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UNISDR Synthesis Report Sets Stage for Global Management of Disaster Risk
This April 2013 United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction report summarizes global consultations intended to lead up to the Post-2015 Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction.
SRA-China Holds Manufacturing Industry Regulatory Workshop
This workshop on regulations needed for disaster prevention and insuring health and safety in manufacturing industries was held in Beijing on April 16, 2013.
Metro NY/NJ/CT SRA Sponsors Seminar at Columbia, Makes Award
This April 18, 2013, event attracted two dozen scholars interested in risk issues, about a fourth of them Columbia University students – including one who received a special award.
EPA Risk Specialist and SRA Member Julie Fitzpatrick Has New Duties
Fitzpatrick leads a major program as acting Coordinator of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Risk Assessment Forum (RAF).
Call for Papers: Risk, Perception, and Response
The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis seeks papers exploring why people overreact to or neglect risks. Abstracts are due June 10, 2013, for a March 20-21, 2014, conference.