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12th Plinius conference on Mediterranean storms

14 May 2010

Objectives Since its advent, the Plinius Conference series on Mediterranean Storms has provided a crucial interdisciplinary contribution for improving our understanding of hazardous storms over the Mediterranean basin capable of producing strong winds, heavy rains, explosive landslides, and other related extremes.
Date: 01-04 Sep 2010

1st annual conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management

22 June 2010

Losses of human lives and economic losses from natural disasters have increased dramatically in the last decades.
Date: 01-04 Sep 2010

International conference on oceans, climate change & sustainable development: Challenges to oceans & coastal cities

4 May 2010

BackgroundThe ocean covers almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface and by 2025 about 75 percent of the world’s population could be living within 100km of its coasts.
Date: 02-04 Sep 2010

11th IAEG 2010 congress

6 October 2009

The New Zealand Geotechnical Society (NZGS) and the Organising Committee of the 11th IAEG Congress invites you to become involved in one of the world's premiere geotechnical conferences.
Date: 05-10 Sep 2010

Certificate in community-based disaster risk reduction online course

22 June 2010

The Community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) course provides an opportunity for practitioners to learn essential skills and knowledge in community based disaster risk management to address implementation challenges in a systematic manner.
Date: 06 Sep 2010 - 30 Sep 2011

Third IASTED African conference on water resource management (AfricaWRM 2010)

2 September 2010

The purpose of this conference is to act as an interdisciplinary forum for decision-makers, academics, and professionals interested in the development and application of technology in ensuring the sustainable use and management of water resources in Africa.
Date: 06-08 Sep 2010

ACS 18th meeting of the Special Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction

11 August 2010

Date: 09-10 Sep 2010

Risk analysis 2010: Seventh international conference on �computer simulation in risk analysis and hazard mitigation�

29 May 2009

Risk Analysis 2010 is the seventh international conference on ‘Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation’.
Date: 13-15 Sep 2010

Behavioural risks from climate change: a satellite meeting

22 June 2010

The complexity of emerging behavioural risks from climate change - A Satellite Meeting of the European Conference on Complex Systems 2010 ConferenceTheme of the meetingA wide variety of climate change behaviour can be found across the spectrum of science, industry and everyday life.
Date: 13-17 Sep 2010

Storm surges congress: Risk and management of current and future storm surges

28 July 2010

Storm surges represent a major type of natural hazard, frequently causing substantial losses of lives and economic damages.
Date: 13-17 Sep 2010