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Sustainable poverty reduction and climate change in vulnerable regions

The video from the third of the COP26 Finance series of seminars which took place on 19 May 2021 has been uploaded.
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Delivering a fair transition to net zero Aligning investment incentives to policy objectives

This is the video from the last of the COP26 Finance series of seminars which took place on 26th May 2021. https://youtu.be/kzNYVQODUpI via @YouTube
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Debates Over Time - The Time of Anthropology

Carly Beckerman, Co-Director in the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR), discusses the book Studies of Contemporary Chronopolitics with it's authors Elisabeth Kirtsoglou, Bob Simpson and Felix Ringel.

COP26 Seminar Series: Finance, May 2020

In the lead up to COP26 in Glasgow colleagues from across Durham are taking part in a series of events discussing the research within the university and beyond on the various COP26 themes. In May IHRR, the Business School and DEO will showcase Climate Fianance which is one of the themes for the COP this year. We will use this time to talk about the relationship between various aspects of finance and the climate crisis.
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Risk Masters (MA/MSc)

Our Risk Masters (MA/MSc) provides a thorough grounding in theoretical and practical approaches to identifying, framing, assessing and managing risk.
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Brazilian Dam Collapse Could Have Been Predicted

A study finds that a Brazilian dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance with latest monitoring technology.
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Green investment and private capital

The video from the second of the COP26 Finance series of seminars which took place on 12 May 2021 has been uploaded.
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Long run investment in climate change and the tyranny of discount rates

The video from the first of the COP26 Finance series of seminars which took place on 5 May 2021 has been uploaded.
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IHRR-ICCCAD Online Short Courses Organised

IHRR-ICCCAD Online Short Courses on Urban Resilience and Liveability
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