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Ilan Kelman

New Book: "Understanding and Addressing #DisasterRisk"
Free PDF from doi.org/10.4324/9781003292814 with thanks to UCL Open Access.
 
And a reminder of the free PDF book published in February:
"Development and Disasters: Natural hazards and vulnerability reduction" (2nd ed.).
practicalactionpublishing.com/ with thanks to UCL Open Access.
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement

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Ilan Kelman

A special issue of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Science has just been published on "The Sendai Framework Celebrates Its 10th Birthday" link.springer.com/journal/1375 with the video from Tuesday's launch event at ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduct
 
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters

SpringerLinkInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Science | Volume 16, issue 1Volume 16, issue 1 articles listing for International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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Ilan Kelman

Gender, Disaster, and the Sendai Framework: A Decade of Progress?
18 March 2025, 1830-2100.
At University College London, UK, in-person only, recorded for YouTube.
Programme and registration ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduct
 
#GenderDisaster #DisasterGender #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #DisasterPrevention

UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction · Gender, Disaster, and the Sendai Framework: A Decade of Progress?Join us to mark the Sendai Framework's 10th anniversary and the 6th anniversary of the UCL Centre for Gender and Disaster, exploring disaster risk reduction through a gender lens.
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Ilan Kelman

Study for a disaster Master's degree at University College London, UK.
See ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduct for applications and funding for:
-MSc Risk, Disaster and Resilience.
-MSc Risk and Disaster Science.
-MRes Risk and Disaster Reduction.
Deadlines: Non-UK 4 April and UK 29 August.
 
#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction · Master's ProgrammesRisk and disaster reduction, particularly within the contexts of dealing with uncertainty and increasing resilience, are high on local, national and international agendas.
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Ilan Kelman

New book:
 
Development and Disasters: Natural hazards and vulnerability reduction (2nd edition)
practicalactionpublishing.com/

Hard copy now available to pre-order. Open Access download available on 28 February 2025.
"This new edition describes the complex relationship between disasters and development, as a prime medium both of vulnerability and its reduction."

#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters)

practicalactionpublishing.comDevelopment and Disasters
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Ilan Kelman

Words into Action guidelines: The Science–Policy–Society ecosystem for disaster risk reduction
"This version is for public review until 6 November 2024 and has the purpose to ensure aspects that are important to consider have not been overlooked."
Download the document and provide feedback at undrr.org/publication/words-ac

#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction

www.undrr.org · Words into Action guidelines: The Science–Policy–Society ecosystem for disaster risk reductionHighlighting the crucial role of science in informing policy decisions, these guidelines aim to assist those aiming to incorporate science into policy processes effectively facilitating risk-informed decision-making that addresses disaster risk.
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Ilan Kelman

"Disaster by Choice" global.oup.com/academic/produc has just been published in #German "Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-6868

#DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskManagement #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #disaster #disasters

global.oup.comDisaster by ChoiceAn earthquake shatters Haiti and a hurricane slices through Texas. We hear that nature runs rampant, seeking to destroy us through these 'natural disasters'. Science recounts a different story, however: disasters are not the consequence of natural causes; they are the consequence of human choices and decisions.
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