Objective
Recent events such as the Pakistan earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami and the European heat waves of 2003 reveal the vulnerability of societies to extreme events. The goal of this project is to strengthen prevention, mitigation and preparedness strategies in order to reduce the health, social and economic impacts of extreme events on communities.
The objectives of the MICRODIS project are to strengthen the scientific and empirical foundation on the relationship between extreme events and their impacts; to develop and integrate knowledge, concepts, methods and databases towards a common global approach and to improve human resources and coping capacity in Asia and Europe through training and knowledge sharing. This integrated project involves partners from Asia and Europe, including research, policy and ground roots institutions.
The outputs will include an evidence-base on impacts, field methodologies and tools for data compilation, impact models, and integrated vulnerability assessments. It will also strengthen standardised data collection of extreme events and their impacts at local, regional and global levels.
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Call for proposal
FP6-2005-GLOBAL-4
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Funding Scheme
IP - Integrated ProjectCoordinator
LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
Belgium
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Participants (18)
LONDON
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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HELSINKI
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CALCUTTA
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NEW DELHI
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HANOI
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DEPOK
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
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NEW YORK
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HEIDELBERG
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LYSAKER
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NEW DELHI
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QUEZON CITY
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AMSTERDAM
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CLAMART
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HEIDELBERG
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HUE CITY
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FIRENZE
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