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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Review and analyse potential challenges of support to strengthen resilience to improve connectedness strategies in transitional settings

    Projects - December 2012 to December 2013
    GiZ has expressed an intention to review and analyse the potential challenges of support to strengthen resilience to improve the connectedness in transitional settings GiZ and HPG are interested in building on a successful cooperation to initiate research work on reviewing and analysising the potential challenges involved in assisting and improving resilience
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  2. Foresight report - Government office of science image
    Foresight report - Government office of science image

    License: Creative Commons
    Source: Flickr

    Launch of Foresight report: reducing risks of future disasters - priorities for decision makers

    Event - Public event - 27 November 2012 09:00 - 10:30 (GMT+00)

    This Foresight Project, led by Sir John Beddington, has considered disasters resulting from natural hazards in developing countries.  Speakers will give presentations on the report's key findings.

    Topics include:

    • how science and evidence could help in understanding evolving future disaster risks
    • how those risks may best be anticipated
    • the practical actions that could best be taken in risk reduction
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  4. Strengthening resilience in volcanic areas (STREVA)

    Projects - July 2012 to June 2016
    This project examines the interaction of dynamic factors contributing to disaster risk including: the volcanic hazard processes, the exposure and vulnerability of people and assets, and the capacities in place to reduce, prepare for and recover from the impact.
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  5. UK search & rescue team work in heavy snow in Kamaishi, Japan
    UK search & rescue team work in heavy snow in Kamaishi, Japan

    Members of the UK International Search and Rescue team working in heavy snow, in the earthquake and tsunami-shattered residential streets of Kamaishi, in north-east Japan.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Ed Hawkesworth/DFID
    Source: Flickr

    Increasing resilience to natural hazards

    Projects - July 2012 to June 2017
    RAPID’s approach to policy engagement will be built in to this substantial transdisciplinary natural and social science research project from the beginning, supporting efforts to maximize policy uptake of research into continental seismic risk and resilience.
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  7. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Frank Kehren
    Source: Flickr

    Rio+20: the UN Conference on Sustainable Development

    Event - Conference - 20 - 22 June 2012

    Rio +20 will focus on pivotal environmental, economic and social issues for the future. ODI work will respond to the key debates taking place at this crucial conference.

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