The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: An Introduction

The Arctic Institute's 2026 Series Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response explores risks, and solutions in changing polar regions.

The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar Security Studies
For UCL's 200th birthday, the 16th UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction annual conference explores 'Cities of the future: Risks, resilience and reimagination'.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical-physical-sciences/events/2026/jun/16th-ucl-risk-disaster-reduction-annual-conference
In person, 24 June 0900-1800, UCL's east London campus at Stratford.
 
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16th UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction annual conference

Marking UCL200, the 16th UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction annual conference explores 'Cities of the future: Risks, resilience and reimagination'.

Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Warning Research Centre - May 2026

Africa: Disaster Risk Reduction Experts Highlight Interagency Collaboration for Inclusive Resilience Experts Recommend an All-of-Society Approach: [African Union] Disaster risk reduction experts have emphasised that interagency collaboration and coordination are critical to advancing an all-of-society approach to disaster resilience. The experts convened at the 24th session of… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS8CWb #DisasterRiskReduction #Resilience #InteragencyCollaboration #AfricaWorkingGroup #AfricanUnion
Webinar: Donkeys as Agents of Drought Resilience

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F Words for Warning Reactions | UCL Warning Research Centre

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Can risk be managed without measuring it?

Many risks require measurement for management. Just not all of them.

AJEM January 2026 - Disasters are not natural: review of Disasters By Choice: How our Actions turn Natural Hazards into Catastrophes | Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub

‘It’s just semantics’. I hear this often when the topic comes up of disasters not being natural, so why do we persist calling them natural disasters? It is more than semantics.

No Natural Disasters, featuring Professor Ilan Kelman

Professor Ilan Kelman argues that human decisions, governance failures and societal inequities determine the impact of catastrophic events.

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Value Yes, Chain No: Warnings Beyond Linearity | UCL Warning Research Centre

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