NH11C:
Science for Disaster Risk Reduction: From Integrated Research and Assessment of Risks to Communication and Engagements I


Session ID#: 11006

Session Description:
Reducing disaster risk becomes a foundation for sustainable development, especially in increasing the disaster resilience of communities. Although considerable progress has been made in loss reduction due to specific natural hazards and by some countries, risk is evolving and growing. Our knowledge on extreme natural hazards and their interaction with society is lacking in some important areas. Disaster risks can be reduced by the efforts of disaster science community working in an integrated and co-productive way through transdisciplinary approaches aiming at in-depth investigations using a system analysis and at recommendations for actions to reduce risks and to improve resilience of society. This Union-wide session will present views on scientific needs and inputs into disaster risk science attracting experts in natural and social sciences and other stakeholders, and will highlight the important trends in managing disaster risk as a cross-cutting theme in policy and practice related to climate change and sustainability.
Primary Convener:  Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, AGW, Karlsruhe, Germany; Russian Academy of Sciences, IEPTMG, Moscow, Russia
Conveners:  Amir AghaKouchak, University of California Irvine, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States, Upmanu Lall, Columbia University, Earth and Environmental Engineering, New York, United States and Ramesh P Singh, Chapman University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Orange, CA, United States
Chairs:  Amir Aghakouchak, University of California Irvine, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States and Ramesh P Singh, Chapman University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Orange, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Amir Aghakouchak, University of California Irvine, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States
Index Terms:

4327 Resilience [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4328 Risk [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4339 Disaster mitigation [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4343 Preparedness and planning [NATURAL HAZARDS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Roger S Pulwarty, NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States
Ting Lin, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, United States
Christopher Clavin and Nayanee Gupta, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, United States
Brett F Sanders1, Richard Matthew2, Douglas Houston3, Wing H Cheung2, Beth Karlin2, Jochen E Schubert4, Timu Gallien5, Adam Luke4, Santina Contreras2, Kristen Goodrich2, David Feldman2, Victoria Basolo2, Kimberly Serrano6 and Abigail Reyes6, (1)University of California Irvine, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States, (2)University of California Irvine, Planning, Policy and Design, Irvine, CA, United States, (3)University of California Irvine, Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy, Irvine, United States, (4)University of California Irvine, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States, (5)University of San Diego, San Diego, United States, (6)University of California Irvine, Sustainability Initiatives, Irvine, CA, United States
Philip Ward1, Brenden Jongman2,3, Peter Salamon4, Alanna Simpson3, Paul D Bates5, Tom De Groeve6, Sanne Muis1, Erin Coughlan7, Roberto Rudari8, Mark Adam Trigg9 and Hessel Winsemius10, (1)Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (2)Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (3)Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, Washington, DC, United States, (4)European Commission, Climate Risk Management Unit, Brussels, Belgium, (5)University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol, BS8, United Kingdom, (6)Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, (7)Red Cross Red Crescent Climate CEntre, Boston, United States, (8)CIMA Foundation, Savona, Italy, (9)University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom, (10)Deltares, Delft, Netherlands
Giuliano Di Baldassarre1, Alberto Viglione2, Gemma Carr3, Linda Kuil Jr.3, Luigia Brandimarte4, Kun Yan5 and Guenter Bloeschl6, (1)Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, (2)Polytechnic University of Turin, Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Turin, Italy, (3)Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria, (4)Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (5)Deltares, Delft, Netherlands, (6)Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Vienna University of Technology, Karlsplatz 13/223, Vienna, Austria
Dapeng Yu1, Daniel L. Green2, Robert Wilby3, Ian Pattison4, Lili Yang3, Lee Bosher3 and Tim Ryley5, (1)Loughborough University, Centre for Hydrological and Ecosystem Science, Department of Geography, Loughborough, United Kingdom, (2)Loughborough University, Department of Geography, Loughborough, United Kingdom, (3)University of Loughborough, Loughborough, United Kingdom, (4)Loughborough University, School of Architecture, Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough, United Kingdom, (5)Griffith University, Nathan, Australia

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