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Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience
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IHRR Projects

With over 18 years of field-defining research, we are a growing community of researchers and practitioners, engaged in a wide range of projects across the globe.

Below are some examples of projects the IHRR have been involved with.

Developing a framework for Landslide Susceptibility and Adaptability in South East Asia (SEAL)

Funded by NERC’s COP26 Adaption and Resilience Project leads: Professor Ashraf Osman and Professor David Toll

Sajag-Nepal is a partnership to improve preparedness for the mountain hazard chain in Nepal

Sajag-Nepal is funded by the UK Government through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
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GCRF Living Deltas Hub

Project Lead: Dr Andy Large, Newcastle University. The aim of the Hub is to safeguard delta futures through more resilient communities and sustainable development.
Living Deltas web IHRR

Smart Urban Resilience: Enabling Citizen Action in Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response

The project aims to understand how smart city and urban digital technologies play a role in building urban resilience.
Living Deltas web IHRR

The Water Hub

The Water Hub is a new collaborative initiative between the IHRR at Durham University, Durham County Council, the Environment Agency and Northumbrian Water.
River Tyne catchment overview showing all water level gauges with their current status and the magnitude of any change

Action on Natural Disasters (AND)

Landslides are a perennial hazard in Nepal that pose a particular challenge to post-earthquake disaster response.
Tetrapod coastal protection in Hernani, Philippines

Land Insecurity and Poverty in Africa

We want to break the stranglehold of poor land productivity, insecure land tenure, and underdeveloped value chains, which trap communities in a vicious cycle of poverty.
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Topsoil

TOPSOIL is an EU cooperation supported by the Interreg VB North Sea Region programme, protecting against climate change and preserving the environment.
A student sits on a bench next to the flooded River Wear