A brief history, activity and impact of the centre.
2006.ÌýThe Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøHC co-ordinated the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) – Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Science and Policy Interface for Disaster Reduction (SPIDER) Network, which re-evaluated the role of science in disaster management and engaged with end-users of that science.
2007.Ìý, an arm of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøHC that predicts and maps tropical storm activity worldwide, during cyclone Sidr.Ìý
2008.ÌýThe Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøHC established an innovative partnership between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) to collaborate on disaster risk reduction and adaptation to environmental change.
2009.ÌýThe Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøHC convened the highly successful Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø conference on Disaster Risk Reduction for Natural Hazards: Putting Research into Practice. Building upon presentations at the conference, a book was later published under the title .
2012.ÌýThe Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøHC became an invited academic member of the Bond Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, which is the UK membership body for NGOs working in international development.
2012.ÌýThe Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøHC initiated a programme to increase engagement between academia, re/insurance business and humanitarian and development agencies to enhance disaster risk reduction, response and relief. TheÌýthemeÌýandÌýreportÌýfor this programme are found here.