Social Science and Research Council

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The Social Science Research Council is an independent, not-for-profit research organization founded in 1923. Based in New York City, it mobilizes researchers, policy makers, professionals, activists, and other experts from the private and public sectors to develop innovative approaches to issues of critical social importance.

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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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11 July 2018

Making prevention everyone's business: lessons learned from disaster risk reduction, nuclear non-proliferation, and public health

Prevention is at the heart of the United Nations Charter, which calls on the organization “to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace.” Yet, in the seventy-three years since its inception, get

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7 August 2008

Hurricane Katrina research bibliography

This bibliography includes reference information for reports, journal articles, book chapters, and books that explore the human effects of Hurricane Katrina.