9th IIASA-DPRI FORUM
Kyoto University, Japan
12-16 October 2009
The 9th IIASA-DPRI FORUM on Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) was organized by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University (DPRI) in collaboration with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). The conference also saw the launching of the IDRiM Society.
This year's conference theme "Scientific Challenges in Implementing Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) in a Changing World" has been motivated by the need to identify and overcome barriers to the implementation of disaster risk management in a systematic way and addressing the ever increasing challenges brought about by a rapidly changing world.
The conference took place in the Clock Tower Hall of the Kyoto University from 12 to 16 October 2009.
The conference topics included:
- Removing obstacles to the implementation of disaster risk management;
- Modeling integrated disaster risk management;
- Synergies between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation: Rural versus urban hotspots;
- Novel insurance options for disaster risk management;
- Adaptive management / sustainable management options for disaster reduction;
- Insurance and industry in a changing climate;
- Business continuity and disaster loss reduction;
- Natechs: Experiences from Asia and beyond;
- Natural hazard threats to industry and critical infrastructure;
- Using the Disaster Reduction Hyperbase for disseminating technology and knowledge for disaster risk management.
For more information and details, please see the conference web pages of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of the Kyoto University.