05 April 2016
IIASA appointed onto GADRI Board of Directors
Natural disasters continue to pose tremendous challenges to governments and communities around the world; over the last 50 years the frequency of, and hence losses from, natural and technological disasters has been steadily increasing. This is due in part to continued urban population growth in those areas most affected by natural hazards and climate change.
With a mandate to establish a platform to share knowledge, identify collaborative activities and implement international projects in disaster risk reduction and resilience to disasters, GADRI aims to foster relationships through the participation and collaboration of diverse academic networks and international institutions. GADRI’s membership consists of approximately 91 member organizations from 27 countries.
IIASA will serve on the board for a two-year term. The other board members are:
1. The Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Joint Research Center, European Commission
2. International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)
3. Disaster and Development Network (DDN), Northumbria University, UK
4. International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Japan
5. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan
6. National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), Taiwan
7. GNS Science, New Zealand
8. Disaster Risk Research, Institute of Geography, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
9. Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado- Boulder, USA
10. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center and National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
