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Launch of the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction and Report on the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
From: "Carina Fearnley" <c.fearnley@xxxxxxxxx>
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Dear all,
We are very pleased to announce the recent launch of the UCL Institute for
Risk and Disaster Reduction. To accompany the launch, the first publication
of the Institute titled 'Volcanic Hazards from Iceland: Analysis and
Implications of the Eyjafjallajökull Eruption', is now available online.
UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction Information
Reducing global risks and disasters presents a colossal challenge that
requires coordinated and collaborative action. UCL is uniquely well placed
to lead research in risk and disaster reduction, with at least 70 academics
across 12 departments and 7 faculties involved in world-class research,
teaching and practice in the field. The Institute for Risk and Disaster
Reduction, responding to the UCL Grand Challenges, will bring together this
wealth of knowledge and expertise, and through research, teaching and
knowledge exchange aims to overcome the barriers to understanding risk and
reducing the impact of disasters.
Common themes of the institute include: how society sees risk, how to link
understanding of the causative mechanics to statistical approaches, and how
to increase resilience and reduce the risk of disasters; cutting across
research in natural, environmental, health and technological hazards.
For further information and for a video of the launch discussion and
question and answer session, please see the website on:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/
Volcanic Hazard from Iceland: Analysis and Implications of the
Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
The explosive eruption on the 14th April 2010 of the Eyjafjallajökull
volcano, Iceland, caused an unprecedented closure of UK, European and North
Atlantic air space, which must be understood if similar situations are to be
better managed in the future. This report examines the Eyjafjallajökull
eruption, its impact on aviation and implications for the future, in the
expectation of further activity in Iceland. By bringing together expertise
from across the University, the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster
Reduction provides an integrated analysis covering volcanology, geophysics,
rock and ice physics, meteorology, statistics, mechanical engineering,
systems engineering, transport engineering, hazard and risk communication,
law and ethics.
An executive summary, recommendations and a copy of the report can be found
on: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/rdr/publications/iceland
Kind Regards,
Carina Fearnley and the IRDR Team
Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre
Department of Earth Sciences, University College London
Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
E: c.fearnley@xxxxxxxxx
W: www.es.ucl.ac.uk/people/fearnley
Disaster Risk Reduction for Natural Hazards Conference: Putting Research
into Practice.
W: www.ucl.ac.uk/drrconference
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