Hosted at ECCI
Presented by UK Alliance for Disaster Research (UKADR).
An opportunity for UKADR's community of disaster researchers and practitioners to come together to share information and experiences, and learn from each other. Exploring current research practice, lessons on impact from GCRF projects, and the role that the UK-based disaster research community can play in a green and resilient recovery from the pandemic.
The discussions from these webinars will continue at the postponed UKADR 2020 conference, which will now take place in May 2021 in Edinburgh. The theme for the 2021 conference remains the same: 'Delivering disaster risk research for the Sendai Framework and the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26)’.
Day 1 - Thursday 10 September
14:00-14:50 Co-producing impact: lessons learnt from small and large projects
Professor Mark Pelling will introduce the Global Challenges Research Fund and set the scene. Presenters from three small- to large-scale GCRF projects will share what they have learned about achieving impacts within these diverse applied research projects. There will be three short presentations and then time for discussion. Register
15:00-15:50 Our changing research practice
Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disaster research in the UK. This discussion will be informed by a survey of UKADR members as well as insights from expert panellists. We’ll consider how disaster research in the UK is responding to the pandemic, how disaster research practice is changing and the role that UKADR might play in this situation. Register
16:00-17:00 UKADR Annual General Meeting (AGM)
An opportunity for UKADR members to join the AGM and learn about opportunities to get involved and shape the future of this dynamic research network. Register
Day 2 - Friday 11 September
This session will draw on experiences of working to promote a gendered intersectional approach during the processes to develop the SDGs and the Sendai framework, and considerations of this approach in practice in the context of Latin America, focussed on the UN Economic Commission for Latin America’s preparations ahead of COP25 which was to be hosted in Chile. Register
11:00-12:00 Towards a green and resilient COVID recovery: the role of disaster researchers
A panel of invited experts from climate change, disaster and health research will discuss the current pandemic (the lessons and opportunities), and the role of climate change and disaster researchers in supporting a green and resilient recovery. Register