Disasters and their Consequences: Developing New Research Partnerships with Small Jurisdictions

Disasters and their Consequences: Developing New Research Partnerships with Small Jurisdictions – 31^st January 2023, 10 am – 4 pm

Venue:  Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens, Woodland Road, Ushaw Moor, DH7 7DW

The Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and After Disasters Network invites you to an interdisciplinary sandbox on how small jurisdictions around the world can become more resilient to the consequences of disasters, specifically by helping each other.

Led by Kate Cochrane, the Head of Resilience for NHS Highland and a Professor in Practice at IHRR, this day of focused brainstorming asks academics from across different specialties and institutions to consider the role of their discipline in a range of responses to diverse and ongoing real-world challenges. The aim of the day is to listen to needs and concerns raised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and practitioners in the field, to consider what research needs to be done, and to suggest a conference programme to move the agenda forward. 

This sandbox is the first step in a larger process. A follow-on conference will be hosted jointly by IHRR and the CPA in London (expected in May 2023). This is where the sandbox ideas will be honed further – in collaboration with the Parliamentarians, policymakers and other researchers scheduled to attend – with the aim of developing high-quality grant applications that involve stakeholders from the outset and are geared towards generating genuine, impactful change. 

To participate in the initial sandbox in person, please register by 12 noon on Monday 16^th January 2023 by emailing ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk.

To participate via zoom please register here.