MRF Chair on Social Vulnerability

10/06/2013

Call for applications - The resilience academy: Exploring livelihood resilience

The Resilience Academy:

In the most vulnerable regions of our planet, the impacts of extreme weather events such as floods and droughts threaten lives and livelihoods. The most affected regions include large deltas, small islands, and exposed coastal regions, as well as arid and semiarid lands, and areas affected by glacier and permafrost melt. The Resilience Academy will provide a platform for connecting communities of expertise (early phase practitioners, academics, and policy analysts), examining livelihood resilience in the face of local and regional realities,and co-creating concepts to foster resilience.

Dates and locations:

Bangladesh: Dhaka, 15–21 September 2013

Germany: Munich, 2014

For more information:https://www.ehs.unu.edu/article/read/call-for-applications-the-resilience-academy-exploring

28/05/2013

Legal Aspects of Climate Change: Lunchtime Lecture with Dr. Cosmin Corendea

Dr. Cosmin Corendea from UNU-EHS will be giving a lecture titled, “Legal Aspects of Climate Change”, at the Lunchtime Lectures event hosted by the Institute for Public International Law at the University of Bonn. The lecture will take place on Thursday 6 June from 18:15 to 19:45 (not at lunch!). It is open to the general public and no registration is necessary.

For more information, please click:http://ehs.unu.edu/file/get/11157.pdf

14/05/2013

The 13th UNU-EHS InterSections, by Melanie Gall is now out. It draws on discussions and presentations given at the 2012 Summer Academy ‘From Social Vulnerability to Resilience: Measuring Progress toward Disaster Risk Reduction’ organized by UNU-EHS and Munich Re Foundation in Hohenkammer, Germany. It reviews existing research outlining the current state of resilience assessments and concludes with several suggestions for moving resilience research forward.

Please see the following for more information: http://ehs.unu.edu/article/read/intersections-no-13-from-social-vulnerability-to-resilience

The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is located in Bonn, Germany. UNU-EHS addresses risk and vulnerability aspects of human security and the consequences of complex environmental hazards for sustainable development.

02/05/2013

From 22-25 April 2013, the Seventh International Community-Based Adaptation Conference (CBA7) took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. More than 200 researchers, practitioners and students, 1500 Virtual Internet Participants (VIPs) and over 4000 people taking part in the CBA7 conversation through IIED’s live blog and Twitter discussed on the conference topic ‘What are the latest approaches for mainstreaming community-based adaptation into international, national and local planning processes?’.

Watch the presentations of :

Professor Jakob Rhyner- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD8VJswfmTs

Dr. Cosmin Corendea- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZSVp8_kds0

Dr. Koko Warner- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oHQtYIU6Ew

Mr. Kevin Henry- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t04f9AbnkSY

For more information, please check: http://www.ehs.unu.edu/article/read/conference-community-based-adaptation

12/04/2013

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SOURCE 17/2013: From Social Vulnerability to Resilience

Focusing on the overall topic of resilience and social vulnerability, this publication presents the outcomes of the 2012 UNU-EHS/MRF Summer Academy "From Social Vulnerability to Resilience: Measuring Progress toward Disaster Risk Reduction" and discusses and analyses specific approaches or topics related thereto. Within SOURCE No. 17, seven scientific papers present different case studies, such as social vulnerability assessment to natural hazards in Indonesia or risk assessment to extreme hydrometeorological events in Italy.

Please see this link for details: http://www.ehs.unu.edu/article/read/source-17-2013-from-social-vulnerability-to-resilience

The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is located in Bonn, Germany. UNU-EHS addresses risk and vulnerability aspects of human security and the consequences of complex environmental hazards for sustainable development.

09/04/2013

In July 2013, UNU-EHS will host a Training School on “Field research methods (qualitative and quantitative) in environmentally-induced migration” for PhD and Master Students; in September 2013, a workshop on “Managing Scale and Contextualised Knowledge in Inter/Transdisciplinary Research on Environmentally Induced Migration” will be hosted in Bonn.

Please see this link for additional information:

http://www.ehs.unu.edu/file/get/10975.pdf

02/04/2013

UNU-EHS´s sixth PhD Block course in South Africa, organized in close collaboration with the University of the Free State - Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (UFS-DiMTEC) took place from 28 January to 5 February 2013. For the first time, the course was held at the Provincial Disaster Management Centre of the Western Cape and not in Bloemfontein, as in previous years.

For more information, please check:

http://www.ehs.unu.edu/article/read/provincial-disaster-management-centre-of-western-cape-hosts

The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is located in Bonn, Germany. UNU-EHS addresses risk and vulnerability aspects of human security and the consequences of complex environmental hazards for sustainable development.

14/03/2013

WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use) is a large-scale research-focused programme designed to tackle climate change and enhance the resilience of human and environmental systems to climate change and increased variability. This is a call for qualified candidates to apply for the Master's research program in climate change and education for the 2013-2014 academic session. Application deadline: 31 May 2013.

More information available at www.wascal.org

14/01/2013

Short course: Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response

UNU-EHS in close collaboration with the University of the Free State Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (UFS-DiMTEC) invites advanced post-graduate students and practitioners to apply and participate in the course.

The aim of the course is to provide participants with a broad overview of space-based and other technologies for disaster risk reduction and response. This will include available various tools and methods, analysis of existing international response and support mechanisms as well as the best international practices.

Course description
Date & venue

6-8 February 2013

Provincial Disaster Management Centre in Cape Town, South Africa

Please note:

Inquiries regarding the course fees should be addressed to Ms. Alice Ncube at the University of Free State ( [email protected] or + 27 51 401 2721/9701).

UNU-EHS or UFS-DiMTEC WILL NOT cover any travel, local transport or accommodation costs of students accepted. Accepted participants will have to organize their own accommodation while attending the short course.

Additional information available at:

http://www.ehs.unu.edu/article/read/short-course-technology-in-disaster-risk-reduction-and

The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is located in Bonn, Germany. UNU-EHS addresses risk and vulnerability aspects of human security and the consequences of complex environmental hazards for sustainable development.

10/01/2013

Call for Applications!

UNU-EHS PhD Block course “From Vulnerability to Resilience in Disaster Risk Management” 10 – 22 March 2013 UN Campus, Bonn, Germany

The UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in close collaboration with the Tohoku University and the University of Bonn invite young scientists to apply for the 2013 PhD Block Course.

This years´ course will start with a Scientific Workshop on “The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 11 March 2011 – Lessons Learned and Research Questions” that will take place on 11 March 2013.

Main objectives of the course are to increase the awareness regarding the complexity and importance of vulnerability and resilience in the field of disaster risk management and to explore options to reduce vulnerability and risk by improved adaptive capacities.

The course is addressed to PhD candidates in the initial phase of their PhD studies. Applicants should have an interdisciplinary focus and work on research or dissertations related to vulnerability and resilience in the context of disaster risk management.

Travel expenses, local transportation, hotel accommodation and daily subsistence will not be covered by UNU-EHS.

For more information about the Block Course, please see:

http://www.ehs.unu.edu/article/read/phd-block-course-from-vulnerability-to-resilience-in-disaster

To apply for the UNU-EHS PhD Block Course 2013, please submit the following materials:
-A completed application form (kindly find it attached);
-CV (including any research related to the Block Course’s theme).

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2013.








http://www.ehs.unu.edu/article/read/phd-block-course-from-vulnerability-to-resilience-in-disaster

The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is located in Bonn, Germany. UNU-EHS addresses risk and vulnerability aspects of human security and the consequences of complex environmental hazards for sustainable development.

14/12/2012

Dear all,

Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio- Climate Change Correspondents, AlertNet Climate- conducted interviews with climate change experts in Doha during the climate change conference. The list includes: Dr. Koko Warner (UNU-EHS), Dr. Saleemul Huq (ICCCAD), and representatives from CARE International.

To access these interviews, follow the links bellow:

As climate damage rises, poorest need funding - experts
By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/multimedia/video-and-audio/detail.dot?mediaInode=81d38d40-66c5-47e7-9e0d-8a0d27e699c0


Coping with Rainfall Variability
By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/multimedia/video-and-audio/detail.dot?mediaInode=d1ce952c-ab4b-42e1-b209-2eeeb93275b3

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12/12/2012

Dear all,

For a general analysis of the Doha Climate Gateway Decisions, see an analysis by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD):

http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop18/enb/

International Institute for Sustainable Development - Reporting Services (IISD RS), Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB), Highlights for Wednesday, 5 December 2012, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Doha Climate Change Conference - November 2012, 26 November - 7 December 2012, Doha, Q...