Ahrens Joachim

The Importance of Governance in Risk Reduction and Disaster Management

Alexander David

The Trainee Disaster Manager's Perception of Emergency Situations

Altez Rogelio

Deceases under Discussion: Investigation about the Number of Deaths In Vargas' Disaster 1999, Venezuela

Castellanos  Xavier

The Importance of Creating Sustainability

Clark Allen

Early Warning Decision Support System for the National Disaster Warning Center, Thailand

Dedeoglu Necati

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Residents of Anta Turkey about Earthquake Preparedness

De Groeve  Tom

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System

Dandoulaki Miranda

Rapid Low Cost Vulnerability and Risk Assessment for Earthquake Planning: An Application to Rhodes City (Greece)

Dorren Luuk

Managing Ecosystems for Disaster Reduction Services

Eriksson Mats

Regional Cooperation in the Himalayan Region - a Necessity for Improved Flood Mitigation

Ermakova Irina

Genetically Modified Organisms and Biological Risks

Federici Paolo

GALAHAD: An EU Project for the Remote Monitoring of Glaciers, Avalanches and Landslides

Fordham Maureen

“Sometimes we Women Don't Know About our Strength.” Disaster Risk Reduction through a Gendered Lens

Ghafory-Ashtiany Mohsen

Iran School Earthquake Safety Initiative

Gögüs Hasan

Keynote: Safer Communities – Reducing Risk At The Local Level” Organized By The International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies

Haghebaert Bruno

Community Risk Assessment Toolkit

Han Guoyi

Natural Disaster Risk Reduction in Coupled Social-Ecological Systems: Old Questions and The New Challenge

Hays Walter

Think out of the Box

Post- Disaster Situation Assessments in Latin America and the Caribbean

Towards Improved Quality of Life for Africans - A Program to Benefit Africans and the World

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina and Other Severe Windstorms during 2005

Indonesian Earthquake Disaster and Eruption of Mount Merapi

Using Traditional Knowledge Systems for Post Disaster Reconstruction Issues and Challenges following Gujarat and Kashmir Earthquakes

Managing Catastrophe: Katrina One Year Later

Integrating Community-Based Disaster Risk Management into Government Policy and Planning in Southeast Asia

Piloting Deficit Rainfall Insurance

Higher Education in Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa

Geotechnical and Geomechanical Aspects in Landslide Engineering

Tools for Improving Risk Awareness and Effective Disaster Management – New Communication Platforms based on ‘Virtual Globes'

Social Web for Risk Management Experiences with Web Forums in Outdoor Risk Management and Future Developments

Critical Infrastructure Protection for Disaster Reduction

Research on Climate Change and Natural Hazards: From the 6th to 7th Framework Programme

UNESCO “Host Countries perspective" Romania

Flood Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines and Thailand: An Institutional and Political Perspective

Early Warning System for Deep Strong Vrancea Earthquakes

Seismic Isolation and other Modern Anti-Seismic Techniques: Main Features, Worldwide Application and Benefits for a Safe Reconstruction in Pakistan

Japan's Challenge towards Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM): Policy, Practice and Implementation

A New Perspective and Methodology Adaptively Tested for Integrated Governance of Disaster Risks And Conflicts: A Japanese Case Study

Evaluation of Communication and Decision-making Erroneous Actions Based on Dynamic Accident and Hazard Event Context Quantification

Institutional Integration of Multiple Hazards in Switzerland

Swiss National Avalanche Warning: Scope, Operations and Transfers

An Overview of the International Joint Commission's Efforts in Multi-Hazard Management of Transboundary and Boundary Waters

Risk Governance of Natural Disaster Reduction for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development

From Risk Analysis to Risk Governance: New Challenges for the Risk Professionals in an Era of Post-Modern Confusion

Risk Governance: Towards An Integrative Framework

Risk Governance: The Importance of the IRGC Framework for Natural Hazard Management

Optimizing Emergency Management: The Role of Operational Research

The Growth of Loss Values from Natural Disasters and the Conception of Sustainable Development of Society

GDIN Proposal to Support Native Americans

Livelihood Protection through Animal Welfare

Human Impact Preparedness: Putting People FIRST!

Resilience to Risks: The Hidden Defense against the Limitations of Planning

Applying Informartion on Natural Hazard and Climate Change in Regional Development and Spatial Planning

Satellite Response to the August 2005 Floods in Switzerland: Charter Call 100

Wastewater Modeling to Reduce the Disaster Risk from Groundwater Contamination

Development, Improvement and Implementation of Management System with Policy on Disaster Mitigation in Taiwan

Gender, Disasters and Risk Reduction: Moving the Discussion Forward

Risk Sharing, Risk Prevention, and Lessons from Recent Disasters: the View of a Reinsurer

Risk Assessment Modeling for Hazardous Material Transportation: A Case of Non Uniform Population Distribution

Earthquake Risk Preparedness in Kathmandu Valley: Strategies for Future

Underlying Risk Factors in Terms of Economic and Human Development, and Strategies towards New Development Paradigm

Problems for Changing the Risk Prevention Strategy Persistent Attitudes of Different Stakeholders

National Strategies on Disaster Risk Reduction Challenges for Science (in Switzerland and Abroad)

Climate will Change Everything- Climate Change and Ecosystem Destruction Make Disaster Prevention Even More Important

Diaspora Disaster Insurance

Swiss Science in Natural Hazard and Risk Management

Social Capital and Natural Disasters: A Study in Western China