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Consulting We undertook a
UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction
Associated UCL Centres
consultancy on multi-country exposure
to natural hazards such as storms, floods and earthquakes,
major industrial risks such as explosions and toxic material
releases, and intentional threats such as acts of terrorism.
We assessed strategies for managing hazards,
vulnerability and disaster
impacts in the insurance
market.
UCL Hazard Centre
www.ucl.ac.uk/hazardcentre
EPICentre - Earthquake
People Interaction Centre
www.epicentreonline.com
Development Planning Unit
www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu
Tropical Storm Risk
www.tropicalstormrisk.com
Rock & Ice Physics
Laboratory
www.es.ucl.ac.uk/ripl
Centre for Ethics & Law
www.ucl.ac.uk/silva/laws/
law-ethics
Statistical Science
Stochastic Modelling
www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/
research/stochastic
Mullard Space Science
Laboratory
www.ucl.ac.uk/mssl/
Extreme Citizen Science
www.ucl.ac.uk/excites/
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Institute for Sustainable
Resources
www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainableresources/
Centre for Advanced Spatial
Analysis
www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/casa
EngD Centre for Urban
Sustainability & Resilience
www.ucl.ac.uk/usar
Institute for Global Health
www.ucl.ac.uk/igh
Environment Domain
www.ucl.ac.uk/research/
domains/environment
School of Public Policy
www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/
Professional training
We developed bespoke
professional training for a one-week programme
in Disaster Risk Assessment with Ambiental,
delivered to the World Bank in Washington DC, given by a
multi-disciplinary team of natural scientists, practitioners
and industry specialists. The IRDR led on natural hazards,
exposure, vulnerability, challenges of rare events and
communication in disaster risk reduction.
LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction
www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr
irdr-enterprise@ucl.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 3108 1101
Follow@UCLIRDR
Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
IRDR Enterprise
Director: Professor Peter Sammonds
irdr-enterprise@ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr
Who we are
What we offer
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We lead research, advanced teaching, policy engagement,
and knowledge exchange with industry and humanitarian
agencies, in risk and disaster
reduction across UCL.
We are motivated by our passion for bridging the gap
between practice and academia. With our broad staff base
covering social science,
statistical science, space
science, geophysical
hazards, catastrophic
engineering risk, global
health, water risks and
disaster management,
and a network that spans
UCL, we can uniquely offer a
holistic approach to disaster risks:
Research partnership Rural agricultural-
Since our launch as a
Provost’s Strategic
Development in 2010,
the IRDR has grown to
4 core, 7 academic and
12 visiting staff, over 30
researchers and more than 400
members from across UCL and beyond.
Our work is trans-disciplinary
and international, ranging
from post-earthquake
disaster response in
Japan, to Arctic
engineering risks, water
risks from mining in
Bolivia, and space weather
risks in the UK.
Front cover: Site visit to the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor, Japan
• consultancy to business, international agencies and
government (central and local)
• partnerships for research, knowledge exchange and
PhD studentships with commercial and social enterprise
• continuing professional development and training
courses tailored to your individual business needs
• MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) freely available
in risk and disaster reduction
mining communities in the Lake Poopó Basin
in Bolivia were assessed as highly vulnerable to
water scarcity and contamination, with 70% of sites
unsuitable for drinking water or irrigation without treatment.
In a three-year partnership research project with the
development agency CAFOD, Bolivian organizations and
communities, we advised on improving water management
strategies, supported local decision making, and reported
to the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources.
Arctic Engineering risks
Fracking risk UK
Norway University-industry
Iceland
consortium
Ash cloud analysis
Space
Europe
Space weather risks
Cascading crises
Japan
Tohoku tsunami
response
Haiti Thinking Development
Social enterprise
Oceans
Tsunami model
Philippines
Temporary shelters
Bangladesh
Water risk project
Bolivia CAFOD
Water risk project
Italy
Earthquakes hazard
Social media
Greece
Earthquake
hazard
Iran
Consultancy
Africa
Water risks