human and natural origin. |Read more

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    IPCC SREX report launched in Viet Nam

    17 August 2012. The IPCC Special Report "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation" (SREX) was launched today by UNU-EHS scientist Dr. Jörn Birkmann, Dr. Pachauri (Chairman, IPCC) and Dr. Bach Tanh Sinh (Director, Dep. of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology) in Hanoi/Viet Nam. |Read more

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    UNU-EHS hosts working group session at ecosystem services conference

    Identifying and discussing emerging examples on the nexus between ecosystems and disaster risk reduction - this is one of the objectives of the Ecosystem Services in the context of Disaster Risk Reduction: Addressing Scientific Gaps and Improving Uptake working group, lead and co-organized by UNU-EHS. It takes place on 1 August 2012 as part of the 5th annual Ecosystem Services Partnership conference (31 July - 4 August 2012) in Portland, Oregon, USA.

    We look forward to your participation in our workshop!

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    Expert Working Group on Measuring Vulnerability: Development Pathways for Urban and Rural Coastal Zones

    From 12 until 16 July 2012, the 9th Meeting of the Expert Working Group on Measuring Vulnerability took place in Bogor, Indonesia. Jointly organized and hosted by UNU-EHS and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), it focused on Development Pathways for Urban and Rural Coastal Zones. | Read more

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    Scientific workshop: lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011

    On the occasion of the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, UNU-EHS in close collaboration with Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan hosted the scientific workshop “The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 11 March 2011 – Lessons Learned and Research Questions”. Junior and senior scientists from both institutions highlighted different perspectives and phases of this cascading disaster, investigating and discussing some of the most important aspects through the eyes of direct victims, volunteers and academics. |Read more

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    Professor Rhyner at CBA7

    UNU-EHS actively involved in Seventh Community-Based Adaptation Conference

    From 22-25 April 2013, the Seventh International Community-Based Adaptation Conference (CBA7) took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. UNU-EHS, along with the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice (MRFCJ) and World Resources Institute (WRI), conducted a parallel session on legal aspects on climate change, including human rights and migration. |Read more

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    PhD Block Course in Bonn: combining theory with first hand experiences

    From 10 until 22 March 2013 the PhD Block Course “From Vulnerability to Resilience in Disaster Risk Management” took place for the eighth time in Bonn, Germany. This year, the course was organized by UNU-EHS and the University of Bonn, Germany, and included the Scientific Workshop “The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 11 March 2011 – Lessons Learned and Research Questions”, organized by UNU-EHS and Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. |Read more

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    (From left) Thomas Loster of MRF, Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany Mosud Mannan, Dr. Saleemul Huq of ICCCAD, and Prof. Jakob Rhyner of UNU-EHS.

    Keystone conference: starting shot for new project

    At the end of the October 2012 Keystone Conference on social vulnerability, representatives of UNU-EHS, the Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) and the Munich Re Foundation (MRF) signed the terms of reference for a new project on building resilience to climate change. Work will be taken up in January 2013.

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