This document discusses the Integrated Research for Disaster Risk and the DATA project. It provides an introduction to the IRDR, which is a research program that takes a multi-disciplinary approach to strengthening disaster risk reduction. It also introduces the IRDR DATA project, which aims to improve disaster loss data quality and identify data needs. The document discusses how the 2015 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction called for better data to understand disaster risk and monitor progress. It provides some examples of challenges with disaster data availability and ideas for improving data sharing and knowledge.

1. Integrated Research for Disaster
Risk and the DATA project
Professor Virginia Murray
Co-Chair IRDR Disaster Data Loss Project (DATA) project
IRDR Scientific Committee member
Public Health Consultant in Global Disaster Reduction Public Health England
Dr Bapon (Shm) Fakhruddin
Co-Chair IRDR Disaster Data Loss Project (DATA) project
IRDR Scientific Committee member
Senior specialist DRR and climate resilience

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Outline
• Introducing IRDR
• Introducing IRDR Data Project
• Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction and its call for data
• A few examples of data availability for
disaster risk reduction
• A few final thoughts and ideas for a
way forward

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Integrated Research in Disaster Risk (IRDR)
• IRDR is a research programmesupported by
ICSU, the International Social Science
Council (ISSC) and the United Nations Office
for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
• IRDR is a multi-disciplinary, all-hazards
approach to strengthen capacity at global,
regional and local levels to address hazards
and generate scientific based decisions on
actions to reduce their impact (IRDR 2013).
• IRDR recognises country and regional
centres of excellence

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IRDR Data Project aims
• Brings together loss data stakeholders
and develop and utilise synergies
• Identifies the quality of existing data and
what data are needed to improve disaster
risk management where practicable
• Develops where possible standards or
protocols to reduce uncertainty in the
data.

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Why 2015 mattered so much

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9. Natural Sciences Agricultural sciences
Engineering and
Technology
Social sciences
Medical and health
care sciences
Humanities

10. Voluntary Commitments of the Major Group
on Science and Technology
• Assessment of current data and scientific knowledge
• Synthesis of research to make it accessible to policy
makers
• Scientific advisory to decision makers on policy and
research gaps
• Monitoring & Review to ensure progress towards DRR
goals and up to date information
• Communication and engagement involving policy-
makers, multiple sectors and research disciplines
• Capacity development to ensure all countries can
produce and/or have access to scientific knowledge

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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015-2030
Main result of the 3nd UN World Conference on
DRR, Sendai, March 2015
Outcome:
The substantial reduction of disaster
risk and losses in lives, livelihoods
and health and in the economic,
physical, social, cultural and
environmental assets of persons,
businesses, communities and countries.
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Four priorities for action
1. Understanding disaster risk;
2. Strengthening disaster risk governance to
manage disaster risk;
3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience;
4. Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective
response, and to “Build Back Better” in
recovery, rehabilitation and
reconstruction.
i) at National and Local Levels
ii) at Global and regional levels
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-
2030

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What does Sendai address?
(j) To strengthen technical and
scientific capacity to capitalize on
and consolidate existing
knowledge and to develop and
apply methodologies and models
to assess disaster risks,
vulnerabilities and exposure to all
hazards;

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• 25 g) Enhance the scientific and
technical work on disaster risk
reduction and its mobilization
through the coordination of
existing networks and scientific
research institutions at all levels
and all regions with the support of
the UNISDR Scientific and
Technical Advisory Group in order
to:
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015-2030

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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015-2030
• strengthen the evidence-base in
support of the implementation of this
framework;
• promote scientific research of
disaster risk patterns, causes and
effects;
• disseminate risk information with the
best use of geospatial information
technology;
• use post-disaster reviews as
opportunities to enhance learning and
public policy; and
• disseminate studies

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The Science and Technology Roadmap to
Support the Implementation of
the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015-2030
http://www.preventionweb.n
et/files/45270_unisdrscience
andtechnologyroadmap.pdf

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Expected outcome of the Science and
Technology Road Map overnance
to Manage Disaster Risk
• Ensure that scientific data and
information support are used
in monitoring and reviewing
progress towards disaster risk
reduction and resilience
building.

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http://www.evidenceaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Aitsi-Selmi_Murray_et-
al_Reflections-on-a-Science-and-Technology-Agenda-for-21st-Century-DRR_March-

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Knowledge Sharing for DRR science for
the implementation of the Sendai
Framework: the role of Knowledge Hub
 Institutions and individuals at risk of
disasters should be invited to participate
in scientific research to collect local
knowledge and create reliable
databases should be created and so that
information can be used to tailor
initiatives to the local context while
enabling global comparisons and
assessments.

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Sendai Framework and indicators
and terminology
http://www.preventionweb.net/drr-framework/open-ended-
working-group/indicators/

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