Science and Technology for Understanding Risk
STUR is an open network that brings together Canadian stakeholders who seek to apply evidence based tools and methods to assess natural hazard risk and explore mitigation strategies.
World Disasters Report
This year, the World Disasters Report takes on a challenging theme that looks at different aspects of how culture affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and how disasters ...
Climate-smart street lighting
Thirumalai Nagar's climate smart street lighting
350 families live in the village of Thirumalai Nagar, which is located only 500m from the sea in Tamil Nadu. It was...
Flood protection through a backwater river bund
Nadupalayam's backwater river bund protecting people and land
The village of Nadupalayam is located 2 km from the shore of the Bay of Bengal in...
Indian Ocean Early Warning System (THAILAND)
Image showing tsunami hazard zone and evacuation map
Project descriptionImplementing community based early warning in Thailand, in collaboration with regional...
Indian Ocean Early Warning System (SRI LANKA)
Impact of tsunami in Sri lanka ©John Stanmeyer
Project descriptionImplementing community based early warning in Sri Lanka in collaboration with regional partners,...
