The 2014 Multi-Hazards Summer School aimed to:

• Understand the mechanism of the international disaster risk reduction strategy;
• Learn the experiences and recovery process from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami;
• Discuss the recommendations towards the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015 in Sendai, Japan
• Discuss the disaster preparedness on campus and develop an action plan.

“What was remarkable for me to see, among the tsunami survivors, and the rest of their stakeholders, is their optimism and the steadfast support they had for each other. Natural disasters may be beyond man’s control, but it really matters a lot on how man prepares before such calamities happen, and how they handle, socially, scientifically and psychologically, its aftermath.” (Dean, University of the Philippines Cebu)

“The Multi-Hazards Summer School is a truly beneficial experience on many levels. It allows us to appreciate the full range of efforts to minimize the effects of future disasters, from computer simulations to urban planning to community outreach and education. I am very lucky an dvery grateful to have attended and I hope tha the attendance to future Multi-hazards summer schools will nly increase” (Ph.D. student, Physics Department, University of California, Davis)

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Report Summer School 2014
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