Scientists aim for global mechanism to tame disasters
The Chinese scientific community will enhance cooperation with international peers in establishing a global mechanism to assess and mitigate natural disaster risks, thus promoting a safer and more sustainable world, experts said on Tuesday.
The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk is a global, multidisciplinary research program launched in 2009. On Tuesday, IRDR held an international conference to publish its working reports and findings from 2010 to 2020.
The program is sponsored by the International Science Council, the International Social Science Council, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.