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INTPART-International Partnerships for Excellent Education and Research

Enhancing risk management & resilience to natural hazards in India, Brazil, & Norway through collaborative education, research, & innovation

Alternative title: Forbedret risikostyring og motstandsdyktighet mot naturfare i India, Brasil og Norge gjennom samarbeid i utdanning, forskning og innovasjon

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

NATRISK is an international partnership aimed at enhancing risk management and resilience to natural hazards through collaboration in research, education and innovation. The partnership connects expertise from Brazil, India, and Norway, and focuses on excellence in education and research to reduce risk and increase societal resilience to natural hazards in steep terrain. Activities in NATRISK revolve around four pillars for collective scientific advancement: Pillar 1 – Understanding natural hazards, multihazards, & cascading effects, Pillar 2 – Quantifying & assessing risk, Pillar 3 – Mitigating, perceiving, & communicating risk, and Pillar 4 – Managing disaster risk & enhancing resilience. These pillars are the thematic areas of collaboration and educational activities. Planned activities aim to address the increasing risk of natural hazards to population and infrastructure in Brazil, India and Norway due to climate change and urbanization. NATRISK will develop new links and strengthen existing ties between seven research institutes & universities, and involves three public agencies. The partnership will facilitate the exchange of researchers, practitioners, managers, and students, disseminate knowledge and expertise to municipalities and the business sector, and foster international education and research on natural hazards, risk, resilience, and associated disciplines. To ensure the relevance and quality of activities for the public and business sectors, NATRISK has established an Innovation Task Force to interface with municipalities, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders.

The NATRISK international partnership for enhancing risk management & resilience to natural hazards through collaboration in research, education and innovation connects expertise from Brazil, India, and Norway. The partnership focuses on excellence in education and research to reduce risk and increase societal resilience to natural hazards in steep terrain. NATRISK will develop new links and strengthen existing ties between seven research institutes & universities, and involves three public agencies. NATRISK will facilitate the exchange of researchers, practitioners, managers, and students, disseminate knowledge and expertise to municipalities and the business sector, and foster international education and research on natural hazards, risk, resilience, and associated disciplines. Natural hazards are geological, hydrological and environmental processes that may lead to loss of life and widespread damage. Natural hazards have devastating impacts on society, affecting population, economy, industry, cultural heritage, and the natural environment. Climate change is amplifying the risk of natural hazards to population and infrastructure in Brazil, India and Norway. Urbanization and new infrastructure developments in mountainous areas, partly driven by demographic expansion, increase societal exposure. To remedy research and education needs, NATRISK identifies four pillars for collective scientific advancement: Pillar 1 – Understanding natural hazards, multihazards, & cascading effects, Pillar 2 – Quantifying & assessing risk, Pillar 3 – Mitigating, perceiving, & communicating risk, and Pillar 4 – Managing disaster risk & enhancing resilience. These pillars are the thematic areas of collaboration and educational activities. To enhance the quality and relevance of activities for the public and business sectors, NATRISK implements an Innovation Task Force to interface with municipalities, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders.

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INTPART-International Partnerships for Excellent Education and Research