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Disaster and Development Centre (DDC)
- Organization type:Academic & Research Institution
General contact information
- URL: http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/ddc
- Address: School of the Built and Natural Environment, A 206, Ellison Building, Northumbria University
- Postal Code: NE1 8ST
- City: Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country: United Kingdom
- Telephone: +44 1912274215
- Fax: +44 1912273473
- Email: sz.ddc@northumbria.ac.uk
- Head of the organization: Andrew Collins
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
The purpose of DDC is to develop through research, teaching and learning the knowledge and skills to address hazards, disasters and complex emergencies from the perspective of different development debates and experience. This field of inquiry and associated expertise, by necessity non-disciplinary, is guided by the needs of civil society and institutions in addressing vulnerability and disaster response.
Statements & Presentations
- Climate change and disaster impact reduction
2008 - UK-South Asia scientists and practitioners seminar on climate change, disaster risk governance and emergency management: papers and proceedings
2008 - Mapping disaster vulnerability from historical data in Nepal
2007 - Bangladesh-Nepal-UK seminar on disaster risk reduction studies in higher education: linking communities for livelihood security, proceedings 2007
2007
- Dealing with disasters conference 2011
28-29 Nov 2011 - Dealing with disaster conference 2009
11-12 Nov 2009 - Dealing with disasters 2008 international conference: putting resilience into response
10-11 Jul 2008 - UK-South Asia young scientists and practitioners seminar on climate change and disaster impact reduction
05-06 Jun 2008
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Working Areas
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- Environment
- Complex Emergency
- Critical Infrastructure
- Education & School Safety
- Urban Risk & Planning
- Social Impacts & Resilience
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- Climate Change
- Health & Health Facilities
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- Capacity Development
- Gender
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- Vulnerable Populations
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