Scientific Outputs
19 November 2014
AbstractThis study explores the causes of the Typhoon Morakot disaster based on adopting principles proposed by the forensic investigation approach, so as to learn from experiences of past disaster and disaster resilience. Typhoon Morakot severely devasta
Scientific Outputs
31 October 2014
In this issue of the IRDR newsletter, we feature the highlights of IRDR activities towards the Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: IRDR at the PrepCom1, response to Pre-Zero-Draft, the Science and Technology Major Group, ICSU General Assembly
Scientific Outputs
19 September 2014
The paper reports on the World Social Science (WSS) Fellows seminar on Risk Interpretation and Action (RIA), undertaken in New Zealand in December, 2013. This seminar was coordinated by the WSS Fellows program of the International Social Science Council (
Scientific Outputs
22 August 2014
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) takes a global, multi-disciplinary approach to dealing with the challenges brought by natural disasters, mitigating their impacts, and improving related policy-making mechanisms. Although the approaches in the s
