（33）Vision and Future of Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)
Organizer
Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI)
Speakers
- Hirokazu Tatano
- GADRI, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan
- Andrew Collins
- GADRI & United Kingdom Alliance for Disaster Research(UKADR), Disaster and Development Network (DDN), Northumbria University, UK
- Charles Scawthorn
- North American Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (NAADRI), Pacifi c Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER), University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Desmond Manatsa
- African Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (AADRI), Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe
- Elisabeth Krausman
- GADRI, European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC), Italy
- Ana Maria Cruz
- GADRI, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan
- Subhajyoti Samaddar
- GADRI, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan
Overview
Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) established 2015 March right after UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR2015) at Sendai finished. GADRI has more than 130 member institutes from all over the world and its partner organizations and networks are now evolving. At this session, representatives from partner networks, i.e., United Kingdom Alliance for Disaster Research (UKADR), North American Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (NAADRI), African Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (AADRI) and key contributes of GADRI activities will provide their visions and missions and, with floor participants, we will discuss the expected roles of GADRI and partner networks.