Welcome

The Disasters Roundtable's mission is to facilitate and enhance communication and the exchange of ideas among scientists, practitioners, and policymakers in order to identify urgent and important issues related to the understanding and mitigation of natural disasters, technological disasters, and other disasters.

Haiti Earthquake

Members of the Disasters Roundtable steering committee are available to respond to inquiries from officials responsible for relief and recovery efforts in Haiti.

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Recent Workshops

Children and Youth in Disasters: Closing Gaps Among Research, Practice, and Policy
June, 25 2009
Washington, DC
All workshops are free and open to the public.
Presentation slides now available

Cascading Disasters: How Disasters Unfold
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Irvine, CA
Presentation slides now available

More past workshops


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