Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre - Newsletter #3

The newsletter of the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (Joint Research Unit, European Commission) is issued bi-monthly and reports the main activities of the DRMKC, including the news and events published on the site. In this third newsletter (May 2016), featured content include:

• Editorial, by Mr. Philippe Brunet, Director Space Policy at the European Commission;
• Partnerships, with articles on the World Humanitarian Summit, the Understanding Risk Forum in Venice, the key outcomes of a PLACARD (PLAtform for Climate Adaptation and Risk reDuction) workshop, and others;
• Knowledge, with the outcomes of workshops on disaster risk management;
• Innovation, with the key findings of a project on flood risk governance;
• Interview, with Mr. John Marinos, who works on information management with UNOCHA Asia Pacific, and Mr. José Gregorio Fiscal López, Regional Minister of Andalusia for the Environment and Spatial Planning;
• Relevant upcoming events in Europe.

The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) is a European Commission initiative to improve and deepen the communication between policy makers and scientists in the field of disaster risk management.

Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) Newsletter #3, May 2016.