（3）The Knowledge Front of Disaster Risk Reduction
Organizer
Elsevier
Speaker
- Anders Karlsson
- Vice President Academic Relations, Global Strategic Networks, Asia Pacific, Elsevier
- Gordon McBean
- President, International Council for Science (ICSU)
- Christopher Tremewan
- Secretary General, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
- Fumihiko Imamura
- Director, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
Moderator
- Dr. Takako Izumi
- Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) Tohoku University, Japan
APRU Multi-Hazards Program Director
Overview
Science and technology play an important role to play in reducing disaster risk, but there still are knowledge gaps that need to be filled, such as in local knowledge transfer to reduce risk and build resilience. Building on the global report "A Global Outlook on Disaster Science" to be premiered at the World Bosai Forum, the session will present the main findings of the report and have global experts discuss the priorities of science moving from the Hyogo framework to the Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction.