Proceedings of the 4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction : Increasing the Effectiveness and Relevance of Our Institutes

Book Front Matter

-             Acknowledgements

-             Foreword

-             Preface

-             Opening Ceremony

Part 1: Report of Activity of the 4th Global Summit of GADRI

-             Chapter 1: Report on the 4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction (4thGSRIDRR2019)

Part 2: Plenary Sessions

Plenary I - Listening to Advice and Management of Science Knowledge by Various Stakeholders

-             Chapter 2: Enhancing disaster preparedness and building resilience: UNESCO's multi-hazard, multi-disciplinary, and multi-stakeholder approach on Disaster Risk Reduction

Plenary II - Fostering Uptake of Science in Governments and Industries

-             Chapter 3: Presentation on "The Sendai Framework and Science Advice to Governments to Support Implementation - Suggestion on What Works" by Prof. Virginia Murray, Head of Global Disaster Risk Reduction, Public Health England, UK

-             Chapter 4: Presenting the "Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF), UNISDR - Emphasising the Relevance of Disaster Research Institutes" by Prof. Andrew Collins, Disaster and Development Network (DDN), Northumbria University, UK; Chair of the GADRI Board of Directors; Associate Member of the Global Risk Assessment Framework (GRAF), UNDRR

Plenary III - Bridging Science and Decision Making through Sharing of Knowledge

-             Chapter 5: DRMKC: A collaborative approach to foster resilience

-             Chapter 6: INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE: A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE

Plenary IV - New Scientific Challenges to DRR and DRM

-             Chapter 7: Harnessing Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Sub-Saharan Africa-Case of Social Media

Part 3: Group Discussion Sessions

-             Chapter 8: Concept Notes for Group Discussion Sessions

Part 4: Selected Presentation Papers (arranged by country order)

-             Chapter 9: Community resilience against flood: the case of the LIFE PRIMES project

-             Chapter 10: Yonmenkaigi System Method as an Educational Framework for Climate Change within the United Kingdom: A Pilot Study

-             Chapter 11: Personalizing a Low cost weather forecasting system

-             Chapter 12: Transforming Flood Risk Management: A Case of Kakching, Manipur, India

-             Chapter 13: Adaptive Architecture- A Pathway to Resilient Communities

-             Chapter 14: RETURN PERIOD ANALYSIS OF MAJOR FLOOD EVENTS CONSIDERING HOMOGENEOUS REGIONS

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